MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Dyon Dromers and Ciro Bourlot Jaeggi both scored and Steven Tekesky recorded two saves to earn the shutout, as the WVU men’s soccer team opened its season with a 2-0 victory against Robert Morris at the North Athletic Complex.
The Mountaineers led for nearly the entire match, scoring its first goal in just the second minute.
WVU put the finishing touches on the lid-lifting victory with a second goal late in the second half to double its lead.
It was the fifth-consecutive season opening win for the Mountaineers (1-0).
“Today is always a bit of a lottery in the world of men’s soccer,” WVU coach Dan Stratford said. “Most of the country is playing today, so there are nerves and expectations and anxiety going into the first game of the season. So, we’ll take any win on Day 1, but it was pleasing to get a win with a clean sheet and with a goal on both sides of the half.”
It took no time at all for WVU to grab the lead. Dromers opened the scoring with an opportunistic goal off a Mountaineer corner kick. Fifth-year senior defender Kevin Morris and senior defender Aaron Denk Gracia earned assists on the tally.
From there, junior midfielder Luke McCormick’s chance in the 28th minute forced the RMU keeper to make a diving save, part of a dominant first 45 minutes for the visitors. In all, West Virginia held a 7-0 advantage in shots in the first half.
In the second half, Tekesky made a pair of routine saves, before redshirt sophomore defender Kyle Lehnert nearly made it a two-goal match in the 70th minute.
However, a great chance in front of the net sailed high.
Less than 10 minutes later, the Mountaineers doubled the lead when freshman midfielder Otto Ollikainen found Bourlot Jaeggi inside the box for a tap-in goal. It marked the Sante Fe, Argentina, native’s first career score.
WVU went on to outshoot RMU (0-1), 12-3, in the win, including 5-2 in shots on goal. West Virginia also held a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Dromers led the way with three shots in the win, while McCormick and freshman defender Frederik Jorgensen finished with two each. In goal, Tekesky recorded his 21st career shutout.
WVU returns to Dick Dlesk Stadium for the 2021 home opener at 7 p.m. Monday, against No.3-ranked Pitt.
Women’s basketball
WVU head coach Mike Carey announced the addition of Genevieve Rogers as the team’s assistant director of creative content and operations on Thursday.
“I can’t wait work with the team and help build the WVU women’s basketball program,” Rogers said. “I’m looking forward to what’s to come this season and beyond.”
“I am thrilled that Genevieve has joined our staff,” added Carey. “Her skill set adds a new element to our staff, and she will play a huge role in assisting us with name, image and likeness of our student-athletes.”
Rogers joins the WVU women’s basketball staff after spending her undergraduate career at Texas A&M.
During her time in College Station, Rogers was a student worker with 12th Man Productions, Texas A&M Athletics’ award-winning, broadcast television and video production crew.
As a member of 12th Man Productions, Rogers was a member of the post-production team for multiple Aggies’ teams, including women’s basketball and softball.
She also shot live in-game footage, helped develop studio content, including intro videos and student-athlete interviews, and created video content for social media and in-game entertainment. Rogers also worked with post-production team for ‘The Pulse,’ A&M’s weekly, Emmy-award-winning ESPNU Aggie Football show.
During the 2020-21 season, Rogers served as the head student content creator for the Texas A&M women’s basketball team and traveled with the Aggies during their 25-3 campaign, which saw the team win an SEC regular-season championship and advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Rogers graduated from Texas A&M in May 2021, with a bachelor of arts in media studies, with a minor in visualization arts and a certificate in social media.
She also holds a Hootsuite Platform Certification and is proficient in AVID Media, Final Cut Pro, Premier Pro and the Adobe Creative Suite.
