OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City takes on two more Sooner Athletic Conference men's soccer opponents this week, visiting USAO on Tuesday before returning home to take on Texas Wesleyan on Saturday.
 
The Stars and Drovers play at 7:30 p.m. in Chickasha and OCU finishes the week with a 3:30 p.m. match at home against the Rams.
 
OCU Notebook
Last Game: The Stars improved to 8-3-1 overall and 2-0-1 in the Sooner Athletic Conference with a 1-0 win at Southwestern Christian on Saturday. Ethan Taylor scored with 10 seconds left in the half, playing home a feed from Thomas Brulay for the game winner. Alexis Bertrand turned away for SCU shots on goal for the shutout victory, his fifth and OCU's sixth clean sheet of the season.
 
Shutouts: Through 12 games, the Stars have allowed eight goals. The Stars' defense has allowed just 7.2 shots per game and only 3.1 shots on goal per match. The result has been five shutouts and a shared shutout for goalkeeper Alexis Bertrand. Bertrand has logged a 0.696 goals allowed average this season. Bertrand leads the Sooner Athletic Conference with that GAA, and he is second with a .765 save percentage.
 
On The Road: In five road games this season, the Stars are 4-2 and outscoring opponents 11-3. Bernardo Duarte has scored five goals on the road this season.
 
Stars at Home: OCU is 4-1-1 at home this season, where they have outscored opponents 14-5. Ruben Fahiya has a team-best three goals at home this season.
 
Half and Half: The Stars have outscored opponents by a 25-8 margin this season, allowing three first- and five second-half goals. OCU has 14 first-half goals and 11 second-half goals. 
 
Three-Game Trend: Over the last three games, OCU is 2-0-1 with two goals each from Harrison Knight and Nathan Fergeson. The Stars outshot the opponents 49-30 in the three contests.
 
The Goals: Bernardo Duarte leads the Stars and is fifth in the Sooner Athletic Conference with six goals this season. OCU has 24 goals on the season. Nathan Fergeson, Harrison Knight, Francisco Miquel and Ruben Fahiya have three each. 
 
On the Assist: Thirteen Stars have combined for 18 assists this season. Ruben Fahiya and Thomas Brulay lead the team with three apiece. Sage Trevino has two.
 
Shoot Your Shot: After a sluggish start, OCU is averaging 13 shots per game. Two Stars, Harrison Knight (31) and Bernardo Duarte (25), have combined for 56 of the 156 shots. Over 42 percent of those 146 shots have been on goal and 13 percent have found the net. Bernardo Duarte leads the team with 13 shots on goal and Knight and Thomas Brulay have eight each.
 
USAO History: USAO has won five of the last seven encounters with OCU but the Stars won 6-0 last season. Lorenzo Nardini had a goal for the Stars in that game.
 
Scouting the Drovers: USAO is 5-3-3 overall and 1-2 in the SAC after a 5-1 loss at Mid-America Christian on Saturday. Matija Malenovic leads the Drovers with 10 goals this season.
 
TWU History: The Stars are unbeaten in the last five matches against the Rams, including a 3-1 win last season. Thomas Brulay and Shay Prescod had goals and Henrique Duarte had an assist in that game.
 
Scouting the Rams: Texas Wesleyan is 6-6 overall and 3-3 in the SAC after a 2-0 loss at Central Christian on Saturday. The Rams host John Brown on Thursday. Louis Guffroy leads the Rams with six goals to go with two assists.
 
Coach Billy Martin: Coach Martin is 57-30-11 since taking the helm at OCU in 2021. His 14-win season in 2024 was his best so far.
 
Keeper of the Week: Oklahoma City goalkeeper Alexis Bertrand's two clean sheets on the road earned him Sooner Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 2. Bertrand had three saves in those two wins. 
 
Hat Trick for Fahiya: Star Ruben Fahiya had a hat trick against Jarvis Christian. Those were the first goals of the season for Fahiya. Kenz Toms and Ethan Zeinalpor also had their first goals of the season in the 5-0 win with Toms getting the game-winner.
 
Carded: While OCU has racked up 26 yellow cards this season, their opponents have also been physical. OCU opponents have 38 cards through 12 games.