MORGANTOWN — Two first-half goals less than five minutes apart propelled the West Virginia men’s soccer team to a 2-0 victory against Binghamton on Tuesday night at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
The Mountaineers (7-4-0) improved to 5-1-0 at home thanks to goals in the 22nd and 27th minute and a defense that held the Bearcats (3-6-2) to four shots, one on goal. WVU produced its fifth clean sheet of the season and is unbeaten in 16 of its last 20 nonconference contests at home.
West Virginia’s goals came from junior defender Ryan Kellogg, his third in the last two games, and freshman midfielder Josh DiMatteo, his first of his career. WVU out-shot Binghamton, 18-4, and held a 13-1 advantage in shots on goal. The Mountaineers are a perfect 15-0 in the last three seasons when scoring two or more goals in a match, including 7-0 in 2018.
“We can be so much better from a soccer perspective still, so we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, but we’re back to shutout soccer, which is what we want first and foremost,” WVU coach Marlon LeBlanc said. “I thought, tonight, their goalkeeper did a good job keeping them in the game, but we were close to seeing the floodgates open up tonight for the first time in a while. I was pleased.”
Binghamton goalkeeper Isaiah Pettis recorded 10 saves in the loss,
