Two goals from Noah Zebrak lead No. 22 Men's Soccer to a 6-2 win at Wilmington

Two goals from Noah Zebrak lead No. 22 Men's Soccer to a 6-2 win at Wilmington
October 30, 2024

DAYTON — Two goals from senior Noah Zebrak (Cleveland/St. Ignatius) led the No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern men's soccer team to a 6-2 win at Wilmington on Wednesday evening.

The Basics

  • Records: #22 Ohio Northern (12-3-3 overall, 6-1-1 OAC), Wilmington (11-4-3 Overall, 4-4-0 OAC).
  • Venue: Wright State Alumni Field — Dayton, Ohio.

The Match

  • Wilmington scored first just three minutes into the match.
  • Senior Ryan Sommerfeld (Dublin/Coffman) scored just five minutes later off an assist from freshman Johnny Roussakis (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) to tie the game with 8:26 gone.
  • Zebrak scored his first goal unassisted in the 32nd minute.
  • Zebrak scored again just 3:48 later on an assist from fifth-year senior Will Shaffer (Galena/St. Francis DeSales) to go up 3-1.
  • Shaffer scored a goal of his own in the 63rd minute unassisted.
  • Freshman Chase Robinson (Blacklick/Gahanna) scored unassisted to go up 5-1 with 80:36 gone.
  • Wilmington scored their second goal in the 86th minute.
  • Sophomore Aidan McMahon (Naperville, Ill./North) scored off an assist from senior Ryan Parker (Lexington) with just over two minutes left in the match.
  • Senior Lucas Hickey (Conroe, Tex./Oak Ridge) had four saves in goal for ONU.
  • ONU out-shot WU 21-8 and had a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks.

Notables

  • The match was moved to Wright State Alumni Field due to construction at Wilmington's facility.
  • Wilmington leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 19-15-2 margin.
  • Ohio Northern's next game against John Carroll is for a first round bye into the OAC Tournament Semifinals.
  • If Northern wins and Mount Union loses, ONU wins the OAC Regular Season title and clinches the No. 1 seed in the OAC Tournament.
  • With an Ohio Northern win and a Mount Union tie, ONU will be OAC Regular Season co-champions and will clinch the No. 2 seed in the OAC Tournament.
  • Sommerfeld leads the team this season with 22 points, eight goals and six assists.
  • Will Shaffer also has a team-high six assists to go along with seven goals and 20 points.
  • This is the 50th season of Ohio Northern men's soccer. The Polar Bears are now 539-298-78 all-time in program history.
  • Sixth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 68-30-19 at Ohio Northern.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will wrap up its regular season on Saturday with a 1 p.m. home match against John Carroll.