Top 5 Goals from 2009

Here is the staff's top 5 list of top drawer goals from the 2009 season. Enjoy the show.

Oberlin Soccer Players Earn Post-Season Awards

After a successful 2009 campaign where the team finished 9-6-2 several of Oberlin's soccer players received post-season accolades.

Five Oberlin College men’s soccer players earned conference honors, highlighted by senior Skylar Dum who was named as an All-NCAC First Team Selection.

Fellow senior Dan Jaffe garnered All-NCAC Second-Team accolades along with junior goalkeeper Zach Lipshultz. Junior Wyatt Hayman and sophomore Oliver Miller-Farrell were tabbed as honorable-mention selections.

“I am proud of these guys for what they were able to achieve this season as individuals, but more importantly what they meant for our team,” Head Coach Blake New said.

Dum, a native of Milford, Michigan, led the NCAC with 1.82 points per game and finished second in the league with 14 goals in helping the Yeomen finish 9-6-2 overall and 4-4-1 in the conference.

Jaffe, a defensive-minded midfielder, finished the season with one goal and one assist. He also played a large role in limiting Oberlin opponents to just 19 goals on the season – the third least in the NCAC.

Lipshultz, who stayed healthy for a full season for the first time in his career, finished second in the save percentage (.839), saves (94), saves per game (5.53) and goals against (18).

Hayman, one of the best center-backs in the NCAC, was also a key contributor to a stingy Oberlin defense that recorded six shutouts on the year while holding opposing foes to just 1.06 goals per game, which ranks fourth best in the NCAC.

Miller-Farrell, who missed some time due to injury this season, was still a factor in the Yeomen offense and as a main striker on corners. He ended the season with three assists, including the game-winner in double overtime against Wabash in the final game of the season.

Skylar was also selected to the NSCAA First Team All-Great Lakes Region team, he was a 2nd team selection a year ago. The entire Oberlin men's soccer team was awarded the NSCAA Team Academic Award proving that you can continue to pursue your academic endeavors while being highly competitive.

Most Recently Dan Jaffe and Zach Lipshultz were named to the Jewish Sports Review's All-American teams for their efforts this season. Jaffe was a First Team selection while Lipshultz garnered Honorable Mention status.

Well deserved boys!

Faded Glory

Over homecoming weekend the men's and women's soccer teams hosted the annual alumni game, gathering past players from across the country. This year the game took on a new twist as the alumni played one another rather than the varsity squad. Thankfully the tradition of Oberlin winning was maintained. Here are some highlights from the cold, wet evening.

OC battles #2 OWU

Tonight the Oberlin College men's soccer team is hosting Division III power Ohio Wesleyan University. The Battling Bishops currently ranked #2 in the latest NSCAA national poll bring an undefeated record to the Yeomen's home field. Oberlin has yet to relinquish a goal at home during the 2009 season posting 5 shutouts winning all five matches. The two previous meetings between OC and OWU have been very tightly contested matches with both teams throwing everything they had at the other. OWU found themselves on the positive side of 1-0 scorelines in those matches.

The Yeomen are coming off a 1-0 win over NCAC opponent Wittenberg University this past Saturday to cap off Oberlin Athletic's Homecoming events. In a game where possession was fairly lopsided the OC players would have liked to see a few more of their point blank chance end up in the back of the net.



A couple of good days of training have us chomping at the bit to get out and defend our home field. Tonight will be a test and if we can put away our chances in front of goal I like our chances. A win for OC puts us in everyone's conversation across the country.

Go Yeo!

We are working to put together highlights from the Wittenberg match and will post some from the OWU game as well.

NCAC Play Heats Up

The Oberlin College men's soccer team is one day away from being fully engaged in North Coast Athletic Conference play. The team travels to Richmond, Indiana for a match up versus the Earlham College Quakers. The two teams will once again be playing for the rights to the Freedom Trophy. An EC alum initiated the trophy in 2005 given in honor of their 1954 team. The trophy represents the two institutions commitment to freedom and social justice.

The Yeomen are the current holders of the trophy downing EC 7-0 at home on Fred Shultz Field. We will look to continue our good start to the season (5-2-2) with a win on the road.

This past week the Yeomen went 1-1-1. Traveling to Case Western we struggled to find our feet on the turf and dropped a 1-0 game to a formidable UAA foe. On the weekend Oberlin opened NCAC play at Hiram College drawing 1-1. After falling behind Skyler Dum was able to level the score just minutes later. Although we would have rather won playing on the road and in an inhospitable environment earning one point for the conference race will do. During the midweek against Otterbein College, the Yeomen would defend our home field again posting our 4th shutout to remain unbeaten this season in the confines of Fred Shults Field. Josh Brancazio put the Yeomen on top midway through the second half and Dum tallied his 6th goal of the year to seal the match.

We hope that you have had the chance to see us in action via our webcasts of the past few games. Oberlin is making the effort to provide live video feeds of all our matches so that our fans, parents and recruits have the opportunity to be with us even when they cannot be on campus. Check our website (goyeo.com) for a schedule of games to be broadcast.

GO YEO!

Oberlin 1 Muskingum 0

A quality display earned us a victory at the friendly confines of Fred Shults Field. Some good possession led to a slew of chances throughout the match. Spurred on by tremendous crowd support, we were unlucky not to post a few more tallies. Looking forward to our conference schedule we hope to have your continued support. Here is a quick review of the match just incase you missed us.

The first taste of defeat

Hey everyone, Well, last night was not the Yeomen's best effort. I was worried about the game all week because BW was 0-5, but three of those losses were in overtime, and two were to nationally ranked programs. It was also their first home game, on turf (which isn't our favorite surface). BW came out of the gates hard and fast and it took us some time to wake up and match their intensity. We have talked a lot this season about setting the tempo and making teams adapt to our style and we did not do that last night. BW scored in the 18th minute on a corner kick and we wasted a couple of chances quickly afterwards. In the 36th minute there was a scramble in our box and Zach Lipshultz bravely tried to smother the ball at the six yard box, but the ball was poked away from him and a BW player slotted it home for a 2-0 lead. Our intensity level was much better in the second half and we had several chances. Skyler had three good strikes on goal but their keeper was up to each challenge. In the 75th minute our fate was sealed when Wyatt Hayman played a back pass a little too high and hard to Zach, and he tried to volley it out and miss kicked for the dreaded own goal. Our goal now is to put it behind us and prepare for Muskingum on Saturday night at home. We have to get back to our winning ways and I am confident the boys will be ready!....Go Yeomen.....Blake