Box Score

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Otterbein men's soccer team got back on the winning track with a 3-0 victory over Grove City on Saturday night inside Memorial Stadium.

The Cardinals, now 3-2 overall on the year, notched all three of their goals in the first half of play to keep their home record undefeated through two contests at Ballenger Field.

Sophomore Pau Piang jump started the Cardinal offense less than two minutes into the game on a header that flew past Wolverine goalkeeper Malcolm Blake, as senior Noah Coons setup the score with a well-placed cross in the box.

Otterbein would go 24 minutes until it took a 2-0 advantage on sophomore Kennedy Mensah's third goal of the season, directing the ball into the back of the net off the dish from junior Erick Juarez-Manning.

The Cardinals then padded their lead at 3-0 over Grove City with just under four minutes remaining in the half, as junior Juan Rivas blasted in his team-leading fourth goal of the season off a lead pass on a through ball from freshman Nick Flury.

Otterbein held a 14-5 lead in shots through one frame, with sophomore goalkeeper Collin Hoffmann locking down the goal with a pair of saves. Blake posted a trio of same on the other end.

Both teams played nearly even in the shot category over the final 45 minutes of action, as the Cardinals ended up holding a slim 5-4 lead in the frame. Otterbein ended the game owning a commanding 19-9 margin in shots, blasting seven of them on goal.

Hoffmann picked up the win in goal for the Cards, exiting the game in the 80th minute with four saves, while senior goalkeeper Mack Stamper saw accounted for the remaining 10:31 of play between the posts.