HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky men's soccer will hit the road for its lone match of the week, traveling to Milwaukee for a Horizon League showdown. This contest is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23 with kickoff slated for 2 p.m. (ET). 

Match Information
Northern Kentucky University Norse (6-8-0 Overall, 4-4-0 Horizon League)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers (6-5-1 Overall, 4-2-1 Horizon League)
Saturday, Oct. 23 – 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Milwaukee, Wis. | Engelmann Stadium (1,500)
Broadcast: ESPN+
Stats: Live Stats

  • NKU split a pair of matches last week, first with defeating IUPUI at home 3-1, and then dropping match number two against Cleveland State 3-0. 
• The Norse saw three different athletes score against IUPUI as Jesse Randall, Ben Hegge and Brodie Sallows all found the back of the net last week. 
• NKU currently ranks 39th in shots on goal per game (6.36), 52nd in the nation in total goals (24), 48th in total assists (24), 62nd in scoring offense (1.71), 51st in total points (72), 65th in points per game (5.014), and 66th in assists per game (1.71).
• NKU will travel to Milwaukee this weekend to take on the Panthers Saturday, Oct. 23. This Horizon League match will kickoff at 2 p.m. (ET).
• The last time these two squads met was during the 2020 season in the Horizon League Championship final where the Panthers defeated NKU 1-0. 
• The all-time series is led by Milwaukee at 6-1.
• NKU's eight goals against VMI are the most scored this year by a DI team against another DI opponent. The team's 25 total points are also the highest single-match totals in the nation and nine assists are the second most.
• NKU is the reigning Horizon League regular-season champion, winning the league with a 7-1 record versus conference opposition and going 7-2 overall. The title marked the first DI-era championship for the Norse.
• The Norse were picked to finish fourth in this year's #HLMSOC Preseason Poll.
• NKU was also the Horizon League Championship runner-up.
• NKU sported one of the stingiest defenses in the country last year, ranking 13th in save percent (.837) and 23rd in goals against average (.748).
• The Norse received their first ever national ranking as a DI program 2020, checking in at No. 24 in Top Drawer Soccer's April 6 ranking. They moved up to No. 23 on April 13 in the TDS poll, but jumped into the United Soccer Coaches rankings at No. 22 that same week, setting the new DI highwater mark for ranking.
• GK Daniel Bermingham is the reigning #HLMSOC Goalkeeper of the Year. 
• Bermingham ranked 16th in the country in save percentage (.837) and 33rd in goals against average (0.748) in 2020. He has 60 saves this year, which ranks 14th. He also ranks 24th in saves per game (4.62) this season.
• Randall, a 2020 all-Horizon League First Team honoree, leads the Norse in goals scored this season with eight. Randall ranks 22nd overall in the nation as well.
• Randall also ranks 20th in the nation in shots on goal per game (1.79) and ranks 41st in goals per game (0.57). 
• Hegge scored the game-winner versus Detroit Mercy in overtime in the 100th minute.  
• Randall netted the game-winner against Purdue Fort Wayne off a free kick in the 52nd minute.
• Near the end of the 2020 campaign, Top Drawer Soccer named Dylan Bufton No. 91 on its National Top-100 list. D/M Roberto Burlew checked in at No. 97 on the publication's Freshman Top 100.
in scoring with eight points and second with two goals while also distributing a team-high four assists last year.