WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Wilmington College men's soccer team closes out a week at home with at Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) matchup with Marietta College on Saturday. Kickoff from Williams Stadium is slated for 7 p.m.
The Teams: Wilmington and Marietta. The Fightin' Quakers bring a 7-4-2 overall record and a 2-1-1 OAC mark in to the contest after a scoreless draw with Otterbein University on Wednesday in a game that was shortened by lightning. The Pioneers are 4-6-3 on the season and 2-2-0 in conference games and are looking to snap a two-game losing skid having most recently fallen 3-1 to The University of Mount Union on Wednesday.
The Coaches: Wilmington is led by first-year Head Coach Cory Bucur, who came to WC from Defiance College. Bucur led the Yellow Jackets to their best season in over a decade in the fall of 2021 as DC went 11-11-1, upset Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Tournament before coming a penalty shootout victory away from appearing in the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament. Joe Bergin, a goalkeeper on Marietta's only OAC title team in 1984, is in his 10th season as his alma mater's head coach. He's led the Pioneers to 79 victories during his tenure.
The Players: A pair of seniors - Elorm Dogbey and Casey Miller - have both tallied over 10 points for the Wilmington offense. Dogbey has netted a team-best six goals while Miller and fellow senior Grant Murray have both assisted on three goals each. Defensively, goalkeeper Thomas Grimes and the Quaker defense sport a 0.72 goals against average. Elliot Britton has scored five goals for Marietta while Caden Ferguson has assisted on four Pioneer goals.
OAC Player of the Week: Thomas Grimes is this week's Midstream Lighting OAC Defensive Player of the Week.
Regional Rankings: Wilmington checks in at No. 8 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Region VII regional rankings.
Series History: Wilmington is 15-7-3 against Marietta since the 1994 season. The Pioneers are 5-3-2 against the Quakers in the last 10 meetings. More information on the series history can be viewed by visiting the link 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: The Quakers head to Ohio Northern University for a 7 p.m. contest on Wednesday.
