Men's Club Soccer

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Game Highlights:

The club soccer team began its 4th season on Saturday, September 4th.  In the home opener, the
club Raiders won in resounding fashion by beating Ball State 9 - 0.  Below is the game summary.

• 18th minute:  Mike Blair scored on an assist from Matt Jaruwannakorn.
• 23rd minute:  Tony Joseph scored on a pass from Dan Griest.
• 25th minute:  Another Mike Blair goal on a long pass through from Dave Castel.
• 28th minute:  Dave Castel scored on an assist from Greg Smith.
• 39th minute:  Caleb Grose scored on a great cross from Brent Alting.
• 43rd minute:  Mike Blair scored once again with another assist by Brent Alting.
• 58th minute:  A yellow card was issued to Ball State for dangerous play.
• 63rd minute:  Dan Griest scored by blasting the ball in the right corner of the net.
• 70th minute:  Brent Alting scored on a great pass from Dave Castel.
• 83rd minute:  Dave Castel scored the final goal of the match with a header over the keeper.

Thanks to our strong defenders, starting keeper Sean Williams was not shot on for the first 75 minutes.
When Shane Page entered the game, he had a save on a one on one direct shot then made a diving
save in the 85th minute to hold the Ball State team to a two shot game.

The Club Raiders second game of the season was played Saturday, September 11, at the University of
Dayton fields.  We played the newest team in the league, Loyola - Chicago.  The final score was
Wright State 5 and Loyola 1.  Below is the game summary.

• 17th minute:  Mike Blair scored first on a great pass from Aaron Scott.
• 25th minute:  Dave Castel scored with the help of Brent Alting.
• 32nd minute:  Tony Joseph scored unassisted with a powerful left-footed shot.
• 35th minute:  Yellow card issued to WSU.
• 58th minute:  Brent Alting scored with a feed from Andy Perrott.
• 67th minute:  Goal Keeper Dave Kennedy scored unassisted while playing outside midfield.

In the first half, Loyola had 2 yellow cards and no shots on goal.  They added 2 more yellow cards in
the second half and scored in the 74th minute.

Entering the game on a two game winning streak the Club Raiders improved their record to 3-0 over the weekend.  In a home game against Central Michigan (Northern Division) the Raiders won 4-0. 
Below is the game summary.

• 8th minute:  Matt Jaruwannakorn scored on a corner pass from Dan Griest.

• 20th minute:  Derrick Sendi scored on a nice feed from Mike Blair.

• 49th minute:  Matt Jaruwannakorn scored again - this time on a pass from Tony Joseph

• 67th minute:  Derrick Sendi scored on a deflection from Matt Jaruwannakorn.

Goalkeeper, Sean Williams made three saves in the first half and with great defense in the second half
was not shot on.  Two yellow cards were issued during this game.

The Club Soccer team is in action again this coming weekend at home vs. Bowling Green and the
University of Illinois.  Both games are scheduled for Saturday, September 25.

On Saturday, September 25 the Club Raiders suffered their first defeat of the season.  The Club Raiders
fought hard, but Bowling Green was too tough.  The game included four yellow cards. The team defense and the several saves by Sean Williams kept Bowling Green to a 2 - 0 win over the Club Raiders.
View game highlight pictures here.

Later that day perennial powerhouse, Univ. of Illinois was in town.  The intense game ended in a 1 -1
tie after Dan Griest scored on a penalty kick.  Shane Page had many amazing saves to keep the
strong fighting Illini to only 1 goal.

Next up for the Club Raiders is a long weekend of 3 games in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where the team
will face Purdue, Grand Valley State, and Ferris State.

On Saturday, October 2, the Club Raiders headed to Grand Rapids for a tournament.  On a very cold and windy morning, the team began the tournament with a game against Purdue.  In the 8th minute of the game, WSU received a red card and continued playing one man down.  With only two subs due to injuries, the team went to a 1-0 lead at halftime.  Starting keeper Shane Page made many saves during the first half.  In the second half another red card was issued on a questionable call from the center ref.  This led to a two-man down team late in the second half.  Trying to overcome the loss to the team, the remaining guys played extremely hard.  Eventually, the game ended in a Purdue win of 2-1.  The lone Raider goal was scored by starting striker Matt Jaruwannakorn.

Later that day, with the loss of two red carded athletes, the Club entered the Grand Valley State game with no subs.  Goalkeeper Dave Kennedy played 75 minutes for the team as an outside midfielder.  Dave played very well and helped keep the game close.  The team played hard and the game was 0-0 at half.  Early in the second half an injured Dave Castel entered the game and scored to give the Raiders the lead.  Dave re-entered the game later to tie the game at 2-2.  Having no subs proved too tough when GVSU went up 3-2.  In the final minutes of the game, a very tired Raider team was scored on two more times with the final score 5-2.  Obviously had the team had their subs in addition to the three who had to stay home due to injuries, both games would have ended differently.

On Sunday, the rested Raiders came out hungry for a win.  Continuing without subs, the Raiders ended up with a hard fought win over Ferris State with the score of 3-1.  Dan Griest came through with two big goals in addition to one from Derrick Sendi.  Overall, it was a very tough weekend for the team.

Next up is the University of Dayton this coming weekend.

Sunday, October 10.  In a late game with cross-town rival UD, the Raiders played hard but settled for 0-0 tie. Goalkeeper Sean Williams made some amazing saves to keep the Flyers scoreless.  Many of the Club Raiders had shots on goal, but just couldn't seem to put one in.  Next weekend will be a big division tournament at WSU.

On Saturday, October 16, the Raiders began a big league weekend with Ohio University. This game is always a big contest and this one proved to be the same. Matt Jaruwannakorn scored first on ball deflected off OU's keeper, from a powerful shot from Mike Blair.  OU's offense came back with a vengeance and scored three goals. WSU keeper Sean Williams made five saves, but the final ended up as a loss for WSU 3-1 .

Sunday turned out to be a much different day. Still bitter from the loss to OU, the Raiders came out playing hard in a division match with rival Xavier. The Raiders beat hard on Xavier with the final score 9-0.  Following is a scoring recap:
Brent Alting scored with an assist from Dave Castel.
Mike Blair scored twice, assisted both times by Dave Castel.
Dave Castel scored twice, unassisted.
Matt Jaruwannakorn scored, assisted by Brent Alting.
Derrick Sendi scored, assisted by Tony Joseph.
Greg Smith scored with an assist from Brent Alting.
Steve Miller, a newly recruited player, scored with an assist from Dan Griest.

Sunday night in a game played under the lights on Alumni Field, the Raiders won a decisive division game with University of Cincinnati 5-1.  Brent Alting scored first in the 13th minute with an assist from Greg Smith.  In the 27th minute, a player from UC was red carded and removed from the game.  Capitalizing on UC playing a man down, Dave Castel scored in the 38th and 40th minutes with assists both times from Dan Griest. Starting keeper Sean Williams kept UC scoreless in the first half. After the half, Matt Jaruwannakorn scored twice in 5 minutes assisted by Ryan Azuogu and Dan Griest. UC scored in the 86th minute from a corner kick. Keeper Shane Page played a great second half with three critical saves and only allowing the one goal. The Raiders will end the regular season this weekend with a big game against rival Miami.