INDIANAPOLIS- This past week, G-MAC members opened up October with competitive games to prove they are fit teams for the post season. This week included many tight matchups, with defense proving itself to win games, as seven of the eleven games were won with securing a shutout.
 
SCOREBOARD:
Thursday, October 1
Thomas More 3, Ohio Dominican 0
Findlay 3, Walsh 0
Tiffin 1, Northwood 0
Cedarville 2, Lake Erie 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 0, Malone 0
Saturday, October 3
Kentucky Wesleyan 3, Cedarville 0
Salem University 1, Malone 0
Lake Erie 0, Tiffin 0
Walsh 2, Ohio Dominican 1
Ashland 4, Findlay 0
Thomas More 1, Northwood 0
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• Thomas More extended its win streak to six matches with a 3-0 victory over Ohio Dominican on Thursday, and a 1-0 win against Northwood on Saturday. In their game against ODU, they scored twice in the first half and added a third in the 69th minute while recording its sixth straight clean sheet.
• No. 16 Tiffin earned a win over Northwood with a 1-0 score on Thursday, scoring just 1:29 into the match on a goal from Sam Brittain. They held the Timberwolves scoreless behind seven saves from goalkeeper Nick Cherry. They went on to tie with Lake Erie, 0-0.
• Ashland snapped Findlay’s three-game winning streak in the series with a 4-0 upset on Saturday, with goals recorded by Tom Woodward, Hayden Clark, Daniel Drage and Sergio Ruiz. Jaime Duran made nine saves for his fourth clean sheet of the season.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
Shots: Tom Woodward, Ashland (4.20 Avg/G)
Goals: Tom Woodward, Ashland (.600 Avg/G)
Game-winning Goals: Carson Oberski, Findlay (.500 Avg/G)
Shots on Goal: Tom Woodward, Ashland (2.30 Avg/G)
Assists: Edward Longhurst, Thomas More (.583 Avg/G)
Points: Carson Oberski, Findlay (1.63 Avg/G)UP NEXT:

Week 7 Matchups
Thursday, October 8
Findlay vs. Cedarville, 1:00 p.m.
Lake Erie vs. Malone, 5:00 p.m.
Ashland vs. Northwood, 6:30 p.m.
Thomas More vs. Walsh, 7:30 p.m.
Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Tiffin, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 10
Findlay vs. Malone, 1:00 p.m.
Cedarville vs. Tiffin, 1:00 p.m.
Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Walsh, 3:30 p.m.
Ohio Dominican vs. Northwood, 5:30 p.m.
Lake Erie vs. Ashland, 7:00 p.m.