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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Soccer: Lourdes wraps up a three-match homestand on Wednesday evening as the Gray Wolves host nationally-ranked Northwestern Ohio at Wildcat Stadium.  The final two-match road trip of the regular season begins on Friday evening, as Lourdes heads to Grand Rapids, Mich. to face Cornerstone.

Head Coach Matt Johnson: Matt Johnson took over the Lourdes men's soccer program prior to the start of the 2019 season as just the second head coach in program history.  Johnson sports a 79-92-8 (.464) record overall beginning his 10th season as a men's collegiate soccer coach and has a 4-8 (.333) mark at Lourdes.

Series Notes: Northwestern Ohio has won all four previous meetings between the two schools dating back to Sept. 26, 2015.  The Racers won last year's meeting 5-0 in Lima, Ohio.  The two schools have only played at Wildcat Stadium once previously, in 2016, a 5-0 UNOH victory.  Cornerstone is 3-1 all-time against Lourdes in a series that began Oct. 28, 2015.  The Golden Eagles have won three straight meetings between the two schools after a 2-0 triumph at Wildcat Stadium last year.  The two schools have split a pair of matches in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Andris Klempert scored the lone goal of the match for Lourdes on Wednesday as the Gray Wolves fell 4-1 to Cleary at home.  Ali Chokr made five saves for the Gray Wolves in the loss.  Brendon Long scored the match-winner with 7:08 to play on Saturday against Aquinas as the Gray Wolves downed the Saints 1-0.  Chokr earned a clean sheet in the match making four stops in goal.

Scouting Northwestern Ohio: The Racers are unbeaten in their last nine matches and have won two straight contests after a 3-0 victory over Cornerstone on Saturday.  Karim Jouini leads Northwestern Ohio with five goals and 10 points while Gustavo Moses also has 10 points.  Devin Morgan leads the Racers with four assists.  In goal, Mark McMillan has played most of the minutes, sporting a 0.71 goals against average and a .714 save percentage.

Scouting Cornerstone: The Golden Eagles enter the week having dropped five straight matches after falling at Northwestern Ohio 3-0 on Saturday.  Cornerstone plays at Siena Heights Wednesday before hosting Lourdes.  Micah Boggs, Christian Galloway, and Welamaza Magwentshu all lead the Golden Eagles with two goals and an assist for five points.  In goal, Joshua Mitchell has posted a 2.62 goals against average and a .695 save percentage.

Facing Ranked Opponents: Northwestern Ohio will be the sixth NAIA top-25 opponent the Gray Wolves have faced in program history.  The Gray Wolves are still looking for their first victory against a ranked foe, posting a 0-4-1 mark all-time.  The lone result came on Sept. 24, 2016, a 1-1 draw with third-ranked Davenport.

Chokr Matches Single Season Shutout Mark: Ali Chokr recorded his third shutout of the season on Saturday against Aquinas, tying the school's single season mark for clean sheets.  The sophomore netminder matched the record set by Jose Cedillo in 2015 and then equalled again by Cedillo in 2017.  For his career, Chokr has five shutouts, second most in program history behind Cedillo's seven.

A New Goal Scorer: Brendon Long's match-winning goal against Aquinas on Saturday was the redshirt-junior's first of his Gray Wolf career.  Long became just the fifth Gray Wolf this season to find the back of the net.

Who's Penalizing Who?: Lourdes has drawn four penalty kick opportunities this season.  However, the Gray Wolves have converted just once from the spot, a goal by Reece Riccardi against Indiana East back on Aug. 31.

Climbing Up the League Ladder: As Lourdes reaches the midway point in the WHAC standings this week, the Gray Wolves have pulled into a tie with Siena Heights for the final two positions that would qualify for the WHAC tournament.  The top eight schools at season's end earn spots in the postseason event.

Playing Lots of Matches: Lourdes has three players that have appeared in at least 40 matches all-time for the Gray Wolves.  Senior Reece Riccardi has set the school mark with 51 career appearances, while his 41 starts surpassed Judah Goodridge (2015-2017) for most in Lourdes history.  Tyler Rogers and Olawole Ogunsanya have both stepped onto the field 42 times, tied for fourth most ever at Lourdes.

Scoring Records: Reece Riccardi has passed Haggi Amirally (2016-2017) for third place alone in Lourdes history with his nine career goals. He also is passed Adilson Darosa (2015, 2017) for third all-time with 21 career points. In his first season at Lourdes, Darius Passley-Bennett has already moved into a tie with Isamnia Cohen (2016) for seventh all-time with his six goals this year.

More in the Record Books: Reece Riccardi ranks fourth in school history with 63 career shot attempts while Farouk Amoo is seventh with his 46 career shots.  Tyler Rogers also ranks in the top-10 on the all-time shot list, having taken 40 total attempts, eighth most at Lourdes.

Captain: Reece Riccardi will serve as the Gray Wolves lone captain for the 2019 season. This will mark his second season in a leadership role for the Gray Wolves.

This and That: Every field player that has stepped on the pitch has attempted at least one shot ... 10 of the Gray Wolves' 13 goals have come in the second half ... five of Lourdes last seven victories dating back to 2018 have been by 1-0 scores.