Men's Soccer 9/19/2025 5:29:00 PM

Men's Soccer to Host Bethel

OTTAWA, Kan. - The Ottawa men's soccer team is at home against Bethel (KS) for their KCAC home opener.

The Braves are coming off a 4-4 tie at Saint Mary on Wednesday. In that game, Ottawa had a 4-1 lead going into halftime, before Saint Mary tied things up with three goals in the second half. Khalil Al Harthi, Alonso Basauri, Antonio Natalucci, and Felipe Padierna scored goals for Ottawa.
Antonio Natalucci and Alonso Basauri lead Ottawa in scoring with two goals each.
Bethel comes into this game with a 1-5-0 overall record and a 0-1-0 KCAC record.
The Threshers were defeated 0-2 at home by Kansas Wesleyan on Wednesday.
Bethel's only win came on August 26 in their season opener, a 3-2 victory over Panhandle State.
Gabriel Okita is Bethel's leading goalscorer with two, Seif Ghodhbani made the Threshers' lone assist.
Ottawa is 1-0-1 at home and Bethel is 0-4-0 on the road.
Ottawa and Bethel have met 47 times, with Ottawa leading the series 24-20-3.
Last year's contest was a 4-3 win for Ottawa at home. Jevan Purcell-Jackson scored the game winning goal in the 78th minute.
Ottawa is 2-1-0 in conference home openers under James Cottage, with the lone loss being at the hands of (4) Oklahoma Wesleyan.
Ottawa's last loss in to Bethel in Ottawa came in 2021 by a score of 4-2.
Ottawa is 1-0-2 in games where they have scored at least one goal.
The Braves are 1-0-1 when scoring at least two goals.
Ottawa is second in the NAIA for tied games, four of their contests ending deadlocked. Only LSU-Shreveport has more with five.
James Cottage is familar with Bethel, as the Ottawa head coach held the same position for the Threshers from 2018 to 2021.