Men's Soccer heads to Oakland on Saturday

Saturday, October 14

Rochester, MI / Oakland Soccer Field

1 PM

Wright State University

Oakland

Photo by: Brinlyn Tipton

10/13/2023 12:25:00 PM | Men's Soccer

DAYTON — The Wright State men's soccer team hits the road for a critical Horizon League contest on Saturday afternoon when the Raiders travel to take on Oakland. First touch is set for 1 p.m. and fans can follow the match via live stats.

MATCH INFORMATION
Saturday, October 14 – 1 p.m. – Live Stats

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIZZLIES
Oakland is 4-6-2 overall this season with a 3-2 mark in the Horizon League. The Golden Grizzlies are coming off a 5-0 loss at Western Michigan in midweek action but have won two straight Horizon League contests. Oakland has split its four wins between home and road matches, sitting at 2-1 at home with a 2-5-2 mark on the road.

HISTORY VS. OAKLAND
The Raiders have played Oakland to a pair of draws in two of the last four meetings, with the last Wright State win in the series coming on October 13, 2018 with a 2-0 road victory at Oakland. The Raiders trail in the overall series 5-12-4.

LAST TIME OUT…
Wright State battled all night on Tuesday at Bellarmine, with an early first half goal by the hosts proving to be the difference. The Raiders had a chance late with a PK opportunity but were denied by the Bellarmine keeper. Six Raiders finished with one shot each with Jacob Adams, Noah Boffo and Harrison Rody each tallying shots on goal. Making his first career start, Raider keeper Oscar Juhl-Larsen finished with four saves after the early goal.

COLE TRAIN
Cole Werthmuller has been on a tear lately, scoring in three of his last four contests for the Raiders while also recording a season-best seven shots in the Oct. 7 match against Robert Morris. His 20 shots are the second-most on the roster overall while his 12 shots on frame lead the team.

SHARING THE SCORING
Wright State finds itself with three multi-goal scorers entering the final month of action, paced by Cole Werthmuller's three goals. Reece Allbaugh and Henry Hutchinson each have two goals, while the Raiders have also seen six other players chip in one goal each.

DOWN THE STRETCH
The Raiders are playing four of their final six regular season contests on the road, a task that began Tuesday night at Bellarmine. The road stretch features two non-conference matches and Horizon League matchups at Oakland and Cleveland State. The Raiders will also host Detroit Mercy and Northern Kentucky at home as part of the final stretch.

THREE'S COMPANY
The three second half goals by Wright State on September 19 against Bowling Green matched the most goals in a game this season for the Raiders, who also found the back of the net three times in a 3-3 draw against Saint Francis (PA) on September 2.

FIRST BUT NOT LAST
Wright State's 1-0 win over Milwaukee on September 16 was the first victory for Alex Van der Sluijs as Raider head coach. Van der Sluijs, who spent the 2022 season as a Raider assistant, is no stranger to winning, having racked up 38 victories in four seasons at the helm of Wilmington College prior to coming to Wright State.

PRESEASON POINTS
The Raiders got set for the season with a trio of exhibitions, traveling to face traditional power Indiana to cap the first week of preseason training (1-0 loss, 120 minutes) before home contests against Lake Erie (4-0 win, 105 minutes) and Thomas More (2-2 draw). Conner Osterholt recorded three of Wright State's six total goals, while Charlie Carpenter, Pete Schneider and Cole Werthmuller also all found the back of the net in exhibition action.

NEXT UP
Following the meeting with Oakland, Wright State returns home for a match with Detroit Mercy next Saturday night at 7 p.m. The match will be Senior Night for the Raiders and is expected to be streamed on ESPN+.