Saturday, October 25
Cleveland, Ohio
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Cleveland State
Trey Theard
Men's Soccer Heads to Cleveland State on Saturday
10/24/2025 1:48:00 PM | Men's Soccer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne men's soccer hits the road to Cleveland on Saturday evening to face the Cleveland State Vikings. Cleveland State owns 12 points, one point ahead of the second place Mastodons in the Horizon League standings.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (6-1-5, 3-1-2 Horizon League) vs. Cleveland State (5-2-6, 3-0-3 Horizon League)
When: Saturday, Oct. 25 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Cleveland, Ohio | Krenzler Field
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
All-Time Series: Cleveland State leads the all-time series 7-5-2. The first meeting came in 2001.
About the Vikings
Cleveland State enters Saturday's game on a 10-match unbeaten streak. The Vikings topped Detroit Mercy 2-0 in league play last week to vault to the top of the league table at 12 points. Ognjen Bozovic and Peleg Armendariz each had a goal in the game. Ryan Poling has allowed just three goals in six league games this season.
Hefner is Home
The Mastodons are 11-3-6 at the Hefner Soccer Complex since the start of the 2023 season.
RPI
The NCAA's updated RPI rankings that came out on Friday have the 'Dons at 156.
Senior Class
Since the start of 2022, the Mastodons own a .483 winning percentage (22-24-14). It is the best four-year winning percentage in the program's NCAA Division I era. The Mastodons' .611 (13-7-7) mark at home since 2022 is the program's best four-year home record. Marco Valencia, Abe Arellano, Christian Leon, Eliam Mier, Ameer Shetiah and Stefan Iricanin have been at Purdue Fort Wayne since 2022.
Double-Digit 'Dons
Shane Anderson (18) and Iann Topete (14) are first and second in the league in points. Anderson is tied for ninth with Romain Lopez (2018) for most points in a season during the program's Division I era.
Nice Start
The Mastodons opened the season 6-0-5. It was the longest undefeated stretch to start a season in program history. At 11 games, it was also the longest undefeated streak in the program's Division I era history. The last time a Mastodon team put a streak together like this was the 1999 NCAA Division II Tournament bound 'Dons that had a 14-match unbeaten streak which included a 10-match win-streak.
Region-aly Speaking
Purdue Fort Wayne is ranked No. 10 in the United Soccer Coaches North Region Poll.
OPOTW
Iann Topete had a debut weekend to remember for the Mastodons. He scored twice vs. DePaul to help the 'Dons earn a 3-3 tie against the Blue Demons. His play helped him earn the Horizon League's Offensive Player of the Week honor on Aug. 25.
OPOTW X2
Shane Anderson earned his first career Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 22. He picked up the honor after a pair of goals at Wright State, including the game winner in the 85th minute.
DPOTW
Sep Habibi picked up his first career Defensive Player of the Week accolade on October 13 after a shutout win over IU Indy the Saturday prior.
'Dons & Ends
- Iann Topete and Shane Anderson are tied for the league lead in goals with six.
- Sep Habibi has a 0.780 goals against average on the season, best in the league and 21st in the nation. He has five shutouts, 44th in the nation, and one combined shutout this season. His .830 save percentage is 13th in the nation.
- Shane Anderson has six assists on the year, tied for 26th in the nation.
- Shane Anderson is tied for first in the league lead in shots with 48.
- At 6.73, the Mastodons are 19th in the nation in shots on goal per game.
- 11 different Mastodons have either a goal or an assist on the season.
New Challenge
The Purdue Fort Wayne or Indiana Fort Wayne student who attends the most Mastodon home athletics events this year will win an iPad at the end of the 2025-26 school year! Make sure to check in and get your QR code scanned at the game to start tracking your attendance.
All Eyes on 'Dons
The department's sixth annual Party at the Pitch on September 10 drew a record crowd of 1,062. It is the third time the 'Dons have drawn over 1,000 for the event.
Coming Up
The 'Dons head to Detroit Mercy on Halloween to face the Titans in a 6 PM start.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (6-1-5, 3-1-2 Horizon League) vs. Cleveland State (5-2-6, 3-0-3 Horizon League)
When: Saturday, Oct. 25 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Cleveland, Ohio | Krenzler Field
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
All-Time Series: Cleveland State leads the all-time series 7-5-2. The first meeting came in 2001.
About the Vikings
Cleveland State enters Saturday's game on a 10-match unbeaten streak. The Vikings topped Detroit Mercy 2-0 in league play last week to vault to the top of the league table at 12 points. Ognjen Bozovic and Peleg Armendariz each had a goal in the game. Ryan Poling has allowed just three goals in six league games this season.
Hefner is Home
The Mastodons are 11-3-6 at the Hefner Soccer Complex since the start of the 2023 season.
RPI
The NCAA's updated RPI rankings that came out on Friday have the 'Dons at 156.
Senior Class
Since the start of 2022, the Mastodons own a .483 winning percentage (22-24-14). It is the best four-year winning percentage in the program's NCAA Division I era. The Mastodons' .611 (13-7-7) mark at home since 2022 is the program's best four-year home record. Marco Valencia, Abe Arellano, Christian Leon, Eliam Mier, Ameer Shetiah and Stefan Iricanin have been at Purdue Fort Wayne since 2022.
Double-Digit 'Dons
Shane Anderson (18) and Iann Topete (14) are first and second in the league in points. Anderson is tied for ninth with Romain Lopez (2018) for most points in a season during the program's Division I era.
Nice Start
The Mastodons opened the season 6-0-5. It was the longest undefeated stretch to start a season in program history. At 11 games, it was also the longest undefeated streak in the program's Division I era history. The last time a Mastodon team put a streak together like this was the 1999 NCAA Division II Tournament bound 'Dons that had a 14-match unbeaten streak which included a 10-match win-streak.
Region-aly Speaking
Purdue Fort Wayne is ranked No. 10 in the United Soccer Coaches North Region Poll.
OPOTW
Iann Topete had a debut weekend to remember for the Mastodons. He scored twice vs. DePaul to help the 'Dons earn a 3-3 tie against the Blue Demons. His play helped him earn the Horizon League's Offensive Player of the Week honor on Aug. 25.
OPOTW X2
Shane Anderson earned his first career Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 22. He picked up the honor after a pair of goals at Wright State, including the game winner in the 85th minute.
DPOTW
Sep Habibi picked up his first career Defensive Player of the Week accolade on October 13 after a shutout win over IU Indy the Saturday prior.
'Dons & Ends
- Iann Topete and Shane Anderson are tied for the league lead in goals with six.
- Sep Habibi has a 0.780 goals against average on the season, best in the league and 21st in the nation. He has five shutouts, 44th in the nation, and one combined shutout this season. His .830 save percentage is 13th in the nation.
- Shane Anderson has six assists on the year, tied for 26th in the nation.
- Shane Anderson is tied for first in the league lead in shots with 48.
- At 6.73, the Mastodons are 19th in the nation in shots on goal per game.
- 11 different Mastodons have either a goal or an assist on the season.
New Challenge
The Purdue Fort Wayne or Indiana Fort Wayne student who attends the most Mastodon home athletics events this year will win an iPad at the end of the 2025-26 school year! Make sure to check in and get your QR code scanned at the game to start tracking your attendance.
All Eyes on 'Dons
The department's sixth annual Party at the Pitch on September 10 drew a record crowd of 1,062. It is the third time the 'Dons have drawn over 1,000 for the event.
Coming Up
The 'Dons head to Detroit Mercy on Halloween to face the Titans in a 6 PM start.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
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