2008-09 Men's Soccer News
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Keener Named to Academic All-America Third TeamJuly 27, 2010Jay Keener, a junior at Wooster, was selected to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team for mens soccer within the college division (NCAA Div. II and III, and NAIA).
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Takacs Highlights Scots' All-NCAC SelectionsNovember 19, 2008After anchoring a defensive unit that ranked second in the North Coast Athletic Conference, allowing just over one goal per game (1.35), Wooster freshman goalkeeper Taylor Takacs was awarded with second-team All-NCAC accolades.
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Scots Fall to Denison in Season FinaleNovember 01, 2008Denison's Peter Shorten dribbled toward the middle of the Wooster defense and scored just over midway through the second overtime, handing The College of Wooster a 2-1 loss.
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Scots Postseason Chances Eliminated in Loss at AlleghenyOctober 30, 2008Wooster grabbed a 2-1 halftime lead with two goals late in the first, only to see Allegheny College storm back for a 3-2 victory in the teams key North Coast Athletic Conference mens soccer contest.
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Three Scot Men's Soccer Players Named Academic All-DistrictOctober 30, 2008Three Wooster mens soccer players were honored on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team, as Jay Keener earned first-team status and Nate Florian and Karl Ruter collected second-team mention.
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Hiram Edges Wooster in Battle of Fourth-Place NCAC TeamsOctober 22, 2008Hiram College scored twice during what turned into a foul- and penalty-filled second half, as The College of Wooster dropped a tough 2-0 decision.
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Ohio Wesleyan Edges Past Wooster, 1-0October 18, 2008The Wooster mens soccer team was shutout for just the fourth time this season, as visiting Ohio Wesleyan University prevailed in a North Coast Athletic Conference match-up behind a second-half goal.
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2-1 Win at Earlham Ups Scots' NCAC Record to 3-2October 11, 2008Scott Buckwald scored two goals just 7:07 apart in the second half, lifting Wooster to a 2-1 victory over host Earlham College.
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Scots Win One on Penalty Kick This TimeOctober 07, 2008After losing two of its last three games in large part to penalty kicks, Wooster won one in similar fashion at Oberlin, as Scott Buckwalds conversion during the 54th minute turned out to be the North Coast Athletic Conference contests lone score.
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Wittenberg Upends Wooster 1-0 in Physical Match-UpOctober 04, 2008For the second time in as many games, the Wooster mens soccer team was on the short end of a 1-0 decision, this time to No. 11 ranked Wittenberg University. The visitors scored via a penalty kick just under eight minutes into the second half, and hung on for the North Coast Athletic Conference victory.
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Kenyons Early Goal Results in 1-0 Loss for WoosterSeptember 27, 2008Kenyon College got a goal during the fourth minute of Saturdays North Coast Athletic Conference mens soccer match-up with The College of Wooster and that held up as the only score, as the Lords edged the Fighting Scots 1-0.
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Regionally-Ranked Case Edges Wooster in OTSeptember 23, 2008Case Western Reserve Universitys Vinny Bell scored a breakaway goal midway through the first overtime period of Tuesdays non-conference mens soccer tilt, giving the regionally-ranked Spartans a 2-1 comeback victory over The College of Wooster.
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Buckwald's Goal Lifts Wooster in Conference OpenerSeptember 20, 2008Wooster mens soccer team started its 2008 North Coast Athletic Conference schedule on a positive note, prevailing 1-0 at Carl Dale Memorial Field over Wabash College.
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Scots Continue Winning Ways With 2-1 Triumph Over MuskiesSeptember 17, 2008The Wooster mens soccer team made it three wins in its last four outings, dropping host Muskingum College by a 2-1 count in its final tune-up for North Coast Athletic Conference play.
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Scots Knock JCU From the Ranks of the UnbeatenSeptember 13, 2008Wooster scored once early and once late during the second half for a 2-1 comeback victory over previously undefeated John Carroll in non-league mens soccer action.
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Otterbein Edges Wooster 1-0September 10, 2008Otterbein College held off visiting Wooster 1-0 in a mens soccer defensive battle, as the Cardinals found an opening during the second half for the matchs lone goal.
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Scots Too Much for Defiance, Win 4-0September 06, 2008The College of Wooster mens soccer team overwhelmed Defiance College, cruising past the Yellow Jackets by a count of 4-0 in non-conference action.
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Marietta and Wooster Play to 1-1 DeadlockSeptember 03, 2008The College of Wooster and visiting Marietta College tied 1-1 in a non-conference mens soccer affair.
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Scots Drop Pair Against Challenging Foes Over Opening WeekendAugust 29, 2008The College of Wooster came up on the short end of a pair of neutral-site mens soccer matches during the teams season-opening weekend, as the Fighting Scots fell to Aurora University 3-2 in overtime and to Heidelberg College 3-1.