CLEVELAND, Ohio – The biggest day of the season is here for Green Bay men's soccer as they prepare to face Cleveland State. Green Bay can help themselves get into the Horizon League Championships with a win. There is a swath of tiebreaker situations that will affect the Phoenix.
HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS
Wednesday, November 2 – Cleveland, Ohio – KRENZLER FIELD
Green Bay (6-3-6, 2-2-4 HL) vs. Cleveland State (9-3-4, 5-1-2 HL)
12:00 PM
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Green Bay has played Cleveland State numerous times, boasting a winning record of 23-17-6 against the Vikings. The Phoenix first clashed with the Vikings on September 12, 1971, a 2-1 win for GB at a neutral site.
ABOUT THE VIKINGS
Sinisa Ubiparipovic is in his fourth season with CSU and has found success, posting a 30-23-5 record leading up to the game against Green Bay. Bojan Kolevski, a junior from Skopje, North Macedonia, leads the team. Kolevski paces the Vikings in goals (8) and shots on goal (25), while Pablo Kawecki leads CSU in shots with 52. Kolevski and Kawecki are in the top five in the Horizon in both shots on goal and goals scored.
TOUGH TOBIAS
Starting goalkeeper Tobias Jahn has been outstanding for the Phoenix. He has faced 141 shots and notched 52 saves while surrendering just 12 goals, tied for the fewest in the Horizon League. Jahn has pitched five shutouts and has recorded a league-leading 81.3-percent save percentage. Through 15 games, Green Bay is the only HL team to have a GAA (goals against average) under 1.00, standing at .800, which is also best for 17th in the nation. His efforts were rewarded when he was tabbed Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week on October 3. He is the third GB player to garner the accolade this year.
WALK THIS WAY
Keegan Walker, an Ontario, Canada native, leads the Phoenix in multiple categories. He has scored a team-leading three goals, tied with Andrew Paolucci while notching 25 shots and 14 shots on goal. Walker is also third on the team in points (6). He and Paloucci, another Ontario native, have combined for three of Green Bay's six go-ahead goals, with Walker tallying two.
GOOD JOB JOHANSEN
Josh Johansen has been an important piece in head coach Jeremy Bonomo's lineup this season. The redshirt sophomore midfielder is near the top of most GB statistical categories. The Huntley, Illinois, native is in a four-way tie for second with two goals, is in a five-way tie for second with two assists, is tied for third on the team with six points, and leads the squad in shots (26) and shots on goal (16). He scored both goals in a 3-1 win over Purdue Fort Wayne on October 22. Johansen and Tobias Jahn were named to the #HLMSOC All-Academic team this week.
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