Men's Soccer to Open WAC Home Schedule vs. UNLV, GCU

Seattle U Hosts UNLV, Grand Canyon in WAC Home Openers: After opening their 2014 WAC schedule at Utah Valley with a 1-1 draw on Oct. 4, Seattle U men’s soccer returns home to host UNLV in their Western Athletic Conference home opener on Oct. 10 and Grand Canyon on Oct. 12 to close out the weekend. Both matches will be part of a pair of doubleheaders with the Seattle U women’s soccer team, with the SU women hosting Grand Canyon on Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Bakersfield on Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. Links to live stats and video for the weekend will be on the men’s soccer schedule page at GoSeattleU.com.

WAC Digital Network: The Sunday men’s soccer match vs. Grand Canyon will be broadcast on the WAC Digital Network. A link to the broadcast is on the men’s soccer schedule page at GoSeattleU.com.

Ticket Information: Fans can purchase single game tickets starting an hour prior to each match at the ticket booth at the main Championship Field entrance (corner of 14th and E Cherry). Tickets are $7 for general admission, $5 for youth (17 and under) and seniors (65+). The Redhawk Sports Pass can be purchased for $50 by calling the Redhawk Ticket Office at (206) 398-GOSU(4678), good for all men’s and women’s soccer, women’s basketball, volleyball, and baseball home contests.

National Rankings: The Redhawks have been ranked in the NSCAA/Continental Tire Top 25 twice this season, including No. 22 on Sept. 2 and No. 24 on Sept. 30. These are the program’s first two national rankings since reclassifying back to NCAA Division I.

Best of the West: In the Oct. 7 edition of the NSCAA/Continental Tire Men’s Soccer West Regional rankings, five of the top 10 teams are members of the Western Athletic Conference. Seattle U has earned the top spot while Air Force (2nd), Bakersfield (4th), UNLV (6th), and Utah Valley (8th) are also ranked regionally.

Scouting UNLV (7-2-1, 1-0-0 WAC): The Rebels opened up WAC play last weekend with a 3-0 win vs. Grand Canyon in Las Vegas but have won only two of their last five dating back to Sept 14. UNLV hits the road this weekend after playing seven of 10 matches in 2014 thus far at home and only two true road matches (the third was a neutral site match). Salvador Bernal has scored a team-high six goals and recorded 14 points through the first 10 games while Ryan Harding has made nine of 10 starts in goal, named WAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 6 for last weekend’s shutout. In 2013, SU defeated UNLV in Seattle, 2-1 in 2OT, on Oct.11 and in Las Vegas, 2-0, on Oct. 18 en route to a pair of WAC titles.

Scouting Grand Canyon (2-6-1, 0-1-0 WAC): Grand Canyon has earned wins vs. Pacific, 3-2, on Sept. 6 and at Sacramento State, 1-0 in OT, on Sept. 19 but are on a four-game winless streak coming into this weekend as they face Utah Valley before making the trip to Seattle. Last weekend, the Lopes opened up WAC play with a 3-0 loss at UNLV on Oct. 5. Alberto Sanchez Garcia and Niki Jackson lead the team with two goals apiece while Kendyl Day and Luca Licciardi have shared time in goal this season. In the teams’ last meeting, the Redhawks earned a 3-0 win in Seattle on Oct. 27, 2013.

WAC Tournament All-Session Tickets Now on Sale: All session tickets are now on sale for the Western Athletic Conference men’s and women’s soccer tournaments hosted by Seattle U. The women’s tournament will take place on Nov. 6-7, 9 while the men’s tournament will take place the following weekend on Nov. 14-15, 16. Pricing and links for all-session tickets can be found on www.goseattleu.com/sutickets. Single game tickets can be purchased at the ticket gate as well as by calling the Redhawk ticket office at (206) 398-GOSU(4678).

Cystic Fibrosis Game Set For Oct. 18: The Redhawks’ match vs. Utah Valley on Oct. 18 will be the team’s annual Cystic Fibrosis game and fans will receive a ticket discount ($3 tickets) by wearing blue to the match.