Will Shaffer named OAC Offensive Player of the Week following the Polar Bears 2 Win Start!

 Ohio Northern Men’s Soccer Captain Will Shaffer was named OAC Offensive Player of the Week last week! Will has had an unbelievable start with 3 goals in 2 games, already tallying his total from last season! Not only has Will Shaffer had a great start to the season, but so has the rest of the Polar Bears. As mentioned before in previous blog posts Ohio Northern came into the season ranked 13^th in the nation. The Polar Bears had a lot of talk and pressure to continue the great season that they had the year before.

Since the season started last week, the Polar Bears had a hot start to the season! As mentioned above Will Shaffer, was one of the goal scorers for their huge win over #5 ranked Kenyon. The Polar Bears started off strong with a dominating win against Kenyon. Brenden Gervers had a crazy shot in the second half to give the Polar Bears the lead and Junior Ryan Sommerfeld was another goal scorer for the Polar Bears late in the game with a penalty kick. This was a big step in the right direction for the Polar Bears as they would take this momentum and move it into the game on Sunday against Oberlin.

            The Polar Bears would come out with a good start against Oberlin on Sunday but were
unable to find the back of the net for the first half. The Polar Bears would then come out firing into the second half, starting with a goal from Sam McKee from just outside of the box to open up his scoring tally for the season. Just 37 seconds later, Will Shaffer would score a beautiful chip over the keeper from inside the box to put the Polar Bears up 2-0 inside the first 4 minutes of the second half. Ryan Sommerfeld would cap another goal for the season for him on a small turnover from Oberlin. Collin Gottron would finish off the game with a goal from inside the six-yard box. This is Collin’s first goal of his Ohio Northern career! The Polar Bears now play tomorrow against a ranked Calvin side!

 

Go Bears!