Game #3 
Franciscan (1-1 | 0-0 PAC) vs. Capital (0-2 | 0-0 OAC) 
Wednesday, Sep. 3rd | 7:00 p.m.
Trinity Health System Field | Steubenville, Ohio

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The Latest
- The Barons went 1-1 over the weekend, dropping their first contest 2-0 to a strong Case Western Reserve team, before defeating Penn State Beaver 9-0
- Seven different players scored goals against Beaver, and freshman Andrew Goduti added a hat trick in his second career game. He is the last freshman to record a hat trick since Emanuele Ghineli's three goal day against Muskingum in 2023.
- Gabriel Velez Reveron, Vito Scotto di Clemente, Nathan Halberg, Christian Willis, and Goduti all scored the first goals of their collegiate careers

Scouting the Comets
- The Comets come into this matchup 0-2, dropping their first match with #13 Kenyon College 1-2, before losing 0-3 to John Carroll University
- Their only goal of the season came from senior forward Brendon Dorsett
- Finished last season 7-9-4, with a 5-3-1 record in the OAC, good for 5th place in the conference
-The Barons sit at 0-1-1 all-time against the Comets, with their last matchup in 2024 ending in a 2-2 tie

Saving the Legs
- Following a tough loss against Case Western where several starters played all or most of the game, the Barons got some fresh legs in against Beaver
- 26 players saw the field, with 22 of them playing 25 minutes or more
- No starter played over 57 minutes
- The starters getting rest on Saturday should keep them fresh and ready to go against Capital on Wednesday

Record Tracker
- With his goal on Saturday against Beaver, senior forward Lucas Cross moved into 2nd place outright on the all-time goals list with 38, passing Sebastian Koehler's 37
- He sits at 4th on the all-time points record with 84 points, trailing Nick Miller with 90, Koehler with 94, and Leo Herrmann with 162
- Junior goalie Aiden Miller sits 4th all-time in wins, 2nd in ties, 3rd in shutouts, and 6th in saves

Coaching Matchup
- Franciscan Coach Brent Ridenour and Capital Coach Corey Kirk have matched up twice in the last two seasons
-The first matchup, when Kirk was the head coach of Muskingum University, was a decisive 9-2 victory for the Barons
-Last season, Kirk's first with Capital, ended in a 2-2 tie

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