No. 18 Men's Soccer moves to top of OAC standings with 3-1 win over Otterbein
Otterbein
7-6-2, 3-3-0
1
AT
#18 Ohio Northern
11-2-3, 5-0-1
3
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
---|---|---|---|
Otterbein (7-6-2, 3-3-0) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
#18 Ohio Northern (11-2-3, 5-0-1) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Team Stats
Scoring Summary
1st
- 20:23 -
Brenden Gervers
(#18 Ohio Northern)
1st
- 22:47 -
Mitchell Patterson
(Otterbein)
1st
- 41:33 -
Ryan Sommerfeld
(#18 Ohio Northern)
2nd
- 86:19 -
Cade Winchester
(#18 Ohio Northern)
Game Leaders
Otterbein
G:
Mitchell Patterson
- 1
A:
Nick Isaac
- 1
Sh:
Nick Isaac
- 5
Sv:
Jason Villalobos
- 5
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Otterbein | #18 Ohio Northern |
---|---|---|
Shots (on goal) | 9 (3) | 12 (8) |
Saves | 5 | 2 |
Fouls | 9 | 7 |
Corner Kicks | 3 | 4 |
Offsides | 0 | 0 |
October 23, 2024
ADA — The No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern men's soccer team moved into first place in the OAC regular season standings with a 3-1 win over Otterbein on Wednesday night.
The Basics
- Records: #18 Ohio Northern (11-2-3 overall, 5-0-1 OAC), Otterbein (7-6-2 Overall, 3-3-0 OAC).
- Venue: Kerscher Stadium — Ada, Ohio.
The Match
- Senior Brenden Gervers (Grand Blanc, Mich.) scored off a free kick from fifth-year senior Will Shaffer (Galena/St. Francis DeSales) in the 20th minute.
- Otterbein answered just 2:24 later with a goal of their own.
- A foul on senior Ryan Parker (Lexington) in the 18-yard box led to a penalty kick goal from senior Ryan Sommerfeld (Dublin/Coffman) with 41 minutes gone.
- Fifth-year senior Cade Winchester (Knoxville, Tenn./Alcoa) scored off assists from Gervers and sophomore Colin Gottron (Dayton/Centerville) in the 86th minute to put the game away for the Polar Bears.
- Senior Lucas Hickey (Conroe, Tex./Oak Ridge) had two saves in goal for ONU.
- ONU out-shot OU 12-9 and had a 4-3 edge in corner kicks.
Notables
- With the win tonight, Ohio Northern is now first in the OAC with 16 points and has clinched a spot in the OAC Tournament.
- Northern moved past Mount Union (15 points) after the Purple Raiders fell 1-0 to Baldwin Wallace Wednesday night.
- Sommerfeld leads the team with 20 points, seven goals and six assists.
- Will Shaffer and Winchester are right behind with six goals each.
- This is the 50th season of Ohio Northern men's soccer. The Polar Bears are now 538-297-78 all-time in program history.
- Sixth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 67-29-19 at Ohio Northern.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday when they host Mount Union at Kerscher Stadium at 1 p.m.