Men’s Soccer: #11 Ohio Northern (13-3-5 Overall) at NCAA III Tournament Sectionals
Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 19-20, 2022 — Mavec Field, Gambier, Ohio
| Tournament Program | NCAA III Men's Soccer Site | Kenyon Tournament Site | Bracket |
Weekend Preview: No. 11 Ohio Northern travels to Kenyon College in Gambier for the sectionals of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday and Sunday … The weekend consists of the third-round and quarterfinal games of the tournament … Northern is one of 16 teams still vying for the national championship … The Polar Bears will face Williams (Mass.) in a third-round game on Saturday at 11 a.m. … No. 3 Kenyon will face No. 22 Washington & Lee (Va.) in the second game of the day, beginning at 1:30 p.m. … The winners of each of those games will face off in Sunday's national quarterfinal game, which is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Kenyon … Both ONU (13-3-5) and Williams (7-1-11) earned at-large selections to the tournament after falling in the semifinals of their respective conference tournaments … Washington & Lee (16-2-4) won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament championship, and Kenyon (18-1-1) was the runner-up in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament … This is ONU's 11th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and first since 2019 … This is the Polar Bears' deepest NCAA Tournament run since finishing as the national runner-up in 2012 … Northern is 11-8-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament … The Polar Bears are coming off a pair of penalty kick victories to advance to Saturday's third round … ONU hosted first- and second-round games, advancing 4-2 on PKs over Mount Aloysius and 4-3 on PKs over No. 15 North Park (Ill.) … Senior goalkeeper Josh Ellis made a combined nine saves spanning all 220 minutes of those games, which ended in draws of 1-1 and 0-0, respectively … Senior Aaron Shelton scored Northern's lone goal on the weekend … Earlier this season, five Polar Bears earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference recognition … Fifth-year senior Levi King was selected as the OAC's Midfielder of the Year and was joined by fifth-year senior Bryan Kern on the All-OAC First Team … Sophomores Noah Zebrak and Lucas Hickey were named to the All-OAC Second Team, and sophomore William Shaffer was a Third Team selection … Through 21 games, 17 different players have scored goals for ONU this season, and 22 different players have recorded at least one point … King recorded at least one point in all nine of ONU's conference games and has a team-best 22 points and eight assists on the season … King and Kern are tied for the team lead in goals with seven each … King is tied for second in the OAC in assists, is tied for fourth in points and is tied for sixth in goals … King has 39 career goals, which ranks seventh on the program's all-time list … King ranks sixth in program history with 107 career points, and his 29 assists rank sixth all-time … Hickey is 6-1-1 in goal on the season with 28 saves, a 1.27 GAA and .718 save percentage in eight starts and 11 games played … Ellis is 7-2-4 on the season with 41 saves, a 1.08 GAA and .745 save percentage in 13 starts and 14 games played … Ellis ranks 10th all-time at ONU with seven career shutouts … Williams defeated New York University 2-1 in double overtime and advanced 4-3 on PKs over No. 1 Messiah (Pa.) in the first and second rounds … The Ephs have lost just once all season, falling 1-0 to Connecticut College on Oct. 8 … Through 19 games, 12 different players have scored a goal for WC, and 21 players have scored at least one point … Freshman Henry Kirkman has a team-high four goals and is tied with senior Nick Boardman for the team lead in points with eight … Boardman has one goal and a team-best six assists … Junior Ben Diffley has started all 19 games in goal for the Ephs, recording 79 saves, a 0.52 GAA and .888 save percentage … Boardman, Diffley and senior Will Felitto were named All-New England Small College Athletic Conference this season … Washington & Lee advanced to third round with a 5-1 win over Brevard (N.C.) and 5-2 victory over Muhlenberg (Pa.) … The Generals are ranked No. 22 in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 9 in the D3soccer.com poll … Kenyon advanced to the third round with a 6-1 win over Greenville (Ill.) and a 4-0 victory over No. 17 Calvin (Mich.) … The Owls are ranked No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 5 in the D3soccer.com poll.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | King | 7 | 1. | King | 8 | 1. | King | 22 | 1. | Ellis | 41 | 1. | Ellis | 1.08 | ||||
| Kern | 7 | Parker | 8 | 2. | Kern | 20 | 2. | Hickey | 28 | 2. | Hickey | 1.27 | ||||||
| 3. | Shelton | 5 | 3. | Kern | 6 | 3. | Parker | 14 |
Series Record: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Williams (Mass.) by a 1-0 margin … That meeting came in the 2012 NCAA Tournament semifinals, and ONU came away with the 3-2 victory … ONU has never faced Washington & Lee (Va.) … Kenyon leads the all-time series with ONU by an 11-2-2 margin … The teams met to open the 2022 season with the Owls getting a 6-2 home win ... ONU's last win over Kenyon was in 1985.
Head Coach Chris Matejka: Matejka is in his fourth season with the ONU men's soccer program … He has an overall coaching record of 43-20-12 for a winning percentage of .627 and is 23-9-4 in OAC games for a winning percentage of .676.
