Freshman defender Jan-Erik Leinhos handles the ball across midfield in a Marshall home match earlier this season.
Marshall University men’s soccer upset defending Conference USA tournament champion Old Dominion 4-2 Saturday at Hoops Family Field.
With the win, Marshall improved its win-loss record to 3-4-2 (1-1-1 C-USA), while ODU moved to 5-3-1 (3-1 C-USA).
“It was a very scrappy game, Old Dominion plays very physical soccer,” Marshall head coach Chris Grassie said. “We prepared for that, tried to play tough and battle hard.”
After a scoreless 17 minutes in the first half, ODU took a 1-0 lead with a strike off the crossbar by senior forward Max Wilschrey for his ninth goal of the season.