WVU swept the regular season and tournament titles but failed to earn one of the Top 16 national seeds in the 64-team field, while Marshall was seeded 13th. Each side is guaranteed one home game in the tournament,

In its second consecutive appearance in the title match, the No. 10 ranked and top-seeded West Virginia University men’s soccer team secured its first Sun Belt Conference Men’s Soccer Championship.With the match being decided by penalty kicks,

Marshall knocked off James Madison 1-0 and West Virginia took out Kentucky 2-1 on Wednesday night in the Sun Belt Conference men’s soccer tournament semifinals. The Thundering Herd and Mountaineers thus advanced to meet each other in the championship match on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Morgantown.

West Virginia University’s men’s soccer team secured its first-ever Sun Belt Conference Championship in thrilling fashion on Sunday, taking down in-state rival Marshall University in a penalty shoot-out at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.