In the final home game of the 2024 regular season, Ashland University's men's soccer team defeated Kentucky Wesleyan, 2-0, on Thursday (Oct. 31) night at Ferguson Field.
 
The Eagles move to 9-6-1 overall and 8-4-1 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, while the Panthers are 9-4-3, 7-3-3. Ashland, now 8-1-1 in the last 10 games, climbed into third place in the conference table, while KWC is in fourth place.
 
On a free kick in the 27^th minute, senior forward Rodri Fernandez scored following a Panther yellow card to put the Eagles on the board first. It was Fernandez's third goal of the season, and second in the last three days.
 
Then, in the 40^th minute, senior forward Alex James potted his first goal of 2024 on assists from fifth-year midfielder Oliver Whaley (second of the season) and senior defender Teddy Togliatti (first of the season).
 
CLEAN SHEET NO. 6…AND THE REST OF THE STORY

• Senior goalkeeper Ty Bowden stopped four shots for his sixth shutout of the season. His season goals-against average dropped to 1.23.
• Ashland had a decided 23-6 shots advantage on Thursday night, and had a 7-5 lead in corner kicks.
• The Eagles are 5-0-1 all-time against the Panthers.

UP NEXT
The end of the regular season on Wednesday (Nov. 6) at 3 p.m. at Northwood (3-10-2, 3-8-1).