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Two goals by Ryan Sommerfeld lead No. 24 Men's Soccer in 4-0 victory over Baldwin Wallace

Two goals by Ryan Sommerfeld lead No. 24 Men's Soccer in 4-0 victory over Baldwin Wallace
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October 9, 2024

ADA — Two goals by senior Ryan Sommerfeld (Dublin/Coffman) led the No. 24-ranked Ohio Northern men's soccer team to a 4-0 victory over Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday night.

The Basics

  • Records: #24 Ohio Northern (8-2-2 overall, 2-0-0 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (5-5-3 overall, 0-2-0 OAC).
  • Venue: Kerscher Stadium — Ada, Ohio.

The Match

  • Sommerfeld scored his first goal just 12:06 into the match off an assist by fifth-year senior Will Shaffer (Galena/St. Francis DeSales).
  • Sommerfeld scored again just 6:57 later assisted by senior Noah Zebrak (Cleveland/St. Ignatius).
  • Fifth-year senior Cade Winchester (Knoxville, Tenn./Alcoa) scored unassisted in the 27th minute to go up 3-0.
  • Senior Ryan Parker (Lexington) scored off an assist from Sommerfeld in the 64th minute to extend the lead to 4-0.
  • ONU out-shot BW 13-10 and each team had two corner kicks.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 34-12-4 margin.
  • Northern is 19-3-2 at home and 6-0-1 in Kerscher Stadium.
  • Sommerfeld now leads the team in points with 15, goals with five, and assists with five.
  • Senior Goalkeeper Lucas Hickey (Conroe, Tex./Oak Ridge) recorded his fourth shutout of the season.
  • This is the 50th season of Ohio Northern men's soccer. The Polar Bears are now 535-297-77 all-time in program history.
  • Sixth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 64-29-18 at Ohio Northern.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday when they host Muskingum at Kerscher Stadium at 1 p.m.