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Men's Soccer Travels to Neumann for AEC Semifinals on Wednesday

AEC Tournament Semifinals
Men's Soccer at Neumann
Wednesday, November 6 | 7:00 pm
Neumann University Turf Field | Scranton, Pa.
 
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THE STORYLINE
  • The Immaculata men's soccer team (7-8-1, 4-2-0 AEC) travels to No. 2 seed Neumann on Wednesday for the Atlantic East Conference Semifinals. Immaculata will be making their first appearance in the semifinals since 2021.
  • Immaculata earned the first-round bye when they defeated Marywood 2-1 on October 30th to secure the third seed in the Atlantic East Conference Tournament, and a bye to the semifinals.
  • Neumann (8-6-4, 5-1-0 AEC) enters Wednesday's Semifinals after securing the second seed in the Atlantic East Conference Tournament. Neumann fell to Marymount 1-0 in their regular season finale on October 30th.
 
THE SERIES
  • Immaculata and Neumann are meeting for the 24th time in their series that began back in 2005.
  • Immaculata is 6-15-2 all-time vs Neumann.
 
THEIR LAST MEETING
  • Immaculata fell to Neumann 3-0 in their last meeting on October 23, 2024, at Immaculata.
 
PLAYOFF HISTORY
  • Immaculata and Neumann are meeting for the fifth time postseason play. Immaculata is 1-4 vs Neumann in postseason play.
  • Immaculata fell to Neumann 2-1 in the AEC Semifinals on November 2, 2021, at Draper Walsh Stadium. EJ Martin scored for Immaculata.
  • Immaculata fell to Neumann 0-3 in the AEC Semifinals on November 1, 2018, at Neumann.
  • Immaculata defeated Neumann 2-1 in the CSAC Semifinals on November 4, 2009, at Neumann. Kameron Teel and Mitchell Tohr scored goals, and current Immaculata goalkeeper coach Stone Gahagan got the win in goal making five saves for the Mighty Macs.
  • Immaculata fell to Neumann 1-0 in the CSAC Semifinals on November 6, 2008, at Immaculata.
 
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Reed Lindsay had a goal and an assist in Immaculata's 2-1 win over Marywood on October 30th. Lindsay finished tied for second in scoring for Immaculata with three goals and five assists.
  • Matthew Kirkpatrick registered his team high sixth assist on Collin Hassay's eventual game winning goal vs Marywood. Kirkpatrick finished tied for the team lead in goals with five, and led the team in assists with six, and points with 16.
  • Michael Balestriere finished tied for the team lead with five goals, and added one assist this season.
  • Jonathan Olaleye and Oliver Wilkins each scored three goals.
  • Collin Hassay and Kyle Coleman each scored one goal.
  • Midfielder Alex Corsones had a strong game for Immaculata vs Marywood on October 30th.
  • Immaculata will be relying on their back line of Daniel O'Rourke, Dylan Walter, and Kyle Coleman to limit the Neumann shot and scoring opportunities.
  • Ryan Straub has started nine games this season and is 5-4-0 with a 1.58 goals-against average and has one shutout. Straub has stopped two penalty kicks this season.
  • Immaculata is averaging 13.4 shots per game, and their opponents are averaging 13.7 shots per game.
  • Immaculata is 4-2 in road games this season.
 
SCOUTING NEUMANN
  • Senior defender Alex Duopo and senior forward Jake Kuzmick lead Neumann's attack with seven goals and two assists each.
  • First year forward Zion Atta-Krah scored four goals and has one assist, and graduate forward Nick LoBiondo has one goal and a team high four assists for the Knights.
  • Jake Kuzmick, Luke Mejia, and Alex Duopu all scored for Neumann in their win over Immaculata on October 23rd.
  • Jackson Laznik started 13 games for Neumann in goal and is 5-4-4 with a 1.06 goals-against average and has three shutouts.
  • Neumann is averaging 16.2 shots per game, and their opponents are averaging 10.4 shots per game.
  • Neumann is 4-3-2 at home this season.
 
WEEKLY HONORS
  • Reed Lindsay was named the Atlantic East Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. Lindsay had a goal and an assist in Immaculata's 2-1 win over Marywood on October 30th to secure the third seed in the Atlantic East Conference Tournament.
  • Dylan Walter was named to the Atlantic East Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Honor Roll on Monday afternoon. Walter played an integral role in Immaculata holding off Marywood in the second half to earn the win and broke the IU men's soccer record for career minutes played with 5,068 minutes.
 
UP NEXT
  • The winner of Wednesday's Semifinal will play the winner of the No. 4 Seed Marywood at the No. 1 Seed Marymount Semifinal in the Atlantic East Championship Game on Saturday, November 9th.
  • The AEC Championship Game will be hosted by the highest remaining seed. The winner of the AEC Championship will receive the conference's automatic bid for the NCAA Division III Tournament.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

EJ Martin

#12 EJ Martin

M
5' 9"
Senior
Michael Balestriere

#10 Michael Balestriere

M
5' 8"
Senior
Kyle Coleman

#24 Kyle Coleman

D
6' 2"
Sophomore
Alex Corsones

#27 Alex Corsones

M
5' 11"
Sophomore
Collin Hassay

#2 Collin Hassay

M
5' 11"
Senior
Matthew Kirkpatrick

#23 Matthew Kirkpatrick

F
6' 0"
Senior
Reed Lindsay

#7 Reed Lindsay

M
5' 9"
Senior
Daniel O

#12 Daniel O'Rourke

D
5' 9"
Junior
Jonathan Olaleye

#11 Jonathan Olaleye

F
5' 9"
Junior
Ryan Straub

#0 Ryan Straub

GK
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

EJ Martin

#12 EJ Martin

5' 9"
Senior
M
Michael Balestriere

#10 Michael Balestriere

5' 8"
Senior
M
Kyle Coleman

#24 Kyle Coleman

6' 2"
Sophomore
D
Alex Corsones

#27 Alex Corsones

5' 11"
Sophomore
M
Collin Hassay

#2 Collin Hassay

5' 11"
Senior
M
Matthew Kirkpatrick

#23 Matthew Kirkpatrick

6' 0"
Senior
F
Reed Lindsay

#7 Reed Lindsay

5' 9"
Senior
M
Daniel O

#12 Daniel O'Rourke

5' 9"
Junior
D
Jonathan Olaleye

#11 Jonathan Olaleye

5' 9"
Junior
F
Ryan Straub

#0 Ryan Straub

6' 2"
Senior
GK