Saturday, October 21
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Cleveland State
Men's Soccer Hosts Cleveland State Saturday in Important League Match
10/20/2023 11:53:00 AM | Men's Soccer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon men's soccer team (6-4-2, 3-2-1) returns to the Hefner Soccer Complex on Saturday (Oct. 21) night for a Horizon League matchup with Cleveland State.
Game Day Information
Who: Cleveland State Vikings
When: Saturday, October 21 | 7 PM ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Complex
Live Stats: Link
Know Your Foe
Cleveland State is 3-7-3 this season and is 2-2-2 in Horizon League play. The Vikings took down Northern Kentucky and IUPUI a few weeks ago before falling out of conference to Akron and drawing with Milwaukee last week.
Where They Stand
The 'Dons enter Saturday's match in third place in the Horizon League with 10 points. Cleveland State is tied with Green bay, Robert Morris and Detroit Mercy for third with eight points. The 'Dons are looking up at IUPUI (13) and Oakland (12) in the standings. The top six teams make the Horizon League postseason.
Today.... is Senior Day
The Mastodons will honor eight seniors on Saturday prior to the game. Max Collingwood, Danny Salazar, Marco Navarro, Soshi Fujioka, Michael Teller, Alex Frank, Luke Morrell and Marc Rodriguez will be recognized before the game.
Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne is 5-6-1 all-time against Cleveland State. At home, the 'Dons have fared well with a 3-1-1 record in matches against Cleveland State.
Lots of Shots
Purdue Fort Wayne ranks 23th in the nation with 6.25 shots on goal per match. Seth Mahlmeister leads the Horizon League with an average of 1.92 shots on goal per match, the 10th highest average in the nation. Mahlmeister also has the 21st highest total shot average in the nation with 3.33 per match.
Balanced Attack
The Mastodons have seen 12 different players score a goal this season. Seth Mahlmeister leads the team with four goals and Abe Arellano has two. It's the most goal scorers since 12 different Mastodons scored a goal in 2005.
A Helping Hand
Soshi Fujioka leads the Horizon League with seven assists this season. Fujioka has had assists in each of the last two matches against UAB and Detroit Mercy. His seven assists ranks fourth in the DI era program history for the 'Dons.
Horizon Leader
Seth Mahlmeister is the Horizon League leader with seven goals this season. It's the most goals for a Mastodon since 2018 when Matthew Lieshout scored 12.
Home Sweet Hefner
The Mastodons are 3-1-1 at home this season coming into Saturday's match. The 'Dons have taken down Chicago State, Wright State and Adrian.
Up Next
The 'Dons hit the road for their match next Saturday (Oct. 28) against Northern Kentucky. That match is scheduled for 1 PM.
Game Day Information
Who: Cleveland State Vikings
When: Saturday, October 21 | 7 PM ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Complex
Live Stats: Link
Know Your Foe
Cleveland State is 3-7-3 this season and is 2-2-2 in Horizon League play. The Vikings took down Northern Kentucky and IUPUI a few weeks ago before falling out of conference to Akron and drawing with Milwaukee last week.
Where They Stand
The 'Dons enter Saturday's match in third place in the Horizon League with 10 points. Cleveland State is tied with Green bay, Robert Morris and Detroit Mercy for third with eight points. The 'Dons are looking up at IUPUI (13) and Oakland (12) in the standings. The top six teams make the Horizon League postseason.
Today.... is Senior Day
The Mastodons will honor eight seniors on Saturday prior to the game. Max Collingwood, Danny Salazar, Marco Navarro, Soshi Fujioka, Michael Teller, Alex Frank, Luke Morrell and Marc Rodriguez will be recognized before the game.
Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne is 5-6-1 all-time against Cleveland State. At home, the 'Dons have fared well with a 3-1-1 record in matches against Cleveland State.
Lots of Shots
Purdue Fort Wayne ranks 23th in the nation with 6.25 shots on goal per match. Seth Mahlmeister leads the Horizon League with an average of 1.92 shots on goal per match, the 10th highest average in the nation. Mahlmeister also has the 21st highest total shot average in the nation with 3.33 per match.
Balanced Attack
The Mastodons have seen 12 different players score a goal this season. Seth Mahlmeister leads the team with four goals and Abe Arellano has two. It's the most goal scorers since 12 different Mastodons scored a goal in 2005.
A Helping Hand
Soshi Fujioka leads the Horizon League with seven assists this season. Fujioka has had assists in each of the last two matches against UAB and Detroit Mercy. His seven assists ranks fourth in the DI era program history for the 'Dons.
Horizon Leader
Seth Mahlmeister is the Horizon League leader with seven goals this season. It's the most goals for a Mastodon since 2018 when Matthew Lieshout scored 12.
Home Sweet Hefner
The Mastodons are 3-1-1 at home this season coming into Saturday's match. The 'Dons have taken down Chicago State, Wright State and Adrian.
Up Next
The 'Dons hit the road for their match next Saturday (Oct. 28) against Northern Kentucky. That match is scheduled for 1 PM.
~Feel The Rumble~
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