St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s soccer team is set to face No. 9 Loras College in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 5:00 p.m. at the Rock Bowl.
THE VITALS
Site: Dubuque, Iowa
Field: Rock Bowl
Playing Surface: Field Turf
Live Video/Stats: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/loras
Ticket Information: Tickets for the games will be $6 for adults, $3 for seniors (55+), military personnel, and students. Gates will open at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
GUSTAVUS “Golden Gusties”
Roster | Statistics | Schedule/Results
Location: St. Peter, Minnesota
Enrollment: 2,500
Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Website: www.gac.edu/athletics
Twitter: @gustieathletics
Head coach (season): Mike Middleton (5th)
NCAA Appearance (last): 11th (2013)
All-time ncaa tournament record: 10-7-6
LORAS “Duhawks”
Roster | Statistics | Schedule/Results
Location: Dubuque, Iowa
Enrollment: 1,600
Conference: Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Website: www.Duhawks.Com
Twitter: @Lorasathletics
Head Coach (Season): Dan Rothert (17th)
NCAA Appearance (Last): 10th (2013)
All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 20-8-3
THE SERIES
Sunday’s match will be the 11th meeting between Gustavus and Loras in men’s soccer. The Gusties hold the upper-hand in the all-time series with a record of 8-2-0. Gustavus came out victorious 1-0 in the last meeting on Oct. 10, 2011 in St. Peter. The two teams have met twice in the NCAA Tournament leading up to Sunday’s contest. The Gusties took the first pairing by the score of 3-0 in the 2005 section semifinal held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and also earned a 1-0 win in the first round in 2006 at home on the Gustie Soccer Field
HOW WE GOT HERE
Gustavus used a goal at the 78:31 mark by David Lilly (Sr., Maple Grove, Minn.) to edge Dominican 1-0 in its first round match. Recap
Following a scoreless opening half in its tournament-opener against Westminster, Loras got goals from Spencer Moore at 65:14 and Mike Pizzello at 73:09 to come away with the 2-0 win. Recap