FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men's soccer team travels to Rochester College on Saturday for a battle of the Warriors in a nonconference matchup.
 
Saturday, Sept. 19, 3 p.m. Indiana Tech (3-2-0, 0-0-0 WHAC) – Rochester College (4-2-0) Pontiac, Michigan – WinStar Sports Facility
 
Last Time Out: The Warriors defeated #RV Judson University, 2-1, last Saturday in Elgin, Illinois. Mitch Smith put the Orange and Black up in the 11^th minute and Brennan Cochran won it in the 78^th minute with his fourth goal of the week. Logan Kelly made four saves to improve his record to 3-1-0.
 
Head Coach David Bokhart: Now in his fifth season as the head coach of the Warriors, David Bokhart sports a record of 39-30-9. During his tenure, Bokhart has coached 16 WHAC Academic All-Conference honorees, 9 All-Conference selections, 6 NAIA Scholar-Athlete recipients and one NAIA All-American and Conference Defensive Player of the Year (Mark Baptist).
 
Scouting the Opposition: Rochester come into Saturday's match at 2-6-0, most recently losing a tight 1-0 contest to WHAC member Madonna on Monday to extend their losing streak to four games. Romario Georgi leads the Warriors with seven goals on the season, the ninth most in the country. His 17 points also ranks ninth nationally. Nathan Spivey has started in net six times this season, while appearing in eight games. In 675 minutes he has allowed 21 goals while recording 23 saves for a 3-4-0 record.
 
Series Notes: This marks the second time we will have a battle of the Warriors. The Orange and Black fell, 5-3, at home last year on Senior Day. Zachary St. Aubin tallied a goal and an assist in the loss.
 
Flying Many Flags: This year's Warriors squad is represented by nine different countries and four continents. Tech features players from Germany, Ireland, England, Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Austria and Canada in addition to the United States.
 
Lighting up the Scoreboard: Freshman Brennan Cochran has made an immediate impact on the pitch for the Orange and Black, starting all five games and leads the team in goals (six) and points (12). Those numbers put him in a tie for first in goals and second in points among the WHAC, while he is tied for 20^th in goals nationally and is tied for 44^th in points.
 
Brick Wall: Sophomore Logan Kelly has been a steady force in the back of the net for the Warriors. In 360 minutes of game time, he has only given up four goals while recording 24 saves, including a shutout against Trinity Christian College. The Fort Wayne native is tied for 29^th nationally in saves per game (6.0) and tied for 45^th in goals against average (GAA) with a 1.00 mark.