No. 6 West Virginia at No. 3 SIUE, 8 PM ET
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Tonight is the fourth meeting all-time between the two schools and the second in 10 days. The sides played to a scoreless draw Nov. 2 at Korte Stadium. WVU owns a 2-0-1 lead in the series. West Virginia netted an overtime winner in the team's first meeting in 2017. Last year the Cougars surrendered five goals in a road loss. Jorge Gonzalez is the leading scorer in the MAC. He has a league-best nine goals and 22 points. His nine total goals rank No. 44 in the NCAA. He has four game-winning goals, which ranks 22nd in the NCAA. His 22 points make him No. 49 in the NCAA. He is 17th nationally in shots on goal per game at 2.00.
The Mountaineers are coming off a 1-0 loss to Akron in the 2019 regular-season finale on Nov. 7, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown.Senior midfielder Andres Muriel Albino and freshman forward Rodrigo Robles Grajera lead WVU with six goals on the year, tied for No. 4 in the MAC. Senior defender Albert Andres-Llop and freshman midfielder Luke McCormick pace the team with five assists apiece, good for No. 5 in the conference. Defensively, Tekesky has started all 16 matches in goal for the Mountaineers this season. He sits No. 2 in the MAC in shutouts (4) and No. 3 in saves (48).
No. 5 Northern Illinos at No. 4 Bowling Green, 5 PM ET
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The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team, after closing the regular season with a pair of shutout wins, begins Mid-American Conference Tournament action this week. For the second time in a four-day span, head coach Eric Nichols and the Falcons welcome Northern Illinois University to Cochrane Stadium. BGSU will battle the Huskies in MAC Tournament quarterfinal-round action on Tuesday (Nov. 12). First touch is set for 5:00 p.m., and admission is free. The BGSU-NIU survivor will advance to Friday's (Nov. 15) semifinal round. The fourth-seeded Falcons or the fifth-seeded Huskies will face the top-seeded University of Akron in the semis.
NIU brings a 7-9-1 overall record into Tuesday's quarterfinal. Senior Jan Maertins (Rheinfelden, Germany/Marquette) and sophomore Nick Markanich (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) have each scored six goals to lead the Huskies this season. Maertins has tallied 15 points and is one of four Huskies to have reached double figures in points this year. Nick Markanich and his twin brother Anthony Markanich (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) each have 14 points while junior Alex Welch (Carmarthen, Wales/King's College Madrid) has posted 13 points.
