CU Men's Soccer Preview - vs. St. Lawrence University (9/25)

By: September 24, 2019

Men's Soccer | 9/24/2019 9:00:00 AM

Two straight wins have the Clarkson University Men's Soccer team back over .500, and the Golden Knights are looking to continue that streak when they open up the Liberty League schedule Wednesday night against St. Lawrence University at Hantz Turf Field.

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The Series: Three years ago, the Golden Knights ended the regular season with a 1-0 win over St. Lawrence in Canton, but the last two years Clarkson has dropped 2-0 decisions to the Saints despite evenly played games. SLU holds a 44-13-5 edge in the all-time series. Two of the last three years' game-winning scores came on own goals.

Key Stats for Clarkson (4-3-0, 0-0-0 Liberty League): Since the 2016 game-winner was an own goal, no current member of the Golden Knights has scored against St. Lawrence. Three players have scored at least two goals for the Green and Gold this season, with Mack Walton currently headlining the offense with six points on two goals and two assists, all of which came last week in wins over SUNY Canton and Plattsburgh State. Senior goalkeeper Ian Roeloffs has earned the starting nod between the posts the last two years, making six saves in 180 minutes of play.

Key Stats for St. Lawrence (3-3-0, 0-0-0 Liberty League): Mike Smith was responsible for the two shutouts of Clarkson over the last two years for the Saints, but Ben Woelfinger is the team's goalkeeper now. The freshman has one shutout and 20 saves in 450 minutes of play this year, posting a 2.00 goals against average and .667 save percentage. Aidan Callahan has scored two of the team's three game-winning goals this year, and easily leads the squad in points with 10 thanks to four goals and two assists. Michael McDougald, Marvin Sibanda, and Miles Levy each have five points for St. Lawrence.

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Players Mentioned

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

#2 Mack Walton: M; 5' 9"; Junior

Players Mentioned

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

#2 Mack Walton
: 5' 9"; Junior
: M

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Players Mentioned

#13 Ian Roeloffs

#2 Mack Walton

Players Mentioned

#13 Ian Roeloffs

#2 Mack Walton