ADA, Ohio — The Marietta College men's soccer season came to end Saturday (Oct. 29) evening with a 3-0 loss on the road at Ohio Northern University. The Pioneers finish 2022 with a 5-10-3 overall record and 3-6-0 mark in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Ohio Northern captured the OAC regular season title with an 8-0-1 OAC record. The Polar Bears are 13-2-3 overall.
"This has been a really hard week on the boys mentally and physically. Down five starters could have seen us just mail this game in, but they didn't. They fought till the very end," Marietta head coach
Joe Bergin said. "We saw segments in the second half that is a precursor to what we will be like next year. Back to our blue collar mentality."
Ohio Northern scored two goals within 75 seconds to take control of the match in the first half. Levi King scored off an assist from Ryan Parker in the 19th minute. Noah Zebrak doubled the lead when he scored off an assist from King.
The Polar Bears extended their lead in the 69th minute. William Shaffer sent a corner kick into the box where William Shaffer was waiting to put the ball in the back of the net.
Josh Ellis got the win in goal for ONU. Ellis recorded one save in 80-plus minutes. Lucas Hickey played the final minutes for the Polar Bears.
Joey Backhaus (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield) went the distance in goal for the Pioneers posting six saves.
Marietta says good bye to eight seniors from this year's roster.
Jovonni Auddino (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville North),
Dave Beattie (Russell, Ohio/West Geauga),
Elliot Britton (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire/John Hampden Grammar), Daniel Daugherty,
Caden Ferguson (Mars, Pa./Mars Area),
Connor Kennedy (Nottingham, United Kingdom/Bluecoat Academy),
Gavin Long (Surrey, United Kingdom/John Fisher School), and
Jacob Roberto (Berea, Ohio/Berea-Midpark) all finished their careers in the Navy Blue and White.
"I love our seniors and appreciate everything they have done for the program," Bergin said. "We will certainly miss them."
Fans can follow all the Pioneer teams all year long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
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