Weekly Release: UC Davis and Cal Poly
This Week for the Redhawks: The Seattle University men's soccer team (0-1) travels to the Golden State for their second weekend of action. This time, SU will take a Northern California tour beginning at UC Davis (0-1) on Friday, Sept. 2. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m. Two days later, the Redhawks will travel to San Luis Obispo to face the Cal Poly Mustangs (1-0) in a 1 p.m. match.
Last Time Out: The Redhawks dropped a 3-1 decision to the then-No. 9 UCSB Gauchos to open the year on Aug. 27. After Santa Barbara took a 2-0 lead in the second half, senior defender Kevin Cook brought SU within range to even the score with the Redhawks first goal of the year. The Gaucho offense added a final tally in the 85th minute to seal their victory, while Seattle U was down to only nine players on the field.
On Deck: SU will host their season home opener on Sunday, Sept. 11, versus the cross-town Washington Huskies at 1 p.m. They will close out their home stand with Gonzaga on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 4 p.m.
Follow the Redhawks: For the most up-to-date news and information about the SU men's soccer team, please log onto GoSeattleU.com. Live stats will be available for both games this weekend UCD and CP via GoSeattleU.com.
Goin' Back to Cali: Seattle U returns for their second consecutive trip to California this weekend. They will travel to the Golden State for five more games between Sept. 23 - Oct. 9.
Cook Scores First: Senior defender Kevin Cook was the first Redhawk to score this season. He brought his career goal total to two with the season-opening goal.
Got Heim: Freshman Travis Heim made the most of his collegiate debut at then-No. 9 UCSB. The forward came in off the bench and found Kevin Cook in the 71st minute for his first career assist.
Newcomers Make Debuts: Six newcomers made their Redhawk debut at UCSB on Aug. 27. Breaking into the starting lineup were: Josh Alvarez, Scott Greenburg, Jens Klitgaard, Mikey Ramos and Devin Thomas. Also making his debut off the bench was forward Travis Heim.
The Captains: The men's soccer captains for the 2011 season are: Marshall Kosaka, Elliot Richards and Demaci Roussos.
Scouting UC Davis: UC Davis (0-1) opened the year with a 1-0 loss at Saint Mary's. SMC outshot the Aggies 14-9, while Davis had five corner kick opportunities to the Gaels three.
Defensively, Omar Zeenni has tallied a 1.00 goals against average and three saves in 90 minutes of work.
The Last Time Seattle U Faced UC Davis: The Redhawks shutout UC Davis, 1-0, on Sept. 19, on their way to capturing the Oregon State Hensor/Zaher Nike Tournament crown. Freshman Brady Ballew scored the game-winner in the 22nd minute off a Marshall Kosaka assist.
Scouting Cal Poly: Behind an Ian Clark goal, Cal Poly (1-0) kicked off the year with a 1-0 victory over MPSF rival UNLV. CP outshot the Rebels 16-3, with six shots landing on frame.
Goalkeeper Patrick McLain had one save in 90 minutes of work.
The Last Time Seattle U Faced Cal Poly: This will be SU's first meeting with the Mustangs since reclassifying back to full NCAA Division I status.