Offensive onslaught leads Men's Soccer to 10-1 victory at Heidelberg

TIFFIN — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team scored twice in the first nine minutes of play and went on to a 10-1 victory at Heidelberg on Wednesday afternoon to remain unbeaten in Ohio Athletic Conference play.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (7-4-2 overall, 3-0-1 OAC), Heidelberg (3-9-1 overall, 0-4-0 OAC)
• Venue: Hidden Valley Soccer Complex — Tiffin, Ohio

The Match

• The Polar Bears scored just 3:37 into the contest when freshman Colin Gottron (Dayton/Centerville) scored on a breakaway to make it 1-0. The goal was assisted by junior Nolan Schirmer (Amelia/West Clermont).
• Junior Ryan Parker (Lexington) made it 2-0 with a goal at the 8:11 mark of the half off an assist from sophomore Alex Shaffer (Galena/St. Francis DeSales).
• Junior Tanner Locke (Canton, Mich./Salem) made it 3-1 with a goal in the 29th minute.
• Junior Brenden Gervers (Grand Blanc, Mich.) made it 4-1 with a goal in the 39th minute. His goal was assisted by junior Kellan Minch (Beavercreek) and sophomore Gage Foster (Mason).
• Junior Nate Gottron (Centerville) gave the Polar Bears a 5-1 lead with a goal assisted by Foster and Minch with 3:29 left in the half.
• Minch scored in the 61st minute off an assist from Nate Gottron to make it 6-1.
• Shaffer scored in the 64th minute and it was 7-1.
• Minch scored his second goal of the match 1:15 later off assists from Parker and junior Jacob Grant (Westerville/North) to extend the lead to 8-1 65:01 into the match.
• Senior Cade Winchester (Knoxville, Tenn./Alcoa) converted a penalty kick with 6:52 left in the match.
• Junior Gavin Marshall (Troy) wrapped up the scoring with 2:53 left in the contest on a goal assisted by freshman Aidan McMahon (Naperville, Ill./North).
• Junior Lucas Hickey (Conroe, Tex./Oak Ridge) played 63 minutes in goal for ONU.
• The Polar Bears out-shot the Student Princes 38-2 in the game, including a 20-1 advantage in the first half, and had a 9-1 edge in corner kicks.

Notables

• Nine different players scored in the match, led by two goals from Minch.
• Minch finished the match with six points.
• The 10 goal-outburst was the most for an ONU men's soccer squad since an 11-0 victory over Thomas More (Ky.) in 2000.
• Colin Gottron's goal marked his second of the season.
• Parker's goal was his first of the season and the fourth of his career.
• Locke has one goal this season and three in his career.
• Gervers ranks third on the team with three goals this season and has five in his career.
• Nate Gottron scored his first goal of the season and the third of his career.
• Minch now has three goals this season, also ranking third on the team, and six in his career.
• Winchester has two goals this year and eight in his career.
• Foster now has a team-best four assists on the season and five in his career.
• Marshall has two goals this season and five in his career.
• ONU now leads the all-time series with Heidelberg by a 42-9-1 margin and has won nine straight in the series.
• Hickey is 13-5-3 in his career in goal and has a 1.26 GAA this season.
• Fifth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 50-25-14 at ONU.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday at home against No. 20 John Carroll at 1 p.m. at Kerscher Stadium for the OAC Game of the Week.