Lincoln, NE - Nebraska Wesleyan men's soccer is set to visit Wisconsin - Platteville and Dubuque during a crucial mid season stretch,
GAME TIME, LOCATION, LIVE STREAM & LIVE STATS
Nebraska Wesleyan will take on Wisconsin - Platteville on Tuesday, October 7th at 1:00 p.m. UW-Platteville will
live stream the game and carry
live stats. To complete the road trip, NWU will face Dubuque on Saturday, October 11th at 3:30 p.m. Dubuque will
live stream the game and carry
live stats.
A LOOK AT NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
Fresh off its first victory at Simpson College since 2012, Nebraska Wesleyan is riding high and looks to improve upon its 3-3-4 record. The Black and Gold are opportunistic on offense, scoring 1.30 goals per game and putting 58 of 127 shots on goal. Against Simpson, NWU tied its season high in goals (3) and the team will try to ride that momentum through the remaining two matches of the road trip. Leading the way for the Prairie Wolves is
Franklyn Herasme, who has scored four goals, while adding one assist for nine total points. Another key contributor to Nebraska Wesleyan's offensive attack is
Max Matthies, who has scored three goals on the year, including two against Simpson on Saturday. Defensively, the Prairie Wolves allow 1.90 goals per game, with
Graedon Hilton posting 39 saves.
HEAD COACH BRANDON BONILLA
Head Coach
Brandon Bonilla is in his eighth season as the head coach of Nebraska Wesleyan, where he holds a 53-51-19 record.
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN MEN'S SOCCER TRADITION
The Prairie Wolves have claimed four conference championships and hold an all-time record of 299-235-50, highlighted by an undefeated 19-0 season in 1999. The last time the Prairie Wolves were crowned conference tournament champions was in 2001.
SCOUTING UW-PLATTEVILLE
UW-Platteville is 5-2-3 through its first 10 games, and enters Tuesday off the back of a 2-2 tie with Wisconsin-River Falls. The Pioneers average 1.80 goals per game and allow one goal per game. UW-Platteville is led by Jesse Tinney, in his fifth season.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST UW-PLATTEVILLE
Tuesday will mark the second meeting between Nebraska Wesleyan and UW-Platteville. The Pioneers lead the all-time series 1-0.
SCOUTING DUBUQUE
Dubuque enters this week 0-6-4 and will visit Wartburg before hosting Nebraska Wesleyan. The Spartans average 0.90 goals per game, and allow two goals per game. Dubuque is led by Andrew Mathys, in his second season.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST DUBUQUE
Saturday will mark the 12th meeting between Nebraska Wesleyan and Dubuque. The Spartans lead the all-time series 6-4-1.