NCAA DIVISION III MEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT 1ST & 2ND ROUND
Hosted by Wheaton College at Joe Bean Stadium
November 15-16, 2013
FIRST ROUND MATCHES - NOVEMBER 15
Thomas More at Wheaton, 5 PM:Â Livestats --- Video --- Boxscore ---
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Kenyon vs. Ohio Northern, 7:30 PM:Â Livestats ---Video --- Boxscore ---
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SECOND ROUND MATCHES - NOVEMBER 16
Kenyon at Wheaton, 5 PM:Â Livestats ---Video --- Boxscore --- Recap
As a NCAA Championship event no free passes (season passes, parents passes, student ID’s or faculty/staff ID) will be accepted. Admission to each session is $6 for adults, students (ages 12 and up) are $3, senior citizens are $3, ages 3-12 are $2 and children two years old and younger will be admitted for free.
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Kenyon College has not had a season this successful since this year’s seniors were merely freshmen in 2010. The Lords enter the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 14-4-3 and went unbeaten in nine North Coast Athletic Conference matches (6-0-3).
Going into the NCAC Championship match, Kenyon had built an unbeaten streak of nine matches and had won or tied 15 of its previous 16 contests. The Lords were beaten by one of the nation’s best, Ohio Wesleyan University, in the conference championship match by a 3-1 count marking the only loss they endured by more than a single goal all season long. It was also the first time they allowed more than one goal since their 3-2 win over rival Denison on Oct. 16.
The Lords have stacked up against multiple nationally-ranked opponents stemming from its own conference schedule. They first hosted then-No. 9 DePauw University and took the Tigers to a nil-nil draw before playing Ohio Wesleyan to a 1-1 draw at their place nearly a month later. Oberlin College may never have been nationally ranked, but the Lords and Yeomen jostled for positioning in the regional rankings for much of the second half of the season. In their two meetings, which came in back-to-back matches, only one goal was scored in 200 minutes of soccer and that went to the Lords in their 1-0 win in the NCAC Semifinal.
The Lords have hung their hat on its defense, which has allowed less than 10 shots to its opponents in four of its last five games, and a well-rounded offensive lineup. Much of Kenyon’s success has derived from freshman forward Tony Amolo, who leads the team with 10 goals. He and Jeremiah Barnes share the team lead with seven assists, which also is good for second in the NCAC. Alistair Flynn (PICTURED RIGHT) was the lone scorer in Kenyon’s loss in the conference championship and is next in line with seven goals on the season. After missing the last three games due to injury, the Lords may return one of its most important midfielders in three-time All-NCAC selection and 2010 Newcomer of the Year, Andrew Parmelee. The Lords have seen 14 different players find the back of the net, making the entire roster a viable threat to score.
From the second game of the season on, freshman goalkeeper Sam Clougher has manned the Kenyon cage and accumulated a 14-3-3 overall record. He has made 49 saves and allowed just 16 goals, good for a 0.83 goals-against average and a .754 save percentage.
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OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY POLAR BEARS
Coming off of a run to the NCAA III Tournament championship match, the Ohio Northern men’s soccer team had high hopes for the 2013 season. The Polar Bears have lived up to expectations, posting an 18-3-0 record on their way to their third straight OAC Regular Season Championship and fourth straight OAC Tournament title. This will be the sixth straight appearance for ONU in the NCAA III Tournament.
ONU is led by freshman Matt Kinkopf, who has scored a team best 15 goals and also has a team leading 35 points. Senior Stephen Perkins has scored eight goals and senior Jeremy Barnes and freshman Austin Horton have each scored seven. Barnes (PICTURED RIGHT) also has a team and league leading 12 assists. Defensively, ONU is led by senior Matt Fleming. He has been the anchor of a defense that has given up 19 goals this season. In goal, freshman Evan Bader has posted 18 victories and 10 shutouts.
The Polar Bears opened up its season with six straight victories. Following two tough losses, Northern won three in a row, all by shutouts. ONU finished the season with nine consecutive wins, including a 2-1 double overtime win over Capital in the OAC Tournament Semifinals and a 3-0 victory over John Carroll in the OAC Tournament Championship.
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THOMAS MORE COLLEGE SAINTS
The Thomas More College men’s soccer team (15-2-2) is appearing in its fifth-straight NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament. The Saints earned the automatic bid out of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) after winning the conference regular season and their fifth-straight PAC Championship Tournament.
The Saints are coached by Jeff Cummings, who is in his eighth season as the Saints’ head coach. Cummings also coaches the women’s team, which is hosting a first/second round pod in the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Championship. Thomas More has out-scored its opposition, 43-12, and out-shot its opponents, 279-134, including 138-58 on-goal. Defensively, the Saints have recorded nine shutouts.
Freshman forward Brian Runyon leads the team in scoring with 22 points on a team-high nine goals and four assists. Sophomore forward Austin Juniet is second in scoring with 18 points on seven goals and four assists. Junior goalkeeper Matt Kees (PICTURED RIGHT) has played 1696:32 of the team’s 1778:48 in goal and has a 0.64 goal against average with 43 saves and seven shutouts.
The Saints are entering the NCAA tournament on a 14-match unbeaten streak. The streak began on September 21 when they defeated then eighth-ranked Ohio Northern University, 2-1 in overtime. During the team’s unbeaten conference regular season, the Saints outscored their opponents, 17-3.
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Wheaton has a 16-3-2 record this season and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, by winning the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament last Saturday. The Thunder defeated Carthage 2-1 in overtime of the CCIW Tournament Championship match on Saturday. The Thunder posted a 6-0-1 record in CCIW play during the regular season to win the program’s 18th CCIW Championship.
The Wheaton men’s soccer program has made 33 NCAA appearances since the Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament began in 1974 and is second in the tournament’s history for most appearances. Wheaton is 43-29-3 (.593) all-time in the postseason, with five Final Four appearances and National Championships in 1984 and 1997.
Sophomore Stephen Golz leads the Thunder with 15 goals and five assist for 35 points in earning First Team All-CCIW honors. Adam Blackman (PICTURED RIGHT), a Third Team NSCAA All-American in 2012, has seven goals and six assists. Noah Anthony leads the Thunder with eight assists and he has contributed five goals. Anthony, a First Team All-CCIW pick, scored the game-winner for Wheaton against Carthage on Saturday in the CCIW Tournament Championship.
The Thunder defense has 10 shutouts this season. Senior goalkeeper Derek Babb has allowed just 12 goals in 17 matches, with a 0.71 goals against average and seven shutouts.
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