Tuesday, November 4
Fort Wayne, Ind.
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
8-2-5, 5-2-2
2
vs
0
Northern Kentucky
4-10-3, 2-5-2
1
2
F
Northern Ky.
0
0
0
Purdue Fort Wayne
1
1
2
Marco Valencia celebrates after his goal on Tuesday.
Photo by: Josh Nyan
MSOC Earns No. 2 Seed After Shutout of NKU
11/4/2025 5:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne defeated Northern Kentucky 2-0 on Tuesday (Nov. 4) in the regular season finale for the Mastodons. The win clinched the No. 2 seed in the 2025 Horizon League Championship.
The second seed gives the Mastodons a bye through the quarterfinals. The 'Dons will next be in action on Wednesday, Nov. 12 against the highest remaining seed from the quarterfinal matches. Kick at the Hefner Soccer Complex will be at 4 p.m. in the semifinals. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.
The Mastodons got a quick start in the contest on Tuesday with a goal in the 10th minute. Senior Marco Valencia and Iann Topete had a nice give-and-go with Valencia on the receiving end of Topete's pass. Valencia finished for his first goal of the year. Topete now has 19 points on the season.
Purdue Fort Wayne put the game away in the second half with a score by Shane Anderson. The graduate student netted his eighth goal of the season and raised his league-leading point total to 22. He used just a light touch of a shot to sneak the ball inside the right post. Ben Hissrich and Marcos Soria assisted on the goal.
Sep Habibi picked up his sixth shutout of the year thanks to five saves.
The Mastodons finish the regular season 8-2-5 (5-2-2 Horizon League) with 17 points. They were edged for the top spot by one point as Cleveland State finished at 5-1-3 with 18 points to earn the No. 1 seed.
NKU wraps the 2025 campaign 4-10-3 (2-5-2 Horizon League).
The second seed gives the Mastodons a bye through the quarterfinals. The 'Dons will next be in action on Wednesday, Nov. 12 against the highest remaining seed from the quarterfinal matches. Kick at the Hefner Soccer Complex will be at 4 p.m. in the semifinals. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.
The Mastodons got a quick start in the contest on Tuesday with a goal in the 10th minute. Senior Marco Valencia and Iann Topete had a nice give-and-go with Valencia on the receiving end of Topete's pass. Valencia finished for his first goal of the year. Topete now has 19 points on the season.
Purdue Fort Wayne put the game away in the second half with a score by Shane Anderson. The graduate student netted his eighth goal of the season and raised his league-leading point total to 22. He used just a light touch of a shot to sneak the ball inside the right post. Ben Hissrich and Marcos Soria assisted on the goal.
Sep Habibi picked up his sixth shutout of the year thanks to five saves.
The Mastodons finish the regular season 8-2-5 (5-2-2 Horizon League) with 17 points. They were edged for the top spot by one point as Cleveland State finished at 5-1-3 with 18 points to earn the No. 1 seed.
NKU wraps the 2025 campaign 4-10-3 (2-5-2 Horizon League).
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
NKU
PFW
Goals
0
2
Shots
11
13
Shots on Goal
5
3
Saves
1
5
Corners
6
1
Fouls
12
12
Scoring Plays
Marco Valencia (1)
Assisted By: Iann Topete
give and go for 7 and 12
09:29
Shane Anderson (8)
Assisted By: Marcos Soria , Ben Hissrich
touch shot from 9
60:28
Game Leaders
Shots
5
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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