PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle men's soccer team will host Atlantic 10 and Philadelphia Soccer 6 rival Saint Joseph's on Friday evening at McCarthy Stadium. In last season's meeting, the squads played a 1-1 double-overtime draw (10/26/12). The Explorers maintain a 23-22-10 edge in the all-time series.
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Saint Joseph's Hawks (2-5-5, 0-2 A-10) at La Salle Explorers (5-5-2, 2-0 A-10)
Friday, October 18, 2013 | 7:30 PM | McCarthy Stadium
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Last Time Out
La Salle took down Duquesne (3-1) and St. Bonaventure (2-1) over the weekend to open up its conference season 2-0.
Jason Plumhoff tallied seven points in the two games en route to being named A-10 and Philadelphia 6 Player of the Week in addition to being named to College Soccer News' team of the week.
John McCarthy earned Soccer 6 Defender of the Week honors, making 10 saves over the weekend to the tune of an .833 save percentage.
Explorer Notes
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La Salle is 5-1-1 on the year when scoring at least two goals.
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La Salle is 4-2-0 at McCarthy Stadium this year, outscoring opponents 14-11 in those games. The Explorers have given up only six goals in their last five home games.
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The Explorers are 20-13-7 at McCarthy Stadium over the last five seasons.
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The Explorers rank second in the conference in assists/game (1.67), third in points/game (5.0), and fourth in goals/game (1.67).
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The Blue and Gold rank second in the conference in saves/game (5.42).
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La Salle has scored 20 goals on the season and allowed 20. The Explorers have been outshot 191-122.
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Of the Explorers' 20 goals, 16 have been scored in the second half.
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Plumhoff ranks second in the conference in points/game (1.58) and goals (6). He is tied for the league-lead in assists (7) and game-winning goals (3). His 0.58 assists/game mark is tied for eighth nationally.
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Plumhoff is rocketing up the La Salle record book in points, assists, and goals. He now has 67 career points, seventh-most in program history. He is two away from tying Ryan Richter (2007-10) for sixth. His 23 career assists are tied for second-most in program history. His 22 career goals are tied for ninth.
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Joe Farrell is tied for sixth in the A-10 in assists (4) and assists/game (0.36).
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McCarthy ranks second in the conference with 5.27 saves/game and fourth in save percentage (.795).
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McCarthy has upped his career save tally to 410, third in Explorer history. His start Sunday marked the 66thof his career, as he passed Rich Scholer (1989-92) for second in program history among goalkeepers.
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Pat Sullivan scored his first career goal on Sunday vs. St. Bonaventure.
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Nick Becker's assist in the 79th minute vs. St. Bonaventure was the first of his career.
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Rob Friskey's three point output vs. Duquesne on Friday was a personal single-game high for this season.
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Plumhoff, Sullivan, and Mike Stanton are the only three Explorers to start all 12 games.
Hawk Notes
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SJU lost 2-0 to Duquesne and 3-0 to St. Bonaventure last weekend.
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The Hawks' two victories this year have come over Howard and Temple.
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SJU has been outscored 20-13 on the season.
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Jake Nelson leads the squad with four goals while Tim Lazorko and Alex Critzos have each buried two goals.
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Andrew D'Ottavi has been in net for the Hawks 12 times this season, posting a .698 save percentage on 44 saves (1.41 GAA).
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The Hawks rank third in the conference in shots/game (13.33) and fourth in saves/game (4.33). They come in eighth in points/game (2.92) and goals/game (1.08).
Up Next
The Explorers will play a pair of games in Virginia next weekend vs. VCU (10/25) and A-10 newcomer George Mason (10/27).
