Men’s Soccer: Trine (Ind.) (5-3-0 Overall) at Ohio Northern (5-2-1 Overall)
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, 7 p.m. — Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio
Wednesday's Preview: Ohio Northern is hosting Trine (Ind.) on Wednesday in its final non-conference game of the 2022 season … The Polar Bears are coming off Sunday's 1-1 draw with No. 8 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) … The draw ended a streak of four straight shutout victories … Sophomore Ryan Parker scored ONU's goal on Sunday, tying the score in the 62nd minute … Fifth-year senior Bryan Kern assisted the goal … The Polar Bears received two voting points in this week's D3soccer.com Top 25 poll ... Through eight games, 10 different players have scored goals for ONU this season, and 14 different players have recorded at least one point … Kern has a team-high three goals and nine points and is tied with sophomore Ryan Sommerfeld for the team lead with three assists … Kern ranks sixth in the OAC in points and is tied for sixth in goals … Sommerfeld ranks second on the team with seven points and is tied with Parker for second on the team with two goals … Parker ranks third on the team with six points … Senior goalkeeper Josh Ellis has 25 saves on the season along with a 1.39 GAA and a .694 save percentage … Ellis is tied for fifth in the OAC in saves … 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 … Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association member Trine (Ind.) is coming off Saturday's 2-0 loss at Ohio Wesleyan … The Thunder were held to six shots in the game as OWU got its first win of the season … Through eight games, junior Tyler Murphy has a team-best 10 points and four goals and is tied for the team lead with two assists … Freshman Jay Stevens ranks second on the team with five points via two goals and one assist … Freshmen Ryan Cote and Evan Komrska also have two goals on the season … Junior Aidan McGonagle has played the majority of the minutes in goal for Trine this season, recording 27 saves, a 1.16 GAA and a .750 save percentage.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Kern | 3 | 1. | Kern | 3 | 1. | Kern | 9 | 1. | Ellis | 25 | 1. | Hickey | 0.00 | ||||
| 2. | Parker | 2 | Sommerfeld | 3 | 2. | Sommerfeld | 7 | 2. | Hickey | 1 | 2. | Ellis | 1.39 | |||||
| Sommerfeld | 2 | 3. | 3 tied | 2 | 3. | Parker | 6 |
Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Trine (Ind.) by a 2-0 margin … In the prior two meetings, in 2006 and 2009, ONU recorded 3-0 home wins.
Head Coach Chris Matejka: Matejka is in his fourth season with the ONU men's soccer program … He has an overall coaching record of 35-19-8 for a winning percentage of .608.