The Malone University men's soccer team has two critical Great Midwest Athletic Conference matches this week. The first is a home match versus the Cedarville Yellow Jackets on Thursday, October 24 at 3:30 pm. The second is an away contest against the Ohio Dominican Panthers on Saturday, October 26 with kick-off scheduled for 5 pm.
 
As post-season play approaches, the Pioneers find themselves on the fringe of playoff berth. Malone currently holds the eighth and final seed to make the G-MAC Tournament. Picking up as many points as possible to elevate themselves from the bubble spot in the standings will be crucial.
 
Follow Along:
Malone vs Cedarville
Thursday, October 24 at 3:30 pm
Live Stats/Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/malone/
 
Malone @ Ohio Dominican
Saturday, October 26 at 5 pm
Live Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/ohiodominican/
Live Stats: https://www.ohiodominicanpanthers.com/sports/msoc/2019-20/boxscores/20191026_drfr.xml
 
Series History:
The Pioneers are just 13-38-5 all-time in matches with Cedarville. In an away match in 2018, Malone lost 1-0 off of a goal by the Yellow Jackets in the 82nd minute.
 
Malone men's soccer has had more success against the Ohio Dominican Panthers, holding a winning record of 21-17-1 overall. The Pioneers lost a match in Columbus 2-0 last season however, with two goals coming off the foot of River Allbaugh.
 
Malone Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 4-5-2 (3-5-1)
 
The Pioneers are winners of three consecutive matches coming into this week. Last week, the Pioneers traveled to Trevecca Nazarene and Kentucky Wesleyan and brought home a 3-1 victory over the Trojans and a 4-0 win versus the Panthers.
 
Nathan McFeaters has been named G-MAC Offensive Soccer Athlete of the Week and Malone Athlete of the Week for his multi-goal performances. McFeaters scored two goals against Trevecca Nazarene and recorded his first career hat trick in the match with Kentucky Wesleyan. It is the first hat trick since 2013 for the Pioneer men. 2013 was also the last time Malone netted three or more goals in back-to-back games.
 
Defenders Jonathan Dendinger, Nick Fry, Jeff Kreinbrook, Jake Martell and Jamal Rasheed have played terrific on the backline and have only allowed one goal in the last three matches.
 
Goalkeeper Alexandre Durand shutout Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday to record his first shutout of the season.
 
Austin Coldsnow and Gino Finelli made big impacts in last week's road trip. Coldsnow assisted on two goals against Kentucky Wesleyan and Finelli scored a goal and assisted on a Nathan McFeaters goal versus Trevecca Nazarene.

Cedarville Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 7-1-5 (4-1-4)
 
Cedarville pulled off a huge upset win over the NCAA DII #5 team at the time Lake Erie last Wednesday by a score of 1-0. Sammy Kilimann netted a goal off of a free kick from 35-yards out that would end up being the game-winning goal in the match. They are the first team to upend Lake Erie in 13 games this season. The Yellow Jackets also played host to non-conference Ohio Christian last Friday and won 6-2.
 
Cedarville has yet to be shutout this season. Although the team has had five ties, four of the five have been 1-1 draws and one 2-2 draw versus Findlay.
 
The Yellow Jackets have been a relatively balanced scoring team this season. 13 players have hit the back of the net. Sammy Kilimann and Mauric Ochoa Vazquez have each scored five goals to lead the team, as well as Gui Fernandes closely behind with four goals. Pedro Alvares has the team lead in shots (32) and assists (5) this season.
 
Zac Muir and Jonny Stephens are the team's leading defenders and do a great job at limiting shot on goal opportunities.
 
Carter Selvius is the team's keeper and has made 41 saves on 131 shots faced.
 
Ohio Dominican Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 3-9-1 (1-7-1)
 
Ohio Dominican will face Walsh on Thursday, October 24 before matching up with the Pioneers on Saturday. Last week, the Panthers lost to Lake Erie 4-0 but defeated Salem in a non-conference match 5-3. Ohio Dominican is 2-3 in home matches this season.
 
Jaxson Szabo is the team's leading goal scorer with eight on the season, including 4-for-4 on penalty kicks. Khalif Hassan and River Allbaugh follow with five and four goals, respectively. Amadou Mamadou has also been a key factor in the offense with one goal, one assist and 19 shots.
 
Freshmen Jack Heyes and Jonathan Lang have played in all 13 matches this season.
 
Ohio Dominican has split between two goalkeepers this season, Ian Crook and Aiden Genette. Crook has started in eight matches and made 26 saves.