LA GRANDE, Ore. - Mountaineer Men's Soccer hits the road once again as Eastern Oregon will travel to Montana for a key conference match-up.

OPPONENT
Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears (4-3-2, 1-3-1 CCC)

WHERE
Billings, Mont. - Herb Klindt Field

WHEN
Friday, Oct. 8 - 12 p.m. PT/ 1 p.m. MT

Kickoff 
• The Mountaineers (4-5-0, 4-2-0 CCC) will look to keep what is now a two-game win streak intact and stay in the top half of the conference standings when they take on Rocky.
• Eastern is coming off a big road win, 3-1, over College of Idaho and enters the weekend sitting in sixth place in the Cascade Collegiate Conference standings.
• EOU was originally set to take on Rocky Mountain and University of Providence, but COVID-19 protocols have canceled the match-up against the Argos.
• With the cancellation of the Providence game, the Argos match-up against EOU goes down as a forfeit.

How to Watch/Follow
• Live video for Friday's game will be available on the Battling Bears All-Access livestream page at www.gobattlinbears.com/watch. The game will be free to view for fans. Live stats coverage is available at www.eousports.com/livestats. 
• All home games this year will be webcast on the Mountie Sports Network at www.EOUSports.com/watch. All EOU home games will be Pay-Per-View and can be purchased for $7.95 per game. Fans can also purchase an Eastern Oregon All-Access pass to watch all 2021-22 EOU home sporting events for $100.
• Calling the action for this year's home games will be Trevor Curl on play-by-play. Livestreams for all home games will begin 15 minutes prior to kickoff.
• Live stats coverage for home EOU Men's Soccer games this season can be accessed at www.eousports.com/livestats 

Story Lines
• EOU is coming off its biggest win of the season having defeated rival College of Idaho, 3-1, on its Homecoming weekend.
• With the forfeit of the Argos game, the Mountaineers are currently on a two-game win streak and have won each of their last two road contests.
• Eastern has never defeated Rocky Mountain and is 0-8-0 against them all-time in the program's young history.
• Following the road match against the Batlin' bears, the Mounties will return home for their next four contests.

Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• The Mountaineers improved to 3-2-1 all-time against their rival in the yotes with a 3-1 upset win on College of Idaho's homecoming weekend.
• C of I outshot EOU 33-7 but goals from three different Mounties helped them secure the win. Carlos Murillo, Erick Diaz, and Angel Rojas all scored in the win, while Diaz was credited the gamewinner.
• In net, Dalton Mauzay had a career day tallying nine saves, two of which came in the final 15 minutes inside the penalty area to secure his first win of the year.

Previously Against Rocky Mountain College
• EOU and Rocky have met on the pitch eight total times and each time the Battlin' Bears have come out victorious. 
• Last season, Rocky defeated EOU twice inside Community Stadium by scores of 2-0 and 3-1, respectively.
• All-time, Eastern is 0-3 against the Battlin' Bears in Billings. Rocky has surrendered just one goal to the Mountaineers in those three contests.

Mountaineers vs. CCC
• All-time, EOU is 38-36-5 against CCC opponents since the program's inception in 2015.
• The Mountaineers have finished with a .500 record or better three times in the program young history
• Eastern has qualified for the CCC Tournament twice (2018, 2019) and had a runner-up finish in 2019.
• The Mountaineers are 7-7-0 in CCC action under the direction of Jessy Watson.

Individual Milestones
• Dalton Mauzay needs just five more saves to reach 20 for his career.
• Head Coach Jessy Watson picked his first career win over College of Idaho on the men's side.
• As a program, EOU is one win away from reaching 55.

Scouting the Competition
Rocky Mountain College
• The Battlin' Bears sport a 4-3-2 overall record entering the weekend but are just 1-3-1 in CCC play to sit 12th in the standings. They have dropped each of their last two contests.
• Offensively, Rocky has scored 12 goals and averages 1.33 per game on 15.0 shots per contests. They have tallied six assists as well.
• Defensively, the Battlin' Bears have also surrendered 12 goals and give up 1.33 goals per game. Opponents average just 9.7shots per contest and Rocky has made 30 saves on the year.
• Milo Downey is the team's top scorer with five goals for 10 points this season. He has ripped off 19 shots with nine coming on goal. 
• Second in total points is Igor Soares with a pair of goals and assists, respectively. He has taken 11 shots on the year with three coming on goal. His two assists lead the team as well.
• Also with two goals is Niklas Kneller. He had five points with the help of one assist. He's taken eight shots and had six come on goal.
• Second in shots taken is Jonah Gronmayer with 16 but he has yet to find the back of the net. Of his 16 shots, eight have come on goal.
• Ryan Cornwall has started all nine games in net this season. He has allowed 12 goals and racked up 30 saves. He boasts a .714 save percentage and has three shutouts.

Up Next
• The Mountaineers will return home for their final four games of the regular season inside Community Stadium. Eastern Oregon begins its four-game homestand against two in-state foes in Oregon Tech on Friday, Oct. 15, followed by Southern Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 16. Kickoff for both games is set for 4 p.m. PT.

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