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ELITE EIGHT
The West Virginia men’s soccer team earned a 1-0 win over Tulsa in double-overtime on Saturday to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
The Sweet Sixteen match at Tulsa was scoreless after 90 minutes of regulation play. During most of the match, the Mountaineers kept the pressure on the Golden Hurricane by outpacing it in shots, shots on goal, and corner kicks. In the second overtime period, sophomore midfielder Ryan Crooks and fifth-year senior Kevin Morris got the ball to freshman midfielder Otto Ollikainen and he scored the winning goal.