MATCH #7
Cleveland State (3-3-0, -3-0) at Purdue Fort Wayne (2-3-0, 2-3-0)
Friday, March 12 | 4:00 p.m.
Cleveland, Ohio | The Bubble
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THE OPENING KICK
Cleveland State looks win its second straight contest, after a 1-0 victory over Milwaukee in its last outing. The Vikings, who dropped their last home outing in double overtime to Northern Kentucky, are in search of their second home win of the 2021 spring season.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
In their last outing, Purdue Fort Wayne fell 1-0 at Robert Morris. The only goal of the game came in the 62nd minute. The Mastodons and Colonials each took nine shots. There were only three combined corner kicks in the game.
AGAINST THIS OPPONENT
Purdue Fort Wayne leads the all-time series 5-3-1. This is their first meeting since the 2010 season, with the Green and White prevailing, 1-0. Cleveland State has won two of its last three matches against the Mastodons.
LAST TIME OUT
The Cleveland State University men's soccer team snapped its two-game skid with a road win over #HLMSOC opponent Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon.The Vikings, taking a 1-0 victory, recorded their third shutout victory of the 2021 season. Bojan Kolevski scored the game's lone goal, marking his third goal of the campaign.
#HLMSOC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Vikings won the league's weekly award in back-to-back weeks, with junior Jannis Schmidt being awarded Nike #HLMSOC Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 19 after his two-goal performance against Detroit Mercy, while redshirt sophomore Saahb Kular was named Defensive Player of the Week after propelling the Vikes to their first win of the season against Robert Morris on Feb. 10.
GETTING DEFENSIVE
After dropping its season opener to Green Bay in double overtime, Cleveland State bounced back in a big way, winning its next two games. Over the Vikes two-game winning streak, Cleveland State has scored five goals and given up zero. CSU has only allowed two goals this entire season.
RISING IN THE HORIZON
Junior Jannis Schmidt currently ranks second in the #HLMSOC in goals scored (4) and points (10), while Omeed Naeemy is tied for the top spot in shutouts, posting three shutouts this season.
SEASON FORMAT
Horizon League schools will play a complete round-robin schedule in men's soccer with every league school scheduled to play each other once in the regular season. The league schedule sees each school slated for 10 matches over 11 dates of competition with each school having one bye week. The opening day of the men's soccer season was Thursday, Feb. 4. Matches will continue to be held every sixth calendar day until the regular season concludes Monday, April 5. Horizon League championship information, including dates and format, will be announced once finalized.
