Men’s Soccer: Oberlin (0-1-0 Overall) and #7 North Park (Ill.) (1-0-0 Overall) at Ohio Northern (0-1-0 Overall)
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin (0-2-0, 0-0-0) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ohio Northern (1-1-0, 0-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| #7 North Park (Ill.) (2-0-0, 0-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ohio Northern (1-2-0, 0-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Team Stats
Oberlin
| Game Statistics | Oberlin | Ohio Northern |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 6 (4) | 15 (6) |
| Saves | 3 | 3 |
| Fouls | 10 | 12 |
| Corner Kicks | 3 | 6 |
| Offsides | 2 | 8 |
#7 North Park (Ill.)
| Game Statistics | #7 North Park (Ill.) | Ohio Northern |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 9 (7) | 13 (6) |
| Saves | 4 | 4 |
| Fouls | 10 | 9 |
| Corner Kicks | 4 | 7 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, 12 p.m. — Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio
Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, 1 p.m. — Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio
| Oberlin Game Program (.pdf) | North Park (Ill.) Game Program (.pdf) |
Weekend Preview: Saturday's game against Oberlin marks the 2022 home opener for Ohio Northern … The Polar Bears will play their third game in four days on Sunday when they host No. 7 North Park (Ill.) … ONU is coming off Thursday's 6-2 loss at No. 17 Kenyon … Senior Aaron Shelton and sophomore Ryan Sommerfeld netted Northern's goals in the game, marking the fourth career goal for each player … Sommerfeld and fifth-year senior Bryan Kern tallied assists in the game … Senior Josh Ellis tallied a career-best seven saves in the game … ONU took an early 1-0 lead before going into halftime with the score tied at 1-1 … The score was tied 2-2 with 30:33 left before Kenyon closed on a 4-0 run … Oberlin opened its season on Thursday with a 2-0 home loss to No. 16 John Carroll … The game was scoreless until JCU notched a goal in the 79th minute and added another in the 88th minute … The Yeomen lost more than 50% of their goal-scoring production to graduation after last season … They are led this season by seniors Zack Butter and Jon Schafer and sophomore Anthony Pacewicz … North Park (Ill.) is ranked No. 7 nationally in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll after advancing to the national quarterfinals in 2021 … The Vikings opened their 2022 season with a 3-0 win at Beloit (Wis.) on Thursday … North Park out-shot Beloit 32-1 and got goals from freshman Jacob Wennerqvist and sophomores Tobias Lunde and Isak Flo late in the second half … Lunde and sophomore William de Carro are the team's leading returning goal-scorers from 2021 with seven goals each and 19 and 18 points, respectively … The Vikings also return goalkeeper Alfred Sward, who started 20 games as a freshman and tallied seven shutouts, 40 saves and a .690 save percentage and 0.92 GAA.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Shelton | 1 | 1. | Kern | 1 | 1. | Sommerfeld | 3 | 1. | Ellis | 7 | 1. | Ellis | 6.00 | ||||
| Sommerfeld | 1 | Sommerfeld | 1 | 2. | Shelton | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Kern | 1 |
Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Oberlin by a 13-9-3 margin and has won nine straight games in the series … ONU is 7-7 all-time at home against Oberlin … Oberlin's last win over ONU was in 1993 … Northern is 0-1 all-time against North Park (Ill.), falling 3-1 on the road in 2004.
Head Coach Chris Matejka: Matejka is in his fourth season with the ONU men's soccer program … He has an overall coaching record of 30-18-7 for a winning percentage of .588.
