Oakland and RMU Move on to #HLMSOC Championship Match
Kobe Mosley
INDIANAPOLIS (November 14, 2024) – No. 1 seed Oakland and No. 2 seed RMU advance to the #HLMSOC championship match following their semifinal wins on Thursday.
No. 1 seed Oakland 2, No. 4 seed Green Bay 0
- The Golden Grizzlies struck first quickly, scoring in the third minute as Malik Sylvester headed in a corner from Carson Ballagh.
- The Phoenix launched the ball at the net 13 times in the first half.
- Andrew Darakdjian scored Oakland’s second goal of the match off an assist from Abdul-Al-Rashed in the 59th minute.
- Alex Flowers recorded a season-high 11 saves in the match for Oakland.
- Green Bay’s Alvaro Rodriguez finished the day with four saves.
- The two teams combined for 21 corner kicks in the match.
- The contest was a rematch of last season’s #HLMSOC championship game, where the Phoenix won 1-0.
No. 2 seed RMU 1, No. 3 seed Milwaukee 0
- The first half was a defensive showcase, as both teams combined for just one shot on goal.
- The game winner for the Colonials came from Chase Gilley in the 65th minute, who snuck the ball under the keeper and just past the end line.
- The Panthers ended the match with seven shots, three of them on goal.
- Milwaukee’s Daniel Ibarra logged four saves in the match.
- Josh Lane corralled three saves for RMU.
Dig Deeper:
- Oakland makes its third championship match appearance in the last four seasons, searching for title number four and the first since 2021.
- RMU reaches its first #HLMSOC championship match in program history.
- The two teams met during the regular season on Oct. 26, which saw the Golden Grizzlies win 3-2.
- The 2024 Horizon League Men’s Soccer Championship will be streamed live on ESPN+ at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 16.
- For complete championship information, visit #HLMSOC Championship Central.