Harding Men's Soccer
#7 Lindenwood [MO] (11-0-1, 4-0-1) at Harding (4-4-2, 2-3-0)
Location: Searcy, Ark.
Time: 7 p.m.
Series: Lindenwood leads 2-0
Coaches: Harding – Odie Guzman (8-15-5, 2nd Season); Lindenwood – Carl Hutter (290-111-24, 20th Season)
Live Video/Stats: Available through a link on HardingSports.com
Harding
· Harding plays its final home game of the season against Lindenwood, the leaders of the MIAA. The game begins Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Stevens Soccer Complex. Saturday's game will be the final home game for seniors Ryan Wilhelm and Will Lynn.
· Harding enters the game 4-4-2 overall and 1-3-0 in MIAA play. The Bisons are in fifth place in the seven-team conference. The top four teams qualify for the conference tournament.
· Harding has a .500 record or better through 10 games for the third time in program history. The Bisons were 5-5-0 in 2000 and 5-4-1 in 2003.
· Harding will be playing its 20th game in program history against a nationally-ranked team and looking for its first victory.
· Harding is coming off a 4-0 victory over Southwest Baptist on Thursday night. The Bisons got goals from Barry Foster, Christopher Walker, Cole Walker (PK), and Ian Park. It was Harding's largest shutout in a conference game since a 4-0 victory over Alabama-Huntsville in 2008.
· Harding also shutout Ouachita Baptist on Oct. 7, so the Bisons have their first consecutive shutouts since victories at Delta State (2-0) and Alabama-Huntsville (4-0) in 2008. It was only the fourth time in program history that Harding had consecutive shutouts. The Bisons have never shutout three straight opponents.
· Harding has outscored its opponents 20-18 this season and has limited its opponents to only five first-half goals.
· Harding has 12 different players who have at least one goal or one assist. Ian Park leads Harding with four goals, and Christopher Walker is tops with three assists. Jacob Stevens leads the Bisons with 23 shots and 10 shots on goal.
· Harding has used two starting goalkeepers this season. Freshman Seth Peterson has made six starts and has a 2.08 goals against average and a .690 saves percentage. Lynn has started four games, has a 1.09 goals against average and a .762 saves percentage.
· Gehrig Haberstock leads Harding with 922 minutes played this season. Freshman Phillip White is next with 916 minutes.
Lindenwood
· Lindenwood is an NCAA Division II school located in St. Charles, Mo., and a member of the MIAA.
· The Lions, ranked No. 7 in Division II and No. 1 in the Central Region, enter the game 11-0-1 overall and 4-0-1 in the MIAA. The only blemish on Lindenwood's record is a 0-0 tie with Upper Iowa on Sept. 29. The team is 5-0-1 on the road.
· Lindenwood has outscored its opponents 27-10 with Aris Nukic, a sophomore midfielder from St. Louis, accounting for a team-leading nine goals.
· Fermin Hughes, a sophomore from Santiago, Chile, has started all 12 games for the Lions. He has a 0.90 goals against average, an .821 saves percentage, and three shutouts.
The Series
· Harding and Lindenwood are meeting for the third time. Lindenwood has won the two previous meetings in 2011 and 2012 by identical 2-1 scores.
