#HLMSOC Semifinals Set For Wednesday Afternoon

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – On Wednesday (Nov. 12) the Purdue Fort Wayne men's soccer team will play Green Bay in the 2025 Horizon League Semifinals. The game will be played on Saint Francis' campus in Fort Wayne due to wet grounds at the Hefner Soccer Complex.

Game Day Information
Who: No. 2 Purdue Fort Wayne (8-2-5) vs. No. 3 Green Bay (9-7-1)
When: Wednesday, Nov. 12 | 4 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Bishop John M. D'arcy Stadium
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
All-Time Series: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 7-5-3. Green Bay won the regular season meeting between the two clubs 1-0 on Oct. 18.

About the Phoenix
Green Bay features the 2025 Horizon League Player of the Year Keegan Walker. He has six goals and five assists in 2025. Chris Album is the other first team selection for the Phoenix. Green Bay was picked to win the league but really came on later in the season. They enter Wednesday's game on a four-match win streak. They topped Oakland 2-0 in the quarterfinals on Sunday. Drew Swancutt had five saves in the shutout win.

All-League Picks
- Offensive Player of the Year: Shane Anderson
- First Team: Andrew Hollenbach, Iann Topete, Shane Anderson
- Second Team: Sep Habibi
- Third Team: Jonny Hernandez
Notes on the picks
- First time in the Division I program history with three first team picks in the same season.
- First Offensive Player of the Year honor since Max Touloute in 2011
- Hernandez is the first Mastodon freshman to earn all-league honors since Corey Tom in 2012.
- Hollenbach was a second team pick last year, Anderson was a third team selection

Smart Too
Shane Anderson was named to the 2025 Academic All-Horizon League Team.

Seven Again
The Mastodons' eight wins are the most since the 'Dons won 10 games in 2018.

Dozen is Best
With eight wins and five ties, the Mastodons have 13 positive results this season. That is the most positive results in a single season in the Division I era history of the program. The 'Dons had 11 positive results in 2023 and 2018.

RPI
The NCAA's updated RPI rankings that came out on Thursday have the 'Dons at 141.

Double-Digit 'Dons
Shane Anderson (22) and Iann Topete (19) are first and second in the league in points. Anderson is tied for sixth with Seth Fishelson (2002) for most points in a season in the DI era in program history. Topete is in 10th.

Sep Habibi Facts
- Habibi's six shutouts this season are tied for third most in a season in the program's DI era.
- He owns an .897 save percentage this season. It is the best in the league and a total that would rank second best in the program's DI era.

Shots, shots, shots
- Shane Anderson has 63 shots in 2025, fifth most in a season in the program's DI era.
- Anderson's 4.20 shots per game is ranked 3rd in the nation

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.

2025 Horizon League Player of the Week
- Offensive - Iann Topete (Aug. 25) – two goals at DePaul
- Offensive – Shane Anderson (Sept. 22) – two goals at Wright State
- Defensive – Sep Habibi (Oct. 13) – shutout vs. IU Indy
- Defensive – Sep Habibi (Nov. 10) – shutout vs. Northern Kentucky

'Dons & Ends
- Iann Topete and Shane Anderson are tied for the league lead in goals with eight.
- At 6.67, the Mastodons are 17th in the nation in shots on goal per game.
- The team's .809 save percentage is 16th best in the nation
- 14 different Mastodons have either a goal or an assist on the season.

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
If the 'Dons win on Wednesday, they will advance to Saturday's Horizon League Championship match. The 'Dons would play either top seed Cleveland State or the No. 5 seed Robert Morris.

All-Time Conference Tournament Results
1985 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
IPFW 2, Indianapolis 0 – Quarterfinals (at Indianapolis)
Southern Indiana 2, IPFW 1 (OT) – Semifinals (at Kentucky Wesleyan)

1986 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
IPFW 5, Indianapolis 0 – Quarterfinals (at IPFW)
IPFW 3, Kentucky Wesleyan 0 – Semifinals (at Lewis)
Lewis 2, IPFW 0 – Championship (at Lewis)

1987 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
Saint Joseph's 2, IPFW 0 – Quarterfinals (at Saint Joseph's)

1988 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
Lewis 7, IPFW 0 – Quarterfinals (at Lewis)

1990 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
Southern Indiana 6, IPFW 0 – Quarterfinals (at Southern Indiana)

1991 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
IPFW 3, Bellarmine 2 – Quarterfinals (at IPFW)
Lewis 2, IPFW 0 – Semifinals (at Southern Indiana)
Northern Kentucky 3, IPFW 0 – 3rd place game (at Southern Indiana)

1992 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
IPFW 3, Saint Joseph's 0 – Quarterfinals (at Saint Joseph's)
Northern Kentucky 2, IPFW 1 (OT) – Semifinals (at Lewis)
Lewis 3, IPFW 1 – 3rd place game (at Lewis)

1993 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
UW-Parkside 6, IPFW 0 – Quarterfinals (at Northern Kentucky)

1994 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
Lewis 4, IPFW 0 – Quarterfinals (at Lewis)

1995 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
UW-Parkside 5, IPFW 0 – Quarterfinals (at UW-Parkside)

1996 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
UW-Parkside 2, IPFW 0 – Quarterfinals (at UW-Parkside)

1998 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
Missouri- St. Louis 2, IPFW 0 – Quarterfinals (at Missouri-St. Louis)

1999 – Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II)
IPFW 1, UW-Parkside 0 – Semifinals (at IPFW)
IPFW 4, Missouri-St. Louis 0 – Championship (at IPFW)

2005 – Mid-American Conference
Buffalo 4, IPFW 0 – Quarterfinals (at Buffalo)

2006 – Mid-American Conference
Buffalo 3, IPFW 0 – Quarterfinals (at Buffalo)

2011 – Summit League
Oral Roberts 3, IPFW 2 – Semifinals (at Kansas City)

2012 – Summit League
Oakland 5, IPFW 1 – Semifinals (at Western Illinois)

2014 – Summit League
Denver 3, IPFW 0 – Semifinals (at Denver)

2018 – Summit League
Omaha 1, Purdue Fort Wayne 0 – Semifinals (at Omaha)

2023 – Horizon League
Purdue Fort Wayne 1, Detroit Mercy 0 – Quarterfinals (at Detroit Mercy)
Oakland 1, Purdue Fort Wayne 0 – Semifinals (at Oakland)

2024 – Horizon League
Milwaukee 1, Purdue Fort Wayne 0 – Quarterfinals (at Milwaukee)

~ Feel The Rumble ~

#HLMSOC Semifinals Set For Wednesday Afternoon

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Shane Anderson

Sep Habibi

Jonny Hernandez

Andrew Hollenbach

Iann Topete

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