Raiders host Oakland on Saturday night

The Wright State men's soccer team steps back into Horizon League action on Saturday night as the Raiders host Oakland at Alumni Field. The Raiders are coming off of a double overtime tie on the road at No. 18 Duke on Tuesday night, while Oakland is coming off a tie of its own last Saturday against Detroit Mercy.

Overall, the Raiders enter the match at 5-3-1 overall and 1-1 in Horizon League play while the Golden Grizzlies are 4-3-2 overall and 2-0-1 in league action.

Jackson Dietrich and Deri Corfe each had goals on Tuesday night for Wright State at Duke, while Joel Sundell finished with seven saves in the 110 minutes of action. Spencer Nolff scored his first goal of the season for Oakland against Detroit Mercy in its 1-1 tie last Saturday.

Wright State has won the last two matchups in the series by 2-0 scores, but Oakland holds the overall series advantage with six wins in 12 meetings.

WRIGHT STATE VS. OAKLAND
When: Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.
Where: Alumni Field
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats

The Golden Grizzlies are 5-3-1 overall but are 3-2-1 on the road this season and have yet to either win or lose two straight games.
Cameron Wilde and Evan Sawula lead Oakland with three goals each, which is tied for sixth in the league. They each rank second (8) and third (6) respectively on the team in points.
Nine different players have accounted for 15 total goals and 10 different players have recorded 21 assists through nine games this season for the Golden Grizzlies.

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Players Mentioned

Deri Corfe

Jackson Dietrich

Joel Sundell

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