VERONA, Wis. – The Edgewood University men's soccer team will host MSOE for the NACC Tournament Final on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles are the top seed in the tournament, while MSOE is the third seed. We preview Saturday's game which will send the winner to the NCAA Tournament.
THE BASICS
- No. 1 Edgewood University (12-5-3, 10-1-1 NACC) vs No. 3 MSOE (12-4-4, 8-1-3 NACC)
- Verona, Wisconsin (Edgewood University Field at Reddan Park)
- 1:00 p.m.
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HOW THEY GOT HERE
- No. 1 Edgewood University claimed a pair of wins to advance to their first NACC Tournament Final appearance since 2013. The Eagles defeated No. 8 Dominican University 4-0 in the NACC Tournament Semifinal on Sunday, November 1. Just three days later, Edgewood University claimed a 3-1 win over No. 5 Benedictine University.
- Ryan Hardy owns two goals and two assists for the Eagles in the NACC Tournament. Riley Kann has collected one goal and two assists. Ezra Wallace has collected 11 saves and allowed just one goal for Edgewood University in net.
- No. 3 MSOE opened the NACC Tournament with a 3-1 win over No. 6 Lakeland University on Sunday, November 1. MSOE hit the road for the NACC Tournament Semifinal, facing No. 2 Aurora University in Montgomery, Illinois. Ditar Useni netted a penalty kick goal in the 67th minute on Wednesday evening to claim a 2-1 upset win.
- Andrew Calderon leads the Raiders attack in the tournament with two goals and one assist. Dean Schaefer owns eight saves across two contests in net for the Raiders.
LAST MEETING
- MSOE and Edgewood University last met on Wednesday, September 23. The Raiders hosted the Eagles in Milwaukee and handed Edgewood University a 3-0 loss. Going into halftime, the Eagles and Raiders were scoreless. Andrew Calderon broke open the scoring with a goal in the 50th minute. Nico Picha scored twice in the final 40 minutes.
- The Raiders outshot the Eagles 16-6 in the regular season. Picha led the Raiders with nine shots. Isaiah Stiebel posted two shots, both on target.
- Ezra Wallace recorded three saves in the contest for the Eagles. Christian Dershem posted five saves and a clean sheet for the Raiders.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
- Edgewood University is now 4-3 in the NACC Tournament under head coach Tim Bruner. This is the first NACC Tournament Final appearance for Bruner.
- Men's Soccer is 9-10-3 all-time in the NACC Tournament and have never won the tournament. The Eagles have reached the tournament final just once in the NACC era. In 2013, the No. 6 Eagles fell 3-0 to No. 2 Dominican University in the final round.
- MSOE is 25-13-2 in the NACC Tournament. The Raiders have won five titles, most recently including the 2024 tournament.
PROJECTED STARTERS
Edgewood University (Roster)
#0 Ezra Wallace, GK
#5 Noah Shook, D
#7 Riley Kann, F
#8 Cristian Torres-Gale, M
#9 Isaiah Stiebel, F
#10 Connor Gage, F
#13 Beckham Murrow, D
#15 Ryan Hardy, M
#17 Haris Sarajlija, M
#27 Nathan Despathy, M
#44 Neo Najjar, D
Head Coach: Tim Bruner – 4th season
MSOE (Roster)
#2 Chase Frea, D
#5 Irfan Sarvan, M
#9 Steven Thomas, F
#10 Nico Picha, F
#11 Diego Gonzalo, F
#15 Ditar Useni, M
#18 Gunnar Peterson, D
#19 Filip Aniecko, D
#25 Peter Yehle, D
#27 Andrw Calderon, M
#40 Dean Schaefer, GK
Head Coach: Rob Harrington – 7th season
