Game Time...The Dordt University men's soccer team returns to the field Wednesday night for a mid-week match against Nebraska Wesleyan. Game time is set for 6pm at the Defenders Soccer Complex.
All-Time...Wednesday's match will be the 31st all-time in the rivalry between Dordt and Nebraska Wesleyan, dating back to the initial contest played during the 1978 season. The Defenders own a 15-11-4 edge in the series and are unnbeaten over their last four matches against NWU (2-0-2). Dordt is unbeaten in its last six matches at home against the Prairie Wolves (4-0-2).
Last Year...Dordt and Nebraska Wesleyan played to a 1-1, double overtime tie in an early season match played last season in Lincoln, Neb. The Defenders scored first, getting a goal by
Ethan Knott off an assist from
Quintin Olson, during the 15th minute. Nebraska Wesleyan countered with a goal 20 minutes later when Jakob Hulquest found the back of the net.
Brandon Hansen recorded five saves while Knott,
Phil Appelt and
Santiago Carvajal all had one shot on-goal.
Scouting Reports...
Nebraska Wesleyan: 1-2 record
- lost to Mount Marty (5-4)
- def. Concordia - Morehead (3-2)
- lost to Concordia - Texas (7-1)
- Head Coach: Brandon Bonilla (5th year)
- All-Time Record: 22-28-7
- best season: 2018 (his 1st year) 8-8-1, sixth in Iowa Conference
- formerly assistant with both men's and women's programs in 2017
- assistant at University of Houston
- members of the American River Conference (9 teams)
- picked 6th in ARC preseason poll
- Dubuque picked 1st
- last Year: 2-4-2 (6th), 5-8-3 overall
- lost to Loras in first round of ARC Tournament
- return 5 starters, 14 players
- 2 all-conference players are back
- by the numbers (based on 2022 stats):
- 2.7 goals / match (8 scored this season)
- 4.7 goals given up / match (14 given up)
- top players returning:
- Logan Lawrence - 1st team all-conf, 1 goal
- Caleb Vos - 2 goals
- Varun Doshi - 1 goal
- Zachary Weis - all-conference, 16 saves, 4.8 goals vs
Dordt News and Notes...
- Defenders have scored 3 goals this season, .8 / match
- Blake Hansen leads the team with two goals
- the junior forward has 41 points for his career, 18 goals, 5 assists
- Freshman Tyson Reitsma scored his first career goal in the Defenders 2-0 win vs Trinity Christian
- Javier Moscardo tallied his first career assist in the win over Trinity Christian
- Dordt has outscored Nebraska Wesleyan 77-54 and has nine shutouts in the rivalry
