Rory Zahren
22 Rory Zahren
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School:
    Upper St. Clair
  • Position:
    FO/M
  • Major:
    Political Science
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Bio

2024: Currently the program leader with a .596 career faceoff win percentage (233-for-391) … Appeared in nine games and started three before getting hurt at the end of the season …. Won 32-of-57 faceoffs for a .561 faceoff percentage … Also logged 26 groundballs, seven caused turnovers, four goals, and four assists … Most efficient outing came against St. Vincent (Feb. 24), winning 8-of-9 faceoffs … Had another stellar performance vs. Mount Union (March 9) by winning 10-of-12 faceoffs and scooping a season-best eight groundballs … Opened the season on a strong note with two goals and one assist … Caused three turnovers in what ended up being last action of the season at Wittenberg (March 30) … Member of the spring semester AD Honor Roll.

2023: Key part of program's winningest season (13 games) and longest winning streak (11 games) … Factored heavily into Scots ranking third nationally in ground balls per game (45.00) … Appeared in and started 16 games … Went 113-for-190 on faceoffs and scooped 67 groundballs, good enough for third on the team … .595 faceoff percentage ranks fifth for a single season in program history and was good enough for fifth in the NCAC … Fourth on the team with 23 goals and 32 points … Tied for third on squad with nine assists … Also tallied four caused turnovers … Had a perfect 11-for-11 showing at Otterbein (Feb. 25) … Went 11-for-12 at Oberlin (March 25) while also scoring a career-high tying four goals … Also netted four goals against Capital (March 1). 

2022: Played in 10 games, also missing time with injury … Went 88-for-144 on faceoffs and scooped up 53 groundballs … Bullied Otterbein (Feb. 26) to the tune of a 10-for-12 showing on faceoffs … Went 16-for-21 on faceoffs against Albion (March 5), 15-of-20 against Western Connecticut State (March 16) and logged season-high 10 groundballs in that game … Went 11-for-12 on faceoffs at Hiram (March 26).

Prior to Wooster: All-section selection as a senior at Upper St. Clair High School … Prepped for Brian Yates.

Personal: Parents are Jeffrey and Jennifer Zahren … Political science major … Member of the club hockey team.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 13 Oberlin W, 17-11
Apr 17 Ohio Wesleyan L, 12-3
Apr 20 at Denison L, 23-6
Apr 23 Kenyon L, 15-10
Apr 27 at Wabash W, 15-6
May 2 at Denison L, 14-4
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 9 2
Points 8 2
Goals 4 1
Assists 4 1
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 26 3
Turnovers 8 0
Caused turnovers 7 4
Faceoffs 32-57 1-3
Faceoff percentage 56.1 33.3
Shots 26 4
Shooting percentage 15.4 25.0
Shots on goal 14 2
Shots on goal percentage 53.8 50.0
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 21 Otterbein W, 14-10 2 1 3 0 0 7 28.6 4 57.1
Feb 24 Saint Vincent W, 18-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 1 50.0
Feb 28 Westminster (Pa.) W, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at John Carroll L, 13-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Mar 6 at Capital W, 18-9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 1 50.0
Mar 9 Mount Union W, 20-4 1 0 1 0 0 7 14.3 4 57.1
Mar 13 vs. Ithaca L, 8-7 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 16 at Cabrini L, 15-7 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Allegheny W, 11-9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Mar 23 DePauw W, 17-10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 30 at Wittenberg W, 16-6 1 1 2 0 0 3 33.3 2 66.7
Apr 6 at Hiram W, 24-8 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Oberlin W, 17-11 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Ohio Wesleyan L, 12-3 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at Denison L, 23-6 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Kenyon L, 15-10 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Wabash W, 15-6 - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Denison L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gb to ct fo
Feb 21 Otterbein W, 14-10 4 1 1 5-14
Feb 24 Saint Vincent W, 18-7 6 0 0 8-9
Feb 28 Westminster (Pa.) W, 17-10 - - - -
Mar 2 at John Carroll L, 13-8 2 2 0 0-1
Mar 6 at Capital W, 18-9 3 3 0 7-12
Mar 9 Mount Union W, 20-4 8 0 1 10-12
Mar 13 vs. Ithaca L, 8-7 0 2 1 1-6
Mar 16 at Cabrini L, 15-7 - - - -
Mar 20 at Allegheny W, 11-9 0 0 0 0-0
Mar 23 DePauw W, 17-10 1 0 1 1-2
Mar 30 at Wittenberg W, 16-6 2 0 3 0-1
Apr 6 at Hiram W, 24-8 - - - -
Apr 13 Oberlin W, 17-11 - - - -
Apr 17 Ohio Wesleyan L, 12-3 - - - -
Apr 20 at Denison L, 23-6 - - - -
Apr 23 Kenyon L, 15-10 - - - -
Apr 27 at Wabash W, 15-6 - - - -
May 2 at Denison L, 14-4 - - - -
  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
2021-22 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
2022-23 16 16 23 9 32 0 0 74 31.1 39 52.7
2023-24 9 3 4 4 8 0 0 26 15.4 14 53.8
2024-25 9 - 2 5 7 0 0 20 10.0 10 50.0
Total 44 19 29 18 47 0 0 120 24.2 63 52.5

Career Stats: Offense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
2021-22 10 - 53 5 2 88-144
2022-23 16 16 67 14 4 113-190
2023-24 9 3 26 8 7 32-57
2024-25 9 - 39 7 1 81-142
Total 44 19 185 34 14 314-533

Career Stats: Defense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Event                      
Total 9 3 4 4 8 0 0 26 15.4 14 53.8
Conference 2 - 1 1 2 0 0 4 25.0 2 50.0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 4 2 3 1 4 0 0 17 17.6 9 52.9
Away 4 1 1 2 3 0 0 7 14.3 5 71.4
Neutral 1 - 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.0 0 0.0
Result                      
Wins 7 2 4 3 7 0 0 23 17.4 13 56.5
Losses 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.0 1 33.3
Month                      
February 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 9 22.2 5 55.6
March 7 1 2 3 5 0 0 17 11.8 9 52.9

Splits Stats: Offense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
Event            
Total 9 3 26 8 7 32-57
Conference 2 - 3 0 4 1-3
Exhibition - - - - - 0-0
Location            
Home 4 2 19 1 3 24-37
Away 4 1 7 5 3 7-14
Neutral 1 - 0 2 1 1-6
Result            
Wins 7 2 24 4 6 31-50
Losses 2 1 2 4 1 1-7
Month            
February 2 2 10 1 1 13-23
March 7 1 16 7 6 19-34

Splits Stats: Defense

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Steffen causes eight of Wooster's 17 caused turnovers

February 21, 2024

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Scots start season a week from Wednesday against Otterbein

February 13, 2024