MATCHUP

No. 1 seed Mount Union will host No. 4 seed Baldwin Wallace in the Semifinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament on Thursday, November 4 at 7 p.m. in Kehres Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

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The Purple Raiders (10-4-5, 6-0-2 OAC) are led offensively by senior Dom Kustura (Willowick / Eastlake North) who leads the team and conference in both goals and assists with 10 apiece, senior Alex Depperschmidt (Mansfield / Lexington) and junior Amir Spratt (Kent / Kent Roosevelt) both have nine goals on the season which is tied for second in the conference and senior Tyler Harsch (Aliquippa, Pa. / Central Valley) has eight goals which ranks fifth in the conference. The defense is led by junior Keegan White (Columbus / Olentangy) and the freshman duo of Drew Krupitzer (Avon Lake) and Jack Sinclair (North Royalton).

The Yellow Jackets (10-5-5, 3-3-2 OAC) are led offensively by the trio of Nate Usrey, Robbie Rochford and Braden Lamb, who have all scored four goals on the season which leads the team. The defense is led by goalkeeper Diego Teran who has a save percentage of 80.4-percent and has seven shutouts on the season along with defender Chase Rappaport.

OAC Tournament History

Mount Union is making their 18^th OAC Tournament appearance and have an overall record of 6-14-4.

Baldwin Wallace is making their 10^th OAC Tournament appearance and have a 3-9-0 overall record.

The Raiders and Yellow Jackets have only met one time previously in the OAC Tournament with Mount Union winning that matchup 4-2 last season.

Up next…

The winner will advance to Sunday's OAC Tournament Championship game where they will take on the winner of No. 3 seed Otterbein and No. 2 seed Ohio Northern with the highest remaining seed hosting the game at a time to be determined by the host.

Tournament Schedule

Tuesday, November 3 - Quarterfinals

Game One: No. 6 Wilmington 1, No. 3 Otterbein 2

Game Two: No. 5 Marietta 1, No. 4 Baldwin Wallace 1 (BW adv. 5-4 on PKs)

Thursday, November 5 – Semifinals

Game Three: No. 4 Baldwin Wallace at No. 1 Mount Union – 7 p.m.

Game Four: No. 3 Otterbein at No. 2 Ohio Northern – 4 p.m.

Sunday, November 8 – Championship

Game Five: Game Three Winner vs Game Four Winner, hosted by highest remaining seed