Saginaw Valley State (12-3-2, 9-3-2 GLIAC) vs Tiffin (12-3-1, 11-3-0 GLIAC)
GLIAC Tournament Semifinal
Friday, November 7 | 1:00 pm
Paradiso Field | Tiffin, Ohio
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The Saginaw Valley State University men's soccer team is set to take on the Tiffin Dragons in the GLIAC Tournament Semifinals on Friday (11/7) at 1:00 pm. The teams have faced each other twice this year with each one coming away with a victory on the other team's field. The Cardinals defeated the Dragons on September 26th, 3-2 in double-overtime while the Dragons defeated the Cardinals 2-1 on October 26th.
SVSU enters the tournament as the #4 seed and concluded the regular season with an overall record of 12-3-2 and 9-3-2 in the GLIAC. Senior Craig Neal has led the Cardinals offensively as he has scored seven goals and recorded seven assists this year. Sophomore Jordan Kalk has added seven goals of his own as well. Defensively, the Cardinals are allowing 1.01 goals a game while sophomore goalkeeper Alexandre Bouillennec has recorded seven shutouts in 17 games.
The Tiffin Dragons come in as the #1 seed after taking home the GLIAC regular season title. The Dragons finished the regular season with a 12-3-1 overall record and a 11-3-0 mark in the GLIAC. They have been led by Andre Landell who has scored a league-high 14 goals and recorded seven assists in 14 games. Goalkeeper Jeremy Ashley is allowing 0.74 goals a game while recording a .821 save percentage. Ashley has eight shutouts in 16 games.
The winner of the game will advance to the GLIAC Tournament Championship game on Sunday (11/9) at 1:00 pm. The first semifinal match-up at 10:00 am on Friday is the #3 seeded Lake Erie Storm against the #2 seed Northwood Timberwolves.
Last season, Saginaw Valley advanced to the 2013 GLIAC Tournament Championship after defeating Walsh (5-2) in the quarterfinals and Tiffin (1-0, OT) in the semifinals. The Cardinals lost to the top-seeded Ohio Dominican Panthers 2-1 in double-overtime in the championship game.
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