Saturday, October 6
Evanston, Ill.
7:00 p.m.
Northwestern
vs
Penn State
'Cats Set for Saturday Night Showdown with Penn State
10/5/2018 4:04:00 PM | Men's Soccer
EVANSTON, Illinois — Northwestern men's soccer jumps back into Big Ten play Saturday, Oct. 6, when it hosts Penn State at Martin Stadium for a 7 p.m. CT contest.
Northwestern (4-5-2, 0-3-1 B1G) is coming off a stretch of playing three consecutive games against top-20 opponents. Penn State (2-6-1, 1-2-1 B1G) enters the matchup having also played three straight ranked opponents. The Nittany Lions lone Big Ten win was a 3-1 win over Ohio State on Sept. 16.
Penn State has scored seven goals this season coming from six different players. Jeremy Rafanello is the only player with multiple goals and he leads the team with five points. Josh Levine has started and played in all nine contests this season. He has made 35 saves this season and owns a 1.18 goals against average.
Senior Camden Buescher leads NU with seven points this season (3 goals, 1 assist), while Bardia Kimiavi (2 goals) and Ty Seager (1 goal, 2 assists) each have four points. Sophomore Miha Miskovic and the #B1GCats defense have combined for six shutouts and a .545 shutout percentage, which ranks 14th nationally. Miskovic's six shutouts are the sixth most in the country by one keeper.
Penn State topped Northwestern, 2-1, in University Park last season. Sean Lynch scored Northwestern's goal. The Wildcats upended Penn State, 1-0, last time the Nittany Lions visited Martin Stadium in 2016. Jeffrey Hopson scored the game-winning goal in the 25th minute and Francisco Tomasino picked up the shutout.
Saturday night's action will be streamed on BTNPlus/BTN2Go.
Northwestern (4-5-2, 0-3-1 B1G) is coming off a stretch of playing three consecutive games against top-20 opponents. Penn State (2-6-1, 1-2-1 B1G) enters the matchup having also played three straight ranked opponents. The Nittany Lions lone Big Ten win was a 3-1 win over Ohio State on Sept. 16.
Penn State has scored seven goals this season coming from six different players. Jeremy Rafanello is the only player with multiple goals and he leads the team with five points. Josh Levine has started and played in all nine contests this season. He has made 35 saves this season and owns a 1.18 goals against average.
Senior Camden Buescher leads NU with seven points this season (3 goals, 1 assist), while Bardia Kimiavi (2 goals) and Ty Seager (1 goal, 2 assists) each have four points. Sophomore Miha Miskovic and the #B1GCats defense have combined for six shutouts and a .545 shutout percentage, which ranks 14th nationally. Miskovic's six shutouts are the sixth most in the country by one keeper.
Penn State topped Northwestern, 2-1, in University Park last season. Sean Lynch scored Northwestern's goal. The Wildcats upended Penn State, 1-0, last time the Nittany Lions visited Martin Stadium in 2016. Jeffrey Hopson scored the game-winning goal in the 25th minute and Francisco Tomasino picked up the shutout.
Saturday night's action will be streamed on BTNPlus/BTN2Go.
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