Men's Soccer Monday, October 30, 2023 NWC Athletic Communications

Men's Soccer to Host GPAC Quarterfinal Rematch Against Midland

Raiders and Warriors drew 1-1 in the regular season

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Northwestern (12-4-2, 8-1-2 GPAC) earned the No. 2-seed in a competitive top half of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), which will match the Raiders up with No. 7-seeded Midland (4-8-5, 2-4-5 GPAC) in the conference tournament quarterfinals. The matchup will be held at the NWC Soccer Complex on the campus of Northwestern College on Wednesday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m.

The meeting marks the second-straight season that Northwestern and Midland have faced each other in the GPAC Quarterfinals, as Midland took a 1-0 decision in 2022.

REGULAR SEASON MEETING
A competitive match led to a 1-1 draw on October 7 in Fremont, Nebraska, as Northwestern's three-match winning streak came to an end. Both goals were scored on penalty kicks, as Tim Kaltenberger (Sr., Cologne, Germany) scored his seventh goal of the season to knot the score at 1-1.

The two teams have been about as close as opponents can be, as the last four meetings have seen the Raiders and Warriors match each other in scoring 3-3.

NORTHWESTERN NOTABLES

Northwestern ended the year with only one GPAC loss, coming in the opener on September 16 against Briar Cliff.
Tim Kaltenberger finished the year as the GPAC scoring champion with his 14 goals.
Kaltenberger is now tied for fourth in program history in single-season scoring.
He has scored 11 goals in his last eight matches played.
In their last 10 matches, Northwestern is outscoring opponents 26-7.
They now have 10 shutouts this season, which is the most for a Northwestern team since the 2021 NAIA tournament squad, which had 11.
Stan van den Beld (Jr., Voorhout, Netherlands) moved into second in program history with his 17 career assists.
Riley Aarbo (Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.) is currently tied for the GPAC lead in assists (7), while Luc Roelofs (Sr., Balgoij, Netherlands) is tied for second (6).
The Raider offense leads the conference in goals scored (52).

SCOUTING THE WARRIORS

In their most recent outing, Midland won a 1-0 decision at home against Mount Marty.
The Warriors found themselves in battles down the stretch, going 1-2-4 in the month of October.
They are led in scoring by Colin Macke's four goals, while Adnan Boulaghmal and Eloy Demarquet both have three.
Goalkeeper Marco Moresco finished the regular season fourth in the GPAC in saves (70).
Midland has won the last two GPAC tournament appearances against Northwestern (2022, 2014).

RAIDERS IN THE POSTSEASON

All time, the Raiders have a postseason record of 13-23, 13-21 in the conference tournament.
Under head coach Dan Swier, Northwestern is 7-14 in postseason play, holding a 5-4 record in home GPAC tournament matches.
Swier has guided the Raiders to 12-straight GPAC tournament appearances (2011-23).

TICKET INFORMATION
Admission will be charged at the NWC Soccer Complex. There is not an advance ticketing option, all tickets are sold at the gate.

Adults will be charged $10, K-College students will be charged $3, and children under the Kindergarten age will have no charge. All GPAC students will receive free admittance to the matches with the showing of their institutional ID. All faculty and staff at GPAC schools will be required to pay for entry, per the conference office.

GPAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, November 1
No. 1-seed Briar Cliff vs. No. 8-seed Dakota Wesleyan (1:00 PM, Sioux City, Iowa)
No. 4-seed Morningside vs. No. 5-seed Hastings (7:00 PM, Sioux City, Iowa)
No. 3-seed Concordia vs. No. 6-seed Dordt (7:00 PM, Seward, Neb.)
No. 2-seed Northwestern vs. No. 7-seed Midland (7:00 PM, Orange City, Iowa)

Semifinals – Saturday, November 4
Winner of Briar Cliff/Dakota Wesleyan vs. Winner of Morningside/Hastings
Winner of Northwestern/Midland vs. Winner of Concordia/Dordt

Championship – Thursday, November 9
Semifinal winners at highest seed remaining

GAME INFORMATION
Thursday's match will be held at the NWC Soccer Complex on the campus of Northwestern College. For live stream, match notes, and live stats, visit nwcraiders.com or navigate to the links above.
The winner of the match will go on to face the winner of No. 3-seed Concordia (Neb.) and No. 6-seed Dordt on Saturday, November 4 with the highest remaining seed hosting the match.

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Players Mentioned

#21 Riley Aarbo: M; 6' 0"; Junior

#10 Tim Kaltenberger: M; 6' 0"; Senior

#3 Luc Roelofs: D; 5' 9"; Senior

#7 Stan van den Beld: F; 5' 10"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#21 Riley Aarbo
: 6' 0"; Junior
: M

#10 Tim Kaltenberger
: 6' 0"; Senior
: M

#3 Luc Roelofs
: 5' 9"; Senior
: D

#7 Stan van den Beld
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F