Tigers Take Another Down on This Roller Coaster of a Season

Jason Sucher

The Wittenberg men's soccer team has had an up-and-down season, and unfortunately things moved back in the downward direction over the last week. On Saturday, the Tigers were shut out 4-0 by visiting Allegheny, one of the top 10 teams in the region, and then on Wednesday, Wittenberg was upended on the road by Wabash in double overtime by a 2-1 count.

Against Allegheny, the shot totals were relatively even, but the Gators were more opportunistic. Against Wabash, the Tigers were against outshot, but the game went deep into a second overtime before the Little Giants scored the game-winning goal with just 17 seconds left. Freshman goalkeeper Adam Horrocks (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) recorded 11 saves and freshman Sebastian Missura (Quito, Ecuador/American School) scored the lone Tiger goal off an assist from freshman Jason Sucher (Louisville, Ky./duPont Manual). That goal staked the Tigers to a 1-0 lead that stood up for 12 minutes in the second half before Wabash scored the equalizer.

Missura ranks among the NCAC leaders in goals and total points per game. He leads the Tigers with eight goals, one assist and 17 total points. Despite playing just five games due to injury this season, Sucher has three assists to rank second on the team.

Next up is a difficult test against perennial powerhouse Denison at home on Saturday for Homecoming and a difficult road trip to Oberlin on Nov. 1. The Tigers must win both games and hope for help from other teams in the conference race to have a shot at the NCAC Tournament, which includes only the top four teams in the final regular season standings.