ROLLA, Mo. – Men's Soccer plays four of their last six regular season games at home with the first two against Quincy and Upper Iowa this weekend.  

Match 1: Missouri S&T (6-4-2, 3-3-2 GLVC) vs. Quincy (4-6-1, 3-4-1 GLVC) Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Quincy comes into this match with a weekend split after a 1-0 win against Southwest Baptist and 0-3 loss versus Rockhurst. The Hawks sit two spots behind S&T in the GLVC standings in eighth place with six matches to go. Earlier this season, the Hawks took down #8 Purdue Northwest 2-1 and drew #24 Lewis 1-1. Since that draw, the Hawks have gone 3-4-0.

Goalkeeper George Roke currently leads the GLVC and is third in all of NCAA-DII with 6.55 saves per game. Leo Cann is eighth in the conference in shots per game at 1.91 and tied for third in goals with three. In their head-to-head record, the Hawks lead 19-7-5. At Missouri S&T, Quincy leads 7-4-2.

Match 2: Missouri S&T (6-4-2, 3-2-2 GLVC) vs. Upper Iowa (1-7-3, 1-5-2 GLVC) Oct. 20 at 2:30 p.m.

The Peacocks earned their first win of the season in their last match against Southwest Baptist in a 2-0 shutout. In the win, Alejandro Sanchez and Julian Mesen both scored for the Peacocks in a match with 10 yellow cards and two red cards. They sit in 14^th in the GLVC with five total conference points.

Even though they rank last in goals allowed per game at 2.45, goalkeeper JJ Gonzalez-Hayes is third in the conference with 4.00 saves per game. In just four matches in their all-time matchup, the Miners leads 2-1-1, all of which have been played at Missouri S&T.

About the Miners

S&T is returning home after their 0-2 weekend at Lewis and Indianapolis. In total, Cavitt Bruhn (Plano, TX/Plano) made 11 saves between both matches for the Miners. Missouri S&T ranks sixth in the GLVC in shots per game at 11.58. Their 0.92 goals allowed per game is fifth in the GLVC.

Mike Banasik (Loekkegade, Denmark/Hjoering Gymnasium) is ninth in the conference in shots on goal and tied for second in game-winning goals. He leads the team with three goals this season along with 18 shots and 10 shots on goal. Mustafa Hasan (St. Louis, MO/Lindbergh) is second in goals with two and five total points. Behind Bruhn's 1,054 minutes played this season, Daylan Frerker (Collinsvillle, IL/Collinsville) has started all 12 matches for the Miners and has 967 minutes played. Caden Archer (St. Louis, MO/Vianney) is behind him at 869 and Afxentis Andreou (Paphos, Cyprus/Lykeo Agios Charalambous) has 837 total minutes played.

What's Next

S&T goes on their final regular season road trip at William Jewell on Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. and at Truman State on Oct. 27 at 2:30 p.m. Their final regular season home weekend of the season is against Southwest Baptist on Nov. 1 and Rockhurst on Nov. 3. The GLVC Tournament is slated for Nov. 10-17.