MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's soccer team will play one road game and one home game this week as part of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action. The Cougars start the week on Tuesday at Crown College with a 4:30 p.m. kickoff, followed by a home game against Martin Luther College on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
 
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In both matches played last week, the Cougars drew 1-1. Minnesota Morris first hosted the University of Northwestern. Jake Anargyros scored with under eight minutes remaining to give the Cougars the lead, but Northwestern equalized two minutes later, resulting in a 1-1 draw. In the following game against North Central University, Anargyros scored his second goal of the week, this time from the penalty spot. However, another late goal by the visiting team led to a second 1-1 draw. In goal, Nick Isensee made 12 saves over the two matches.
 
Aaron Mackall leads the UMAC in goals with 12 this season. The senior forward also ranks second in Division III in goals scored. Anargyros follows with five goals and a conference-leading five assists. Whitaker Root, Brett Bartkowicz, Theo Bubser, Guillaume Hensgens, and Justin Page have each scored once this season for the Cougars. Isensee has started all 11 games in net for Minnesota Morris. The senior goalkeeper leads the conference with three shutouts and has made 71 saves.
 
Crown enters the week with an overall record of 2-6-3 and sits third in the UMAC standings with seven points and a conference record of 2-2-1. Last week, the Polars went 1-1, earning a 2-1 win over North Central and drawing 1-0-1 with Northwestern. Crown's leading goal scorer is Ashton Hosler with five goals, although he has not scored since September 17. Leo Roque has started 10 games in goal for the Polars, recording 49 saves. The Cougars lead the all-time series against Crown, 22-6-8, though the Polars won the last meeting 3-0 in 2024.
 
Martin Luther holds a record of 0-9-1 overall and is 0-5 in conference play. Last week, the Knights played one match, falling 7-1 to the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Abraham Schomer scored the lone goal for MLC in that match. The Knights have scored just five goals this season, with Joshua Krenke leading the team with two. Their goalkeepers are Joshua Kallies and Nicholas Russ. Kallies has started six games and made 53 saves, while Russ has appeared in four matches and made 39 saves. This will be the second meeting between the Cougars and Knights this season. Minnesota Morris won the first matchup in dominant fashion, 8-0, with Mackall scoring four goals.