The Malone University men's and women's soccer teams travel to Walsh University on Tuesday, November 5 for their regular season finale games. Both teams are on the cusp of post-season berth and the result of these games as well as others around the Great Midwest Athletic Conference will determine the fate of the Pioneers for the conference tournament.
 
For women's soccer, the easiest scenario to guarantee a playoff spot is a win on Tuesday at Walsh, or a loss by Lake Erie, who plays at Ursuline. The Pioneers currently hold the eight seed, so they would need to be jumped by the Storm in order to miss the postseason. In the best case scenario, Malone can climb all the way to the six seed, pending the result of other G-MAC matches.
 
On the men's side, it is three teams battling for the final two spots between Malone, Ohio Dominican and Alderson Broaddus. The Pioneers would clinch outright with a win at Walsh and a loss by Ohio Dominican, who plays at home against Cedarville. Malone is on the outside looking in heading into the final day of the regular season, so the Pioneers would need to jump either Ohio Dominican or Alderson Broaddus to make the postseason for the first time since 2012.
 
Follow Along:
Malone WSOC @ Walsh
Tuesday, November 5 at 5 pm
Live Stats/Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/walsh/
 
Malone MSOC @ Walsh
Tuesday, November 5 at 7:30 pm
Live Stats/Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/walsh/
 
Previous Matchup:
Earlier this season, the Walsh women won 1-0 over the Pioneers with an overtime goal from Olivia Peters in the 95th minute. It was the only loss for the Malone women in a 7-1-0 start to the 2019 campaign.
 
Malone and Walsh men's soccer battled to a 1-1 draw on September 18. Walsh started the year 4-0-0 and this was their first game the Cavaliers did not pick up three points. Nathan McFeaters gave the Pioneers the lead just nine minutes into the game, but Walsh's Gary Canam converted the equalizer in the 25th minute.
 
Malone Women's Soccer Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 7-6-1 (4-6-1)
 
Defensively, the Pioneers held off the pressure from Walsh in the team's first matchup with a backline of Natalie Martorana, Lindsey Soltisz, Andrea Fink and Brooke Lindenschmidt. Goalkeeper Haleigh Seman recorded a season-high 10 saves in the match.
 
Offensively, Danielle Lung has had sustained success throughout the season. Her 12 goals puts her second in the G-MAC. Lung also slots third in shots taken with 67. Lung scored the game-tying goal in the 88th minute to record a draw against Tiffin in the team's last game.
 
Madeline Ault netted her second goal of the season last week in a chilly match versus Findlay in a 4-1 loss. Freshman midfielder Savannah Ebin has started three consecutive matches and has played 215 minutes in that stretch.
 
Kirsten Hilty and Keeley Malley have also been big factors on the offensive end, scoring four and three goals respectively this season.
 
Walsh Women's Soccer Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 12-4-0 (9-2-0)
 
The Walsh women have already clinched berth into the G-MAC and will host a first round match this Saturday. The Cavaliers are winners of two straight with wins against Tiffin and nationally-ranked Findlay last week.
 
Olivia Peters is the team's primary offensive weapon with seven goals scored and six assists. Peters has converted on six game-winning goals this season for the Cavaliers. Her 85 shots taken this season places her second in the G-MAC rankings and tied for second in the conference with six assists.
 
Brianna Sanborn, Hannah Bowman, Maddie Malinowski and Kayla Rance have each hit the back of the net more than once for Walsh in 2019.
 
Ana Bair, Madalyn Canter and Alisha Himes have started all 16 games on the Cavalier defense this season. In goal, Mickey McClanahan has started all 16 games and totaled 1,445 minutes on the pitch. She has 70 saves and three shutouts on the year.
 
Malone Men's Soccer Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 4-6-5 (3-6-4)
 
Last week, Malone fell to Findlay in a match that saw torrential downpour and heavy flooding on the turf and recorded a draw versus Tiffin.
 
Evan Dekker has three goals in the last two weeks, including both goals in a 2-2 draw on Saturday. Dekker has been on the field for the entirety of the game the past eight matches. Austin Coldsnow scored the lone Pioneer goal on Thursday afternoon versus Findlay.
 
Nathan McFeaters recorded an assist on one of the Dekker goals Saturday and leads the Pioneers with 10 goals and 22 points. Jamal Rasheed also assisted on a goal Saturday, and holds the team lead with three assists on the season from the defensive position. Rasheed has nine starts this season, including the last seven Malone matches.
 
Rasheed is joined on the defense by leading minutes man Nick Fry, as well as Jonathan Dendinger, Patrick Alvarez and Jake Martell. Alexandre Durand has made 11 starts this season as the Pioneer keeper, with 49 saves on 131 shots faced.
 
Walsh Men's Soccer Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 10-5-2 (6-5-2)
 
The Walsh men currently sit in the fifth spot in the G-MAC table with 20 points, locked in to the conference tournament. The Cavaliers could find themselves hosting a first round match with a win or draw versus the Pioneers. Walsh lost to Tiffin last weekend 3-0, but defeated Findlay 1-0 in a match that went to two overtime periods.
 
Dwight Van Dyke holds the team lead in goals with seven, followed by Myles Cornwall with six and defender Nathan Kett with four. Cornwall has a team high seven assists and 19 points this season. His assist total is tied for second-best in the G-MAC.
 
Joining Kett on the defensive unit are Gary Canam, Nathan Kolke and Hadi Undheim. Kett, Canam and Kolke have each started all 17 matches for the Cavaliers in 2019.
 
Brett Ekperuoh has made the start as the team's netminder in the five most recent matches. This season, Ekperuoh has recorded 25 saves and has allowed an average of 1.13 goals per game.