The Basics
Game 14
#24 Oral Roberts (8-2-3, 4-0-2) vs. Central Arkansas (2-7-4, 1-2-3)
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 / 7 p.m.
Live Stats: vs. UCA
Location: Broken Arrow, Okla. (Kirkland Soccer Complex)

TULSA, Okla. – The #24 Oral Roberts men's soccer team will play its final nonconference match of the season Tuesday, October 24 against Central Arkansas at the Kirkland Soccer Complex in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

Fans may tune in to the game by following @ORUMSoccer on Twitter.

Important Links

Summit League Notes: Week Nine
Live Stats: vs. UCA
2023 Stats: ORU Team Stats
2023 Quick Facts: 2023 Quick Facts

Quick Hits

• Oral Roberts is ranked in all three top 25 national polls and receiving votes for the ninth-straight week. The Golden Eagles checked in ranked No. 24 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll. In the College Soccer News poll, the team checked in at No. 30. Last week, ORU was No. 25 in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
   
• The Golden Eagles rank No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches West Region.
   
• ORU is currently second in the Summit League with 14 points and a 4-0-2 record and is behind Denver by two points.
   
• Four Golden Eagles have been named Summit League Players of the Week, seven times, so far this season. Luis Flores and Jakub Grzesiak have swept the weekly accolades twice this season. Jose Estrada and Juan Moreno have each claimed the offensive honor as well.
   
• The Golden Eagles are showing they have the best defense in the Summit League allowing the fewest goals (11) of any team this season. They also have a strong offensive attack ranking second in the country in shots on goal per game and fifth in scoring offense. ORU also comes in eighth nationally in goal differential.
   
• Luis Flores is sixth in the country in game-winning goals and eighth in total goals (11). He is fifth nationally in goals per game.
   
• Reed Berry and Schinieder Mimy were named Summit League preseason Players to Watch.
   
• ORU returned six of its All-Summit League Team members which includes Shane Anderson, Berry, Francisco Lopez, Felipe Medina, Schinieder Mimy and Joel Quashie.
   
• The Golden Eagles were picked second in the Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll along with two first place votes.
   
• Head Coach Ryan Bush is back for his 11^th season at the helm for the Golden Eagles. Bush has an 88-67-24 all-time record at ORU as the men's soccer coach. Coach Bush was named 2019, 2021 & 2022 Summit League Coach of the Year.
   
• Overall, the Golden Eagles returned 19 players and added 11 newcomers to the 2023 squad.
   

Opponent Information

• Central Arkansas enters the match with a 2-7-4 record overall and is 1-2-3 in the Atlantic Sun Conference as the Bears are currently tied for sixth in the conference standings.
   
• The Bears are currently on a five game winless streak after tying their previous two opponents and taking three losses before that. In their last matchup, UCA tied Florida-Gulf Coast, 1-1, on the road on October 21.
   
• Pietro Fontana leads Central Arkansas in goals with 11 and is eighth in the country in that category.
   
• Last season, ORU tied Central Arkansas, 1-1, in Conway, Arkansas.
   

For the latest information on ORU men's soccer, follow @ORUMSoccer on Twitter or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the ORU Athletics App in the Google Play or App Store.