Men’s Soccer Looks to Split Weekend against Western Michigan

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The IPFW men's soccer team is looking to split the weekend as the Mastodons host Western Michigan on Sunday, August 30 at 12:30 p.m.

Who: Western Michigan Broncos
When: Sunday, August 30 | 12:30 p.m.
Where: Hefner Soccer Complex | Fort Wayne, Ind.
All-Time Series: Western Michigan leads 3-13-4
Last Meeting: IPFW 2 | Western Michigan 2 | August 31, 2014 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Scouting the Mastodons

The Mastodon men's soccer squad looks to return to the Summit League Championships a year after making an appearance in Denver as the fourth seed. The Blue and White return nine starters from a year ago, including its top-three point-scorers in Corey Tom, Austin West, and Jacob Murphy.

Scouting the Broncos

Western Michigan enters the match after winning its opener against Marshall, 2-0. The Broncos outshot the Bison 22-6 overall and held a 7-4 edge in shots on goal. Brandon Bye led the way for Western Michigan with seven shots and a goal. Cameron Sipple scored the other goal for the Broncos, while Zach Bock and Nick Wysong each earned an assist. Drew Shepherd made four stops on his way to a clean sheet.

Series History

Western Michigan leads the all-time series against IPFW 3-13-4. The 'Dons and Broncos fought to a 2-2 tie in the most recent meeting, and Blue and White hold a 2-4-4 record in Fort Wayne against Western Michigan. The last home win for IPFW over the Broncos was on September 9, 2011, when the 'Dons won 2-1.

Most Recent Meeting

The Mastodons and Broncos fought to a 2-2 tie in the last meeting on August 31, 2014. After former 'Don Scott Williams opened the scoring in the 59th minute, Western Michigan's Edu Jimenez and Nick Wysong each scored to give the Broncos a 2-1 edge. Late in the match, current Mastodon Jacob Murphy knotted the score at two a piece. Britt Watts assisted on the goal in the 81st minute. Raphael Kotzock played all 110 minutes in net, making six saves. The scrappy match saw five total yellow cards, three on the Broncos and two on IPFW.

Last Time Out

The Blue and White suffered a heartbreaking opening day loss to St. Joseph's (Ind.), falling 3-2 in overtime at Hefner Field on Friday night. The Mastodons outshot the Pumas 20-12, but could only place four on goal. Andy O'Donoghue and Jose Rodriguez put up the two goals for the 'Dons, while Thilo Körperich and Darren Doyle added each assist. The scrappy match saw a combined seven yellow cards, with St. Joseph's earning four. IPFW held a 7-2 upper-hand in corner kicks, while the Puma goalkeeper made six saves.

Looking Ahead

IPFW hits the road as the 'Dons travel to Edinburg, Texas for the Rio-Grande Valley Invitational. The Blue and White will faceoff against Houston Baptist on September 4 at 5:30 p.m., followed by a match two days later against host-school UTRGV at 8 p.m. This is the first time IPFW has played either Houston Baptist or UTRGV.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

Men’s Soccer Looks to Split Weekend against Western Michigan

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Players Mentioned

Darren Doyle

Thilo Körperich

Raphael Kotzock

Jacob Murphy

Andy O'Donoghue

Jose Rodriguez

Corey Tom

Britt Watts

Austin West

Scott Williams

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Men’s Soccer Looks to Split Weekend against Western Michigan

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Darren Doyle

Thilo Körperich

Raphael Kotzock

Jacob Murphy

Andy O'Donoghue

Jose Rodriguez

Corey Tom

Britt Watts

Austin West

Scott Williams

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