Saturday, October 14
Rochester, MI / Oakland Soccer Field
1 PM
Wright State University
3-6-4, 2-3-1
0
at
5
Oakland
5-6-2, 4-2-0
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Wright St.
0
0
0
Oakland
3
2
5
Photo by: Joseph Craven
Men's Soccer slips at Oakland
10/14/2023 3:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer
ROCHESTER, MI – The Wright State men's soccer team allowed a pair of early goals Saturday as the Raiders fell 5-0 at Oakland in Horizon League action.
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Wright State (3-6-4, 2-3-1 Horizon) returns to action next Saturday when the Raiders host Detroit Mercy on Senior Night. First touch is set for 7 p.m. and the match is expected to be streamed on ESPN+.
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Oakland (5-6-2, 4-2 Horizon) tallied a pair of goals three minutes apart early in the first half that proved to be the difference. First, Owen Smith found the back of the net in the 20th minute before Donavan Phillip added to the advantage at the 22:40 mark. The hosts added a third goal by Malik Sylvester just before the halftime break before a goal from Mikey Ketteman in the 52nd minute and a second tally from Smith in the 63rd minute.
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The Raiders finished with eight shots, four on net, with two shots each from Chris Geddis, Grant Murray and Cole Werthmuller, while Henry Hutchinson and Brady Shapiro also added shots. Smith paced Oakland with five of its 13 shots as the hosts put nine shots on frame. Oakland keeper Finn Jurak finished with four saves, all in the first half, in the win while Alessandro Malterer had four saves for the Raiders in the loss.
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Wright State (3-6-4, 2-3-1 Horizon) returns to action next Saturday when the Raiders host Detroit Mercy on Senior Night. First touch is set for 7 p.m. and the match is expected to be streamed on ESPN+.
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Oakland (5-6-2, 4-2 Horizon) tallied a pair of goals three minutes apart early in the first half that proved to be the difference. First, Owen Smith found the back of the net in the 20th minute before Donavan Phillip added to the advantage at the 22:40 mark. The hosts added a third goal by Malik Sylvester just before the halftime break before a goal from Mikey Ketteman in the 52nd minute and a second tally from Smith in the 63rd minute.
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The Raiders finished with eight shots, four on net, with two shots each from Chris Geddis, Grant Murray and Cole Werthmuller, while Henry Hutchinson and Brady Shapiro also added shots. Smith paced Oakland with five of its 13 shots as the hosts put nine shots on frame. Oakland keeper Finn Jurak finished with four saves, all in the first half, in the win while Alessandro Malterer had four saves for the Raiders in the loss.
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Team Stats
WSU
OAK
Goals
0
5
Shots
8
13
Shots on Goal
4
9
Saves
4
4
Corners
5
3
Fouls
11
14
Scoring Plays
Owen Smith (5)
Assisted By: Luke Benford , Donavan Phillip
GOAL by OAK Smith, Owen Assist by Benford, Luke and Phillip, Donavan.
19:39
Donavan Phillip (3)
Assisted By: Ville Ahola , Mikey Ketteman
GOAL by OAK Phillip, Donavan Assist by Ahola, Ville and Ketteman, Mikey.
22:40
Malik Sylvester (2)
GOAL by OAK Sylvester, Malik.
43:16
Mikey Ketteman (7)
Assisted By: Marco Mazzei , Luke Benford
GOAL by OAK Ketteman, Mikey Assist by Mazzei, Marco and Benford, Luke.
51:59
Owen Smith (5)
Assisted By: Mikey Ketteman
GOAL by OAK Smith, Owen Assist by Ketteman, Mikey.
62:37
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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