Men's Soccer: Ohio Northern (9-3-0 Overall, 1-0-0 OAC) at Wilmington (3-8-0 Overall, 0-1-0 OAC)
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, 7:00 pm, Williams Stadium, Wilmington, Ohio
Tuesday's match: Ohio Northern enters today's contest 9-3 overall, 1-0 Ohio Athletic Conference after defeating John Carroll 2-1 Saturday evening ... The Polar Bears were led in the contest by juniors Matt Kinkopf and Austin Horton ... Kinkopf scored the Polar Bears first goal of the contest after a John Carroll miscue left the net empty ... Horton scored, what would be the deciding goal, in the 49th minute as he played a deflected ball into the net to secure the ONU 2-1 victory ... Northern is led this season by Kinkopf with team-highs in points (25), goals (10) and assists (5) ... The junior also leads the Ohio Athletic Conference in goals and points ... Sophomore goalkeeper Dean McNeil has recorded 37 saves this season and leads both ONU and the OAC with a .98 GAA this season ... Wilmington enters the contest 3-8, 1-0 after dropping a contest to Marietta Saturday 2-0 ... The Quakers were led in the match by freshman Niklas Martennson who recorded a team-high three shots ... Wilmington is led this season by senior Nick Toney with a team-high 10 points ... The senior has scored five goals for the Quakers this season.
ONU Statistical Leaders
Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
1. | Kinkopf | 10 | 1. | Kinkopf | 5 | 1. | Kinkopf | 25 | 1. | McNeil | 37 | 1. | McNeil | .980 |
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2. | Sabol | 6 | 2. | Horton | 4 | 2. | Horton | 14 | 2. | Sowers | 4 | 2. | Sowers | 1.00 | ||||
3. | Horton | 5 | 3. | Janusz | 3 | 3. | Sabol | 13 | ||||||||||
Garbig | 3 |
Series Record: ONU and Wilmington meet for the 25th time in program history ... Wilmington leads the overall series by a 15-7-2 margin ... Last seasons contest ended in a 1-1 tie following double overtime.
Head Coach Brent Ridenour: Ridenour is in his 18th season as head coach with a 258-105-27 career record and a winning percentage of .721.