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MEN’S SOCCER PREPARES FOR ROAD MATCH VERSUS JIMMIES

MEN’S SOCCER PREPARES FOR ROAD MATCH VERSUS JIMMIES

The Dakota Wesleyan University men's soccer program is set to conclude the 2021 regular season with a pair of road matches starting first against University of Jamestown at 7:30 p.m.on Wednesday from Jimmie Turf Field in Jamestown, N.D.

About the Tigers

  • Dakota Wesleyan, fighting for a spot in the Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason, enters Wednesday's match with 63 shots on goal this season.
  • Junior left back Rafael Calderon continues to spark the Tiger offense with seven goals on 29 shot attempts. The Talca, Chile, native has two multi-goal performances this season and secured a season-high seven shot attempts earlier this season versus Presentation College.
  • Led by Calderon, six different DWU attackers have found the back of the net as Grant Pierce, Jabari Campbell and Cesar Requena each have two goals on the season.
  • Three different Tigers have appeared in all 16 contests this year including senior midfielders Rocky Guevara and Pierce.

About the Jimmies  

  • The Jimmies maintain a 6-7-2 overall record accompanied by a 4-4-1 mark in conference action under first-year head coach Connor Campbell.
  •  Senior goalkeeper Alex Hamer continues to direct the Jimmie defensive back line with 48 saves on the season and a 6-6 record in the net.
  •  On the attack, Aaron Pike and Diego Valle have fueled the UJ offense with seven goals each on a combined 35 shots on goal.

Series History (University of Jamestown)

  • After a pair of one-goal matches a year ago, both programs will meet for the 14th time in recent history.
  • Three of the four matches in the series from 2010-13 ended in double overtime while seven head-to-head meetings have been decided by one goal or less.