JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The Grinnell College men's soccer team finished the 2019 season off in the right way Saturday, toppling two school records in a wild 4-3 victory at Illinois College.
The Pioneers finished 2019 with new school marks for points with 115 and assists with 35. The previous bests were 214 points, set in 1994 and again in 2015, and 31 assists, which was established last year.
Grinnell fired off 28 shots in Saturday's win, just missing the program's all-time top 10 list for shots in a match. The Pioneers held shots advantages of 14-3 in the first half and 14-6 in the second.
Jasper Yang '21 scored twice for Grinnell to boost his team-high total to 12, and
Ray Goedeker '22 also scored twice.
Mikoto Kobayashi '20 had two assists as he leads the team with seven. Both marks by Yang and Kobayashi are in the program's top 10 for a season.
Illinois College got on the board in the fourth minute, but Goedeker countered two minutes later on Kobayashi's assist. Kobayashi connected with Goedeker again in the 20th minute, as the latter tallied his sixth goal of the season for a 2-1 lead. However, the Blueboys scored four minutes later to tie it.
Yang found the back of the net in the 25th minute to make it 3-2 at halftime. The Blueboys scored in the 51st minute to force yet another tie, but Yang finished off the win on a score with nine minutes to go as
Kyle Buse '20 and
Henry Cladouhos '22 teamed up on the assists. Cladouhos has four assists this year, while it was Buse's first.
Yang finished with nine shots for Grinnell,
Zac Reeves '20 had five and Goedeker three.
Jared Cloutier '20 and
John Riley O'Toole '22 teamed up for the victory at keeper. O'Toole had two saves in the final 45 minutes.
Grinnell finishes at 7-9-1 overall and 3-5-1 in the Midwest Conference, while Illinois College wraps up the season at 6-12-2 overall and 2-7 in the league.
Grinnell had several players make the program's season and career top 10 lists during the season. All those marks are listed below.
GRINNELL MEN'S SOCCER ALL-TIME BEST LIST MARKS IN 20119
| Individual Career |
Player/Team |
Number |
| Points |
9, Jasper Yang |
65 |
| Points Per Game |
8, Jasper Yang |
1.30 |
| Goals |
7, Jasper Yang |
28 |
| Goals Per Game |
10, Jasper Yang |
0.56 |
| Assists |
18, Mikoto Kobayashi |
18 |
| Assists Per Game |
3, Ray Goedeker |
0.31 |
|
6, Mikoto Kobayashi |
0.26 |
| Shots Attempted |
6, Jasper Yang |
127 |
| Shots Per Game |
5, Jasper Yang |
2.54 |
|
9, Ray Goedeker |
1.78 |
| Shots on Goal |
4, Jasper Yang |
82 |
| Shots on Goal Per Game |
1, Jasper Yang |
1.64 |
| Saves |
8, Jared Cloutier |
156 |
| Saves Per Game |
10, Jared Cloutier |
2.94 |
| Individual Season |
|
|
| Points |
8, Jasper Yang |
30 |
| Goals |
10, Jasper Yang |
12 |
| Assists |
7, Mikoto Kobayashi |
7 |
| Shots Attempted |
4, Jasper Yang |
58 |
| Shots Per Game |
3, Jasper Yang |
3.41 |
| Shots on Goal |
2, Jasper Yang |
37 |
| Shots on Goal Per Game |
2, Jasper Yang |
2.18 |
| Team Season |
|
|
| Points |
1, Grinnell |
117 |
| Points Per Game |
6, Grinnell |
6.88 |
| Goals |
6, Grinnell |
40 |
| Assists |
1, Grinnell |
37 |
| Assists Per Game |
1, Grinnell |
2.18 |
| Shots Attempted |
3, Grinnell |
279 |
| Shots Per Game |
2, Grinnell |
16.41 |
| Shots on Goal |
3, Grinnell |
135 |
| Shots on Goal Per Game |
3, Grinnell |
7.94 |
