Harding Men's Soccer
Harding (0-1-2) at Ouachita Baptist (0-3-1)
Location: Arkadelphia, Ark.
Time: 4 p.m.
Series: HU leads 9-4-2
Coaches: Harding – Odie Guzman (4-12-5, 2nd Season); Ouachita Baptist – Kevin Wright (41-42-7, 6th Season; 7-13-1, 2nd Season at OBU)
Live Stats/Video: Not available
Harding
· Harding will play its first road game of the season Tuesday in non-conference action against Ouachita Baptist. It is the first of seven road games this season for the Bisons, who went 2-6-1 away from home last season.
· Harding is coming off consecutive ties for the first time in program history. The Bisons tied Lyon 2-2 last Tuesday and tied Texas Wesleyan 0-0 on Saturday.
· The tie with Texas Wesleyan was Harding's sixth straight when entering overtime and only the second 0-0 tie in program history. The other was against University of the Ozarks on Sept. 13, 2008.
· Harding's four goals this season have come from four different players. Senior Ryan Wilhelm leads the Bisons with three points (one goal, one assist).
· Freshman Seth Peterson has started all three games for the Bisons at goalkeeper. He has a 1.36 goals against average and a 78.9 saves percentage.
· Wilhelm (10) and junior Jacob Stevens (9) have combined to take 19 of Harding's 33 shots this season.
· Junior defender Kevin Pineda is the only Harding player to have played all 310 minutes in the first three games.
Ouachita Baptist
· Ouachita Baptist is an NCAA Division II school of about 1,600 students that plays as an independent in men's soccer.
· The Tigers enter the game with the Bisons with a 0-3-1 record and are coming off a 2-1 loss to Rogers State on Saturday in Arkadelphia.
The Series
· Harding and Ouachita Baptist are meeting for the 16th time with the Bisons leading the series 9-4-2. Harding is 3-4-2 against Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia and last defeated the Tigers on the road in 2007. OBU is 3-0-1 at home against Harding in the last four meetings.
