Men's Soccer: Rose-Hulman (Ind.) (4-2-1 Overall) at Ohio Northern (5-2-1 Overall)
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, 7 pm, Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio
Saturday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters Saturday's matchup after a 2-game road trip where Northern posted a 2-0-0 record ... Northern has won five of its last six matchups, including a 1-0 victory at Manchester (Ind.) ... Senior J.J. Fortner's team-leading fifth goal of the season lifted ONU to the victory ... Fortner currently ranks tied for third in the Ohio Athletic Conference with five goals ... Senior Grant Cayot currently leads the team with three assists, while senior Cory Lains ranks second on the team with two assists ... Junior Joseph Schulte currently ranks second on the team with four goals, while freshman Zachary Yoder currently ranks third on the team with two goals ... Defensively, freshman Dylan Plank leads the team and is tied for fourth in the conference with only five goals allowed this season ... Plank also ranks first on the team with a 1.00 goals against average, 16 saves and one shutout ... Rose-Hulman enters the contest after dropping a 1-0 decision at DePauw (Ind.) ... The Fightin' Engineers have won two of their last three contests ... Junior Will McGowen currently leads the team with two goals, while four other athletes have one goal each ... Senior Austin Webb and sophomore Cobi Illian are currently tied for first on the team with two assists each ... Defensively, seniors Carter Wright and Michael Lawrence have both seen significant time in the goalies box ... The seniors each have two victories, while Wright has 13 saves and Lawrence has 12.
ONU Statistical Leaders
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Fortner | 5 | 1. | Cayot | 3 | 1. | Fortner | 11 | 1. | Plank | 16 | 1. | Plank | 1.00 | ||||
| 2. | Schulte | 4 | 3. | Lains | 2 | 2. | Schulte | 9 | 2. | Dunnavant | 12 | 2. | Dunnavant | 1.55 | ||||
| 3. | Yoder | 2 | 8 tied | 1 | 3. | Yoder | 5 |
Series Record: Northern is 1-0-0 all-time against Rose-Hulman (Ind.) ... The two teams met in the NCAA III Tournament in 2011 where ONU won the contest 2-0.
Head Coach Brent Ridenour: Ridenour is in his 20th season as head coach with a 288-111-33 career record and a winning percentage of .705.
