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24 Joshua Maurer
Joshua Maurer
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Springfield, Ohio
  • High School:
    Kenton Ridge
  • Previous College:
    Wilmington
  • Position:
    D/MF
  • g
    7
  • a
    1
  • pts
    15
  • gw
    2

Bio

Junior (2021-22): Named Honorable Mention All-HCAC ... Played in all 23 games and started 22 ... Led the team with seven goals and tied for the lead in points with 15 ... His seven goals tie for the fifth-most in a season in program history and his 15 points tie for 10th in a season ... Had two gaol performances against Adrian (9/7), Transylvania (10/2), and Franklin (10/30) in the opening round of the HCAC Tournament. Netted game-winners against Adrian and Transylvania.

Sophomore (2020-21): Appeared in four games for Wilmington College.

Freshman (2019-20): Member of the Wilmington College men's soccer team ... Appeared in 15 games while making six starts ... Logged two goals off 14 shots. 

Prep: Two-time First Team All-Conference honoree ... First and Second Team All-Miami Valley North. 

Personal: Son of Ryan and Heather Maurer ... Transferred to Defiance from Wilmington College.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 20 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1
Oct 23 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 2-0
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-2
Oct 30 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-2
Nov 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 1-0
Nov 6 at Hanover (Ind.) T, 0-0
  Total Conference
Games 23 9
Games started 22 8
Goals 7 2
Assists 1 0
Points 15 4
Shots 31 14
Shot Pct .226 .143
Penalty kicks 1-1 0-0
Game-winning goals 2 1

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 28 Wilmington (Ohio)   - - - - -
Sep 1 Heidelberg L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 3 Capital L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 5 Wooster L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 7 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 2-1 1 1 2 0 4
Sep 11 vs. Thiel W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 12 at Hiram W, 4-1 1 1 0 1 1
Sep 15 Baldwin Wallace L, 2-1 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 18 at Geneva W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 21 at St. Francis (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 22 at Albion (Mich.) W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 25 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Bluffton W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 2 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 1 2 0 4
Oct 6 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 13 Anderson (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 - 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-2 1 1 2 0 4
Nov 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 6 at Hanover (Ind.) T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 28 Wilmington (Ohio)   - - - - -
Sep 1 Heidelberg L, 2-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 3 Capital L, 3-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 5 Wooster L, 1-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 7 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 2-1 1 3 .667 2 .667
Sep 11 vs. Thiel W, 2-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 12 at Hiram W, 4-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 15 Baldwin Wallace L, 2-1 1 3 .333 1 .333
Sep 18 at Geneva W, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 21 at St. Francis (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 22 at Albion (Mich.) W, 1-0 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Sep 25 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 2-0 1 3 .000 2 .667
Sep 29 at Bluffton W, 2-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Oct 2 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 4 .500 4 1.000
Oct 6 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 9 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 13 Anderson (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 2 .000 1 .500
Oct 20 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 23 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 2 .000 0 .000
Oct 30 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-2 1 3 .667 3 1.000
Nov 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Nov 6 at Hanover (Ind.) T, 0-0 1 0 - 0 -

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 28 Wilmington (Ohio)   - - - - -
Sep 1 Heidelberg L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 3 Capital L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 5 Wooster L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 7 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 1
Sep 11 vs. Thiel W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 12 at Hiram W, 4-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 15 Baldwin Wallace L, 2-1 1 0 0 1-1 0
Sep 18 at Geneva W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 21 at St. Francis (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 22 at Albion (Mich.) W, 1-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Sep 25 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 29 at Bluffton W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 2 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 1 0 0-0 1
Oct 6 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Oct 9 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 13 Anderson (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 20 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1 1 1 0 0-0 0
Oct 23 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 30 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-2 1 1 0 0-0 0
Nov 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 1-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Nov 6 at Hanover (Ind.) T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0

Career Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
2021-22 23 22 7 1 15
2022-23 19 17 1 1 3
2023-24 19 19 6 2 14
Total 61 58 14 4 32

Career Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
2021-22 23 31 .226 21 .677
2022-23 19 21 .048 8 .381
2023-24 19 29 .207 15 .517
Total 61 81 .173 44 .543

Career Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
2021-22 23 6 0 1-1 2
2022-23 19 0 0 1-2 0
2023-24 19 5 0 2-2 3
Total 61 11 0 4-5 5

Career Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2021-22 23 22 .30 .04 .65
2022-23 19 17 .05 .05 .16
2023-24 19 19 .32 .11 .74
Total 61 58 .23 .07 .52

Career Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2021-22 23 1.35 .226 .91 .677
2022-23 19 1.11 .048 .42 .381
2023-24 19 1.53 .207 .79 .517
Total 61 1.33 .173 .72 .543

Splits Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
Event          
Total 23 22 7 1 15
Conference 9 8 2 0 4
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 9 8 3 0 6
Away 12 12 4 1 9
Neutral 2 2 0 0 0
Result          
Wins 11 10 6 1 13
Losses 11 11 1 0 2
Month          
September 12 12 3 1 7
October 9 8 4 0 8
November 2 2 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 23 31 .226 21 .677
Conference 9 14 .143 9 .643
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 9 15 .200 8 .533
Away 12 12 .333 10 .833
Neutral 2 4 .000 3 .750
Result          
Wins 11 17 .353 13 .765
Losses 11 14 .071 8 .571
Month          
September 12 16 .188 10 .625
October 9 15 .267 11 .733
November 2 0 - 0 -

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 23 6 0 1-1 2
Conference 9 3 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 9 2 0 1-1 1
Away 12 4 0 0-0 1
Neutral 2 0 0 0-0 0
Result          
Wins 11 5 0 0-0 2
Losses 11 1 0 1-1 0
Month          
September 12 1 0 1-1 1
October 9 4 0 0-0 1
November 2 1 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 23 22 .30 .04 .65
Conference 9 8 .22 .00 .44
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 9 8 .33 .00 .67
Away 12 12 .33 .08 .75
Neutral 2 2 .00 .00 .00
Result          
Wins 11 10 .55 .09 1.18
Losses 11 11 .09 .00 .18
Month          
September 12 12 .25 .08 .58
October 9 8 .44 .00 .89
November 2 2 .00 .00 .00

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 23 1.35 .226 .91 .677
Conference 9 1.56 .143 1.00 .643
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 9 1.67 .200 .89 .533
Away 12 1.00 .333 .83 .833
Neutral 2 2.00 .000 1.50 .750
Result          
Wins 11 1.55 .353 1.18 .765
Losses 11 1.27 .071 .73 .571
Month          
September 12 1.33 .188 .83 .625
October 9 1.67 .267 1.22 .733
November 2 .00 - .00 -

News Mentions

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Men's soccer comes up short in HCAC Championship Game

The Defiance men's soccer team was defeated by Hanover in penalty kicks, 5-4 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Game....

November 6, 2021

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Svanberg, Martinez and Maurer earn All-HCAC honors

Defiance junior forward Noah Svanberg (Grand Rapids, Ohio/Otsego) and freshman defender Josue Martinez (Dayton, Ohio/Fairmont) have been named to...

November 2, 2021

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Men's soccer defeats Franklin to advance to HCAC Semifinals

The Defiance men's soccer team defeated Franklin by a score of 4-2 on Saturday night to advance to Heartland Colligate Athletic Conference...

October 30, 2021

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Men's soccer wins thriller on Senior Day

The Defiance men's soccer team celebrated Senior Day against Earlham on Wednesday afternoon with a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Quakers....

October 27, 2021

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Men's soccer falls at Franklin

The Defiance men's soccer team was defeated by the Franklin Grizzles, 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. Defiance's Jacob Rygula made his Defiance history...

October 23, 2021

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Men's soccer edged by Hanover

The Defiance men's soccer team suffered a close loss to conference-leading Hanover on Saturday afternoon, falling 1-0.

October 16, 2021

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Rose-Hulman squeaks by men's soccer

The Defiance men's soccer team was narrowly defeated by Rose-Hulman on Saturday afternoon by a score of 1-0.

October 9, 2021

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Maurer, Svanberg power men's soccer past Transy

Two goals from junior Joshua Maurer and a goal and two assists from junior Noah Svanberg helped lead the Defiance men's soccer team to a...

October 2, 2021

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Men's Soccer stumbles in road contest with Olivet

The Defiance men's soccer team stumbled in their road contest against Olivet on Saturday evening, 2-0.

September 25, 2021

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Quintana's early goal lifts Men's Soccer over Albion

Sophomore Erdwin Quintana scored an early goal in the first half against Albion to seal the win for the Defiance men's soccer team on Wednesday...

September 22, 2021

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Men's soccer loses heartbreaker to Baldwin Wallace in overtime

The Defiance men’s soccer team suffered a tough loss against Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday evening, falling 2-1 in overtime.

September 15, 2021

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Svanberg's hat trick gives men's soccer third consecutive win

Junior captain Noah Svanberg netted a hat trick in Sunday afternoon in a 4-1 win over Hiram.

September 12, 2021

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Maurer nets two goals to lead Men's Soccer past Adrian

Junior Josh Maurer netted two goals on the night to lead the Defiance men's soccer team to victory on the road against Adrian, 2-1.

September 7, 2021

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Men's soccer falls in close battle against Wooster

The Defiance men’s soccer team made a valiant effort on Sunday afternoon against Wooster in the closing game of the Purple and Gold Classic....

September 5, 2021

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Men's soccer drops intense season opener to Heidelberg

The Defiance men’s soccer team lost an intense battle against Heidelberg on Wednesday evening, 2-1.

September 1, 2021

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Capital vs. Defiance

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Capital vs. Defiance

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Capital vs. Defiance

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Capital vs. Defiance

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Manchester vs. Defiance

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Manchester vs. Defiance

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Manchester vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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