Wright State men's soccer faces Purdue Fort Wayne in Horizon League Championship Nov. 11

DAYTON, Ohio — No. 5 seed Wright State (8-7-3, 5-3-2 Horizon League) faces No. 2 seed Purdue Fort Wayne (7-4-3, 5-2-3 Horizon League) in the Horizon League Championship on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 4 p.m. ET at Hefner Soccer Complex in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The match streams on ESPN+.

Wright State has won two straight, including Sunday's 1-0 quarterfinal win at Northern Illinois. The Raiders finished the regular season tied with Robert Morris and Northern Illinois at 17 points. Purdue Fort Wayne finished with 18 points.

Last Time Out
• Wright State won 1-0 at Northern Illinois on Nov. 8 in the Horizon League Championship quarterfinal at NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex in DeKalb, Illinois.
• Defender Daniel Panait scored in the 50th minute, assisted by midfielder Djafar Albadawi.
• Goalkeeper Alex Normandeau made two (2) saves in the shutout. Both teams took 11 shots; Wright State put three (3) on goal and Northern Illinois two (2).

Raider Notes
• Wright State has scored 32 goals in 18 matches (1.78 per game) and allowed 38 (2.11 per game), per official statistics through Nov. 8.
• Wright State has scored 22 of its 32 goals in the second half.
• The Raiders have taken 232 shots, with 96 on goal.

Player Notes
• Forward Cairo Duarte has five (5) goals and one (1) assist for 11 points, including two (2) game-winning goals. He was named Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14.
• Midfielder Gabe Gotting has four (4) goals and two (2) assists for 10 points and has converted both of his penalty-kick attempts.
• Albadawi has two (2) goals and five (5) assists for nine (9) points. He was named Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 19.
• Normandeau has 48 saves, a 1.36 goals-against average and a .716 save percentage in 1,260 minutes, with a 7-4-3 record.

Scouting Purdue Fort Wayne
• Purdue Fort Wayne won 2-1 at Northern Kentucky on Nov. 3 to close the regular season. The Mastodons beat Wright State 1-0 on Sept. 19 in Fort Wayne.
• Stephen Gorton is in his seventh season as Purdue Fort Wayne's head coach.
• Purdue Fort Wayne has scored 25 goals and allowed 14 in 14 matches, with six (6) shutouts, per its official statistics through Nov. 3.
• Brandon Razo has seven (7) goals and one (1) assist for 15 points. Jackson Liley has five (5) goals for 10 points.
• Goalkeeper Tegan Gumbs has a 0.91 goals-against average and a .750 save percentage in nine (9) matches, with a 3-1-3 record.

How to Follow
• Watch on ESPN+ (https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/0adf0e97-3447-4f69-abcd-dfeaf86560a6)
• Live Stats (https://gomastodons.com/sidearmstats/msoc/summary)
• Follow Wright State Men's Soccer on X: @WSU_Mens_Soccer and Instagram: @wsumenssoccer.

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Players Mentioned

Djafar Albadawi

Cairo Duarte

Gabe Gotting

Alex Normandeau

Daniel Panait

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