Council Bluffs, IA – No. 11 Indian Hills Men's Soccer is set for a nationally ranked showdown on the road as the Warriors travel to No. 9 Iowa Western Community College Saturday afternoon.
DETAILS: #11 Indian Hills at #9 Iowa Western
Saturday, October 7 | Council Bluffs, IA | Reiver Sports Complex | 2:00 PM
FORECAST: 58 degrees, sunny
With a 1-0-0 season series advantage over the Reivers, Indian Hills will make the trek to Council Bluffs to take on Iowa Western in a pivotal Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) tilt.
FIRST TOUCH
Indian Hills (5-1-5, 1-0-0) enters Saturday's contest with a six-match unbeaten streak, going 2-0-4 during the stretch.
- The Warriors most recently earned a 1-1 draw with Southeastern Community College on Tuesday afternoon.
- Indian Hills sports a 1-1-2 record in true road contests this year.
- The Warriors currently own the 14th lowest goals against average on the year with a 0.92 mark, holding eight of their 11 opponents to one goal or less on the year.
- Freshman Alex Rodriguez, who scored the lone goal against Southeastern, leads the Warriors with 12 points (4g, 4a) on the year.
- Freshman Harvey Sellers' 0.39 goals against average ranks second nationally on the year.
- The Warriors' five ties on the year are the most in a single season in school history.
LAST TIME OUT
The Warriors scored a key conference win over the Reivers, a 1-0 decision in Ottumwa on September 6. Indian Hills, ranked No. 13 at the time, knocked off the then-No. 5 Reivers behind a second half goal from freshman Aaron Joseph.
Sellers was credited with the shutout after the match was called with 7:50 remaining on the clock due to lightning.
SERIES HISTORY
Indian Hills has defeated the Reivers six times in program history, including the last two meetings. Saturday's matchup will be the sixth all-time nationally ranked matchup in series history.
- September 6, 2023: #13 Indian Hills 1, #5 Iowa Western 0
- Aaron Joseph netted a goal at the 62:00 mark to lead the Warriors to their second consecutive win over the Reivers
- October 29, 2022: Indian Hills 2, #2 Iowa Western 0
- The Warriors scored a monumental win, shutting out the Reivers to claim the 2022 NJCAA Region 11 Championship.
- September 28, 2022: #1 Iowa Western 4, #20 Indian Hills 3 (2OT)
- Gustavo Marques netted a hat trick to lead the Warriors, but a goal in the 105th minute from the Reivers dropped Indian Hills in Council Bluffs.
- October 9, 2019: #2 Iowa Western 3, #19 Indian Hills 0
- The Reivers snapped the Warriors' seven match unbeaten streak with a shutout in Council Bluffs.
- November 4, 2017: #7 Indian Hills 3, #9 Iowa Western 1
- A historic win for the Warriors gave Indian Hills is first-ever NJCAA Region XI Championship as the Warriors tallied two late goals in Des Moines for the win.
- September 20, 2017: #9 Indian Hills 2, #12 Iowa Western 1 (OT)
- Just the second win in program history over the Reivers, the Warriors used an overtime goal to knock off Iowa Western I Ottumwa.
SCOUTING THE REIVERS
The Reivers (5-2-1, 0-1-0) enter Saturday's contest after going 2-2-0 over the team's last four outings. Iowa Western won its most recent match, a 2-1 victory over Casper College (WY) after falling 2-1 to No. 5 Cowley Community College (KS).
- Iowa Western owns a 0.63 goals against average on the year, seventh-best in the nation. The Reivers have allowed more than one goal in a contest just once this year.
- The Reivers have relied on 13 different goal scorers throughout the year, led by three apiece from Timothy Mason and Roman Torres.
- Will Divine and Javier Zaragoza have shared equal time in net for the Reivers, making four starts apiece. Devine owns a 0.50 goals against average compared to Zaragoza's 0.77 mark.
WHAT'S AT STAKE
A win for the Warriors would clinch the the regular season ICCAC championship, the first in program history for the Warriors. With a win, the Warriors would host the upcoming four-team NJCAA Midwest District Tournament, with the winner advancing to the NJCAA National Championship in Wichita, KS. The NJCAA Midwest District Tournament is set for Nov. 3-5 with the NJCAA National Championship getting underway Nov. 12.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Warriors have one regular season contest remaining, a road trip to Lewis & Clark Community College (IL) in Godfrey, IL on October 11. Lewis & Clark is currently ranked No. 16 in the NJCAA national rankings.
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