NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's soccer team (7-9-1, 5-8-1 Great Midwest) defeated Kentucky Wesleyan College (8-7-3, 5-6-3 Great Midwest) on Tuesday night at Panther Field.

THE SERIES

With the win, the Trojans improve to 14-6-1 all-time versus the Panthers through 20 matches. The Trojans even the season series with the Panthers after Kentucky Wesleyan defeated Trevecca 2-1 via a penalty kick in the September 21 match.

THE MATCH

The Trojans wasted little time asserting their offensive pressure with two quick goals in the match's first six minutes. In the 4th minute, Ben Singer pounded home a goal in the top right corner to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead. Nearly two minutes later, Jacob Sieber connected for a strike and doubled the Trojans' lead to 2-0. Throughout the rest of the half, Singer and Sieber maintained pressure as well as three Marlon Grossmann shots did not come to fruition as the teams played out the first 45 with the Trojans up 2-0. Despite a flurry of second-half chances, the Trojans' scoring was recorded early. Kentucky Wesleyan connected on a penalty kick in the 51st minute. Trevecca packed it in from there and did not surrender another decent chance for the 2-1 win. A total of eight cards were flashed in the final 45 minutes as tempers flared late in the match.

SENIOR NOTES

Here are some notes on the seniors who played their final match for Trevecca.

Cillian Farmer

Played in 15 games and started 12 this season while having an assist and eight shots with four being on goal. He has been a mainstay for the Trojan midfield for five seasons, including the COVID-shortened season in 2020-21.

Brady Briley

Played in eight games and started four this season and helped the Trojans win games against Union, Lake Erie, and Walsh. He helped limit teams to only three goals in those three wins.

Jonas Grossmann

Played 16 games this season and started 11 while recording a career-high in goals with three and totaling six points. Grossmann scored the game-winning goal against Lake Erie.

Fabian Macho

Appeared in five games this season and started two, he has five shots and two shots on goal with a SOG% of .400.

Pablo Martin

Played in 17 games this season and started 12 while scoring a goal and adding two assists. He has four points on seven shots and three shots on goal. He scored the game-winning goal against Union University early in the season.

SEASON NOTES

The 2022 edition of Trevecca men's soccer started hopeful with back-to-back non-conference wins over a pair of Gulf South teams in Alabama Huntsville and Union University.

Unfortunately, the team lost six of the next seven before getting back-to-back conference wins over Walsh and Ohio Dominican. Trevecca also defeated Lake Erie and Findlay in conference play.

Marlon Grossman has eight goals this season, just two short of the record for goals in a season during the NCAA Div. II Era. He had two assists and 18 points. He led the team in goals and points.

Ben Singer produced five goals on the season while both Jonas Grossmann and Jacob Sieber, each had three. Sieber's three assists led the team. His nine points are second on the team. 

Jacob Sieber is third with nine points and Jonas Grossman is fourth with six points.

No one has played in goal aside from Adan Gonzalez this season. The sophomore owns two shutouts and seven wins. He has a 1.66 goals-against average and 61 saves.

Marlon Grossmann earned Great Midwest Player of the Week honors on October 10, 2022. Adan Gonzalez was the Great Midwest Defender of the Week on October 10, 2022.

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