Box Score

TIFFIN, Ohio – Otterbein University men's soccer saw its six-match winning streak come to an end Saturday afternoon, falling 1-0 at Heidelberg University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) opener for both teams.

The Cardinals, playing their last match of a grueling seven-game road stretch, allowed a late goal to Heidelberg's Ryan Homoki in the 84th minute that ended up being the difference. Otterbein now sits 7-4 overall on the season after the loss.

Both sides played to a scoreless first half, with Otterbein goalkeeper Mack Stamper making a critical save in the 44th minute to keep the contest scoreless entering the break.

The Cardinals saw a few chances to score in the second half of play, but shots from Jaden Lunger and Jared Pulliam were blocked and another couple sailed high.

Heidelberg nearly doubled up Otterbein in total shots, at 20-11, but the Cardinals did post a 4-2 edge on corner kicks.  Stamper made five stops in the Otterbein net while counterpart Matthew Stevens had two of his own for the Student Princes.

Otterbein will be back in action Wednesday evening, finally returning home to host John Carroll University in a home match at Memorial Stadium. The contest, slated to begin at 7 p.m., will be the team's first outing on its new turf field.