Friday, March 12
Cleveland, Ohio
4 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Cleveland State
Nemanja Gvozdic
Men's Soccer Heads to Cleveland On Friday
3/10/2021 10:19:00 AM | Men's Soccer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne (2-3-0, 2-3-0 Horizon) men's soccer team will play inside once again this week when they travel to Cleveland State (3-3-0, 3-3-0) for a Horizon League contest.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne at Cleveland State
When: Friday, March 5 | 4 p.m. ET
Where: Krenzler Bubble | Cleveland, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Video: None
Twitter Updates: @MastodonMSoccer
Series History: Mastodons lead 5-3-1
Weather: Indoors
Fan Policy: No spectators allowed
Uniforms: All white, goalkeepers in blue
KNOW YOUR FOE:
• Cleveland State has wins over Robert Morris, Detroit Mercy and Milwaukee all by shutouts. They have losses to Green Bay, Wright State and Northern Kentucky all by identical 2-1 scores.
• Jannis Schmidt has a team-best four goals. Bojan Kolevski has three goals on the season.
• The Vikings have nine goals on the season and have given up nine goals.
SERIES HISTORY:
The 'Dons lead 5-3-1. The two teams haven't met since 2010.
10/31/2001 L, 0-1 Cleveland, Ohio
09/14/2002 W, 6-2 Cleveland, Ohio
10/21/2003 W, 2-1 Fort Wayne, Ind.
09/21/2004 W, 2-1 Fort Wayne, Ind.
10/11/2005 W, 2-1 Cleveland, Ohio
10/11/2006 T, 2-2 Fort Wayne, Ind.
10/08/2008 L, 0-2 Cleveland, Ohio
10/14/2009 W, 2-1 Fort Wayne, Ind.
09/19/2010 L, 0-1 Cleveland, Ohio
LAST TIME OUT:
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. Mathias Mikalsen finished with four total shots for the 'Dons.
EVERYONE HELPS:
Six different 'Dons have recorded an assist this season.
FOR STARTERS:
15 different players have started a match. Three Mastodons (Vukasin Bulatovic, Nathaniel Edwards and Erik Josson) have started every game.
POTW X2:
The Mastodons have won a pair of Horizon League Player of the Week Awards this season. Logan Lee was named the Offensive Player of the Week following his two goal performance at IUPUI. Erik Josson was named the Defensive Player of the Week after his second straight shutout in a 2-0 win over Green Bay.
FRESHY FRESH:
Two freshmen scored for the 'Dons in the opener against Milwaukee with Luke Benford and Romario Simpson scoring. Luke Benford added another goal to his stat line in the last game against Green Bay. The last time two freshmen scored in a game for the 'Dons was Sept, 11, 2015 when Kyle Hoagland and Zach Tom both scored against Asbury. The last time it happened against a Division I team was Oct. 12, 2013 when Oscar Uyamadu and Stephen Daniellan each scored in a 3-1 win over Eastern Illinois.
AROUND THE LEAGUE:
Looking around the Horizon League, there are seven teams with two or three wins. Only Northern Kentucky has cracked the four-win barrier at 4-1.
UP NEXT:
The 'Dons host UIC on March 18 at noon.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne at Cleveland State
When: Friday, March 5 | 4 p.m. ET
Where: Krenzler Bubble | Cleveland, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Video: None
Twitter Updates: @MastodonMSoccer
Series History: Mastodons lead 5-3-1
Weather: Indoors
Fan Policy: No spectators allowed
Uniforms: All white, goalkeepers in blue
KNOW YOUR FOE:
• Cleveland State has wins over Robert Morris, Detroit Mercy and Milwaukee all by shutouts. They have losses to Green Bay, Wright State and Northern Kentucky all by identical 2-1 scores.
• Jannis Schmidt has a team-best four goals. Bojan Kolevski has three goals on the season.
• The Vikings have nine goals on the season and have given up nine goals.
SERIES HISTORY:
The 'Dons lead 5-3-1. The two teams haven't met since 2010.
10/31/2001 L, 0-1 Cleveland, Ohio
09/14/2002 W, 6-2 Cleveland, Ohio
10/21/2003 W, 2-1 Fort Wayne, Ind.
09/21/2004 W, 2-1 Fort Wayne, Ind.
10/11/2005 W, 2-1 Cleveland, Ohio
10/11/2006 T, 2-2 Fort Wayne, Ind.
10/08/2008 L, 0-2 Cleveland, Ohio
10/14/2009 W, 2-1 Fort Wayne, Ind.
09/19/2010 L, 0-1 Cleveland, Ohio
LAST TIME OUT:
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. Mathias Mikalsen finished with four total shots for the 'Dons.
EVERYONE HELPS:
Six different 'Dons have recorded an assist this season.
FOR STARTERS:
15 different players have started a match. Three Mastodons (Vukasin Bulatovic, Nathaniel Edwards and Erik Josson) have started every game.
POTW X2:
The Mastodons have won a pair of Horizon League Player of the Week Awards this season. Logan Lee was named the Offensive Player of the Week following his two goal performance at IUPUI. Erik Josson was named the Defensive Player of the Week after his second straight shutout in a 2-0 win over Green Bay.
FRESHY FRESH:
Two freshmen scored for the 'Dons in the opener against Milwaukee with Luke Benford and Romario Simpson scoring. Luke Benford added another goal to his stat line in the last game against Green Bay. The last time two freshmen scored in a game for the 'Dons was Sept, 11, 2015 when Kyle Hoagland and Zach Tom both scored against Asbury. The last time it happened against a Division I team was Oct. 12, 2013 when Oscar Uyamadu and Stephen Daniellan each scored in a 3-1 win over Eastern Illinois.
AROUND THE LEAGUE:
Looking around the Horizon League, there are seven teams with two or three wins. Only Northern Kentucky has cracked the four-win barrier at 4-1.
UP NEXT:
The 'Dons host UIC on March 18 at noon.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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