Gottron scores as No. 20 Men's Soccer clinches OAC Regular Season title with 1-0 win over Wilmington
October 29, 2025
ADA — The No. 20-ranked Ohio Northern men's soccer team claimed the Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season title and the No. 1 seed in next week's OAC Tournament with a 1-0 win over Wilmington on Wednesday evening.
The Basics
- Records: #20 Ohio Northern (11-0-6 Overall, 6-0-2 OAC), Wilmington (12-4-2 Overall, 5-2-0 OAC).
- Venue: Kerscher Stadium — Ada, Ohio.
The Match
- Junior Colin Gottron (Centerville) scored in the 4th minute off assists from sophomore Chase Robinson (Blacklick/Gahanna) and freshman Miles Armstrong (Marysville).
- Sophomore goalkeeper Carson Zurmehly (Batavia/McNicholas) had two saves in goal for ONU.
- ONU out-shot WC 13-7, but the Quakers had a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Notables
- Ohio Northern now has 10 OAC Regular Season titles.
- ONU has clinched the No. 1 seed in the OAC Tournament next week and will have a bye into the semifinals on Nov. 6.
- This marks the first time in ONU history that the men's soccer squad was undefeated after regular season play.
- This is the 2nd time in program history and the first time since 2016 that ONU has been undefeated after its first 17 games.
- The Polar Bears are now 16-19-2 all-time against Wilmington, including a 7-9-2 mark in Ada and a 4-2-1 record in Kerscher Stadium.
- Gottron leads the team with 16 points off six goals and four assists.
- Senior Gage Foster (Mason) has a team-best six assists.
- Zurmehly ranks tied for 8th all-time at ONU with 10 career shutouts and tied for 9th in single-season shutouts with 9 this season.
- Zurmehly leads the OAC in goals against average (.710), shutouts (9) and save percentage (.793).
- Gottron is tied for the lead in the OAC with four game-winning goals.
- Foster ranks tied for second in the OAC in assists.
- This is the 51st season of Ohio Northern men's soccer. The Polar Bears are now 552-299-85 all-time in program history.
- Sixth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 81-31-26 at Ohio Northern.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears return to action on Nov. 6 when they host the OAC Tournament Semifinals at Kerscher Stadium.
