Nov 05, 2024

Men's Soccer is No. 2 seed in KCAC Tournament, hosts Southwestern on Wednesday

Posted Nov 05, 2024 7:01 PM

Kansas Wesleyan Men's Soccer is the No. 2 seed in the KCAC Men's Soccer Tournament and will host No. 7 seed Southwestern in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at JRI Hospitality Stadium at the Graves Family Sports Complex.

Since the match is a KCAC Quarterfinal match, there will be an admission charge to the game. Adult tickets are $12 each, Seniors (55+) are $6, KCAC Faculty and Staff (when showing ID) are $6, Children ages 6-17 are $3, students from KCAC institutions are free when showing their school ID, and children under 5 are free.

ALL TICKETS must be purchased in advance at www.kcacsports.com and clicking on the TICKETS link. No walk-up, on-site ticket sales will be done. Signs will be posted at the ticket booth for fans to scan a QR code to take them directly to the KCAC ticketing page. KWU will have staff on-hand to assist with ticketing.

The match will also be streamed by the Coyote Sports Network as part of the KCAC network at: www.kcacnetwork.com/kansaswesleyan. Live stats for the match will be available at: www.kwucoyotes.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary.

KWU is 10-4-3 overall and 8-2-3 in the KCAC earning the No. 2 seed. The Coyotes are unbeaten in their last four matches, going 2-0-2 over that stretch.

The teams tied 1-1 on Sunday in the last meeting between the teams. The match was supposed to be played on Saturday, but inclement weather forced the postponement. Gonzalo Gaubeka scored Wesleyan's goal in the draw.

KWU leads the all-time series between the teams 22-7-4.

KWU has outscored its opponents 35-20 on the season, and KWU averages 2.06 goals per match, while allowing 1.18 goals per match.

Gerardo Garcia and Kamille Kum lead the Coyotes in goals scored with six each. Garcia, Jakob Treitl and Cole Walgren lead the Coyotes in assists with three each. Santiago Pagnutti is Wesleyan's keeper playing every minute of all 17 matches, with a 1.17 GAA.

Southwestern is 6-8-2 and finished 6-5-2 in the KCAC this season. The Moundbuilders were outscored by opponents 28-25 on the season, scoring 1.56 goals per match and allowing 1.75 per match.

Jack Bagley-Etheridge leads the Moundbuilders with six goals on the season while Marcos Benavidez and Connor Inlow have five each. Hector Hernandez and Bagley-Etheridge share the team lead in assists with three.

Andre Luiten and KJ Masso have split a majority of time in goal for Southwestern, but Archer Bridges has spent time in goal as well, including on Sunday in the meeting between the teams.

The winner of Tuesday's match advances to the KCAC Tournament semifinals on Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Scheels-Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita.

The KCAC finals are November 13 also at Stryker at 1 p.m.