This Week for SHU Men's Soccer
Wednesday, September 7th
Huntington
4:00 PM | Adrian, Mich. | O'laughlin Stadium
Saturday, September 10th
Georgetown
3:30 PM | Georgetown, Kentucky
Sunday, September 11th
Shawnee State
2:00 PM | Portsmouth, OH
Upcoming for Saints Men's Soccer: Conference play begins on Saturday, September 24th when SHU travels to Lima, Ohio to take on RV University of Northwestern Ohio. The Saints will host 6 home matches during the regular season. All home matches will be streamed live. Links for the video feed, live stats, and tickets for home contests can be found on the team's schedule page.
Head Coach: Andrew (Drew) Crawford enters his fifth season as the head coach of the Siena Heights men's soccer team. Crawford was named to the NAIA All-America Team in 1987 and 1988, was NAIA All-Region in 1986, 1987, and 1988, and was NAIA All-District in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. Following his four years at SHU, Crawford had a 10-year professional career including two seasons in which he was a National Professional Soccer League all-star.
At Home: The Saints hold an overall record of 30-44-12 at home since 2011 and a WHAC record of 13-32-10 in O'Laughlin Stadium. SHU won the 2022 season home opener against cross-town rival Adrian College to start off the season 1-0.
On the Road: Siena traveled to New York state for two exhibition games this past weekend but has yet to play an official away game this season. They will play their first away match Saturday, September 10th, as the team travels to Kentucky to compete against Georgetown.
The Team: The SHU men's soccer team returns multiple starters from the 2021 season, including Sophomore Nolan Chaput. The Canton, Michigan native held two goals for the Saints and one assist last season, totaling seven points, and will return wearing the #13 jersey. In addition, Marcelo Rocha, a Junior from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, who tallied two goals and four points last season, returns to the Siena's starting lineup.
Senior Timm Castro returns for his final year after boasting one goal and one assist last year alongside Junior Wilhem Weissheimer, who also put up one goal and one assist. Rounding out the returners list is Senior goalkeeper Jacob Wojciechowski who recorded 960:24 in goal for the Saints with a .663 save percentage. Wojciechowski was also a member of the Championships of Character Team and the WHAC All-Academic team during the 2021 season.
Last Week Recap: Adrian 0, SHU 1
The Saints (1-0 overall, 0-0 WHAC) defeated the Adrian College Bulldogs in the 2022 season home opener in O'Laughlin Stadium last Thursday, September 1st. Timm Castro led the Saints scoring the game-winning goal. While Mateo Rusca had two shots on goal and Lewis Crombie had the assist.
Series History: Huntington: Since 2013 the two teams have met a total of seven times for a series record of 5-2, favoring the Saints. Last year's encounter ended with a 0-4 Siena defeat.
Georgetown: Only meeting once since 2013 SHU holds a 1-0 record over the Tigers.
Shawnee State: this will be the first meeting between the two programs.
