(TOURNAMENT RESULTS) - Cornerstone posted a 9-1 record in league play to repeat as the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) regular season men's soccer champion. With the crown comes the top seed of the conference tournament. The Golden Eagles lone loss came at the hands of WHAC newcomer and No. 5 seed Marygrove as the Mustangs won 3-2 in overtime on Oct. 13.
Cornerstone won last year's conference title but lost in the semifinals to eventual tournament champion Madonna. The two face off in the first round of the WHAC tournament. . Aquinas claimed the second seed and hosts No. 7 Davenport. Third-seeded Northwestern Ohio hosts No. 6 Concordia after winning the tiebreaker with Indiana Tech on head-to-head competition. Tech hosts #5 Marygrove.
The winner of this year's conference tournament earns the league's automatic berth to the opening round of the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship. Click here for tournament results and updates.
Quarterfinals - Saturday, Nov. 3
#8 Madonna at #1 Cornerstone
Previous Meeting: CS def. MU 31- on 10/10
| Madonna (7-8-2 / 3-5-2) | Cornerstone (12-3-1 / 9-1-0) |
Goals: Doug Beason, Joe Carver (8)
Assists: Dane Laird (8)
Saves: Adrian Motta (37) Laird leads the conference in
assists (8)
WHAC Defensive Player of the Week -
Adrian Motta Hat Tricks: Laird (9/7) | Goals: Isaac Grotenhuis (9)
Assists: Brian Nimmo (6)
Saves: Kyle Breckan (67) CS has 7 shutouts this year, 5 of them
are against WHAC schools.
WHAC Offensive Player of the Week - Grotenhuis
WHAC Defensive Player of th Week - Breckan Hat Tricks: Grotenhuis (10/17) |
#5 Marygrove at #4 Indiana Tech, 7 p.m.
Previous Meeting: Tied 1-1 on 10/3
| Marygrove (7-8-3 / 5-2-3) | Indiana Tech (10-5-2 / 6-2-2), |
Goals: Jordan Berry (20)
Assists: Abdoullie (6)
Saves: Christian Bryant (91) Berry leads the conference
in points/game with 2.53 (20 goals, 3 assists) and goals scored. Hat Tricks: Berry (9/15) | Goals: Aultain Gaye (9)
Assists: Aultain Gaye (4)
Saves: Reece Richardson (77) Richardson sits atop the list with a 0.84 goals agains average.
WHAC Offensive Player of the Week -
Will Johnson
WHAC Defensive Player of the Week -
Reece Richardson |
#6 Concordia at #3 Northwestern Ohio
Previous Meeting: UNOH def. CUAA 7-0 on 10/3
| Concordia (7-8-3 / 4-4-2) | Northwestern Ohio (9-6-2 / 6-2-2) |
Goals: Brad Lyons (10)
Assists: Jonathan Heslop (4)
Saves: Mikey Erickson (95) Lyons leads the team with 20 points.
WHAC Offensive Player of the Week -
Lyons
WHAC Defensive Player of the Week -
Jon Pederson NAIA National Offensive Player of the
Week - Lyons Hat Tricks: Lyons (9/7) | Goals: Wesley Cain (10)
Assists: Gabriel Falcon (5)
Saves: Liam Davies (61) UNOH has 32 goals against WHAC
opponents. Team set school record with 11 goals on 10/27. WHAC Defensive Player of the Week -
Davies Hat Tricks: Falcon (10/3), Cain (10/27) |
#7 Davenport at #2 Aquinas
Previous Meeting: AQ def. DU 3-0 on 10/10
| Davenport (8-8-1 / 4-5-1) | Aquinas (12-5-1 / 7-3-0) |
Goals: Bernard Brnada (4)
Assists: Stuart Collins (5)
Saves: Mirza Harambasic (41) Collins leads the team with 11 points (3 goals, 5 assists)
WHAC Offensive Player of the Week -
Henry Spees | Goals: Tyler Fisher (19)
Assists: Casey Higgason (8)
Saves: Mike Sweers (43)
Fisher leads the league with 5 game-winning goals.
AQ has scored a league-leading 57 goals.
WHAC Offensive Player of the Week -
Fischer
WHAC Defensive Player of the Week -
Sweers Hat Tricks: Higgason (8/28), Fisher (9/16, 10/6, 10/17), |
