Men’s Soccer: Kalamazoo (Mich.) (1-2-0 Overall) at Ohio Northern (1-2-0 Overall)

Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, 7 p.m. — Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio

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Friday's Preview: Friday's game against Kalamazoo (Mich.) is one of seven home games Ohio Northern is playing in September … The Polar Bears are coming off Sunday's 3-2 home loss to No. 7 North Park (Ill.) … ONU got on the scoreboard first in that game, as sophomore Tanner Locke found the back of the net on an assist from fifth-year senior Bryan Kern in the 15th minute … NPU proceeded to score three straight goals before ONU got a goal on a penalty kick from fifth-year senior Levi King to make the score 3-2 with just over 12 minutes remaining … King now has 33 career goals, which is tied for 10th on the program's all-time career goals list … King ranks eighth in program history with 87 career points … Six different players have scored goals for ONU this season, and eight different players have recorded at least one point … Sophomore Ryan Sommerfeld leads the team with two goals and six points and is tied with Kern for the team lead in assists with two … Senior goalkeeper Josh Ellis has made 13 saves while posting a 3.46 GAA and .565 save percentage on the season … Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association member Kalamazoo is coming off a 1-0 win over Concordia (Mich.) after losing its first two games of the season, 1-0 to No. 4 Chicago (Ill.) and 2-1 to North Central (Ill.) … Sophomore Jaden Buist scored the game's lone goal, which came in the eighth minute … The Hornets held Concordia without a shot in the second half and to just one shot in the game … KC was picked to finish second in the MIAA in the conference's preseason poll and return 18 players from its 2021 team that finished 11-4-3 overall … The Hornets are led by five 2021 All-MIAA selections in seniors Emilio Romo and Aidan Gillig, junior Shun Yonehara and sophomores Colin Halloran and Gavin Houtkooper, who is the reigning MIAA Newcomer of the Year in goal.

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Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Kalamazoo (Mich.) by a 7-1-1 margin … Kalamazoo's only win over ONU was a 2-1 victory in Ada in 2003 … In the teams' last meeting, in 2021, the Polar Bears and Hornets played to a 2-2 tie in Kalamazoo.

Head Coach Chris Matejka: Matejka is in his fourth season with the ONU men's soccer program … He has an overall coaching record of 31-19-7 for a winning percentage of .585.