Men's Soccer Hosts Wright State Wednesday at The Valley
10/5/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 5, 2010
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MILWAUKEE -- The Marquette University men's soccer team, fresh off a 1-1 draw against No. 3/4 Connecticut, hosts Wright State on Wednesday night in the last match of a three-game homestand. Kickoff is slated for 7:05 p.m. at Valley Fields. Live audio will be available for the game.
The Golden Eagles (3-3-3) enter play with a four-match unbeaten streak, the longest since the 2005 season. The last five-match unbeaten streak by the men's soccer team dates back to the end of the 2002 regular season. Three Golden Eagles have netted goals this season, led by junior Calum Mallace's three goals.
Wright State (4-5-1, 0-2-1 Horizon League) opened the season with four wins before losing five of the last six. Nine Raiders have tallied goals this season, with sophomore Brad Bamberger's three goals leading the team.
Marquette will be looking to keep its unbeaten streak against the Raiders. MU leads the all-time series 4-0-0, dating back to the 1998 season.
KEY STORYLINES
? Marquette enters Wednesday with a four-match unbeaten streak, its longest such streak since the 2005 season.
? The Golden Eagles are coming off a 1-1 draw against No. 3/4 Connecticut, the highest-ranked opponent MU has ever recorded a result against.
? Sophomore MF Ryan Robb scored his first goal of the season in the 80th minute vs. UConn, forcing the game into extra time ... Sophomore GK David Check made a career high nine saves.
? The Raiders are winless in their last six matches.
? Wright State is the last non-conference opponent for the Golden Eagles in 2010 ... MU is 2-3-2 against non-league opponents thus far this season ... MU will have seven BIG EAST games remaining in regular season play.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
? The Raiders return eight starters from a squad that finished 6-10-1 a season ago under then-first year head coach Bryan Davis ... Davis' squad opened the 2010 season with four straight wins before losing five of the last six.
? Sophomore defender Brad Bamberger leads the team with three goals and six points ... Nine different Raiders have netted goals this season.
? Three goalkeepers have seen time in net, with junior Corey Whisenhunt playing 803:53 minutes in nine games ... Freshman Jacob Bye and junior Aaron Ritter have also seen time in goal.
SERIES HISTORY
? Marquette is unbeaten in four games against the Raiders ... MU's 4-0-0 all-time record against WSU dates back to 1998.
? Three of the four matches have been decided by one goal ... Last time out, MU recorded a 1-0 win over Wright State in Dayton.
KEEPING OPPONENTS IN CHECK
? Sophomore goalkeeper David Check currently ranks 11th in NCAA Division I in save percentage (.884) and 18th overall with a 0.57 goals against average.
? Check became the first player since 2004 to earn BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week two consecutive weeks (Oct. 4 and Sept. 27).
? He posted his fourth shutout of the season with a 1-0 victory over in-state rival Wisconsin (Sept. 28) and followed that performance with 1-1 draw against No. 3/4 Connecticut (Oct. 1), in which he made a career high nine saves, to earn BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week for the second straight week on Oct. 4.
? Check picked up his third shutout of the season at Rutgers (Sept. 24) and was selected as BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Monday, Sept. 27 ... He faced 18 shots in the match vs. RU and made six saves.
MALLACE GAME-WINNERS
? Junior Calum Mallace is MU's active leader with six career game-winning goals (seven career goals scored) ... He twice notched the game-winner against Milwaukee, tallying the decisive goal in both 2008 and 2009 Milwaukee Cup matches ... He recorded two more game-winners in 2009 and has two this season -- FGCU (Sept. 10) and Wisconsin (Sept. 28).
