Two goals and two assists from Armstrong lead No. 24 Men's Soccer to 4-1 win over Mount Union to advance to OAC Tournament Finals

ADA — Two goals and two assists from freshman Miles Armstrong (Marysville) led the No. 24-ranked Ohio Northern men's soccer team to a 4-1 win over Mount Union on Thursday evening to advance to the Ohio Athletic Tournament Finals.

The Basics

• Records: #24 Ohio Northern (12-0-6 Overall), Mount Union (13-3-4 Overall).
• Venue: Kerscher Stadium — Ada, Ohio.

The Match

• Armstrong scored his first goal in the fourth minute with assists from junior Aidan McMahon (Naperville, Ill./North) and sophomore Wil Baker (Hilliard/Davidson).
• Mount Union scored in the 41st minute, just a minute after receiving a red card to put them down a player.
• Armstrong scored again in the 50th minute off assists from senior Gage Foster (Mason) and junior Colin Gottron (Centerville) to go up 2-1.
• In the 61st minute, Gottron scored off assists from Armstrong and sophomore Chase Robinson (Blacklick/Gahanna) to take a 3-1 lead.
• McMahon scored just 43 seconds later with another assist from Armstrong and a second assist from Foster.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Carson Zurmehly (Batavia/McNicholas) had two saves in goal for ONU.
• ONU out-shot MTU 23-7 and had a 9-4 advantage in corner kicks.

Notables

• Ohio Northern is making its 26th OAC Tournament appearance.
• ONU is the No. 1 seed and Mount Union was the No. 4 seed in the tournament.
• This is the 2nd time in program history and the first time since 2016 that ONU has been undefeated after its first 18 games.
• This season marked the first time in ONU history that the men's soccer squad was undefeated after regular season play.
• The Polar Bears are now 33-14-8 all-time against Mount Union, including a 18-5-4 mark in Ada and a 6-2-1 record in Kerscher Stadium.
• Gottron leads the team thiss season with 19 points off seven goals and five assists.
• Armstrong is second on the team with 17 points off six goals and five assists.
• Foster has a team-best eight assists.
• Zurmehly leads the OAC in goals against average (.722), shutouts (9) and save percentage (.787).
• Gottron is tied for the lead in the OAC with four game-winning goals.
• This is the 51st season of Ohio Northern men's soccer. The Polar Bears are now 553-299-85 all-time in program history.
• Sixth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 82-31-26 at Ohio Northern.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Sunday when they host Otterbein in the OAC Tournament Finals at Kerscher Stadium at 1 p.m.