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Men's Soccer Welcomes Hood College to Draper Walsh Stadium this Afternoon

Immaculata Men's Soccer vs Hood
Wednesday, September 25th| 4:00 PM
Draper Walsh Stadium | Immaculata, Pa.
 
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THE STORYLINE
  • The Immaculata men's soccer team (3-4-0) enters this afternoon's game against Hood College after a tough 1-0 loss to Susquehanna on September 21st. The Mighty Macs controlled the play for most of the game and outshot the River Hawks 16-4 with a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal. Immaculata was just unable to net an equalizer.
  • Hood (3-4-0) enters today's game after defeating Gallaudet 10-0 at home on Saturday. The Blazers have wins over Wilson College 2-0, Pitt Greensburg 3-1, and Gallaudet. The have losses to Goucher 2-0, Methodist 2-1, Marymount 4-1, and Juniata 3-1.
THE SERIES
  • These two schools are meeting for the third time in their series that began in 2016.
  • Immaculata is 0-2 vs Hood.
LAST MEETING
  • Hood defeated Immaculata 4-2 in the last meeting on September 9, 2017, at Draper Walsh Stadium.
  • Alex Noel scored both goals for Immaculata in that game. Goalkeeper Mike Kalpokas made five saves.
 
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Matthew Kirkpatrick continues to lead the Immaculata offense with three goals and two assists this season. Kirkpatrick has generated 12 shots, with eight on goal.
  • Reed Lindsay has a team high three assists and has team highs in shot with 16 and shots on goal with eight.
  • Michael Balestriere had a strong game vs Susquehanna generating four shots, with two on goal.
  • Michael Prall had five shots vs Susquehanna and got two on frame.
  • Immaculata has gotten strong goalkeeping this season from both John Wilhelm and Ryan Straub.
  • Daniel O'Rourke and Kyle Coleman have returned to the Mighty Macs lineup and will be counted on to help reinforce the backline.
  • Immaculata is averaging 11.7 shots per game, while their opponents are averaging 12.3.
 
SCOUTING HOOD
  • Hood has been led by junior midfielder Anthony Polio who has three goals and one assist.
  • Senior midfielder Quinton Brown and sophomore defender Landon Norcross each have two goals for the Blazers.
  • Sophomore defender Johnathan Fuentes and first year midfielder Anthony Lopez each have a team high two assists.
  • Senior Nick Humphries has started six games in goal for the Blazers. Humphries is 3-3 with a 1.71 goals-against average. He has made 17 saves on 55 shots faced this season.
 
WEEKLY HONORS
  • Matthew Kirkpatrick was named to the Atlantic East Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Honor Roll on Monday afternoon. Kirkpatrick had a goal and an assist in Immaculata's 2-1 last minute win over previously undefeated Albright on September 17th. Kirkpatrick opened the scoring in the game's 27th minute to give the Mighty Macs a 1-0 lead. With the game tied entering the game's 90th minute, Kirkpatrick played a perfect cross into the box for the touch in by Jonathan Olaleye for the game winning goal. Kirkpatrick generated two shots in Immaculata's game against Susquehanna or September 21st. Kirkpatrick was also named Mighty Mac of the Week by the Immaculata Sports Information Office on Monday.
  • John Wilhelm was named to the Atlantic East Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Honor Roll on Monday afternoon. Wilhelm made seven saves to help Immaculata defeat previously undefeated Albright 2-1 on September 17th. Wilhelm helped keep the game tied at 1-1 with four saves in the second half, to help the Mighty Macs earn the 2-1 win on the road with the game winner being scored in the 90th minute.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Immaculata men's soccer team will be back in action on Saturday, September 28th when they host Arcadia at Draper Walsh Stadium at 4:00 pm.
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Players Mentioned

Michael Balestriere

#10 Michael Balestriere

M
5' 8"
Senior
Kyle Coleman

#24 Kyle Coleman

D
6' 2"
Sophomore
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
Michael Prall

#22 Michael Prall

M
6' 0"
Sophomore
Ryan Straub

#0 Ryan Straub

GK
6' 2"
Senior
John Wilhelm

#1 John Wilhelm

GK
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Michael Balestriere

#10 Michael Balestriere

5' 8"
Senior
M
Kyle Coleman

#24 Kyle Coleman

6' 2"
Sophomore
D
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
Michael Prall

#22 Michael Prall

6' 0"
Sophomore
M
Ryan Straub

#0 Ryan Straub

6' 2"
Senior
GK
John Wilhelm

#1 John Wilhelm

5' 10"
Senior
GK