This Week:
A road showdown with GLIAC leader and No. 16 Ashland awaits the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 22. The Eagles currently lead ODU by one point in the conference standings. The Panthers will conclude Ohio GLIAC play at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24 as they take on Lake Erie in their final road game of the season.
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About the Panthers:
The No. 24 Panthers ran their unbeaten streak to four this past weekend, battling to their first tie of the season, a 1-1 draw in two overtimes at home against Tiffin on Friday night, before disposing of Findlay, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon. After trailing 1-0 at halftime, ODU erupted for five second half goals by five different players to down the Oilers. The five scores and plus three goal differential are both season highs for the Panthers. Pat McGrath (Sr./Cincinnati, OH) and Felix Darko (Jr./Reynoldsburg, OH) both finished the game with three points, recording one goal and one assist each. Darko also scored the Panthers lone goal in the 79th minute against Tiffin on Friday evening. His team-leading seven scores and 17 points ties him for third in the GLIAC.
About the Eagles:
The 17th-ranked Eagles went 1-0-1 on the road this week, playing Northwood to a 1-1 draw on Friday before beating Saginaw Valley, 3-0, on Sunday. Ashland extended its regular season conference unbeaten streak to 20 games. Freshman Louis Clark scored twice and assisted on the other goal in AU's win over the Cardinals. His 11 goals this season place him tied for fifth all-time in single-season goals in AU history. Adam Spannbauer scored his 20th career goal in the win over SVSU. He ranks ninth all-time in program history. Sophomore keeper Justin Nolan had seven saves on the week.
ODU fell to the previously No.12 Eagles, 2-0, in their home opener after allowing a pair of goals nine minutes apart in the first half.
About the Storm:
The Storm had its most competitive GLIAC weekend thus far, with a pair of 2-1 road losses, both coming in overtime. Friday night, Lake Erie led at halftime at Saginaw Valley when senior midfielder Justin Mihaly found junior forward Marco Gaudio for the score. Against Northwood on Sunday, Lake Erie trailed 1-0 late in the second half when Gaudio scored his team-high seventh goal of the season in the 84th minute to send the match to overtime.
The Panthers bested LEC 2-1 at home earlier in the year thanks to scores by Andrew Edler and Felix Darko in each half.
