The Webster University men's soccer team enters the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament as the number four seed, and travels to one seed Spalding University for a semi-final game on November 3 in Louisville, KY. Here is a brief preview of the tournament with most information provided by SLIAC Sports Information.
At A Glance
The 2016 SLIAC Men's Soccer Tournament field includes Webster University, Fontbonne University, Spalding University, and Westminster College. Semifinal games will be held Thursday, November 3 with the championship game being played on Saturday, November 5.
Tournament Schedule
Semifinals - Thursday, November 3
Game 1 - #1 Spalding vs. #4 Webster (Louisville, Ky.) 3 p.m. (EST)
Game 2 - #2 Westminster vs. #3 Fontbonne (Fulton, Mo.) 7 p.m.
Championship - Saturday, November 5
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, at higher seed
Webster vs. Spalding Live Stats Link:
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Collegecasts Broadcast of Championship Game Link:
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WEBSTER UNIVERSITY 'GORLOKS'
Webster has had a an up and down season, recording back to back wins just twice this year. But one of those streaks is their current one as they will be looking to carry the momentum of a two game win streak into the tournament. The Gorloks have been paced by sophomore Drew Quisenberry's four goals and three assists. A balanced attack is rounded out by Brendan Shields (three goals, four assists) and Alex Whalen (five goals). Freshman Kyle Hertel has taken control in net for the Gorloks, with 31 saves in over 800-minutes of action. |
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SPALDING UNIVERSITTY 'GOLDEN EAGLES'
Spalding completed an undefeated SLIAC regular season, going 9-0, just the eighth time in conference history a team has had a perfect slate. They carry a ten game winning streak into the tournament and are making their second trip in program history, joining the 2014 squad. The Golden Eagles finished second in the league in scoring with freshmen Osman Hussein (11 goals) and Kornell Hilliard (8 goals and 6 assists) leading the way. On the back end they rely on senior defender Joey Lesher, who has also totaled six goals. Goalie Ryan Glynn has played nearly every minute in net for Spalding, recording 64 saves and six shutouts. |
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FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY 'GRIFFINS'
Despite not winning a game in the first month of the season the Griffins put it all together in October, going 8-2. After being blanked in four of their first five games the Griffins offense averaged 4.8 goals per game in their final ten contests to finish third in the league in scoring. The trio of Ryan Dudley, Austin Willenbrock, and Nick Wolf have each recorded at least 12 points this season. Maybe most impressively for the Griffins this season has been the fact that five different players have recorded a game winning goal this season. Defensively Tony Pitaro has been the mainstay in net for the Griffins. |
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WESTMINSTER COLLEGE 'BLUE JAYS'
Westminster appears to be ramping up for the postseason, carrying a five game winning streak into the tournament. Over the last seven games the Blue Jays are averaging 5.3 goals per game. Westminster led the league in goals this year with 48 and are led by senior Drake Trease. Trease led the SLIAC with 14 goals and 32 points, recording four game-winning goals. David Immanuel was second on the team with nine goals and three game-winning goals. Junior Ben Chester has filled in admirably for the team after an off-season injury to All-Conference keeper Raul Belman. |