TennZip Posted September 2 Report Posted September 2 Game will be available on ESPN plus. if you don't have ESPN plus, you can also listen on their radio station https://wvusports.com/news/2026/9/2/mens-soccer-mountaineers-set-to-open-five-match-homestand-against-no-9-akron 2 1 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted September 3 Report Posted September 3 Mountaineers are 1-1-1 L 0-3 at Charlotte W 1-0 v St Bonaventure D 1-1 at University of North Carolina Greensboro 1 Quote
Reslife4Life Posted September 3 Report Posted September 3 A win would be fantastic and really get us solidified into the top tier of teams early on in the season 1 Quote
TennZip Posted September 3 Author Report Posted September 3 Lightning delay ...after 30 minutes of play Zips 1-0 on a great corner kick by Tyler Morck....and great finish by Matthew Paiva Brett Kaminski made a good save after the zips had scored. WVA has had good game plan and has possessed a lot of ball. 1 1 Quote
TennZip Posted September 4 Author Report Posted September 4 they just showed stats for first 30 minutes WVA 7-2 in shots and 3-1 in corners..... Akron has not had the typical amount of ball possession halftime....will only last 8 minutes Quote
MDZip Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 They just mentioned that Akron has not been scored upon in 300 minutes to start the season. Quote
MDZip Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 Mountaineers have a pretty good team. And looks to be about 24 fans. Quote
TennZip Posted September 4 Author Report Posted September 4 sure does not look promising ....that this game will get to finish.... weather looks and sounds ominous another lightning delay after only 1:40 of play in the 2nd half.... Quote
Zips1991 Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 Just now, TennZip said: sure does not look promising ....that this game will get to finish.... weather looks and sounds ominous another lightning delay after only 1:40 of play in the 2nd half.... Looking at the radar, I don't see anything immediately in the area of Morgantown. Plus, there's more coming in. I thought there might be enough time to get it in before the next line but now that they didn't, the next line won't be through until at least 11 pm, it appears. Not sure what the protocol is (or will be). Quote
MDZip Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 Worst thing is this is forcing me to switch over to the Akron football game. 1 3 Quote
1981 grad Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 29 minutes ago, MDZip said: Worst thing is this is forcing me to switch over to the Akron football game. Unfortunately, watching the weather delay still photo on ESPN is better than watching the Zips football game. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 (edited) On 9/3/2026 at 10:15 PM, Zips1991 said: Well, this sucks. Dumb. If this is a possible outcome, then the adults in the room need to have more foresight to move the game up and avoid any potential weather issues. Minimal revenue sports in 2026 shouldn't be wasting money on trips that end in no contest. Edited Tuesday at 11:36 AM by Let'sGoZips94 1 Quote
Reslife4Life Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 We will be going into October having played 1 road game. Really stupid no contest tonight 1 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 10 hours ago, Reslife4Life said: We will be going into October having played 1 road game. On paper and in the stat sheet. Reality ... we got 45 minutes on the road against a good team that was pressing and playing to score / win. Morcky's assist and Paiva's goal are sadly erased from official records. However, valuable experience was gained. glass half full. 1 Quote
Zips1991 Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 9 minutes ago, Zip_ME87 said: On paper and in the stat sheet. Reality ... we got 45 minutes on the road against a good team that was pressing and playing to score / win. Morcky's assist and Paiva's goal are sadly erased from official records. However, valuable experience was gained. glass half full. @Zip_ME87, were you at the match? If so, did it seem to you that they went into the 2nd delay too early? Also, was the field not in shape to continue after the 2nd delay or was it just because it was getting to be too late? Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted September 4 Report Posted September 4 (edited) 3 hours ago, Zips1991 said: @Zip_ME87, were you at the match? If so, did it seem to you that they went into the 2nd delay too early? Also, was the field not in shape to continue after the 2nd delay or was it just because it was getting to be too late? Unfortunately I don't think they went into the 2nd delay too early. The front from the NW had finally moved in on Morgantown. I believe that the rule is they have to stop if lightning is detected 7 miles or less away. (Someone please check me on that.) That front and the lightning looked close enough for this to apply. The other rules that apply. 1) REVISED: Inclement Weather Policy, Expiration of Time (Rule 7.8). Unless agreed to by the teams or determined by the governing sports authority, no game may be started if more than three hours have elapsed between the scheduled start time and the all clear being given. Once the all clear is given, teams shall have adequate warm up time. Once a game has been started and suspended, no game may be resumed the same day if more than three hours have elapsed between the first suspension of play and the all clear being given for the first and all subsequent delays unless the teams or the governing sports authority have agreed to a longer waiting period. Following the rule without other agreement, the game could not resume after 10 pm. Once the front from the NW had moved in, it was apparent from the radar (on my phone) that it would not move out by 10 pm. We left around 9:45 pm and drove through that front. I can attest that it was not going to clear Morgantown before 10 pm. 2) REVISED: Suspended Game - Completed Game (Rule 7.7.4). Games that have progressed to 70 minutes or beyond with a margin of three (3) or more goals will be considered final if the game is suspended and cannot be resumed the same day. If the margin is less than three (3) goals after 70 minutes or the game has not progressed to 70 minutes, the game will either be resumed at a later date or considered a no contest. It was disappointing to travel 6 hours roundtrip and not get an official game, but I'll take it for what it was. At least our guys got 45 minutes in a hostile environment with a team that was playing to win and not just playing defense hoping for counterattacks. Unfortunately, the first delay was caused by a storm cell that formed/popped up just east of the stadium. Even though it was moving away, they had to suspend the first time because of the close proximity of the lightning. In retrospect, I should say that fortunately it popped up east of the stadium. Could have been bad if it formed/popped up right on top of us with no warning. By the way, there was a decent turnout of Zips faithful, and we let our guys know we were there. Kudos to the long-time Zips alum who really made their presence known with their vocal support during play. (Interesting that I had to educate the Mountaineer mascot on the fact that WVU is in the Sun Belt conference for Men's soccer because the Big 12 doesn't have it. Lol) Edited September 4 by Zip_ME87 3 Quote
TennZip Posted September 4 Author Report Posted September 4 good info from Coach Michael.....did not know about the 3 goal advantage 1 Quote
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