The Malone University men's soccer team is hosting Lake Erie College for their home opener on Tuesday, September 10 at 4 pm. It is the team's first game on the new Jack Hazen Field and the first game played on campus for men's soccer since early September 2017. The game will also be the opening match of Great Midwest Athletic Conference play for both the Pioneers and Storm.

"It is going to be exciting to play at home," said Patrick Alvarez. "It's my sophomore so last year we didn't get to play on campus. It'll be cool to play on our new grass field and in front of our fans!"
 
The field is located inside the track on the north side of campus, beside Penn, Gurney and Barclay Halls. Parking is free and located behind the grandstands on the north side of the field.
 
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Malone vs Lake Erie
Tuesday, September 10 at 4 pm
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Series History:
The teams have been pretty well balanced in previous matchups. Malone holds a record of 6-7-2 versus the Lake Erie Storm all-time. In 2018, Malone swept Lake Erie by scores of 3-2 and 2-1 (OT). "Lake Erie is a good team, competitive and fast-paced," Alvarez continued. "We're looking to keep it rolling after playing and beating them twice last year."
 
Malone Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 1-0-1 (0-0-0)
 
The Pioneers return from their trip to upstate New York with a 2-1 win against Daemen College and a tie at Roberts Wesleyan 1-1. The last win in the team's opening match came in 2016 with a 1-0 home victory over Slippery Rock.
 
As a team, the Pioneers have taken 39 shots and have only allowed 22 thus far. The Pioneers have continued their offensive attack by attempting 13 corner kicks to only 9 by opponents.
 
Gino Finelli lit up the Storm last season, scoring both goals in a 2-1 senior day win for the Pioneers, including a golden goal in overtime, and netted one of three goals scored in an early season victory at Lake Erie.
 
Patrick Brightbill had a phenomenal weekend, scoring a goal and assisting on the game winner from Patrick Alvarez versus Daemen. Evan Dekker has also been a major offensive threat, putting up six shots, four on goal last weekend. Nathan McFeaters scored the lone goal against Roberts Wesleyan.
 
Lake Erie Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 2-0-0 (0-0-0)
 
The Lake Erie Storm are off to a great start to 2019, picking up two non-conference victories. Lake Erie picked up an exciting 1-0 win in double overtime over Ashland and a 3-0 rout of Slippery Rock. Last season, Lake Erie held a record of 9-6-4 and made it to the G-MAC Semifinals.
 
As a team, the Storm have taken 22 shots compared to 12 by opponents.
 
Javier Borreguero scored all three of the Lake Erie goals against Malone last season. He has already netted one this season, the game winner versus Ashland.
 
Other goal scorers for the Storm included Ameer Saade, Sander Van der Sluijs, and Tom Akinola.
 
Goalkeeper Tom John has made four saves this season and recorded two shutouts.