FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University men's soccer team will look to go 2-0 on the week in American Midwest Conference (AMC) play, as the Owls host Freed-Hardeman University Saturday afternoon. Kick-off is set for 3:00 p.m. out at Firley Field.
The Owls (7-4-1; 3-2-1 AMC), are coming off a 3-0 victory against Harris-Stowe State University earlier this week, which saw the team pick up its third shutout of the year. WWU controlled both sides of the ball, amassing 22 shots offensively, while holding the Hornets to just seven shots and the clean sheet in the match-up.
Anthony Moscatello guided the Owls, as the junior recorded a goal and assist to his stat sheet, while totaling three shots.
Alex Severino led the team in the shot department with five, as
Conor Cable tallied two saves in his third shutout on the year.
On the season, WWU is outscoring its opponents 32-13 and outshooting its opponents 211-141, as three players have been a consistent threat, offensively all year. Severino leads the team in several categories, which includes goals (seven), shots (31) and points (15), while
Rodrigo Alves, who has been battling a knee injury is second on the team in goals with six and Moscatello has pushed his total up to five goals on the year.
A big reason for the Owls success offensively, has been because of sophomore
Lendell Louis-Jacques, who has complied an impressive eight assists in 12 games, which is second best in the AMC and ranks him eighth in the nation.
In the net, Cable has remained strong for WWU, recording 34 saves in 806:12 minutes of play and earning a 1.23 goals against average.
Freed-Hardeman enters Saturday's match-up with a 5-4 overall record, as the Lions are right behind the Owls in AMC standings with a 3-2 conference record. FHU is currently looking for its third consecutive win, as FHU also most recently beat Harris-Stowe State 3-1, last weekend.
Offensively, George Achard and Jermaine Steele paces FHU, as the duo has recorded five the team's nine goals on the year, while Steele also leads the team in shots (29) points (four).
In the net, Zach Johnson has posted a goal against average of 1.11 in nine games, while collecting 38 saves.
Fans check back on wwuowls.com tomorrow evening for a full recap and score of this AMC match-up.
