The Game
The University of Findlay men's soccer team has earned a trip to the 2023 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship for the fifth consecutive season and will enter the tournament as the eighth seed. The eight-seed tournament begins on Saturday, Nov. 4 with three four quarterfinal matchups. Five days later, the tournament will move to the highest remaining seed's site.
Findlay's quarterfinal game will be played Saturday at 1:00pm EST and sends the Oilers on the road to take on the regular season champions, Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio. The two teams have met 25 times since 2011 and the Oilers hold a 5-16-4 record against the Dragons in those games. Findlay's latest win against Tiffin came in 2021, a 3-0 win at DeHaven Soccer Complex.
The two teams faced each other earlier this week, Tuesday, Oct. 31. The Oilers and Dragons tied at one a piece. This tie gave Findlay a point in the conference standings which ultimately secured their final spot in the tournament.
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Findlay Oilers (7-5-5, 5-5-4 G-MAC) | #8 Seed
2023 Findlay Soccer Coaching Staff
The Oilers are 7-5-5 on the season and have a 5-5-4 record in Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) play. Findlay started the year strong, remaining undefeated for their first five contests. Down the stretch, however, games started to go the other way as the Orange and Black entered conference play, winning just five of the fourteen contests. However, the Oilers have proven to be a dangerous team as they have wins over the third seed Thomas More, the fourth seed Ashland, and the fifth seed Walsh.
Findlay enters the tournament leading the conference in scoring, averaging 2.235 goals per contest. Senior Nick McCracken and junior Christian Palushaj are the leading goal-scorers for the Orange and Black as they have both found the back of the net seven times this season. Senior David Hug has six goals this season while freshman Carson Oberski has five. In goal, senior Andrew Boulton has almost 1,400 minutes played in sixteen games, recording 55 saves. He has three shutouts to his credit.
About the Opponent – Tiffin Dragons (11-2-3, 10-1-3 G-MAC) | #1 Seed
2023 Tiffin Soccer Coaching Staff
The Dragons, who are ranked 22nd in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll, are 11-2-3 on the season with a 10-1-3 record in the league. Tiffin, who secured the regular season title, has had a more successful past when it comes to the G-MAC tournament, winning the tournament in 2018 and 2019.
Tiffin enters the tournament leading the conference in total points, averaging 6.13 per game. They rank second in goal scoring, averaging 2.188 per contest. Freshman Luke Alexander-Frost leads their offense, recording a team-high five goals this season. Most notably, fourteen different Dragons have found the back of the net this year. In goal for Tiffin, is freshman Felix Graf. He has allowed just thirteen goals in twelve games.
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