WASHINGTON – American University men's soccer returns to Patriot League action on Saturday, Oct. 15 as the Holy Cross Crusaders come to Reeves for a 1 p.m. game. American enters the weekend coming off a 2-2 draw with nonconference opponent James Madison while Holy Cross enters the game coming off a 2-1 loss to Loyola Maryland.  
 
QUICK INFO

• Date/Time: Saturday, October 15; 1:00 p.m.
• Site: Washington, D.C. (Reeves Field)
• TV: ESPN+
• Tickets: AUEaglesticket.com
• Talent: Marc Serber

INSIDE THE SERIES

• American leads the all-time series 11-8-3.
• The last meeting between the two squads was on Sept. 18, 2021 in Worcester, Mass. Holy Cross won the meeting 2-1.
• The last meeting between the Eagles and Crusaders at Reeves was on Oct. 13, 2018. American won the meeting 2-1.
• Prior to American's loss to Holy Cross last season, the Eagles had won the previous seven meetings.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN

• American enters Saturday's game with a 5-3-4 overall record and a 3-1-1 mark in Patriot League action. The Eagles currently sit in first in the Patriot League standings. Army West Point also holds a 3-1-1 record but American holds the tie-breaker over the Black Knights due to their 1-0 win in West Point earlier this season.
• The Eagles are coming off a 2-2 draw with nonconference opponent James Madison University on Tuesday. Junior Nevin Baer netted the Eagles first goal in the 66^th minute and junior Robbie Matei netted the equalizer in the 89^th minute off a penalty kick.
• For Baer it was his first goal of the season and for Matei it was his third.
• American has had nine different goal scorers so far this season. Matei leads the way with a team-high three, sophomore Zemi Rodriguez, junior Evan Schweickert and junior Ethan Boyle each have two, and freshman Troy Elgersma, senior Mattias Cooper, senior Jack Green, junior Nevin Baer, and sophomore Dilane Zounatcha each have found the back of the net once this season.
• Elgersma leads the squad with a team-high four assists. Cooper and Green are right behind him with two each.  
• Sophomore Dominic Dominguez has now received the starting nod in the Eagles last three games. He picked up Patriot League shutouts over Army (1-0) and Colgate (3-0) and earned the draw with James Madison on Tuesday.
• After Saturday's game, American will travel to Newark, Del., on Tuesday, Oct. 18 to play Delaware for its final nonconference test of the regular season. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT HOLY CROSS

• Holy Cross comes into Saturday's game with a 4-7-2 overall record and an 0-4-1 record in Patriot League action.
• They are most recently coming off a 2-1 loss to Loyola Md. on Saturday, Oct. 8. Senior Bergin Kranz had the Crusader's lone goal of the game in the 55^th minute. Kranz has scored three goals in the last six games.
• Sophomore Evan Jones and senior Jack Ostrosky lead the team in goals with four each while sophomore Jon Klein and Marcus Williams have a team-leading four assists each.
• Senior Matt McGonigle, Ostrosky, and senior Taj Salawu are the Crusaders' captains this season.
• After Saturday's game, Holy Cross will travel to Cambridge, Mass. to take on Harvard for its final nonconference game of the season.  

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

• Juniors Mike Bleeker and Ethan Boyle were named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week and Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week, respectively, the league office announced Monday morning.
• Bleeker and Boyle join freshman Troy Elgersma and junior Evan Schweickert in receiving Patriot League weekly honors this season. Elgersma was named the league's Rookie of the Week on Sept. 26 and Schweickert was named the league's Midfielder of the Week on Sept. 26 and Oct. 3. 

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

• AU Men's Soccer is proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. Check out our Hispanic Heritage Month page and follow our social channels for features on student-athletes across all Eagle teams to help us get to know them and learn what Hispanic Heritage Month means to them.
• Join us as we celebrate vast cultures, lifestyles and traditions all month long! Be on the lookout for special posts and features ono AU Men's Soccer's Dominic Dominguez, Leo Palomo, and Sebastian Garces. 

ENHANCED CONCESSIONS FOR WEEKEND HOME GAMES

• AU Athletics has partnered with Gregorio's Trattoria to provide an enhanced concessions menu for all home weekend men's and women's soccer contests at Reeves this fall.  The gates to Reeves Field, and the Gregorio's grill station will open one hour prior to kickoff at each remaining Saturday and Sunday afternoon home games this fall. 
• Fans can enjoy Gregorio's favorites from the grill station to the left of the Reeves Field bleachers including menu selections of freshly grilled burgers, Italian sausage and peppers, all-beef hot dogs, and a selection of cold Pepsi and Gatorade beverages.

TICKET INFO

• During the 2022 season, AU Athletics will be transitioning to digital contact less e-tickets for the health and safety of our entire AU community and to further advance AU's sustainability and zero waste commitments.
• Digital tickets give fans more control in the management of tickets including the ability to forward/share tickets with friends and family.
• You may either present digital tickets on a smart phone device or download and pre-print tickets at home with a valid QR code to be scanned on entry to our venues.
• Tickets to the game and to all AU Men's Soccer home games can be purchased here.

HOW TO WATCH ESPN+

• A subscription to ESPN+ is available for purchase via ESPN.com, ESPNPlus.com, or the ESPN App. Fans can access ESPN+ content only after they have subscribed. To subscribe, click here. It costs $69.99/month or $99.99/year.  

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