Men’s Soccer: Marietta (7-6-4 Overall) at Ohio Northern (10-6-3 Overall) – OAC Tournament Quarterfinals

Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 7 p.m. — Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio

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Tuesday's Preview: Tuesday night's contest pits No. 4 seed Ohio Northern against No. 5 seed Marietta in the quarterfinals of the 6-team Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament … The winner will play at either top-seeded John Carroll or No. 2 seed Otterbein in Thursday's semifinals … If No. 3 seed Wilmington defeats No. 6 seed Capital, the ONU-MC winner will play at John Carroll … If Capital defeats Wilmington, the ONU-MC winner will play at Otterbein … The Polar Bears are aiming for their first OAC Tournament title since 2015 … ONU fell 2-1 to Marietta during the regular season with senior Levi King scoring 5:55 into the game for the Polar Bears before MC answered with a goal late in the first half and early in the second half … Northern is coming off of Saturday's 2-0 win at Mount Union with goals coming from senior Seth Gundlach and freshman Nolan Schirmer … Seniors Cameron Picard and Matt Studenic tallied assists in the game … 16 different players have scored a goal for ONU this season … Northern has outscored its opponents 37-19 … Freshman Trevor Tabb leads the Polar Bears with 8 goals, which is tied for third in the OAC … King leads the team in assists with 8, which ranks second in the OAC, and in points with 20, which is fourth in the OAC … Gundlach has 7 goals and 3 assists for 17 points … Senior goalkeeper John Lombardo has registered 8 shutouts, 56 saves, a .747 save percentage and a GAA of 1.02 … Lombardo leads the OAC in shutouts and is third in saves … Lombardo's 24 career shutouts rank third all-time at ONU, and his 199 career saves rank eighth in program history … Marietta enters Tuesday's match riding a 2-game win streak and 5-game unbeaten streak, including Saturday's 2-0 victory at Baldwin Wallace … That streak also includes a scoreless draw with top-seeded John Carroll and a 1-1 tie at No. 3 seed Wilmington … Sophomore Reggie Grayek leads the team in goals (6) and points (13) … Senior Gavin Long has 4 goals and 4 assists for 12 points … Sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Riccillo has started 11 games for the Pioneers and ranks fifth in the OAC in goals allowed (14) and save percentage (.767) while making 46 saves and posting a GAA of 1.09.

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Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Marietta by a 23-16-2 margin, including 12-9-2 in Ada and 1-2-0 in the OAC Tournament … The teams last met on Oct. 2 with the Pioneers getting a 2-1 win in Ada.

Head Coach Chris Matejka: Matejka is in his third season with the ONU men's soccer program … He has an overall coaching record of 29-16-7, a .603 win percentage.