No. 13 Benedictine Men's Soccer looks to rebound from a tough week on Wednesday as they travel to Parkville, Mo., to take on the Park University Pirates before returning home on Saturday to host Mount Mercy University on Legacy Field.

Benedictine takes on Park at 7:30 p.m. with the match available on UEN at https://www.urbanedgenetwork.net/watch/2939. Live stats are also available at https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=662821.

The Pirates joined the Heart for the 2020 season, since then the series sits at 4-3-0 in favor of Park. Dating back to 2004, the Pirates have a 9-4-1 overall record against the Ravens. This is the second straight trip to Parkville for the Ravens, last season the Pirates earned a 3-1 win.

ABOUT BENEDICTINE
The Ravens enter week with 8 points in the Heart standings. They have an overall record of 5-4-2 while they are now 2-3-2 in the Heart. They have lost back-to-back matches for the first time this season last week with a home loss to Grand View University 2-0 on Wednesday before suffering a 1-0 loss in St. Louis against Missouri Baptist University on Saturday. … Kody Argaez leads the Ravens with 11 points (4 goals, 3 assists) while Haruki Kervers and Nico Rowe have 6 points each as they have scored 3 goals each. … Noah Reuscher has played over 970 minutes in goal for the Ravens through 11 matches. He has a 1.3 goals-against average with 38 saves. 

RANKED RAVENS
Henry Mullen enters the week tied for third in the Heart in assists with 4. Kody Argaez is ranked second in shots (26) and fifth in shots on goal (13). Noah Reuscher's 38 saves ranks third in the Heart.

ABOUT PARK
At 5-3-1 overall headed into the match with Benedictine, Park sits at 10 points in the Heart Standings with a conference mark of 3-3-1. Park has dropped its last two matches to MNU and Clarke suffering a pair of 4-0 shutouts. Their last win came back on Sept. 23 when they beat William Woods on Julian Field, 3-0. They are 2-2-1 in their last five matches. … Colten Parsons lead the Pirates with 10 points (5 goals). Marcos Fernandes III has 8 points (2 goals, 4 assists) and leads the Pirates in total assists. Fernandes III is also tied for third in the Heart in assists. … Benjamin Nicolas and Uros Pavlovic has split time in goal for the Pirates this season. Pavlovic has played 450 minutes while Nicolas has played 360. Pavlovic has a 1,8 goals-against average while Nicolas has a 1.25 goals-against average. They each have 21 saves. Nicolas ranks third in the Heart in save percentage at .808. 

ABOUT MOUNT MERCY
Mount Mercy enters its match with Benedictine sitting at 13 points in the Heart standings with an overall record of 5-4-2. They sit at 4-3-1 in the Heart and are currently sitting in sole possession of fifth place in the Heart standings. … The Mustangs have lost two straight, which includes a 4-1 loss on Tuesday against William Penn. The are 3-2-0 in their previous five matches. … The Mustangs have played the Ravens 11 times since joining the Heart for the 2016 season with the Ravens holding a 5-3-3 series leads. Last year, the two teams played to a 1-1 draw and the last time they played on campus, the result was a scoreless draw back during the 2023 season. … Cyprien Rocard leads the Mustangs with 20 points (9 goals, 2 assists). He leads the Heart in points and goals. Jackson Twizerimana and Matteo Anzallo have 7 points each with Twizerimana the second-leading goal scorer with 3. … Zach Biggs is one of three goalies to record minutes this season, playing over 655 minutes over 8 matches. He has a 0.96 goals-against average with 24 saves and three shutouts. He ranks third in goals against average, fourth in save percentage (.774) and fourth in shutouts in the Heart.

UP NEXT
Saturday's match against Mount Mercy is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Legacy Field.

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