Game #15
Franciscan (8-6 | 6-0 PAC) vs. Grove City (8-2-2 | 5-0-1 PAC) 
Wednesday, Oct. 15th | 4:30 p.m.
Don Lyle Field | Grove City, Pa.

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The Latest
- Franciscan put together another dominant performance against Thiel, defeating the Tomcats 4-0
- Lucas Cross opened the scoring for his ninth goal of the season
- Anthony Venditti and Colm Corcoran added their second goals each, respectively
- Freshman Jonah Kline scored his first career goal
- The Tomcats never found the net in the Barons' fifth straight shutout and sixth of the season
- The Barons were stifling on defense, only allowing three shots and one shot on goal
- Lucas Cross now ranks third in the PAC in goals
- Aiden Miller ranks fourth in save percentage and goals against average
- Franciscan will travel to Grove City for a premier matchup between the first and second-place teams in the PAC
- Both teams have yet to be defeated by a conference opponent

Scouting the Wolverines
- Grove City comes into this matchup 8-2-2, with a 5-0-1 PAC record
- They have not lost a game since September 10th
- Their only conference tie came in a 1-1 contest with Geneva
- The Wolverines lead the PAC in conference goals scored, and are tied for second in conference goals allowed with Waynesburg, trailing the Barons, who lead the PAC
- They have bulldozed opponents all season, outscoring them 29-8 and recording five shutouts so far
- Junior midfielder Noah Gray leads the PAC in goals with 12 and in points with 27

Matchup History
- The Wolverines lead the all-time matchup 7-3
- After a six-game win streak by the Wolverines, the Barons have won the last two matchups
- Both of those wins were last season, including a 3-2 victory in the regular season, and a 2-1 win in the PAC Championship
- The Barons were led by goals from Julien Freeman and Aidan Henninger to win the conference championship

Look Around the League

Drawing a Blank
- The Barons are on a historic shutout streak after their victory over Thiel
- They extended their record to five consecutive shutouts, after breaking the previous record of three set by several Barons teams
- In the shutout streak, they have outscored opponents 14-0
- Adding in the 4-1 win over Saint Vincent before the shutout streak, they have outscored PAC opponents 18-1
- They have outscored opponents 30-11 all season

Record Tracker
- Lucas Cross has now passed Sebastian Koehler '21 for second all-time in points with 100. All-American Leo Herrmann '18 holds the program record with 162 points.
- With his game-winner against Bethany, Cross passed Nick Miller '22 for second all-time in game-winning goals. He now sits with 14 career game-winners, trailing Herrmann with 16
- With his third penalty kick goal of the season against Bethany, Cross has now moved into a three-way tie for fifth place all-time in penalty kick goals with Steven Duran '10 and JP Bobak '21
- Junior goalie Aiden Miller sits third all-time with 25 wins. He trails Brian Gaughan 21' with 27 wins for second.
- With five shutouts in a row, Miller has also now passed Brian Gaughan for second all-time in shutouts with 15. He trails Jax Mautone with 16 for first place.

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