Findlay, OH – The University of Findlay men's soccer team welcomed the Ashland Eagles to DeHaven Field on Thursday, October 15, 2026, in their second meeting of the season. The Oilers earned a dominating 5-0 victory after a blitz of second-half goals to bring their record to their overall record to 9-3-1 and a 6-3-1 Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) record. The Eagles fall to 4-6-1 in conference play and 5-8-1 overall.
Senior defender
Andre Sardinha opened the scoring in the 7
th minute of play with a calm finish into the bottom left corner of the net, his third goal on the season. The goal was assisted by graduate student
Tom Middleham. The remainder of the first half would go scoreless, and the Oilers would head into the break with a 1-0 lead.
The first of four second-half goals from Findlay came from
Tom Middleham, after he cleaned up a deflected shot and doubled the Oilers lead in the 59
th minute. Just eight minutes later, senior
Carson Oberski found the back of the net with his head on a ball served in from senior
Tyler Pawlicki. This would be Oberski's sixth goal on the season, a team high.
The Oilers continued their attack when sophomore
Josh Brennan opened his account for the 2026 season with a long range strike that found the bottom left corner of the net in the 80
th minute, giving Findlay a commanding 4-0 lead. The day would be capped off with a goal in the 82
nd minute after sophomore
Eric Millan finished a cross from
Josh Brennan to make the score 5-0 and complete a convincing victory on home turf.
The Orange and Black controlled the match from the start, logging 23 shots to Ashland's 13, while also more than doubling their count in corner kicks, 12-5.
Both Findlay goalkeepers would see action in the match, with senior goalkeeper
Ethan Hensley making three saves and senior
Lazaro Salais collecting two for himself on the day.
The Oilers currently sit in fourth place in the GMAC standings with just four matches remaining in conference play. They return to play at DeHaven on Saturday, October 17 for a matchup against Kentucky Wesleyan.
