Men’s Soccer: Ohio Northern (5-2-2 Overall, 0-0 OAC) at Mount Union (5-1-3 Overall, 0-0 OAC)

Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, 1 p.m. — Kehres Stadium, Alliance, Ohio

Saturday's Preview: Ohio Northern opens Ohio Athletic Conference play on Saturday at Mount Union … The Polar Bears have not lost since Sept. 4, going 4-0-2 in their last six games … Northern received votes in this week's D3soccer.com poll … ONU went 5-3-1 in conference play in 2021 … The Polar Bears are coming off Wednesday's 1-1 draw with Trine (Ind.) … Northern junior Cade Winchester knotted the score in the 79th minute with an unassisted goal … Through nine games, 11 different players have scored goals for ONU this season, and 15 different players have recorded at least one point … Fifth-year senior Bryan 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 seventh in goals … Sommerfeld ranks second on the team with seven points and is tied with sophomore Ryan Parker for second on the team with two goals … Parker ranks third on the team with six points … Senior goalkeeper Josh Ellis has 26 saves on the season along with a 1.35 GAA and a .684 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 … Mount Union is coming off Wednesday's 1-0 home win over Wooster … Junior Emilio Spetic scored his first career goal with one second remaining in the first half, which proved to be the game-winner … The Purple Raiders have not lost since Sept. 4, going 4-0-3 in their past seven games … Junior Jamon McCort leads the team with eight goals and 16 points, both of which rank second in the OAC  … Junior Carter Hancock ranks second on the team with eight points via two goals and four assists, and fifth-year senior Xavier Pinaya has seven points on two goals and three assists … Fifth-year senior Mikey Contreras has started seven games in goal for UMU, recording a 3-1-3 record with six saves, a 1.43 GAA and .375 save percentage.

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Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Mount Union by a 29-13-6 margin, including 13-9-2 in Alliance … ONU has won three straight meetings and nine of the last 11 … The Polar Bears won 2-0 in Alliance last season.

Head Coach Chris Matejka: Matejka is in his fourth season with the ONU men's soccer program … He has an overall coaching record of 35-19-9 for a winning percentage of .603.