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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Soccer: Lourdes faces a pair of key Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference matches this week as the Gray Wolves look to move into a position to earn a berth in the upcoming conference tournament.  Lourdes closes a four-match road trip on Wednesday at Cornerstone before hosting first place Lawrence Tech on Saturday afternoon.

Head Coach Barry Spitzer: In his third season on the Lourdes bench, Barry Spitzer has a 17-23-4 (.432) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves as well as a men's soccer collegiate head coach at four year programs.  He is the only head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Lourdes and Cornerstone have split a pair of matches in a series that dates back to Oct. 28, 2015, with each winning on the other's home field.  The Gray Wolves won in Grand Rapids, Mich. 2-0 in the initial meeting before the Golden Eagles notched a 1-0 triumph at Wildcat Stadium on Oct. 19 of last season.  Lourdes and Lawrence Tech are 1-1 against each other in a series that began on Oct. 3, 2015.  The Gray Wolves won the first meeting, at Wildcat Stadium, 1-0 before the Blue Devils scored a 3-2 triumph in Southfield, Mich. on Oct. 22, 2016.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Reece Riccardi forced overtime on Wednesday scoring a goal with 2:37 remaining, but Siena Heights tallied the match-winner in overtime to defeat Lourdes 3-2.  Judah Goodridge, who scored in Wednesday's match at Siena Heights, also scored on Saturday at Northwestern Ohio, but the Racers tallied four goals in the final 31 minutes to defeat the Gray Wolves 4-1.

Scouting Cornerstone: The Golden Eagles are winless in their last five matches (0-4-1), but have played four overtime contests during the span.  Cornerstone is coming off of a 5-1 loss at Siena Heights on Saturday.  Kevin Nimmo and Richard Areche share the team lead with three goals each, with Nimmo also handing out a team-high two assists for eight points.  Dary DeWalt has played most of the minutes in goal, posting a 1.22 GAA and an .823 save percentage.

Scouting Lawrence Tech: The Blue Devils enter the week having won six consecutive matches after defeating Michigan-Dearborn 1-0 on Saturday.  Lawrence Tech plays at Concordia (Mich.) on Wednesday before visiting Lourdes.  Nico Rbp leads the Golden Eagles with 11 goals and 26 points while Chris Serwatka has a team-leading five assists and 15 points.  In goal, Max Jewett has played a majority of the minutes, posting a 0.93 goals against average and a .725 save percentage.  

Battling for a WHAC Tourney Bid: Lourdes enters the penultimate week of the regular season in ninth place in the league standings, but just three points out of the final WHAC tournament berth.  The Gray Wolves still have two matches against teams behind them in the standings (Cornerstone and Michigan-Dearborn), and one against Concordia (Mich.), who is one spot ahead of Lourdes in the league ledger.

Goodridge Second on Single Season Charts: Judah Goodridge has scored nine goals over the last eight matches for the Gray Wolves to take the team's scoring lead with 10 goals on the year.  Goodridge has accounted for six of Lourdes' last seven goals overall as a team.  His 10 goals this season move him into second place on the single season charts, behind Jake Kirchoff-Sleet, who owns the school record scoring 13 times last year.  Goodridge is also second on the single season points list with 22.

Jumping Out to Early Leads: Lourdes has scored first in eight of its 12 matches this season.  The Gray Wolves have outscored the opposition 17-5 during the first 45 minutes of action while outshooting its foes 84-72.  However, in the second half and overtime, Lourdes opponents have outscored the Gray Wolves 14-10 and outshot them 130-66.

Darosa Nearing Single Season Assist Record: Adilson Darosa registered his team-leading fifth assists of the season last Wednesday at Siena Heights, and is now one helper shy of Jake Kirchoff-Sleet's single season record of six which was set in 2016.

Cedillo Sets Single Season Saves Mark: Jose Cedillo has made 68 saves this year in goal, setting a new single season saves mark at Lourdes.  Cedillo has also registered a .782 save percentage, and sports a 1.52 goals against average.  Cedillo broke his own single season save mark of 50 set last year, and now owns the top three spots on the single season chart while recording 155 career saves, most in program history.

Amirally Among the Nation's Leaders: Judah Goodridge ranks 29th in the NAIA averaging 0.91 goals per match this season.  His 10 total goals rank him 36th overall.  In addition, Goodridge's 2.0 points per match rank 37th nationally.  Jose Cedillo is 31st in the country with his 68 total saves as well as hit 5.67 saves per match.

Captains: Jose Cedillo and Judah Goodridge have been named the Lourdes captains for the 2017 season.  Both are serving in the leadership role for the first time in their careers.

This and That: Jose Cedillo has set a new single season record playing 1126 minutes in goal this year ... Akilla Arno has played a school record 44 matches for the Gray Wolves during his career ... Lourdes is 0-2-1 in overtime matches this season and 1-2-4 all-time.