ATLANTA - Head Coach Jon Akin wrapped his 23rd season with the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels after a tough schedule that brought many ups and downs.
The season began at Emory's Sonny Carter Invitational, which included a loss to Covenant but a 1-1 tie with No. 4 Washington and Lee. The Stormy Petrels picked up their first win with their home opener against Huntingdon, then split the John P. Salamone Invitational.Â
Southern Athletic Association play was tough this year, especially with the addition of No. 6 Trinity and No. 14 Southwestern, the former ultimately advancing to the national final where it was four seconds away from winning the NCAA title. Oglethorpe played the two nationally ranked newcomers to 2-1 and 1-0 losses, respectively.
Oglethorpe did pick up wins against Millsaps and Rhodes, then finished the regular season with a 0-0 draw at Berry. The Petrels faced Berry again in the first round of the SAA tournament, but this time fell 3-1.
Award Winners
Individual Leaders
- VanMarter made four goals and six assists. He averaged 1.56 goals per game, the highest in the SAA. He also tied for third in assists.Â
- Jackson Biggs and Nick Krull both made three goals and one assist.
- Martinez made four assists and one goal.Â
- Goalkeeper Lewis made 76 saves for a 0.76 save percentage.Â
- Angelo Nkosi and Daniel Gardner both made three assists and one goal.Â
- Rouse made two goals and two assists.
Season Notes
- Record: 6-9-2
- Oglethorpe faced No. 10 Babson for the first time.
- Five freshmen made their collegiate debut: Lewis, Krull, Kaden Greenfield and Luca Orsi.Â
- The team graduated four seniors: Lashawn Brown, Gardner, VanMarter and Andres Tate.Â
- Rouse and Alex Tapia made their Oglethorpe debut, and will graduate with their MBAs.Â
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