DePaul University Athletics
Wednesday, October 31
Milwaukee, Wis.
7:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
at
Marquette
DePaul Hits the Road to Marquette for Regular Season Finale
10/30/2018 10:52:00 AM | MEN'S SOCCER
First touch in Milwaukee set for 7:00 p.m.
CHICAGO -Â Â The DePaul men's soccer program heads into its final regular season match, traveling north to face state-line rival Marquette in a Wednesday 7:00 p.m. showdown.Â
Last Time Out
About Those Blue Demons (5-8-3, 2-4-2 BIG EAST)
DePaul's offense is led by Istvan Wilhelms with five goals and senior captain Harry Hilling with a BIG EAST-leading seven assists. Zach El-Shafei is second on the team in goals with three and one assist. The Blue Demons have eight different goal scorers this season. Sophomore goalkeeper Drew Nuelle has tailled 62 saves this season in the net playing over 1,500 minutes with a 1.17 goals against average alongside a save percentage of 0.756. The Blue Demons opened the 2018 BIG EAST campaign with a statement win over Providence and notched their second victory over Xavier. They earned a draw against Seton Hall and fell to Georgetown, Villanova, Butler and Creighton.Â
Ahead of this regular season finale, DePaul is battling for the sixth and final spot in the BIG EAST Tournament with Xavier.Â
Scouting the Golden Eagles (6-8-1, 4-3-1 BIG EAST)
Marquette clinched a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time since 2014 with a 2-1 road win over Butler. The Golden Eagles are lead offensively by Luka Prpa, Connor Alba and Luka Sunesson with four goals each. Prpa leads the team with six assists as well, sitting one spot behind Harry Hilling in the conference standings. They also have eight different goal scorers. In goal, Marquette has relied on Luis Barraza for 12 matches. Just after half in their match against Butler, Barraza was issued a red card and will miss the match against DePaul. Cedrik Stern replaces him after playing four matches this season, a 2.30 goals against average to go along with a 0.556 save percentage.Â
Series Stuff
In the series that dates back to 1982, Marquette - DePaul's state line rival - leads the all-time record against the Blue Demons, 25-6-1.Â
2017 Matchup
The DePaul men's soccer team finished the 2017 season on a high note as the Blue Demons overpowered BIG EAST foe and state-line rival Marquette in a 3-1 victory. Marquette took an early 1-0 in the eighth minute, but DePaul responded with three unanswered goals to pull out the win. DePaul responded with the equalizer in 10th minute as freshman Istvan Wilhelms netted his fourth goal of the season off a cross from senior Philipp Konigstein. Knotted at 1-1 at the break, the Blue Demons took a 2-1 lead four minutes into the second half when Bryan Simons connected for his first career goal. Sophomore Zach El-Shafei fired a shot just outside the box that was blocked by the Golden Eagle keeper but landed at the feet of Simons who tapped in the bouncer from just inside the 18. The Blue Demons played the final 23 minutes of the contest a man-down as sophomore Sasa Labovic received two yellow cards in the match and was disqualified from play.
Continuing to play a man down, DePaul's defense created another scoring opportunity off a counter-attack clearance by Michael Mojarro. With a long ball from the far side of the pitch, Mojarro connected with El-Shafei down the near side of the field. El-Shafei sprinted past the final Golden Eagle defender and netted the one-on-one chance past Marquette's diving goalkeeper. The strike secured DePaul's fifth win of the season in front of its home crowd to close out 2017.
Notes
...Harry Hilling has recorded seven assists this season and leads the BIG EAST.Â
...To date, Drew Nuelle has played all 16 matches, over 1500 minutes and 62 saves.Â
...DePaul has played seven overtime matches, including four double overtime matches.Â
Live Coverage
Fans can visit the DePaul men's soccer schedule page for all live coverage, links and more. Wednesday's match will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network, here. To follow along through live stats, click this link. Full recaps and statistics after each match this weekend will be posted to the Men's Soccer page.Â
Social Media
For everything DePaul Men's Soccer, follow the Blue Demons across multiple social media platforms: Twitter or Instagram. Join in the conversation using #PlayingPossesed and #DPUmsoc.
Be sure to like DePaul on Facebook and check out some of the sights and sounds around DePaul on Twitter or on Instagram.Â
Miss any of the action? Subscribe to the Blue Demons on YouTube.
Last Time Out
- DePaul kept up with Creighton through the full 90 minutes in a physical and intense match that saw five yellow cards.
- The Blue Demons were only outshot by four and won eight corners to Creighton's nine.
- The Bluejays struck first in the 32nd minute. Sven Koenig scored his BIG EAST-leading ninth goal to give Creighton a 1-0 lead.
- Fast forward through a few fancy bicycle kicks towards the end of the half and Creighton doubled their lead in the 61stminute when Bryce Gibson headed in a corner kick right over sophomore goalkeeper Drew Nuelle's head.
- DePaul responded in the 72nd minute with a header from Jack Richards – his second goal of his freshman campaign. A throw-in from Captain Harry Hilling that sophomore Timmy Iscra headed straight to Richards cut the Bluejays' lead in half and put the Blue Demons back in the game. Richards recorded a career high five shots on goal against the Bluejays while Koenig recorded five shots total, two on goal.
About Those Blue Demons (5-8-3, 2-4-2 BIG EAST)
DePaul's offense is led by Istvan Wilhelms with five goals and senior captain Harry Hilling with a BIG EAST-leading seven assists. Zach El-Shafei is second on the team in goals with three and one assist. The Blue Demons have eight different goal scorers this season. Sophomore goalkeeper Drew Nuelle has tailled 62 saves this season in the net playing over 1,500 minutes with a 1.17 goals against average alongside a save percentage of 0.756. The Blue Demons opened the 2018 BIG EAST campaign with a statement win over Providence and notched their second victory over Xavier. They earned a draw against Seton Hall and fell to Georgetown, Villanova, Butler and Creighton.Â
Ahead of this regular season finale, DePaul is battling for the sixth and final spot in the BIG EAST Tournament with Xavier.Â
Scouting the Golden Eagles (6-8-1, 4-3-1 BIG EAST)
Marquette clinched a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time since 2014 with a 2-1 road win over Butler. The Golden Eagles are lead offensively by Luka Prpa, Connor Alba and Luka Sunesson with four goals each. Prpa leads the team with six assists as well, sitting one spot behind Harry Hilling in the conference standings. They also have eight different goal scorers. In goal, Marquette has relied on Luis Barraza for 12 matches. Just after half in their match against Butler, Barraza was issued a red card and will miss the match against DePaul. Cedrik Stern replaces him after playing four matches this season, a 2.30 goals against average to go along with a 0.556 save percentage.Â
Series Stuff
In the series that dates back to 1982, Marquette - DePaul's state line rival - leads the all-time record against the Blue Demons, 25-6-1.Â
2017 Matchup
The DePaul men's soccer team finished the 2017 season on a high note as the Blue Demons overpowered BIG EAST foe and state-line rival Marquette in a 3-1 victory. Marquette took an early 1-0 in the eighth minute, but DePaul responded with three unanswered goals to pull out the win. DePaul responded with the equalizer in 10th minute as freshman Istvan Wilhelms netted his fourth goal of the season off a cross from senior Philipp Konigstein. Knotted at 1-1 at the break, the Blue Demons took a 2-1 lead four minutes into the second half when Bryan Simons connected for his first career goal. Sophomore Zach El-Shafei fired a shot just outside the box that was blocked by the Golden Eagle keeper but landed at the feet of Simons who tapped in the bouncer from just inside the 18. The Blue Demons played the final 23 minutes of the contest a man-down as sophomore Sasa Labovic received two yellow cards in the match and was disqualified from play.
Continuing to play a man down, DePaul's defense created another scoring opportunity off a counter-attack clearance by Michael Mojarro. With a long ball from the far side of the pitch, Mojarro connected with El-Shafei down the near side of the field. El-Shafei sprinted past the final Golden Eagle defender and netted the one-on-one chance past Marquette's diving goalkeeper. The strike secured DePaul's fifth win of the season in front of its home crowd to close out 2017.
Notes
...Harry Hilling has recorded seven assists this season and leads the BIG EAST.Â
...To date, Drew Nuelle has played all 16 matches, over 1500 minutes and 62 saves.Â
...DePaul has played seven overtime matches, including four double overtime matches.Â
Live Coverage
Fans can visit the DePaul men's soccer schedule page for all live coverage, links and more. Wednesday's match will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network, here. To follow along through live stats, click this link. Full recaps and statistics after each match this weekend will be posted to the Men's Soccer page.Â
Social Media
For everything DePaul Men's Soccer, follow the Blue Demons across multiple social media platforms: Twitter or Instagram. Join in the conversation using #PlayingPossesed and #DPUmsoc.
Be sure to like DePaul on Facebook and check out some of the sights and sounds around DePaul on Twitter or on Instagram.Â
Miss any of the action? Subscribe to the Blue Demons on YouTube.
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