Men's Soccer: Ohio Wesleyan (2-2-0 Overall) at Ohio Northern (3-1-1 Overall)
Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, 7 pm, Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio
Wednesday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters Wednesday's matchup with Ohio Wesleyan riding a 3-game winning streak ... During the streak, Northern has scored eight goals, recorded one shutout and claimed the ONU Invitational Tournament title ... The Polar Bears are coming off of victories over Kalamazoo (Mich.) and Thomas More (Ky.) ... In a 3-1 over Kalamazoo, Northern junior Joseph Schulte, and freshmen Zachary Yoder and Logan Whinery each posted goals ... Northern would follow that victory with a 3-0 shutout victory over Thomas More, where Schulte, Yoder and senior Chris Garbig all scored goals in the win ... Freshman goalkeeper Dylan Plank earned victories in both contests, posting a combined six saves in the two matchups ... Schulte was recently named OAC Player of the Week for his efforts in Northern's 3-0 week ... The junior posted three goals and added an assist in a 2-1 victory over Wittenberg ... Schulte is tied for second in the OAC with seven points and three goals ... OWU enters the contest after falling 2-1 to St. Thomas (Minn.) in the finals of the Fred Myers-Adidas Invitational in Delaware ... The Bishops have won two of thier last three contests ... Sophomores Joe Brush and Ryan Roberts currently lead the team with two goals each, while three Bishops are tied for first on the team with one assist each ... Sophomore goalie Mike Heeschen leads the team defensively with 15 saves and a .750 save percentage.
ONU Statistical Leaders
Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
1. | Schulte | 3 | 1. | Cayot | 2 | 1. | Schulte | 7 | 1. | Dunnavant | 12 | 1. | Plank | 0.50 | ||||
2. | Yoder | 2 | Lains | 2 | 2. | Yoder | 5 | 2. | Plank | 6 | 2. | Dunnavant | 1.55 | |||||
3. | 5 tied | 1 | 6 tied | 1 | 3. | Fortner | 3 |
Series Record: OWU owns a 17-3-5 advantage in the all-time series between the two schools ... The Polar Bears are 1-0-1 in the last two matchups, including a 0-0 tie that featured a top-15 matchup in 2016.
Head Coach Brent Ridenour: Ridenour is in his 20th season as head coach with a 286-110-33 career record and a winning percentage of .705.