Benedictine Men's Soccer hosts No. 21 Grand View University on Wednesday before closing out the week at Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis. The match with the Vikings can be streamed at https://www.urbanedgenetwork.net/watch/1489.
Grand View leads the series with Benedictine 8-5-2 since the Vikings joined the Heart of America Athletic Conference for the 2013 season. Over the last ten matches, the series stands at 4-4-2 with this year's match marking the third straight meeting on Legacy Field. Last year the Vikings earned a 2-0 win over the Ravens while in 2024, the two teams played to a 2-2 draw.
ABOUT BENEDICTINE: Benedictine enters the week with an overall record of 5-2-2 while they have posted two wins in their last three matches since dropping their first match of Heart play to No. 4 MNU back on Sept. 16. They sit in the middle of the Heart standings with 8 points with a three-way tie ahead of them in the standings with 8 points. … The Ravens are coming off a 1-1 draw at Clarke University, where Kody Argaez scored the equalizer in the second half. Arguez earned the Heart Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for his effort in Benedictine's two matches last week. To read more about that, visit https://ravenathletics.com/news/2026/9/28/kody-argaez-earns-mens-soccer-first-heart-offensive-player-of-the-week-honors.aspx. … Argaez lead the Ravens with 11 points (4 goals, 3 assists) while Haruki Kervers and Nico Rowe are second on the team with 3 goals each. Henry Mullen leads the Ravens with 4 assists. Mullen is tied for the lead in the Heart in assists while Argaez is tied for third. Argaez is tied for third in points, second with 24 shots and third with 13 shots on goal. … Benedictine enters the week with a 2.0 goals per match average while they have a 1.22 goals-against average. … Noah Reuscher has recorded 34 saves over 9 matches and over 790 minutes in goal. He has a 1.25 goals-against average. … Reuscher currently rans third in the Heart in saves.
ABOUT GRAND VIEW: The Vikings, who are also the defending NAIA National Champions, are tied for fourth in the Heart with 9 points as they enter the week at 4-4-1 overall and 3-2-0 in the Heart. They sit one point ahead of Benedictine in the Heart standings. … The Vikings have won back-to-back matches in Heart play, outscoring St. Ambrose and Central Methodist by a combined 8-1 that included a shutout at home on Sept. 26 against CMU. … Lucas Newhard leads the Vikings in points with 13 (5 goals, 3 assists). Herman Furumo and Wilmont Manneh each have 7 points. Furumo has 2 goals and 3 assists, while Manneh has 3 goals and 1 assist. Newhard ranks second in the Heart in goals and points. … Luis Helm has played all 810 minutes in goal for the Vikings. He enters the match with the Ravens with a 1.22 goals-against average with 11 goals allowed and 24 saves. Helm ranks fifth in goals-against average. … The Vikings are averaging 2 goals per match while allowing 1.22 goals per match.
ABOUT MISSOURI BAPTIST: Missouri Baptist sits at 8-2-3 overall and 1-2-1 in the Heart. Benedictine has played Missouri Baptist four times since 2009, but have not played at Missouri Baptist since the 2009 season when they earned a 4-1. Last year, the first match in the series with the Spartans playing as a member of the Heart, Benedictine earned a 3-0 win on Legacy Field.
UP NEXT: The Men's Match will be played first on Saturday with the match scheduled at 4 p.m.
