No. 18 Men's Soccer falls 2-1 to Mount Union in battle of league leaders

No. 18 Men's Soccer falls 2-1 to Mount Union in battle of league leaders
October 26, 2024

ADA — The No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern men's soccer team fell 2-1 to Mount Union on Senior Day at Kerscher Stadium on Saturday afternoon in a battle of league unbeatens.

The Basics

  • Records: #18 Ohio Northern (11-3-3 overall, 5-1-1 OAC), Mount Union (12-4-1 Overall, 6-1-0 OAC).
  • Venue: Kerscher Stadium — Ada, Ohio.

The Match

  • The match remained scoreless through the first 54 minutes until junior Gage Foster (Mason) scored on a penalty kick to go up 1-0.
  • Mount Union scored just 4:06 later to tie the game up.
  • The Raiders scored again with just 3:11 left with the match-winner.
  • Senior Lucas Hickey (Conroe, Tex./Oak Ridge) had five saves in goal for ONU.
  • ONU out-shot MTU 16-14 but Mount Union had a 9-4 advantage in corner kicks.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 31-14-7 margin.
  • The two teams entered play holding down the top two spots in the OAC Standings, with ONU atop the league and MtU tied for second with John Carroll.
  • Senior Ryan Sommerfeld (Dublin/Coffman) leads the team this season with 20 points, seven goals and six assists.
  • Foster and fifth-year seniors Will Shaffer (Galena/St. Francis DeSales) and Cade Winchester (Knoxville, Tenn./Alcoa) are right behind with six goals each.
  • This is the 50th season of Ohio Northern men's soccer. The Polar Bears are now 538-298-78 all-time in program history.
  • Sixth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 67-30-19 at Ohio Northern.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Wednesday night at Wilmington at 7 p.m.