Northwest vs. Caltech (at Willamette)

1 PM | Sunday | Sept. 15 | Salem, Oregon

Game Notes | NU Men's Soccer Website  | Caltech Men's Soccer

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Northwest University continues its men's soccer tour of the Northwest Sunday with a matinee against Caltech at 1 p.m. in Salem (at Willamette).
 
This game marks the fourth installment of a six-game road swing for the Eagles. Northwest will spend 41 days without a home match before getting back to the Kirkland pitch Sept. 27.
 
The Eagles are coming off of one of the most successful road trips in program history, scoring 20 goals in two weekend games in California. NU beat Pacific Union 5-0 and Cal State Maritime 15-0. Northwest scored 19 goals all of last season.
 
NU's Jordan Travis sees his first action since earning Cascade Collegiate Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors. Travis had back-to-back hat tricks in NU's sweep of Pacific Union and Cal State Maritime, adding an assist in the latter contest.
 
Now with seven goals, Travis is fourth in the NAIA and fifth with 1.75 goals per game. He is eighth nationally with 15 points, ninth in points per game (3.75), 29^th with 2.5 shots on goal per game, and 35^th in game-winning goals. Jordan leads the Cascade Collegiate Conference in goals, goals per game, points, and points per game.
 
Northwest has three players in the top 10 and six in the top 15 of the Cascade Conference's points per game statistic. Jordan leads at 3.75. Noah Prophet and Justin Harden are tied for ninth at 1.75, Elliot Misic is tied for 11^th at 1.67, and Gian Herrera and Dmitry Zorchenko are tied for 14^th at 1.5.
 
With four assists each, Dmitry Zorchenko and Kyle Han are tied with Nolan Sherwood of Rocky Mountain for the Cascade Collegiate Conference lead. Han, who missed the first two games for NAIA administrative reasons, averages two assists per game and would lead the conference in that category but for a minimum games-played requirement.
 
The Eagles have posted back-to-back shutouts, with Alexander Thiehofe getting a four-save shutout against Pacific Union and Brandon Karberg blanking Maritime on two saves. Karberg has not allowed a goal this season, and Thiehofe is at 1.00 goals-against. NU is third in the league with its 1.00 goals-against average.
 
The Beavers are 1-1 this season. They lost 3-2 at home against San Diego Christian before evening their record with a 4-1 win at home against Providence Christian. Caltech plays at Willamette Friday before their game against the Eagles Sunday. Richard Mirchandani and Sam Klauer have two goals each to lead the Beavers. Gianfranco de Castro leads the team with a goals-against average of 1.00.