MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Before Wednesday’s match against Old Dominion at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, the 10th-ranked West Virginia men’s soccer team hadn’t played coming off a loss since the first week of September.

The Mountaineers followed their first setback with a 7-0-1 stretch before falling 2-1 at Georgia State last Saturday.

In the matchup with the Monarchs, WVU again responded to a loss in the fashion it strived to, utilizing a Felix Ewald goal 1:37 before halftime to gain an advantage it wouldn’t relinquish in securing a 1-0 victory.

“Ultimately, whenever you’re coming off a loss like the one we did, the most important thing is to respond with a win,” WVU head coach Dan Stratford said. “Nice to do it convincingly despite just the one goal.”

Indeed, the Mountaineers (10-2-2, 5-1-0 S

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