This week: Notre Dame College travels to Wheeling Jesuit today, September 20, for an evening game at 8 p.m.
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Records: The Falcons are 1-4, 1-1 MEC after an overtime victory against West Liberty and a loss at Fairmont State last week. Wheeling Jesuit is 1-4, 0-1 MEC after splitting two recent non-conference games with a loss against Mercyhurst and a win at Pitt-Johnstown. Â
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Coaches Corner: Mike Shiels is in his 14th season as the head coach for the Falcons. During his time at NDC, Shiels has gone 155-99-18 with a 63-10-7 MEC record. Tyler Absalom is in his fourth season as the leader of the Wheeling Jesuit program. Absalom is 17-38-4 overall and 14-31-4 in the MEC.
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Rankings: None of the teams received votes in the September 18 United State Soccer Coaches Poll.
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Series History: NDC has won all nine contests in the series dating back to 2013. The Falcons will look to make it a round 10-0 tonight.
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Noting the Falcons: It took Notre Dame four games of regulation and an overtime period to score its first goal of the season, but when it did, it was a golden goal that secured the first victory of the 2018 season.
Na'pier Ramsey was able to score a goal in overtime against West Liberty at home to earn the Falcons their first win. Ramsey was assisted by
Katarina Doncevic to break the seal after a tough battle against the Hilltoppers. Â
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Noting the Cardinals: Wheeling Jesuit has also struggled on the offensive end this season with just two goals to its name. The Cardinals first victory also came in a 1-0 fashion. On Monday, at Pitt-Johnstown, WJU was able to earn its first win of the year. Wheeling Jesuit has gotten a lot of shots off this season, with 58 shots, and has been on target in a majority of them with 28 shots on goal.
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