CU Men's Soccer Preview - vs. Plattsburgh State (9/15)

Off for a full seven days heading into Saturday's contest, the Clarkson University Men's Soccer team will look to continue one streak while ending another one when the Golden Knights take on Plattsburgh State at Hantz Turf Field.

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The Series: The Green and Gold last beat Plattsburgh in 1998 (2-1) and have lost 18 straight contests to the Cardinals, trailing 12-34-3 in the all-time series.

Key Stats for Clarkson (5-0-0): The Golden Knights are off to their best start since 1990 when the team began that campaign 7-0. While Clarkson's offense is averaging three goals per game so far, it's the defense that has assured the Knights of a win in each outing thus far. The Golden Knights have out shot opponents 78-49 and have not allowed a single goal while the clock was running, just a single score on a penalty kick. Through three starts, junior Ian Roeloffs has a 0.33 goals against average and a .933 save percentage with two shutouts, and senior Riley McDonald is 2-for-2 in whitewashes, allowing no goals in 180 minutes. Clarkson's offense is averaging a goal for every 5.57 shots it takes, with Drew Lewis and Henry Gomez tied for the Liberty League lead in goals with four each.

Key Stats for Plattsburgh State (1-3-2): Normally one of the top offensive teams in the region, the Cardinals are currently in a scoring slump that stretches back four games, going without a goal for the last 387:39 since they tallied against Sage in the 13th minute on September 4th. Fortunately for the Cardinals, the last two games saw scoreless ties against a pair of Liberty League competitors, St. Lawrence and Skidmore. Ryan Wilson sports a 0.93 goals against average and an .854 save percentage with three shutouts. Jimmy Marchena, Taka Fukushima and Chris Robertson have accounted for one goal apiece for the Cardinals.

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Players Mentioned

#17 Henry Gomez: F; 5' 7"; Junior

#9 Drew Lewis: M; 6' 0"; Senior

#1 Riley McDonald: GK; 5' 9"; Senior

#13 Ian Roeloffs: GK; 6' 4"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#17 Henry Gomez
: 5' 7"; Junior
: F

#9 Drew Lewis
: 6' 0"; Senior
: M

#1 Riley McDonald
: 5' 9"; Senior
: GK

#13 Ian Roeloffs
: 6' 4"; Junior
: GK