Harding (2-6-1) at Northeastern State (4-4-0)
Date: Oct. 1, 2015
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Tahlequah, Okla.
Coverage: Live Stats link on HardingSports.com
Coaches:
Harding – Odie Guzman (16-34-4, 4th season)
Northeastern State – Rob Czlonka (5th season)
Series: Northeastern State leads 15-0-0.
SEARCY – The Harding men's soccer team will travel to Tahlequah, Oklahoma on Thursday to take on Northeastern State in non-conference action at 7 p.m.
HU Team News
- Harding is coming of a 4-2 loss at Delta State on Tuesday. Jason Diaz and Jackson Buchanan both found the back of the net for the Bisons.
- Harding is 1-3-0 on the road this season. Its win came at Southwest Baptist 3-2.
- Harding is led by junior forward Barry Foster who has five goals and one assist. Six other Bisons have scored this season.
- Harding is led between the posts by sophomore Thomas Shults who has a 1-3-0 record. Shults has a .750 save percentage.
Opponent Team News
- Northeastern State is a NCAA Division II member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
- The RiverHawks are 1-2 in their last three games. Their win came against Lindenwood (3-2).
- Thursday will mark the third straight home game for Northeastern State. The RiverHawks are 3-1-0 at home this season.
- Northeastern State is led by sophomore midfielder Trevor Reed and redshirt freshman midfielder Joseph Garcia who each have four goals and one assist on the season.
Team Comparison
Harding | GAC | NCAA | Stat | NSU | MIAA | NCAA |
1.33 | 2 | - | Goals/Game | 1.88 | 3 | - |
1.22 | 1 | - | Assists/Game | 1.25 | 4 | - |
2.24 | 1 | - | Goals Against Avg. | 1.88 | 2 | - |
Individual Leaders
Harding | | Northeastern State |
Name | Stat | GAC | NCAA | | Name | Stat | MIAA | NCAA |
Foster | 5 | t-2 | - | Goals | Two with | 2 | - | - |
Ireland | 3 | t-2 | - | Assists | Two with | 2 | - | - |
Foster | 11 | 4 | - | Points | Two with | 9 | - | - |
Diaz | 20 | 5 | - | Shots | Reed | 25 | 3 | - |
Shults | 2.00 | 2 | - | GAA | Shephard | 1.25 | 2 | - |
Shults | .750 | 2 | - | Save Pct. | Shephard | .787 | 2 | - |
Shults | 21 | 4 | - | Saves | Shephard | 37 | 2 | - |