The Malone University men's soccer team will continue Great Midwest Athletic Conference action this week with one league match. The Pioneers will be come home to take on NCAA DII #6 Ohio Valley University in a David vs. Goliath match Thursday morning.
This Week's Schedule
Malone Notes (4-8-1) -
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-The Pioneers fell 2-1 to Trevecca Nazarene University in a heartbreaker on Saturday but are still in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference playoff hunt, currently tied in the seventh position with Walsh University.
-Malone has just three conference matchups remaining for the remainder of the season
-The Pioneers conference record in the G-MAC is 4-6-1
-Defensively, Malone has been solid all season with not allowing more than three goals in any match. Among G-MAC teams, the Pioneers rank second in saves (73), fourth in shutouts (3) and fifth in goals against average-per-game (1.51)
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Jonathan Dendinger (pictured above) continues to be an integral part of the Pioneers' trademark defense
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Alexandre Durand ranks in the top six in all conference goalkeeping categories. He is first in saves with 71 in the G-MAC while ranking third in NCAA Division II with 1190 minutes played
Ohio Valley Notes (11-2-0) -
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All-Time Series: The Pioneers look to even their record with a 2-3-2 all-time record against the Fighting Scots
-Ohio Valley currently has an overall record of 11-2-0 and a 7-2-0 G-MAC conference record this season
-The Fighting Scots posted an 17-2-4 overall record in 2017
-Ohio Valley is the top team offensively in the G-MAC with a 2.923 goals-per-game average and defensively with only allowing a miniscule 0.46 goals-allowed-per-game average
-The Fighting Scots are coming of a 1-0 defeat against Cedarville University on Saturday which marked only their second loss of the season
