Men's Soccer: Ohio Northern (3-2-1 overall) at Huntington (Ind.) (5-1-1 overall)
Monday, September 16, 2019, 4 p.m. - King Stadium, Huntington, Ind.
Monday's Preview: The Ohio Northern men's soccer team remains on the road and is slated to battle NAIA Huntington (Ind.) Monday at 4 p.m. at King Stadium in Huntington, Indiana … The Polar Bears enter the game with a 3-2-1 overall record, having won their last two games … Most recently, Northern downed Oberlin 4-0, as three Polar Bears registered their first career goal … Junior forward Sergio Bugarin, sophomore forward Seth Gundlach and freshman midfielder Aaron Shelton all got on the board for the first time in their respective careers, while Levi King netted his second goal of the season … King joined junior forward Beelal Hasan and junior midfielder Jimmy Walkinshaw as players who lead the team this season with two goals apiece … Sophomore goaltender John Lombardo has recorded 25 saves and has shut out his last two foes … Huntington comes into Monday with a 5-1-1 overall record, winners of four straight … The Foresters — who are 3-0-1 at home — average 1.3 goals per contest and allow just 0.7 goals per game, and they boast three shut outs.
Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
1. | Walkinshaw | 2 | 1. | 6 Tied | 1 | 1. | Walkinshaw | 5 | 1. | Lombardo | 25 | 1. | Lombardo | 1.29 | ||||
1. | Hasan | 2 | 1. | Hasan | 5 | |||||||||||||
1. | King | 2 | 1. | King | 5 |
Series Record: The Polar Bears own a 1-1-0 all-time record against Huntington … The two squads last met in 1991 when Northern claimed a 2-1 overtime victory at home.
Interim Head Coach Chris Matejka: Matejka is in his first season as the interim head coach of the Ohio Northern men's soccer program. He was an assistant coach with the Polar Bears the last six years.