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Men’s Soccer Faces Familiar Foe in NAIA Quarterfinals

MSOC Preview 12-1-201

Opponent Date / Time
(2) Oklahoma Wesleyan Thursday, Dec. 2 / 4:00 PM Live Stats Live Video Tickets

Quick Notes:

  • Columbia defeated (10) Marymount California in the First Round, 2-0. 
    • Joey Spotanski and Jackson Schrum scored goals for CC. 
  • Oklahoma Wesleyan leads the all-time series, 3-2, including winning the previous two meetings. 
  • The two teams have met at the National Tournament twice in the last three years –
    • 2019 Quarterfinals – CC won, 2-1
    • 2020 Semifinals – OKU won, 3-0
  • Oklahoma Wesleyan earned an automatic berth into the NAIA National Championship as the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Tournament Champion. 
  • Bracket

Individual Stat Leaders:

Category Columbia Oklahoma Wesleyan
Goals Joey Spotanski – 8 Luka Lukic – 15
Assists Nick Brandt – 7 Stefan Lukic – 18
Points Joey Spotanski – 18 Stefan Lukic / Luka Lukic – 42
Shots Joey Spotanski – 32 Luka Lukic – 76
Shots on Goal Joey Spotanski – 14 Luka Lukic – 51
Saves Liam Gibbs – 46 Matija Gligorovic – 26

Team Stat Comparison: 

Category Columbia Oklahoma Wesleyan
Goals 46 84
Assists 42 71
Points 134 239
Shots 284 478
Shots on Goal 129 278
Saves 46 57
Goals Against 10 23

Up next:
The winner will advance to the Semifinal round and face the winner of the No. 3 Mobile (Ala.) vs. No. 6 Indiana Tech match.

This article is provided by Columbia Cougar Athletics