Men’s Soccer Blanks West Virginia, 1-0 to Advance to the BIG EAST Championship
Sealy nets game-winner to lift the Huskies

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Nov. 12) – The University of Connecticut men’s soccer team shutout West Virginia, 1-0 in BIG EAST Semifinal action on Friday evening to advance to the conference championship on Sunday. UConn improves to 11-7-2 while the Mountaineers fall to 12-7-1.

The Huskies pressured early as sophomore Moshe Shalchon’s (Rishon Lezioh, Israel) bicycle kick hit the crossbar and came back out to classmate Steve Sealy (St. James, Trinidad). Sealy then fired the ball into the back of the net at the 3:50 mark, giving UConn a 1-0 advantage. Connecticut’s offense continued relentlessly as freshman Bonginkosi Macala (Pretoria, South Africa) headed a shot off the crossbar just minutes later.

Sealy’s goal would be all the Huskies would need as the UConn defense shut down West Virginia and picked up the teams’ seventh shutout of the season, not allowing a shot on goal in the contest. In overall shots, Connecticut posted a 10-5 advantage and led 6-4 in corner kicks.

Sixth-seeded UConn will face No. 8 Seton Hall in the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 14, at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, N.J. at 12:00 p.m. The match will be televised live on College Sports Television (CSTV), Madison Square Garden Network (MSG) and a delayed broadcast will appear on Fox Sports New England at 2:00 p.m.