Wright State men's soccer defeats Oakland 4-2 - Wright State University Athletics

Tuesday, November 3

Dayton, OH

2 PM

Wright State University

7-7-3, 5-3-2

Oakland

3-6-7, 2-2-6

Team	1	2	Final F
Oakland	0	2	2
Wright St.	3	1	4

11/3/2026 6:00:00 PM | General, Men's Soccer

Box Score

DAYTON, Ohio — Wright State men's soccer defeated Oakland 4-2 Tuesday at Alumni Field at Rinzler Student Sports Complex, as forward Cairo Duarte scored twice.

Duarte scored in the first and 27th minutes, the second the game-winning goal, and has five (5) goals this season. Midfielder Tedrick Neptune and midfielder Rowen Arnold also scored, and Arnold added an assist. Goalkeeper Alex Normandeau made two (2) saves.

Wright State improves to 7-7-3 overall and 5-3-2 in Horizon League play. Oakland is 3-6-7 overall and 2-2-6 in Horizon League play.

Oakland's goals came from Zach Townsend, unassisted, in the 82nd minute and Cal Kurzawa, unassisted, in the 84th minute.

How it Happened
First Half
• Duarte scored, unassisted, in the first minute for a 1-0 lead.
• Neptune scored, unassisted, in the 17th minute, and Duarte scored again in the 27th minute, assisted by Arnold, for a 3-0 lead.
• Wright State led 3-0 at halftime with an 11-1 edge in shots and a 6-0 edge in corner kicks. Oakland goalkeeper Cole Thompson made four (4) saves in the half.

Second Half
• Normandeau saved a shot by Kinan Abdulrazzak in the 57th minute.
• Arnold scored, unassisted, in the 80th minute for a 4-0 lead.
• Townsend scored in the 82nd minute and Kurzawa scored in the 84th minute for the 4-2 final.

Scoring Summary
1st minute – Wright State – Cairo Duarte (unassisted)
17th minute – Wright State – Tedrick Neptune (unassisted)
27th minute – Wright State – Cairo Duarte (Rowen Arnold)
80th minute – Wright State – Rowen Arnold (unassisted)
82nd minute – Oakland – Zach Townsend (unassisted)
84th minute – Oakland – Cal Kurzawa (unassisted)

By the Numbers
23-13 – Shots, Wright State vs. Oakland (10-4 on goal)
8-7 – Corner kicks, Wright State vs. Oakland
2 – Saves for Alex Normandeau
6 – Saves for Cole Thompson, Oakland
4 – Shots for Djafar Albadawi, a team-high
4 – Shots on goal allowed by Wright State

Up Next
Horizon League Championship, Nov. 8–14; at Northern Illinois and 2:00 PM Sunday, November 8

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