* Story by Alex Trevino
WILMINGTON, Ohio - The Wilmington College men's soccer team (1-0-0) is set to take on the Manchester University Spartans (0-1-0) in Williams Stadium at 7 p.m.
The Teams: Wilmington and Manchester. The Quakers head into fridays match coming off of a season opening victory against Earlham. Manchester looks to bounce back after allowing three second half goals in an opening night loss to Trine.
The Coaches: Alex Van der Sluijs is in his fourth year leading Wilmington's men's soccer team. The 2007 alumnus, who was a three-time First Team All-OAC selection and a member of the program's only team to win an OAC title in 2004, got the program within a shootout victory of playing for an OAC Tournament title in the spring of 2021. He worked at Defiance College for seven seasons. Chad Brooks is in his first year leading the Spartans after serving as a Spartan assistant coach for four years.
The Players: Yusef Muqtadir looks to continue the hot start to his senior year after a busy wednesday night that saw him accrue seven shots, four shots on goal and one goal. Senior goalkeeper Felix Maurer seeks to claim his second clean sheet of the young season. Sophomore Cory Mitchell is the lone goal scorer for the Manchester side.
Series History: Wilmington College leads the all-time series at 2-0 with the last match taking place over twenty years ago in 1998. More information on the series history can be viewed by visiting the link above.
Coverage: Live statistics and live video of the contest will be available – visit the links above.
Social Media: Follow Wilmington athletics on social media! The Fightin' Quakers have a presence on Facebook (Wilmington College Athletics) as well as Twitter and Instagram (@DubCQuakers).
Up Next: Wilmington will close the Kiwanis Classic Sunday against Mount Saint Joseph University at 3 p.m.
