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No. 15 Men's Soccer opens home slate with 4-0 victory over Oberlin

No. 15 Men's Soccer opens home slate with 4-0 victory over Oberlin
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September 1, 2024

ADA — The No. 15-ranked Ohio Northern men's soccer team opened the home portion of its 2024 season with a 4-0 victory over Oberlin on a sunny and warm Sunday afternoon at Kerscher Stadium.

The Basics

  • Records: #15 Ohio Northern (1-1-0 overall), Oberlin (0-2-0 overall)
  • Venue: Mavec Field — Gambier, Ohio.

The Match

  • Northern scored early goals just 2:19 apart to lead 2-0 in the 13th minute.
  • Senior Ryan Sommerfeld (Dublin/Coffman) scored off an assist from sophomore Colin Gottron (Dayton/Centerville) with 10:31 gone in the contest to make it 1-0.
  • Sommerfeld then fed Gottron for another goal just 2:19 later and it was 2-0 Polar Bears with 12:50 gone.
  • Freshman Chase Robinson (Blacklick/Gahanna) scored unassisted goals in the 29th and 82nd minutes to put the match away.
  • Freshman Carson Zurmehly (Batavia/McNicholas) had two saves in goal for ONU to post a shutout in his collegiate debut.
  • Ohio Northern out-shot Oberlin 14-7 and had an 8-4 edge in corner kicks.
  • ONU had a 51-49 advantage in possession time over OC 

Notables

  • Ohio Northern remains undefeated in its 10 home openers at Kerscher Stadium, going 9-0-1 in the 10-year history of the facility.
  • Northern is now 16-9-3 all-time against Oberlin, including a 9-7 mark in Ada and a 4-0 record in Kerscher Stadium.
  • Sixth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 57-28-16 at Ohio Northern.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Friday at 7 pm when they host Hope (Mich.) at Kerscher Stadium.