Contests this week:Oct. 30: Malone vs Walsh – 3:00pm
This is the final match of the season for both Malone and Walsh.
Senior Day:Friday is Senior Day as the men's team will be honoring the graduating class before the start of the game. This year's senior class:
Jon Crabbs,
Stephen Hunt,
Jordan LoPresti,
Troy Malsky,
Matt Piccioni,
Christian Schmikla, and
Sam Tonelli.
Supporting A Good Cause:A portion of all sales of Nom Nom Popcorn at Friday's men's and women's soccer matches will benefit Ashland University women's soccer coach Dan Krispinsky, who was diagnosed with cancer this past summer and has been undergoing treatments during the Eagles' 2015 campaign. Monetary donations will be collected at the game as well. Awareness for the Krispinsky family can be raised by using the Twitter hashtag #DanTheMan or by vvisiting the "Dan the Man" Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/Dan-the-Man-1529217597369742For more information and to learn more about the Krispinsky's story, please visit
http://www.gliac.org/sports/wsoc/2015-16/releases/AU_Krispinsky_Cancer_FightPhoto Contest:
-To be held during both the men's and women's game (men's game follows the women's game at 3:00 p.m.)
-Take a creative selfie and enter to win the contest by following these three steps:
1. Upload the picture to twitter
2. Tag: @maloneathletics
3. Use the Hashtag: #beatWalsh
Live Stats:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/malone/msoc/All-time series record: 17-39-2.
Last Season's Records:
Malone: 2-13-1 overall; 1-12-1 GLIAC
Walsh: 7-9 overall; 5-9 GLIAC
2015 records:
Malone: 3-11-1, 3-9-1 GLIAC
Walsh: 3-13, 1-12 GLIAC
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WalshMalone Notes:-
Brian Stock enters his fourth season as the Pioneers' head coach.
-The Pioneers are returning 14 players from last year's squad, seven of which started 12 or more games.
-Malone is coming off a 3-0 loss at Lake Erie College on Friday and a 1-0 loss at Ohio Dominican University on Sunday.
-The leading scorer for the Pioneers is
Nick Astalos who has registered six goals (12 points).
-Senior goalie
Jon Crabbs has recorded 88 saves on the season. He is first in the GLIAC in total saves and is ranked seventh in the NCAA Division II in total saves (88)
- Earlier this season, Malone beat Walsh 3-1. Astalos tallied two goals,
Jordan LoPresti notched a goal, and
Matt Piccioni collected an assist.
Walsh Notes:-John Hall enters his fifth season as the Cavaliers' head coach
-WU returns 19 players from last year's squad, five of which started 10 or more games.Â
-The Cavaliers had seven seniors on last season's squad, one of whom was Sam Mountstephens. He was WU's leading scorer who finished the season with eight goals and three assists (19 points). In addition, Mountstephens was named the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Division II First-Team District 4 and was named All-GLIAC First-Team honors. Â
-Walsh has lost eight straight games. Their last win was against Ohio Dominican University on September 27
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-Junior forward Bailey Moody is the leading scorer for the Cavaliers with four goals and an assist (nine points). Â
-Goalkeeper Tom Jackson is fourth in the GLIAC in total saves (64).
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