SCOUTING SANTA CLARA (1-3-0)
Santa Clara dropped their first two contests of the season at Wake Forest and North Carolina before returning home to defeat Wisconsin (W, OT, 2-1) and fall to Cal State Fullerton most recently. Three different Broncos have scored a goal apiece through four games in 2015 while senior keeper Kendall McIntosh has played every minute in goal (1.75 GAA, 7 GA, 16 saves, .696 sv%). In NCAA rankings, individually, freshman Keanu Mendoza ranks 24th in game-winning goals and McIntosh ranks 32nd in total saves. The Redhawks and Broncos will face in a newly remodeled and renamed Buck Shaw Field at Stevens Stadium, which holds 6,400 fans.
TICKETS
For all home games, single game tickets can be purchased online (Ticketmaster), by phone (206-398-GOSU), at the SU Ticket Office (1218 E Cherry), or starting 60 minutes prior to kickoff at the NE entrance to Championship Field. For season tickets, the Redhawk Sports Pass allows for GA seating for all men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, and baseball home contests.
BEST OF THE WEST
In the Sept. 8 version of the NSCAA NCAA Division I Men’s West Regional poll, five of 10 are members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Redhawks (7th) are joined by Utah Valley (3rd), Air Force (6th), Bakersfield (9th), UMKC (10th).
REDHAWKS PICKED TO WIN WAC
Seattle U was picked to win the 2015 WAC title in the league’s coaches’ preseason vote. Kyle Bjornethun was named WAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year while Hamza Haddadi and Shane Haworth also joined Bjornethun on the Preseason All-Conference team.
NATIONALLY RANKED REDHAWKS
In 2014, Seattle U earned the program’s first two Division I national rankings since reclassification in the NSCAA/Continental Tire Top 25. On Sept. 2, the Redhawks were ranked No. 22 and on Sept. 30, they were ranked No. 24.
HADDADI TIES WAC SCORING RECORD
Senior forward Hamza Haddadi scored four goals, three on PK’s all in the first half, in the Redhawks’ 6-0 season-opening win vs. UC Davis. His goal total tied the Western Athletic Conference record for individual goals in a match set by New Mexico’s Justin Sells in 1996.
HOT START FOR HADDADI
Through games of Sept. 8, senior forward Hamza Haddadi currently ranks in the top five among NCAA DI men’s soccer players in game-winning goals (2nd), total goals (4th), and total points (4th).
TEAM RANKINGS
In NCAA rankings through Sept. 8, the Redhawks rank in the top 15 in shots per game (7th) and total goals (14th) as well as 24th in goals per game and 31st in total points.
Santa Clara dropped their first two contests of the season at Wake Forest and North Carolina before returning home to defeat Wisconsin (W, OT, 2-1) and fall to Cal State Fullerton most recently. Three different Broncos have scored a goal apiece through four games in 2015 while senior keeper Kendall McIntosh has played every minute in goal (1.75 GAA, 7 GA, 16 saves, .696 sv%). In NCAA rankings, individually, freshman Keanu Mendoza ranks 24th in game-winning goals and McIntosh ranks 32nd in total saves. The Redhawks and Broncos will face in a newly remodeled and renamed Buck Shaw Field at Stevens Stadium, which holds 6,400 fans.
TICKETS
For all home games, single game tickets can be purchased online (Ticketmaster), by phone (206-398-GOSU), at the SU Ticket Office (1218 E Cherry), or starting 60 minutes prior to kickoff at the NE entrance to Championship Field. For season tickets, the Redhawk Sports Pass allows for GA seating for all men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, and baseball home contests.
BEST OF THE WEST
In the Sept. 8 version of the NSCAA NCAA Division I Men’s West Regional poll, five of 10 are members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Redhawks (7th) are joined by Utah Valley (3rd), Air Force (6th), Bakersfield (9th), UMKC (10th).
REDHAWKS PICKED TO WIN WAC
Seattle U was picked to win the 2015 WAC title in the league’s coaches’ preseason vote. Kyle Bjornethun was named WAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year while Hamza Haddadi and Shane Haworth also joined Bjornethun on the Preseason All-Conference team.
NATIONALLY RANKED REDHAWKS
In 2014, Seattle U earned the program’s first two Division I national rankings since reclassification in the NSCAA/Continental Tire Top 25. On Sept. 2, the Redhawks were ranked No. 22 and on Sept. 30, they were ranked No. 24.
HADDADI TIES WAC SCORING RECORD
Senior forward Hamza Haddadi scored four goals, three on PK’s all in the first half, in the Redhawks’ 6-0 season-opening win vs. UC Davis. His goal total tied the Western Athletic Conference record for individual goals in a match set by New Mexico’s Justin Sells in 1996.
HOT START FOR HADDADI
Through games of Sept. 8, senior forward Hamza Haddadi currently ranks in the top five among NCAA DI men’s soccer players in game-winning goals (2nd), total goals (4th), and total points (4th).
TEAM RANKINGS
In NCAA rankings through Sept. 8, the Redhawks rank in the top 15 in shots per game (7th) and total goals (14th) as well as 24th in goals per game and 31st in total points.