WICHITA, Kan. — Trying to get back into the win column after a tough weekend, the Newman men's soccer team faces off against Oklahoma Christian and Rogers State on the road Thursday and Saturday.

SCOUTING NEWMAN

The Jets (6-4-2, 4-2-2, 14 pts Heartland) made one of its toughest roadtrips of the season last weekend, battling to a 1-1 draw against Eastern New Mexico before suffering a heartbreaking 1-0 loss in overtime at West Texas A&M Saturday.

                Leaders

                Carlos Rubio Garcia-12 GP, 3g, 3a, 9 pts 24 shots, 14 SOG
                Marian Saar-12 GP, 3g, 1a, 7 pts, 22 shots, 8 SOG, 1 GWG
                Tommy Fiszel-12 GP, 3g, 6 pts, 13 shots, 6 SOG, 2 GWG
                Blake Andrews-7 GP, 7 GS, 689:03 min., 8 GA, 1.04 GAA, 29 saves, 2 shutouts
                Calum Dillon-5 GP, 5 GS, 450:00 min., 4 GA, 0.80 GAA, 10 saves, 1 shutout

SCOUTING THE EAGLES (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.)

Oklahoma Christian (3-8-1, 1-6-1, 4 pts Heartland) wasn't able to turn its first league win two weeks ago into momentum, falling in a pair of games last week. Going on the road, OC fell 2-1 to Texas-Permian Basin and 1-0 to Lubbock Christian.

                Leaders

Cody Cook-12 GP, 2g, 3a, 7 pts, 40 shots, 20 SOG, 1 GWG
Ante Susic-12 GP, 2g, 2a, 6 pts, 25 shots, 7 SOG
Seth Brown-12 GP, 3g, 6 pts, 17 shots, 8 SOG, 1 GWG
Anthony Buchanan-10 GP, 1g, 1a, 3 pts, 9 shots, 4 SOG  
Evan Helker-12 GP, 12 GS, 1099:08 min., 19 GA, 1.56 GAA, 61 saves, 2 shutouts

SCOUTING THE HILLCATS (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.)

Rogers State (6-3-3, 3-3-2, 11 pts Heartland) saw an impressive three-game winning streak come to an end facing the same squads as the Jets last weekend. RSU fell 3-0 at West Texas A&M, then followed that up with a 1-1 draw against Eastern New Mexico.

                Leaders

Jake Simpson-12 GP, 5g, 1a, 11 pts, 43 shots, 23 SOG, 3 GWG
Kevin Kwarteng-11 GP, 4g, 2a, 10 pts, 29 shots, 17 SOG, 1 GWG
Chris Sowder-12 GP, 3g, 6 pts, 10 shots, 5 SOG, 1 GWG
Niall Smith-12 GP, 1g, 4a, 6 pts, 36 shots, 14 SOG
Cody Gammill-12 GP, 12 GS, 1086:51 min., 14 GA, 1.16 GAA, 48 saves, 4 shutouts

NOTES

-Rogers State's Jake Simpson is one of the top offensive threats in the Heartland, leading the league in shots (3.82) and shots on goal (2.09) per game, as well as game-winning goals (3).

-The Jets topped OC in their first meeting of the year, as Tommy Fiszel scored in the first minute and Ed Jabbari added the game-winner in the 71st to earn a 2-1 victory.

GAME COVERAGE

Live statistics for both games, and live video for Saturday's game against Rogers State, will be available at www.newmanjets.com.