The 17th-ranked Case Western Reserve University men's soccer team lost its first game of the season, falling 2-1 to Otterbein University on a late goal at Memorial Stadium in Westerville, Ohio, on Saturday night.
The Spartans fell to 6-1-3 on the season, while the Cardinals improved to 4-1-4 in 2025
Stats and Standouts
- Junior Ohta Kamiya scored his fifth goal of the season in the game
- The teams combined for 21 shots and 16 fouls
- Both squads put four shots on goal
First Half
- CWRU had four corner kicks in the first 20 minutes, but were unable to score despite six shots
- Kamiya broke the scoreless tie in the 25th minute, the seventh goal of his career
- Otterbein had two shots in the rest of the half, neither of which were on target
Second Half
- The Cardinals tied the score early in the second half, netting a goal in the 58th minute to equalize
- Both teams had chances to break the deadlock throughout the period
- The Cardinals scored off a set piece with five minutes left in the game, taking a 2-1 lead
- CWRU was unable to tie the score, falling for the first time this season
Spartan Notes
- CWRU dropped to 3-4-0 since 2003 against Otterbein, the team's second consecutive loss in the series
- Senior goalkeeper Bradley Winter saved two shots in 90 minutes for the Spartans
- Senior Phillip Washington, junior Philip Vlastaris, and first-year Alex Eby all played 90 minutes
- Three Spartans had a team-high two shots in the contest
Up Next
With the non-conference schedule complete, CWRU will focus on University Athletic Association play for the remainder of 2025. The Spartans will host the University of Rochester at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 4 at DiSanto Field.
