Men's Soccer | 9/14/2015 3:10:00 PM
SAN FRANCISCO– The SF State Gators' men's soccer team will have three matches this week including two California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) road matches. The Gators will begin their week with a non-conference match as SF State will host Holy Names this Tuesday at 3pm. SF State will begin their CCAA season on the road this weekend with a pair of matches at Stanislaus State and Cal State East Bay.
The Gators started their season with three straight shutouts, the first time in school history that a SF State men's soccer program started their season with three straight shutouts. SF State had its three-match winning streak snapped in the Gators' 1-0 overtime loss at Academy of Art this past Saturday. This was the first time since 1946, the Gators had started the season with a 3-0 record.
The 3-1 Gators went 1-1 last weekend with a 3-0 win over Dominican (Calif.) and 1-0 loss to Academy of Art in the Kezar Classic at San Francisco's Kezar Stadium. In their win over the Penguins last Thursday,
Joe Rousseau scored what proved to be the game-winning goal off a long ball from
Emmanuel Jimenez. The other two goals came from
Jakob Velega and
Max Talbert with
Robert Kelly, Ayden Bowers and
Nigus Solomon all assisting on the two goals. Jimenez had two saves in goal for the Gators.
For the season, Velega leads the way for SF State with his two goals while
Sam Merritt, Talbert and Rousseau each have scored one goal apiece. Bowers, Kelly, Solomon, Merritt and Jimenez each have recorded the five assists for the Gators. Jimenez has posted a 0.24 goals against average in goal for the Gators with three shutouts and 10 saves.
In the recent CCAA statistical report that was released this morning, five categories are in the top ten in the conference in seven categories. Velega is tied for sixth with his two goals while he is tied for fourth with his game-winning goal with Rousseau and Merritt. Jimenez is leading the league with his three shutouts and 0.24 goals against average while he is second with his .909 saves percentage. The junior goalkeeper is also tenth with his 11 saves. The Gators as a team are leading the CCAA with their 0.24 goals against average and three shutouts.
Jimenez is also 8th in the nation with his goals against average and is tied for 13th in saves percentage. As a team, the Gators are tied for 4th in shutout percentage, 5th in goals against average and 10th in saves percentage.
To begin this week, the Gators will host Holy Names in their final non-conference match of the regular season this Tuesday Sept. 15 at 3pm. The Hawks are 1-1 heading into their non-conference match this evening at Stanislaus State. Holy Names opened up its season with a 2-1 win over William Jessup and then lost 1-0 to Humboldt State this past Thursday. Tomas Horak and Toby Tomassi each have scored goals for Holy Names with Andres Horcasitas recording the assist. Kevin Gonzalez has posted a 1.00 goals against average with 11 saves.
SF State, who is currently ranked 8
th in the NSCAA/NCAA Division II Coaches West Region Rankings, will open up its CCAA season this Friday at 4:30pm in Turlock against the undefeated Stanislaus State Warriors. The Warriors were ranked fifth in the first NSCAA/NCAA Division II Coaches West Region Rankings last week. Stanislaus State is coming off a 4-1 non-conference win over Humboldt State last weekend as the Warriors improved to 4-0. Daniel Kuczynski has scored a team leading four of the Warriors' 15 goals. Ryan Chaney is right behind him with three goals. Kuczynski also leads the team with his four assists. Chaney has recorded two of the Warriors' four game-winning goals coming in their match this evening with Holy Names. Russ Klabough has posted a 0.86 goals against average with 4 saves and one shutout. Alex Valdovinos also has seen action in goal for Stanislaus State.
The Gators will then travel to Hayward for a 11:30 am starting match with Cal State East Bay this Sunday. The Pioneers are 1-3 after opening up their season with a 3-0 win over Dominican (Calif.). Cal State East Bay loss 3-0 this past Saturday evening to No. 5 Seattle Pacific at home. Four different Pioneers have scored goals for them in Duke Driggs, Fernando Herrera, Jesus Ocegueda and Michael Palva. Cal State East Bay also has four different players that have assists in Victor Calderon, Kellen Crow, Brett Fuchs and Chris Gaitan. Adrian Topete has posted a 1.44 goals against average with 11 saves.
After this weekend, the Gators will be off until Sunday, September 27 at 11:30 when they travel to Seaside, Calif., for a CCAA match with Cal State Monterey Bay.
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