Men’s Soccer: Capital (1-6-2 Overall, 0-1-1 OAC) at Ohio Northern (6-2-3 Overall, 1-0-1 OAC)

Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, 1 p.m. — Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio

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Saturday's Preview: Ohio Northern continues Ohio Athletic Conference play on Saturday hosting Capital on Parent's Day … There will be a Parent's Day ceremony at halftime of the game to recognize the student-athletes' parents for their dedication to their kids and the ONU men's soccer program … The Polar Bears are coming off Wednesday's 1-1 draw at Otterbein … Fifth-year senior Levi King put ONU up 1-0 with a goal assisted by fifth-year senior Bryan Kern in the 53rd minute, but Otterbein responded with the tying goal with 1:11 remaining … Sophomore goalkeeper Lucas Hickey tallied three saves in his first career start … The Polar Bears have not lost since Sept. 4, going 5-0-3 in their last eight games … Northern is listed sixth in the "Also receiving votes" category in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, putting the Polar Bears at No. 31 in the poll … ONU is ranked No. 3 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Region VII poll behind Kenyon and Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) … Through 11 games, 11 different players have scored goals for ONU this season, and 16 different players have recorded at least one point … Kern has a team-high three goals, four assists and 10 points … Kern is tied for second in the OAC in assists, ranks sixth in points and is tied for ninth in goals … King, senior Aaron Shelton, junior Cade Winchester and sophomores Ryan Parker and Ryan Sommerfeld are tied for second on the team with two goals each … Sommerfeld ranks second on the team with seven points, and Parker and Shelton have six points each… Senior goalkeeper Josh Ellis has 31 saves on the season along with a 1.35 GAA and a .705 save percentage … Ellis ranks sixth in the OAC in saves and is tied for 10th all-time at ONU with six career shutouts … King has 34 career goals, which is tied for ninth on the program's all-time career goals list … King ranks eighth in program history with 90 career points … Capital enters Saturday's game coming off Wednesday's 2-1 loss at Wilmington … Senior Mujahid Abdel-Ghani scored the Comets' lone goal in the game … Through nine games, sophomore Devon Hess has a team-best four goals and eight points for CU … Hess is tied for sixth in the OAC in goals … Junior Jack Francisco has two goals and a team-high three assists for seven points, and freshman Jacob Deever has three goals and six points … Francisco is tied for sixth in the OAC in assists … The Comets have started three different goalkeepers this season … Sophomore Connor Sexton leads the way with five starts, posting 21 saves, a 1.24 GAA and .808 save percentage.

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Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Capital by a 24-14-5 margin, including a 13-10-1 mark in Ada … ONU is 3-1-1 in its last five meetings with CU … In the teams' last meeting, in 2021, ONU came away with a 3-0 home win.

Head Coach Chris Matejka: Matejka is in his fourth season with the ONU men's soccer program … He has an overall coaching record of 36-19-10 for a winning percentage of .605 and is 16-9-4 in OAC games for a winning percentage of .598.