CWRU Shuts Out Oberlin for Fourth Win in a Row

9/9/2026 9:17:00 PM

The Case Western Reserve University men's soccer team began the 2026 season with its fourth consecutive victory, defeating Oberlin College 3-0 on a rainy Wednesday night at Shults Field in Oberlin, Ohio.

The Spartans improved to 4-0-0 this season, while the Yeomen dropped to 0-2-1.

Stats and Standouts

Senior Sean Wilson, junior Mitchell Fein, sophomore Micah Rossen, and first-year Tad Woolfe all tallied goals for the Spartans
Junior Ashton McNally, first-year Leo Miranda, and Woolfe earned assists for CWRU
Sophomore Carter Shedd earned the start and played 73 minutes in front of the net, facing just one shot. First-year Louis Markin finished the shutout, the second combined effort by the two this season
The quartet of starting defenders, senior Philip Vlastaris, senior Cormac Apostolides, sophomore Alex Eby, and senior Cameron Thayer, held the Yeomen to just two shots in the contest with none coming on goal
The Spartans ended the game with a 29-2 advantage in shots, 12-0 edge in shots on goal, while earning 12 corner kicks compared to just two for the hosts

First Half

Wilson broke the scoreless deadlock in the 14th minute
McNally took a free kick from just outside the box, firing a shot into the bottom corner of the goal
The shot was saved, but Wilson was right there to collect the rebound and tap the ball past the goalkeeper for his second goal of the season
McNally earned his first assist of the campaign and the second of his career
Across a four-minute span in the middle of the half, CWRU sent three shots on goal but were unable to double the edge
With 11 minutes left in the period, Fein made the score 2-0 with his first goal of the campaign
Woolfe sent a corner kick all the way across the field to the near post where Fein expertly headed it into the back of the net
The first-year player earned his first career assist, and the junior secured his third career goal
The hosts had their first shot of the game with 90 seconds left in the left with CWRU holding a 12-1 edge in shots and 7-0 advantage in shots on goal through 45 minutes

Second Half

CWRU threatened early in the second period, firing four consecutive blocked shots just five minutes after the halftime break
In the 60th minute, Rossen scored the third goal of the night for the Spartans and his team-leading third goal of the season
Miranda stole the ball in the midfield and started a run against a drawn-up Oberlin defense
He sent a through ball to Rossen, who easily beat the defenders to it, and the junior bounced the shot past the goalkeeper and into the back of the net
Miranda earned his second assist in just his third career game
The Spartans earned a penalty in the 74th minute and Woolfe sent the shot home for his first career goal

Spartan Notes

CWRU improved to 12-7-7 against Oberlin since the 1994 season and 3-1-3 since 2014
This marks the sixth 4-0-0 start for the Spartans in the 21st century, joining the 2025, 2023, 2011, 2007, and 2006 seasons. 2007 was the only year in which the team won its fifth game of the season, starting the campaign with an 8-0-0 record
Wilson's goal was the seventh of his career
Fein and Woolfe became the team's 11th and 12th different goalscorers this season with just two players scoring multiple goals
Rossen has notched at least one point in every game for CWRU this season
The Spartans have already attempted three penalties this season, converting two with the third directly leading to a goal
Case Western Reserve recorded its second consecutive shutout and has not allowed a goal in the last 260:49 of action
29 members of the team appeared in the game