Marshall men’s soccer defeated Elon in the first round of the NCAA tournament 1-0 Thursday evening.
The Herd got on the board just before half in the 44th minute after Marshall was awarded a corner. Senior Gabriel Alves sent in the ball and found sophomore Mohammad Seidu, who headed the ball into the net, which would be his first goal of the season.
Herd men’s soccer coach said it was a tough game for his squad.
“Good win tonight,” he said. “We had to balance very good possession football with the fight that we needed to defend their direct attacks.