— By David Walsh

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall soccer team didn’t have coach Chris Grassie roaming the sideline Wednesday night.

The veteran coach got a red card during Saturday’s 2-0 Sun Belt Conference win at James Madison, and in turn, had to miss Wednesday’s night encounter against South Carolina at Hoops Family Field/Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex.

Associate head coach Josh Faga ran the show and handled the assignment well as Marshall blanked the Gamecocks, 4-0.

“Chris makes it easy,” Faga said. “He actually gave a speech before the game. He says how much trust he has. On the team and the trust he has in the staff. And he talked about his leadership style as he likes to empower the people around him. So it didn’t feel difficult because he empowers all of us to take on those l

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