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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Soccer: After playing its home opener last weekend, Lourdes returns to the road on Wednesday evening to continue non-conference play as the Gray Wolves face Goshen.  Following the match, Lourdes will have eight days off before returning home to Wildcat Stadium.

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 76-86-8 (.471) record overall beginning his 10th season as a men's collegiate soccer coach and has a 1-2 (.333) mark at Lourdes.

Series Notes: Goshen won the only previous meeting against Lourdes, a 6-1 decision at Wildcat Stadium on Sept. 8, 2018.  The Maple Leafs scored the first six goals of the match before Savio Adams scored with one second remaining in regulation to break up the shutout.  This will be Lourdes first trip to Goshen, Ind.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes registered its first victory of the season on Tuesday evening with a 1-0 triumph at Ohio Christian.  Farouk Amoo scored the Gray Wolves' first goal of the season, which proved to be the match-winner while Ali Chokr made eight saves on the way to recording the shutout.  In Saturday's home opener against Indiana East, the Red Wolves built a 2-0 second half lead before Lourdes battled back to force overtime.  Reece Riccardi connected on a penalty kick before Amoo scored with 11:53 left in regulation to knot the match at two.  Indiana East scored the match-winner just 38 seconds into the extra session though to end the contest.

Scouting Goshen: The Maple Leafs are still looking for their first victory of the season after falling 4-0 at home to Robert Morris (Ill.) on Saturday evening.  Goshen is playing its third of four Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference foes on Wednesday when it hosts Lourdes.  Lucas Bontreger leads Goshen with three points on the year, having scored a goal and added an assist.  Matt Granitz and Henrique Eichenberger have the other two tallies for the Maple Leafs while Felipe Gallo has handed out an assist.  In goal, Tomas Fonseca has played all 372 minutes for Goshen and sports a 2.66 goals against average and a .686 save percentage.

Chokr Earns WHAC Honors: Ali Chokr earned the second Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor of his career after posting a shutout against Ohio Christian.  The sophomore netminder made eight saves in his clean sheet effort against the Trailblazers to notch the 1-0 victory.  Chokr also earned the WHAC honor as a freshman following the first week of the season.

Amoo Nets a Pair: After missing most of the 2018 season due to injury, Farouk Amoo has made the most of his opportunities already this year for the Gray Wolves.  The redshirt-junior has scored in each of the last two contests for Lourdes, beginning with the match-winner at Ohio Christian.  Amoo then tied the match at two, forcing overtime against Indiana East.  Amoo also leads the Gray Wolves with 11 total shot attempts this year after registering just six total in 2018 when he played in just two matches.

Riccardi Connects on a Penalty Kick: Reece Riccardi stepped up to the penalty spot and connected for the Gray Wolves' first goal of the match against Indiana East.  Riccardi is now 2-for-2 in his career taking penalty kicks for Lourdes, having also made one successfully in 2017.

Unlucky in Overtime: Lourdes has already played a pair of overtime matches this season, falling to both Taylor and Indiana East when extended beyond 90 minutes.  All-time, the Gray Wolves are 1-4-6 in overtime matches, with the lone victory coming on Aug. 28, 2015 at Grace Bible in the first match in program history.

Rotating Goalkeepers: Lourdes has three goalkeepers on the roster this season, and all three have earned a start through the first three contests.  Jorge Mendoza started the opener, allowing one goal while making three saves at Taylor.  Ali Chokr followed, making eight stops in a clean sheet at Ohio Christian while Garrett Baxley made his 2019 debut against Indiana East, yielding three goals while making three saves in an overtime effort.

Playing Lots of Matches: Lourdes has three players that enter the season having appeared in at least 30 matches all-time for the Gray Wolves.  Senior Reece Riccardi ranks fourth all-time in program history having played in 44 contests, four shy of Akilla Arno's (2015-2017) school record of 48.  Riccardi's 36 starts also rank fourth in Lourdes history.  Tyler Rogers and Olawole Ogunsanya have both stepped onto the field 33 times, tied for eighth most ever at Lourdes.

In the Record Book: 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. Riccardi's 55 career shot attempts are fourth most ever at Lourdes while Tyler Rogers is tied for 10th with 31 career shots.

Non-Conference Success:  Lourdes has played well during non-conference action having posted a 11-11-1 all-time mark outside the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.

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: Lourdes is 13-22-1 all-time in road matches ... Andris Klempert made his collegiate debut at Ohio Christian ... Farouk Amoo became the 13th different Gray Wolf to score a match-winner in program history.