Game Time...The Northwestern College men's soccer team puts its seven-match win streak on the line this weekend when they play at William Penn in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Saturday's match is set to start at 4pm.
Northwestern owns an 11-3 record this season and is 1-0 this spring; William Penn is 8-7 this season and is playing its first match of the spring.
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The Rivalry...Northwestern is 3-0 all-time against the Statesmen but the teams have not played since the 2014 season where the Raiders earned a 3-2 win in Orange City. They also played in 2012 (2-0 win) and 2004 (2-1 win).
Scouting Reports...
William Penn Statesmen:
2020 record: 8-7, 8-4 (4th) in the Heart of America Conference
Head Coach: Simon Brown (1st)
-promoted to head coach position after being the associate men's and women's coach the last three years
Last time out: scrimmaged Iowa Central on March 21
-lost to third-ranked Columbia 2-0 on Nov.7
2019: 15-5-1, 9-2 HAAC (2nd)
-lost to Hastings in opening round of NAIA Championship
By the numbers:
Goals / game: 2.3
Shots on goal / game: 7.5
Goals vs / game: 1.5
Top Players:
Kenedy Deviska: 7 goals, 2 assists
Sagar Bhattarai: 5 goals, 1 assist
Milton Magana: 4 goals, 1 assist
Rafael Martins: 1.2 goals against; 28 saves
Northwestern Raiders:
2020 Record: 11-3
Conference Record / Place: 8-3 (4th)
Head Coach:
Dan Swier (13th year)
-winningest coach in program history
Last Played: def. Clarke 5-2 on March 20
earned No.4 seed in GPAC Tournament, will host Concordia
By the Numbers:
Goals / game: 2.1 (30 scored)
Goals vs / game: 1.5 (21 given up)
Individual Leaders:
James Bolger: 7 goals, 2 assists, 11 shots on goal (all-conference)
Juan Mackrey: 7 goals, 3 assists, 12 shots on goal
Jake Foscalina: 4 goals, 13 shots on goal
Christopher Ten Pas: all-conference
Adam De Boer: all-conference
Brennan Haggerty: all-conference, 3 assists
Ezekiel Foltz: 21 goals against, 69 saves, 4 shutouts (all-conference)
