CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix hosts Oglethorpe (Ga.) at Warrior Soccer Field on Friday for a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) contest. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT.
Admission is free, but due to COVID-19 safety protocols, capacity is limited to 75 percent, or 270 fans. Registration for tickets is only available online. The gate at the venue opens 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Individuals who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are strongly encouraged to wear masks outdoors when six feet of physical distance cannot be maintained. All fans must enter through the gate between the parking lot and field closest to the north goal. Reserved seating in a grandstand between the pressbox and south goal exists for Hendrix students. Spectators must stay off the field before, during and after each game and must vacate the venue immediately following its conclusion. No interaction with student-athletes is permitted at the game site.
Along with live statistics, the game is televised online via the Warrior Sports Network. Updates are also available on the official Hendrix men's soccer Twitter account (@HendrixMSoccer).
Game 9/Oglethorpe (2-6, 2-0 SAA) at Hendrix (2-5-1, 1-1 SAA)
Friday, Oct. 8 • 7 p.m. CT
Conway, Ark. • Warrior Soccer Field
TV (Internet): Warrior Sports Network
Live Stats: Warrior Sports Network
Twitter Updates: @HendrixMSoccer
SERIES INFORMATION
Meeting: 14th.
Series Record: Hendrix trails 12-1 (L12).
Last Meeting: Oglethorpe 5, Hendrix 2 (March 28, 2021; at Oglethorpe).
First Meeting: Hendrix 1, Oglethorpe 0 (Oct. 5, 2012; at Oglethorpe).
Last Meeting in Conway: Oglethorpe 5, Hendrix 0 (Oct. 20, 2019).
First Meeting in Conway: Oglethorpe 3, Hendrix 0 (Oct. 13, 2013).
Last Hendrix win in Conway: N/A.
Hendrix Record in Conway: 0-4 (L4).
Last Meeting in Atlanta: Oglethorpe 5, Hendrix 2 (March 28, 2021).
First Meeting in Atlanta: Hendrix 1, Oglethorpe 0 (Oct. 5, 2012).
Last Hendrix win in Atlanta: Hendrix 1, Oglethorpe 0 (Oct. 5, 2012).
Hendrix Record in Atlanta: 1-8 (L8).
Hendrix Record at Neutral Site: 0-0.
Head Coach Matt Kern vs. Oglethorpe: 0-9 (L9).
ABOUT HENDRIX
The Warriors are coming off a 3-2 win over Millsaps (Miss.) on Sunday in SAA action at Warrior Soccer Field. Hendrix scored its first win in program history over Millsaps and ended a three-game skid this season and 13-game losing streak in the series. Austin Pettigrew scored the first of two goals Sunday in the 24th minute with assists from Will Kelton and Jake Nelson. His second proved to be the game-winner in the 76nd minute. Kelton knotted the game at two in the 72nd minute with assists from Eli Brizendine and Mason Reid before assisting on Pettigrew's second score. Pettigrew ended with four shots, including three shots on goal. Brizendine had three shots. Kelton totaled two shots, one on frame, a goal and two assists. James Leone made four saves in 90 minutes between the pipes for the win. Hendrix held edges in shots (16-12) and shots on goal (7-6). Sunday's game was rescheduled from the day before due to two weather delays in the women's game between Hendrix and Millsaps. Hendrix earned its first SAA win in its last 10 matches.
Friday marks the second of three-straight SAA games at Warrior Soccer Field.
Kern's 29-member squad is represented by nine states - Texas (12), Arkansas (10), Oklahoma (1), Missouri (1), Alaska (1), North Carolina (1), South Dakota (1), Illinois (1) and Tennessee (1). It also includes one international player, Martin Bode, from Estonia.
ABOUT OGLETHORPE
The Stormy Petrels are coming off a 3-0 win at Sewanee (Tenn.) on Oct. 4 in league action.
Oglethorpe has won its last two games each by a score of 3-0, both against league foes.
The Stormy Petrels are 1-2 in true road games this season.
LAST MEETING
Hendrix lost at Oglethorpe, 5-2, in SAA action March 28, 2021.
Ian Farquhar got the Stormy Petrels on the board first in the sixth minute with an assist by Stephen Summerow.
Oglethorpe pushed its lead to 4-0 with goals in the 24th, 25th and 33rd minutes before Hendrix cut the deficit in half.
Zach Roberts found the back of the net in the 36th minute when he beat Ulises Rodriguez on a free kick with aid from Omar Pelayo, making the score 4-1 at intermission.
Sebastian Bedford tickled the twine in the 83rd minute with an assist from Jack Nolen, but the Stormy Petrels added an insurance goal in the 88th minute for the final tally.
Five Oglethorpe players scored a goal.
Summerow totaled two assists.
Rodriguez made a save in 90 minutes between the net.
Roberts had two shots.
Angel Ortiz went the distance between the pipes for the Warriors and made six saves.
THE THROW IN
Hendrix's last two home games have each been decided by just one goal.
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