Men's Soccer battles to 1-1 draw with Otterbein

Men's Soccer battles to 1-1 draw with Otterbein
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October 4, 2023

ADA — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team battled Ohio Athletic Conference foe Otterbein to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (5-4-2 overall, 1-0-1 OAC), Otterbein (5-2-3 overall, 1-0-1 OAC)
  • Venue: Kerscher Stadium — Ada, Ohio

The Match

  • After a scoreless first half, the Polar Bears notched the first goal of the game courtesy of junior Ryan Sommerfeld (Dublin/Coffman) on an assist from sophomore Alex Shaffer (Galena/St. Francis DeSales) in the 53rd minute.
  • The Cardinals evened the score with a goal from Andrew Rudesill in the 65th minute, and neither team scored the rest of the way.
  • Junior Ryan Parker (Lexington) led ONU with three shots in the game.
  • Junior Lucas Hickey (Conroe, Tex./Oak Ridge) played all 90 minutes in goal for ONU and recorded two saves.
  • The Polar Bears out-shot the Cardinals 15-6 in the game and had a 4-2 edge in corner kicks.

Notables

  • Sommerfeld's goal marked his fourth of the season and ninth of his career.
  • Sommerfeld has 10 points this season, tying junior Will Shaffer (Galena/St. Francis DeSales) for the team lead.
  • Otterbein now leads the all-time series with ONU by a 24-17-4 margin, and the teams are an even 10-10-2 in games played in Ada.
  • Hickey is 11-5-3 in his career in goal.
  • Fifth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 48-25-14 at ONU.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday at OAC foe Capital at 1 p.m.