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Luca Rosen vs Davenport last weekend

Men's Soccer Emily Radke - Athletic Communications Assistant

PREVIEW: Wildcats Head to Lower Peninsula For a Pair of Weekend Matches

MARQUETTE, Mich. - The NMU men's soccer team returns to the pitch, coming off a big weekend. The 'Cats took down the previously undefeated and No. 17 Saginaw Valley (1-0), then tied Davenport (1-1), claiming four of a possible six conference points. This week, NMU will face those same opponents once more, but this time, on the road. The 'Cats will first travel to Grand Rapids for Friday's match, followed by Saginaw Valley for Sunday's Match.

The Wildcats remain in the fourth spot in the GLIAC rankings, one spot behind Saginaw Valley. NMU will begin this weekend of play with a conference record of 3-2-1 and an overall record of 4-2-4. 

After receiving two losses over the weekend, Saginaw Valley falls from the national rankings after being positioned as the 17th-ranked team in the nation last weekend. The 'Cats and the Parkside Rangers gave the Cardinals the first two losses of the team's 2025 season. The reigning GLIAC champions now hold a conference record of 4-2-0 and an overall record of 5-2-3. 

Davenport remains in the bottom spot in the conference with a record of 0-3-3 in conference play and 1-5-4 overall.

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Friday, October 17 at Davenport at 2:00 p.m.
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Sunday, October 19 at Saginaw Valley at 11:00 a.m.
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'Cat Nips
  • Luca Rosen and Asaf Kristal swept this week's GLIAC honors, earning offensive and defensive players of the week. Rosen scored two goals over the weekend to bring his point tally to 11 and extend his goal-scoring streak to three games with five goals in the last six matches.
    • Rosen clinched the game-winning goal in the team's big win over Saginaw Valley State, and added another against Davenport. In the past six games, Rosen leads the conference for goals in conference play (5) and game-winning goals (3). Rosen also leads the GLIAC in overall and conference shots and shots on goal, while being fourth in the nation for overall shots per game (4.0).
    • Asaf Kristal recorded a season-high of 12 saves and a shutout in the 1-0 win over Saginaw Valley. Kristal continued his weekend with double-digit saves again in the game against Davenport. This also marks 10+ saves in back-to-back games for the first time this season. During the team's six conference play matches thus far, Kristal leads the GLIAC in goals against (5), GAA (.833), SV% (.868), shutouts (3), and is second in saves per game (5.50). 
  • The team is averaging 0.9 goals per game with nine goals on the season. Also making an impact on the offensive efforts for the Wildcats is Tuen Van Gansewinkel with two goals and two assists.
Notes on the Opponents
Davenport
The Panthers are currently holding the last spot in the GLIAC. In the team's six conference matches, Davenport has scored seven goals while allowing 11 goals against. 

The team tallied two ties last weekend against Purdue Northwest (2-2) and Parkside (2-2). The team's only win of the season thus far came early, in their first match against Ohio Dominion (2-0). Davenport showed up last weekend, tying Parkside, the team holding the second-place mark in the current GLIAC standings.

Charlie David leads this DU team with four goals, followed by Ryan Sheffer, who has tallied five points for the Panthers (one goal and three assists). The team has recorded 39 shots this season, compared to the opponents' 51. On the defensive end, the team's goalkeeper, Beau Hudd, has recorded 31 saves (SV% of 0.721). The netminder has also tallied just shy of 780 minutes played and a GAA of 1.39.

Saginaw Valley
After being ranked nationally for the two consecutive weeks, Saginaw Valley drops off the national leaderboard, as well as falls from second in last week's Midwest Regional Ranking poll to seventh behind Roosevelt (7-2-3). The team has tallied 21 goals this season, most in the conference, while only allowing eight goals against.

Leading the charge for the Cardinals is Matty Telfer with 11 points (five goals and one assist). Lui Ingavi is second in the GLIAC for shots (25), and first in the conference for shots on goal per game (1.75). Eoin Farrell's two game-winning goals have marked him as the second most in the conference for that category.

The Cardinals' goalkeeper, Nick Kay, has a save percentage of 0.765 with 26 saves. The keeper has allowed eight goals past him, resulting in a GAA of 0.800. Kay has tallied four shutouts and averages 2.6 saves per game.






 
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Players Mentioned

Asaf Kristal

#1 Asaf Kristal

GK
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Luca Rosen

#10 Luca Rosen

F
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Asaf Kristal

#1 Asaf Kristal

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
GK
Luca Rosen

#10 Luca Rosen

5' 9"
Junior
F