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Men's Soccer Hosts Marywood in Battle for Playoff Seeding in AEC Finale on Wednesday

Immaculata Men's Soccer vs Marywood
Wednesday, October 30th| 7:00 PM
Draper Walsh Stadium| Immaculata, Pa.
 
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THE STORYLINE
  • The Immaculata men's soccer team (6-8-1, 3-2-0 AEC) is back at Draper Walsh Stadium on Wednesday night when they host Marywood in their AEC regular season finale.
  • Immaculata enters Wednesday's game after defeating Gwynedd Mercy 3-2 on the road Saturday to secure a spot in the Atlantic East Conference Tournament. With a win or a draw on Wednesday, Immaculata will be the third see and receive a bye to the semifinals. If Immaculata would lose on Wednesday, they would finish as the fourth seed and host the AEC Tournament First Round game vs the fifth seed on Saturday.
  • Marywood (6-7-3, 2-2-1 AEC) enters Wednesday's game after defeating Pratt 4-0 on the road on Saturday. With a win Marymount would secure the third seed in the AEC Tournament and get the bye to the semifinals.
THE SERIES
  • These two schools are meeting for the 18th time in their series that began back in 2006.
  • Immaculata is 9-8 all-time vs Marywood.
LAST MEETING
  • Immaculata fell to Marywood 1-0 in their last meeting on October 25, 2023, at Marywood.
  • Marywood scored in the 82nd minute to take the game 1-0. Ryan Straub had seven saves in the game for Immaculata.
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Reed Lindsay's high lofting shot found the top of the net in the game's 70th minute on Saturday, giving the Mighty Macs the 3-2 lead. Immaculata was able to close out the win to clinch a playoff spot.
  • Matthew Kirkpatrick had assists on Immaculata's first two goals. Kirkpatrick leads the Mighty Macs with five goals and five assists for 15 points this season.
  • Jonathan Olaleye and Oliver Wilkins each scored their third goals of the season on Saturday.
  • Michael Belestriere is tied for the team lead in goals with Kirkpatrick with five.
  • Michael Prall had an assist on Jonathan Olaleye's goal.
  • Immaculata will rely on the defensive core of Daniel O'Rourke, Dylan Walter, Kyle Coleman, Nico Mainolfi, Noel Kiefer, and Alex Corsones to limit the Pacers' opportunities.
  • Immaculata is averaging 13.5 shots per game, and their opponents are averaging 13.6 shots per game.
  • Immaculata has 0.446 shots on goal percentage, while their opponents have 0.490 shots on goal percentage.
SCOUTING MARYWOOD
  • Senior midfielder Danny Gomez with six goals and two assists, sophomore midfielder Nolan Kozera with four goals and one assist, and sophomore defender Jayce Wilson with four goals lead the Pacer's offense.
  • Sophomore midfielder Jack Forbes leads with two goals and three assists, sophomore defender Drew Smith with three goals, and sophomore defender Alex Visha with a team high four assists will be involved in the attack as well.
  • Freshman Kelton Ostrander has started eight games and is 3-5-1 with 1.84 goals against average and one shutout, and senior Niko Leibkuchler who has started six games and is 3-1-1 with 0.93 goals against average and two shutouts.
  • Marywood is averaging 15.2 shots per game, and their opponents are averaging 11.8 shots per game.
  • Marywood has 0.453 shots on goal percentage, and their opponents have 0.434 shots on goal percentage.
  • Marywood is 3-4 on the road this season.
WEEKLY HONORS
  • Reed Lindsay was named Atlantic East Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Honor Roll on Monday afternoon.
ATLANTIC EAST CONFERENCE
  • Wednesday is the final day of the regular season in the Atlantic East Conference with the top five teams advancing to the Atlantic East Conference Tournament.
  • Immaculata can secure the third seed in the tournament with a win or draw on Wednesday.
  • With a loss, Immaculata would finish as the fourth seed and host the five seed in Tournament First Round on Saturday.
UP NEXT
  • Immaculata men's soccer team depending on Wednesday will be in action in the Atlantic East Conference Tournament either Saturday at home, or Wednesday on the road.
  • Go to gomightymacs.com and the Immaculata Athletics social media accounts for updated information.
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Players Mentioned

Kyle Coleman

#24 Kyle Coleman

D
6' 2"
Sophomore
Alex Corsones

#27 Alex Corsones

M
5' 11"
Sophomore
Noel Kiefer

#5 Noel Kiefer

D
6' 4"
Sophomore
Matthew Kirkpatrick

#23 Matthew Kirkpatrick

F
6' 0"
Senior
Reed Lindsay

#7 Reed Lindsay

M
5' 9"
Senior
Nico Mainolfi

#15 Nico Mainolfi

D
6' 0"
Junior
Daniel O

#12 Daniel O'Rourke

D
5' 9"
Junior
Jonathan Olaleye

#11 Jonathan Olaleye

F
5' 9"
Junior
Michael Prall

#22 Michael Prall

M
6' 0"
Sophomore
Ryan Straub

#0 Ryan Straub

GK
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kyle Coleman

#24 Kyle Coleman

6' 2"
Sophomore
D
Alex Corsones

#27 Alex Corsones

5' 11"
Sophomore
M
Noel Kiefer

#5 Noel Kiefer

6' 4"
Sophomore
D
Matthew Kirkpatrick

#23 Matthew Kirkpatrick

6' 0"
Senior
F
Reed Lindsay

#7 Reed Lindsay

5' 9"
Senior
M
Nico Mainolfi

#15 Nico Mainolfi

6' 0"
Junior
D
Daniel O

#12 Daniel O'Rourke

5' 9"
Junior
D
Jonathan Olaleye

#11 Jonathan Olaleye

5' 9"
Junior
F
Michael Prall

#22 Michael Prall

6' 0"
Sophomore
M
Ryan Straub

#0 Ryan Straub

6' 2"
Senior
GK