Men’s Soccer: Ohio Wesleyan (0-2-2 Overall) at Ohio Northern (2-2-0 Overall)
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, 7:30 p.m. — Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio
Wednesday's Preview: Wednesday's game against Ohio Wesleyan is one of seven home games Ohio Northern is playing in September … The Polar Bears are coming off Friday's 1-0 home win over Kalamazoo (Mich.) … Sophomore Ryan Parker scored the game-winning goal for ONU in the 65th minute on assists from sophomores Nate Gottron and Ryan Sommerfeld … Northern out-shot Kalamazoo 20-4 overall … Senior goalkeeper Josh Ellis recorded two saves and earned his first shutout of the season … Seven different players have scored goals for ONU this season, and 10 different players have recorded at least one point … Through four games, Sommerfeld has a team-best seven points, two goals and three assists … Fifth-year senior Bryan Kern ranks second on the team with four points and two assists … Ellis has posted 15 saves, a .600 save percentage and a 2.57 GAA in goal for ONU this season … Fifth-year senior Levi King 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 … North Coast Athletic Conference member Ohio Wesleyan is coming off an 0-1-1 showing in its Adidas Invitational on Friday and Saturday … OWU tied 1-1 with Hope (Mich.) and fell 2-1 to No. 9 Calvin (Mich.) … Senior Cristian Gomez scored the Battling Bishops' goal against Hope, and sophomore Franklin Rodriguez tallied the goal against Calvin … Freshman Christopher Guerra scored OWU's only other goal this season … Sophomore Drew Doza, senior Ethan Marshall and freshman Aiden Wightman have one assist each this season … Junior Mason Taylor has played all 360 minutes in goal for OWU this season, tallying 14 saves with a .737 save percentage and 1.25 GAA.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sommerfeld | 2 | 1. | Sommerfeld | 3 | 1. | Sommerfeld | 7 | 1. | Ellis | 15 | 1. | Hickey | 0.00 | ||||
| 2. | 6 tied | 1 | 2. | Kern | 2 | 2. | Kern | 4 | 2. | Hickey | 1 | 2. | Ellis | 2.57 | ||||
| 3. | 3 tied | 1 | 3. | 5 tied | 2 |
Series Record: Ohio Wesleyan leads the all-time series with Ohio Northern by a 19-5-3 margin … In the teams' last meeting, in 2021, the Bishops earned a 2-0 home win over the Polar Bears.
Head Coach Chris Matejka: Matejka is in his fourth season with the ONU men's soccer program … He has an overall coaching record of 32-19-7 for a winning percentage of .592.
