Tigers Prepare For a Tough Three Games to Make it to the NCAC Tournament
The Wittenberg men's soccer team has two of its last four games, but the Tigers remain in control of their own destiny as the season winds toward what promises to be an exciting finish. With a 7-8 overall record, but more importantly, a 4-2 mark in the North Coast Athletic Conference, the Tigers have three games remaining to make postseason tournament for the first time in its four years of existence.
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The Wittenberg men's soccer team has two of its last four games, but the Tigers remain in control of their own destiny as the season winds toward what promises to be an exciting finish. With a 7-8 overall record, but more importantly, a 4-2 mark in the North Coast Athletic Conference, the Tigers have three games remaining to make postseason tournament for the first time in its four years of existence.
That won't be easy, however, as the Tigers close the season with a home game against Oberlin on Saturday and then road games at perennial national powerhouses Denison on Tuesday and Wooster on Saturday. There are as many as six teams still in contention for spots in the NCAC Tournament heading into this weekend's action.
Sophomore midfielder Sebastian Missura (Quito, Ecuador/American School)leads the Tigers with 18 total points, including team-bests of five goals and eight assists. He had three assists in a 6-0 win over Hiram last Saturday. In addition, freshman Evan Ingram (Columbus, Ohio/Watterson) continues to play well with 10 total points.
Defense has been the name of the game for the Tigers, despite a host of underclassmen manning key positions in the defensive backfield. The goaltending tandem of sophomore Adam Horrocks (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) and freshman Ben McAnnis-Entenman (Portland, Ore./Cleveland) have combined to record four shutouts on the season and allow 24 goals for a respectable 1.54 goals against average.