The fourth-ranked Case Western Reserve University men's soccer team shut out its fourth consecutive opponent following a 0-0 tie with the University of Rochester on Saturday evening at Edwin Fauver Field in Rochester, New York.

The Spartans remained undefeated this season, moving to 8-0-2 overall and 0-0-1 in University Athletic Association games. The Yellowjackets moved to 3-4-3 in 2026 and 0-0-1 in UAA contests.

Stats and Standouts

• Sophomore Micah Rossen and senior Sean Wilson tied for the team lead with three shots in the contest
• Junior Ashton McNally added a pair of attempts at goal
• Sophomore goalkeeper Carter Shedd saved a pair of shots in the contest to earn his fourth individual shutout of the year
• CWRU's four defenders, seniors Philip Vlastaris, Cormac Apostolides, Cameron Thayer, and sophomore Alex Eby did not leave the field, allowing eight shots in the game, including just two on goal
• The Spartans held a 10-8 edge in shots and 3-2 advantage in shots on goal during the game

First Half

• Rochester had the first shot of the contest which was saved by Shedd
• A shot from graduate student Saiheed Jah went wide a few minutes later
• CWRU nearly scored in the 15th minute when a shot by Wilson missed the goal by less than a foot
• The Spartans earned a corner kick in the 20th minute, but were unable to get a shot off
• Rossen drove into the box in the 29th minute, creating enough space for a shot, but the effort was saved
• Neither team put an attempt on goal for the remainder of the first period
• CWRU held a 5-3 edge in shots and had the only corner kick of the first frame

Second Half

• McNally had a shot saved just 68 seconds into the second period
• Case Western Reserve's second corner kick of the game, which occurred at the 49th minute, did not lead to a shot
• Wilson nearly broke the deadlock in the 51st minute, missing a shot just above the crossbar from close range
• A few minutes later, Wilson, on a well-timed run, could not beat the goalkeeper at the top of the box
• After the Yellowjackets earned their first corner kick in the 64th minute, the hosts' first shot of the stanza missed high
• Rochester had the next three attempts of the period, missing high and wide on all three shots
• The hosts earned a corner kick with just under five minutes left in the game, but the team's shot was saved on a dive by Shedd
• McNally had the team's first shot in half an hour, missing wide from the top of the box in the 87th minute
• Neither team had a shot for the rest of the game, ending in a scoreless tie

Spartan Notes

• Case Western Reserve moved to 5-28-6 all-time against Rochester since 1987, tying the last two meetings
• The Spartans have not allowed a goal in the second half this season
• CWRU remained one of 12 schools in Division III without a loss to start the 2026 season
• The Spartans' 8-0-2 start to the campaign is its second best to start a year in program history, falling short of the team's 9-0-1 beginning to the 2006 season
• Case Western Reserve has not conceded in the last 443:18 of play, shutting out its past four opponents and seven of its previous eight foes

Up Next

The Spartans will make the trip to St. Louis next Saturday for a matchup against WashU starting at 11 a.m. ET.