No. 21 Benedictine Men's Soccer looks to close out the regular season with its eighth win of the season on Legacy Field tonight at 7:30 p.m. when they host Central Methodist University.

Tonight's match is available on BRSN thorough the UEN app on iOS or Android phones, or online at https://www.urbanedgenetwork.net/watch/4363. Live Stats are also available at https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=675945.

Benedictine enters tonight's match at 7-3-3 in the Heart with 24 points. They are currently in fifth place in the Heart standings one point behind MNU and four points ahead of Graceland and Missouri Baptist. They have clinched a spot in the Heart Men's Soccer Postseason Tournament, but are currently on the outside of a being a Quarterfinal host when the tournament gets underway on Nov. 4.

SERIES HISTORY
The Ravens hold a 13-6-1 record against the Eagles since 2007. The Eagles hold a slight series lead over the previous 10 matches at 5-4-1 with Benedictine winning back-to-back matches. The Eagles last win in the series came on Legacy Field during the 2022 season when they earned a 4-0 win that marked the fourth straight win in the series for CMU. Since then, the Ravens have posted a 4-2 win last year and a 2-1 in 2024 after playing to a 2-2 draw in 2023 in Fayette, Mo.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Kody Argaez leads the Ravens with 17 points (6 goals, 5 assists) on 22 shots on goal Juan Piratova has 10 points (2 goals, 6 assists) this season. He is tied for the team lead in assists with Henry Mullen. Zach Pederson and Haruki Kervers have 4 goals each and are tied for third on the Ravens with 9 points each. The Eagles are led by Robin Vanderwalle with 11 points (5 goals, 1 assist). Zack Lawrence and Pelayo Suarez have 7 points each. Lawrence has scored 3 goals with 1 assist while Suarez has 2 goals with 3 assists. Ignacio Mate leads the Eagles with 4 assists this season. Defensively, Niccolo Cabras has started in 13 matches for CMU. Hs has a 1.62 goals-against average with 44 saves and a .677 save percentage. For Benedictine, Noah Reuscher has started all 17 matches in goal for the Ravens and has played just under 1,500 minutes this season. He has a 1.02 goals-against average with 52 saves and a .754 save percentage.

UP NEXT
Benedictine has a bye during the final Saturday of the regular season while CMU hosts Mount Mercy University. The Eagles are currently holding on to eighth place in the Heart standings with 18 points – two points out of sixth and just one point out of the tournament field. The Heart Tournament continues after Nov. 4 with the Semifinals on Nov. 7 and the Championship Match is scheduled for Nov. 11. 

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