PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle men's soccer team wraps up the home portion of its schedule this weekend, hosting No. 9 Charlotte on Friday at 7:00 PM and Saint Louis on Sunday at 1:00 PM. A ceremony honoring the team's seniors will take place approximately 15 minute prior to kickoff on Sunday.

The Explorers come into the weekend after going 4-1-3 in their last eight games, thanks to the stellar defense and some timely scoring. The team collected a 2-1 double overtime win against Rhode Island behind a Jason Plumhoff penalty kick at the 105th minute mark, before playing Massachusetts to a scoreless draw.

John McCarthy snagged Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week honors after recording 25 saves and helping the team to a 1-0-1 weekend despite facing 44 shots. He was also named the Philly Soccer News' Player of the Week as well. McCarthy leads the nation in saves per game (7.73) and his 85 total saves are third nationally. He is tied for 12th in country in save percentage (.850).

Plumhoff continues to lead the team in scoring and is up to 13 points, which ranks him in the top five in the A-10. Jeff Pio has added two goals and nine others have at least one point.

This weekend is the final home weekend for the Explorers, who head on the road to Fordham next week.

Noting the 49ers...

Charlotte is riding high after two more wins last weekend, and is now up to 9th in the College Soccer News rankings, 10th in the NSCAA poll and 14th in the Soccer America poll. The 49ers topped Duquesne and St. Bonaventure last weekend behind a four-goal weekend from Guiseppe Gentile, who also earned several National Player of the Week honors.

Evan James leads the Atlantic 10 in scoring with 15 points on four goals and a league-leading seven assists. Gentile is right behind with 14 points and Donnie Smith has added 10 points on four goals and two assists. Five other 49ers have at least five points and six more on top of that have at least one point.

Klay Davis has played all but two minutes between the posts for the 49ers and has recorded a 0.82 goals against average and five shutouts. He has a .761 save percentage.

The 49ers head to Fordham on Sunday before their final home weekend next week. They wrap up the regular season at Saint Louis on Nov. 5.

Noting the Billikens...

After starting the Atlantic 10 season with back-t0-back losses, the Billikens rebounded with two straight wins last weekend over Duquesne and St. Bonaventure. They knocked off the Dukes 2-1 before earning a 1-0 shutout of the Bonnies.

The Billikens have struggled at times, but also have a 2-1 double overtime win against Notre Dame earlier this season.

Raymond Lee leads the squad with nine points on four goals and one assist. Mike Roach is just behind with eight points on two goals and a team-leading four assists. Three Billikens have four points and five more have at least one point.

Nick Shackelford has seen the majority of goalkeeping duties, recording 46 saves in nine games with a .801 save percentage.

Sunday's game marks the final road game of the season for the Billikens, who play their remaining three Atlantic 10 regular season games at Hermann Stadium.

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Friday (10/21) vs. No. 9 Charlotte
McCarthy Stadium | 7:00 PM
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Sunday (10/23) vs. Saint Louis
McCarthy Stadium | 1:00 PM
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