Men’s Soccer: Rose-Hulman (Ind.) (4-0-2 Overall) and #8 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) (7-0-0 Overall) at Ohio Northern (4-2-0 Overall)

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, 4 p.m. — Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio

Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, 4 p.m. — Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio

| Rose-Hulman Game Program (.pdf) | Carnegie Mellon Game Program (.pdf) |

Weekend Preview: Ohio Northern is hosting a pair of unbeaten teams this weekend in Rose-Hulman (Ind.) and Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) in two of its final three non-conference games of the season … The Polar Bears have won three straight games, all via shutout … Northern is coming off Saturday's 2-0 win at Hanover (Ind.) … Sophomores Brenden Gervers and Kellan Minch each scored a goal for ONU in the victory … Minch's goal was assisted by seniors Aaron Shelton and Josh Ellis … Ellis recorded seven saves in goal for Northern and was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week … Ten different players have scored goals for ONU this season, and 13 different players have recorded at least one point … Through six games, sophomore Ryan Sommerfeld has a team-best seven points, two goals and three assists … Sommerfeld is tied for third in the OAC in assists and is tied for eighth in points … Shelton and fifth-year senior Bryan Kern are tied for second on the team with four points and two assists … Ellis has posted 23 saves, a .697 save percentage and a 1.70 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 … Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference member Rose-Hulman (Ind.) is coming off Wednesday's 2-0 win at Millikin (Ill.) … Senior AJ Yilmaz and freshman Matthew Schwartz scored goals for the Fightin' Engineers … Through six games, seven different players have scored a goal and nine different players have recorded at least one point for Rose-Hulman … Senior Caleb Urban has a team-high five points and three assists … Yilmaz has a team-best two goals and ranks second with four points … Sophomore John Biederstedt has played the entirety of all six games in goal for the Engineers, recording 19 saves, a 0.51 GAA and .864 save percentage … University Athletic Association member Carnegie Mellon is ranked No. 8 nationally in this week's United Soccer Coaches Division III Top 25 poll … The Tartans have won their seven games by a combined score of 18-2, posting five shutouts … CMU is coming off Wednesday's 3-0 win at Mt. Aloysius (Pa.) … Senior Josh Baugh and sophomores Jake Kavan and Kuba Yiadom scored the Tartans' goals in the game … Through seven games, 10 different players have scored a goal and 14 different players have recorded at least one point for CMU … Junior Ethan Vertal has a team-best six goals and 12 points on the season … Sophomore Alejandro Fernandez leads the team with five assists and ranks second with five points … Freshman Liam Ryan has started all seven games in goal for the Tartans, posting 15 saves, a 0.34 GAA and a .882 save percentage.

ONU Statistical Leaders: 

Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Rose-Hulman (Ind.) by a 5-0 margin … ONU has won those games by a combined margin of 12-1 … The teams last met in 2021 with ONU getting a 4-0 road victory … ONU leads the all-time series with Carnegie Mellon by a 2-1 margin … The teams last met in 2021 with ONU getting a 3-2 road victory.

Head Coach Chris Matejka: Matejka is in his fourth season with the ONU men's soccer program … He has an overall coaching record of 34-19-7 for a winning percentage of .606.