2019 Men's Soccer Game Notes @VUMSO #Onevalpo
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2019 Men’s Soccer Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] Cell: 219.771.7504 Athletics-Recreation Center www.valpoathletics.com 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 2019 Schedule and Results Valparaiso (2-8-1, 1-4-0 MVC) Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 30 at Green Bay T 1-1 at Milwaukee (5-6-1*, 1-3-1 Horizon) Sept. 2 IU Northwest W 8-2 Saturday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. CT – Engelmann Stadium – Milwaukee *Entering Tuesday Sept. 6 at UIC L 5-1 This Week in Valpo Soccer: Another week and another road environment on tap for the Sept. 13 at SMU L 6-0 Valparaiso University men’s soccer team. After making a Missouri Valley Conference Sept. 15 at Oral Roberts L 2-1 (2ot) visit to Loyola this past Saturday, Valpo will have another one-game week, this time Sept. 18 at Missouri State* L 3-1 stepping outside of conference action to visit Milwaukee. The Brown & Gold will look Sept. 22 Evansville* W 2-1 to secure a road win against a former conference foe. The Panthers are the third Horizon Sept. 25 Drake* L 2-0 League member Valpo has faced this season. Oct. 1 Bradley* L 2-1 (2ot) Oct. 5 at SIU Edwardsville L 3-0 Previously: Valpo had one quality chance hit the post and another one turned away on Oct. 12 at Loyola* L 2-0 a highlight-real save in a 2-0 defeat at Loyola on Saturday. The Ramblers cracked the Oct. 19 at Milwaukee 7 p.m. scoreboard in the 38th minute on a goal by Ethan Stoneman, then Aidan Megally found Oct. 23 at Drake * 6 p.m. the back of the net in the 46th minute to double the lead just after halftime. Freshman Sept. 27 at Bradley* 1 p.m. goalkeeper Edvin Holst tallied eight saves. Oct. 30 Missouri State* Noon Nov. 3 at Evansville* 2 p.m. Following Valpo: Saturday’s match will air on ESPN+, which is available on a sub- Nov. 9 Loyola* 7 p.m. scription basis for $4.99 per month. Links the video broadcast and live stats will be Nov. 13, 15, 17 MVC Tournament# available on ValpoAthletics.com. All times Central. Head Coach Mike Avery: In his 13th season at the helm of the Valpo men’s soccer Home matches in bold and played at Brown Field. program, Mike Avery owns a program-record 89 career victories. Under Avery’s guid- * - indicates Missouri Valley Conference match ance, the team has been a stellar defensive side, as nine of the top 10 defensive seasons # - indicates in Chicago in program history have come during his tenure. Avery has led the program to a new standard in his time as head coach, as a team that had enjoyed just one winning season in the 24 years prior to his arrival has finished above the .500 mark six times in the last decade. He has also seen numerous players go on to play professional soccer, including active pros Zev Taublieb, Kyle Zobeck, Stefan Antonijevic, Jordan Aidoud, Rafael Missouri Valley Conference Mentzingen, Nacho Miras, Ramone Howell, Matthew King, Jordan Simon, Hamid Babaali and Lucca Lacerda. Avery shattered the program record with his 77th career Standings victory on Sept. 16, 2017 at Drake. He reached 77 victories in his 195th career match, Team MVC Overall while previous recordholder Mis’ Mrak needed 288 matches to accumulate 76 wins. Missouri State 5-0-0 (15) 11-0-0 Loyola 3-1-1 (10) 7-3-1 Working with TOCO: Valpo welcomed a large crowd to Brown Field on Sept. 25 Bradley 3-2-1 (10) 4-4-3 against Drake, raising funds for They Often Cry Outreach, an organization that supports Drake 3-3-0 (9) 6-6-0 at-risk children in the Caribbean and the United States. Head coach Mike Avery offered Valparaiso 1-4-0 (3) 2-8-1 to personally match all donations made that evening. The program has a long-standing Evansville 0-5-0 (0) 2-8-1 relationship with TOCO. Holst Atop Valley: Valpo goalkeeper Edvin Holst is the Missouri Valley Conference leader in both total saves (45) and saves per game (5.63), also ranking among the national leaders in those areas. He has been active behind a youthful back line, making key con- tributions as a rookie. The last Valpo keeper to lead a league in saves was Ryan Schwarz in 2007. The standard for reaching the Top 10 in program history for single-season saves is 102, which currently occupies 10th (Marc Cilifone 2001). @VUMSO Frequent Foe: With the completion of this past Saturday’s game, an all-time series that goes back to 1983 between Valpo and Loyola has officially continued in 2019. This marks the 13th consecutive year the two teams have played one another, making #oneVALPO the Ramblers the only opponent that Valpo has played in every year of Mike Avery’s head coaching tenure. Road Grind Continues: When it comes to hitting the road, Valpo has faced a schedule 2019 Men’s Soccer Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] Cell: 219.771.7504 Athletics-Recreation Center www.valpoathletics.com 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 that consists of exclusively winning sides so far this season. None of the team’s seven Valpo When... away fixtures to date have come against teams that entered the match with a losing record. At home 2-2-0 Saturday’s match is the third in a stretch of five straight on the road. This week presents On the road 0-6-1 yet another challenge as Milwaukee stands at 3-1-1 at home. Neutral site 0-0-0 Series History: Valpo and Milwaukee will get together on the soccer pitch for the 16th During the day 1-3-0 time on Saturday with Valpo holding a 6-4-5 record in the all-time series. Valpo enjoyed At night (5 p.m. or later local) 1-5-1 a 1-0 win in the Cream City a year ago behind a header goal by Alex Brown in the 90th minute that provided a dramatic triumph. Valpo is unbeaten in the last five head-to-head Scoring first 1-1-1 meetings at 2-0-3 with Milwaukee’s most recent win in the series coming by a 1-nil count Opponent scores first 1-7-0 in 2013 when the Panthers came into Brown Field ranked 24th nationally. Valpo has lost at Milwaukee just once in six trips, 2-1 on Nov. 3, 2012. Playing overtime 0-2-1 Scouting the Opposition: These two teams have two common opponents this season that Leading at halftime 1-1-1 both squads have already opposed. Milwaukee prevailed 2-0 against a Drake side that Trailing at halftime 1-6-0 went on to top Valpo, but the Panthers most recent action was a 2-0 loss at Green Bay on Tied at halftime 0-1-0 Saturday. The Brown & Gold started the season with a road stalemate against the Phoenix. Vuk Latinovich leads the Panthers in goals with four, while Freddy Lorenzen has played Outshooting opponents 2-0-0 the entirety of the team’s first 12 games in goal and posted a 1.38 GAA. Head coach Kris Outshot by opponents 0-8-1 Kelderman has been in charge of Milwaukee’s program since May of 2012. The team was Tied in Shots 0-0-0 picked fifth of nine in the Horizon League preseason poll. Scoring fewer than two goals 0-8-1 PK Conversion: Ryan Madondo converted a penalty kick on Oct. 1 vs. Bradley to help Scoring two or more goals 2-0-0 Valpo get on the board first in the Missouri Valley Conference contest. He helped Valpo improve to 2-for-2 on PKs this season after Cole Rainwater knocked one in on Sept. 2 vs. IU Northwest. As a team, Valpo has converted four PKs in a row dating back to Sept. 15, 2018. Multi-Goal Scorers: Madondo’s goal in the Oct. 1 game against Bradley allowed him to join the group of Valpo players with multiple goals this season. He’s one of four along with Among MVC Leaders Cole Rainwater (3), Mason Marcey (3) and Michael Cushing (2). The last time Valpo had Individual Players (within Top 5) more than four multi-goal scorers in a season was 2016, when the team boasted six players Player Category Value Rank with more than two goals. Mason Marcey Shots/G 2.22 5th Edvin Holst Save Percentage .726 2nd On the Road Again: Leading into the start of Valley play, Valpo faced fierce competition Edvin Holst Saves 45 1st during a four-game road journey. SMU was ranked as high as 16th at the time of the meet- Edvin Holst Saves/G 5.62 1st ing and afterward vaulted into the Top 10 in most national polls. Missouri State is also a Top 25 side. The combined records of SMU, Missouri State, UIC and Oral Roberts at the Team (Top 3) time of the meetings with Valpo was 21-2-0. This week marks the continuation of another Shots 147 T-1st challenging road trip as this time the team plays five straight away from the confines of Points 41 3rd Brown Field. This will mark Valpo’s longest string of road games since opening the 2017 Goals 15 3rd season with six straight away from home.