Men’s Soccer: Ohio Northern (2-1-1 Overall) at #13 Ohio Wesleyan (3-0-1 Overall)
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, 7 p.m. — Jay Martin Soccer Complex, Delaware, Ohio
Wednesday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters Wednesday's game at No. 13 Ohio Wesleyan riding a two-game win streak and three-game unbeaten streak in which it has shut out all of its opponents … Following a scoreless tie at Hope (Mich.), the Polar Bears returned home for wins of 5-0 over Concordia (Mich.) and 2-0 over Huntington (Ind.) … Northern has scored eight goals this season and is led in that department by freshman Trevor Tabb with 3 … Tabb also has a team-high 6 points … Senior Bryan Kern has 5 points on the season via 2 goals and 1 assist … The Polar Bears' remaining goals have been scored by senior Seth Gundlach and freshmen Nate Gottron and Kellan Minch … As a team, the Polar Bears have attempted 58 shots, including 26 that were on goal … Senior John Lombardo has played 290 minutes in goal, registering two shutouts, 14 saves and a GAA of 0.62 … Ohio Wesleyan is 2-0-0 at home this season, scoring victories of 3-1 over Muskingum and 1-0 over Grove City (Pa.) … The Battling Bishops tied No. 3 Calvin 3-3 on the road on Sept. 4, a day after ONU fell 2-1 to Calvin … OWU has attempted 71 shots, including 32 that were on target … The Bishops have scored 9 goals this season while ceding 5 … Ohio Wesleyan's top goal-scorers thus far are sophomore Jaggar Brooker (3), freshman Brady West (2) and senior Hector Gomez (2) … Sophomore goalkeeper Mason Taylor has played the entirety of the Bishops' four games, recording one shutout, 14 saves and a GAA of 1.18 … Head coach Jay Martin, the namesake for OWU's soccer complex, is in his 44th season at the helm of the Bishops and is the winningest coach in NCAA men's soccer history and the first men's soccer coach in any NCAA division to reach the 700-win mark … Martin's career coaching record stands at 726-150-75, a winning percentage of .790.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Tabb | 3 | 1. | Locke | 3 | 1. | Tabb | 6 | 1. | Lombardo | 14 | 1. | Ellis | 0.00 | ||||
| 2. | Kern | 2 | 2. | King | 2 | 2. | Kern | 5 | 2. | Ellis | 1 | 2. | Lombardo | 0.62 | ||||
| 3. | 3 tied | 1 | 3. | 3 tied | 1 | 3. | Gundlach, Locke | 3 |
Series Record: Ohio Wesleyan leads the all-time series with Ohio Northern by an 18-5-3 margin, but the Polar Bears have won two straight … The teams last met in 2019 with ONU picking up a 1-0 victory at home … The Polar Bears' last trip to OWU was in 2018 when they came away with a 3-0 win.
Head Coach Chris Matejka: Matejka is in his third season with the ONU men's soccer program … He has an overall coaching record of 21-11-5, a .613 win percentage.