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GAMEDAY: MSOC vs. UC Santa Barbara

GAME PREVIEW: MSOC vs. UC Santa Barbara

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SEATTLE – Seattle University men’s soccer will take on UC Santa Barbara as the Redhawks go for their second win in three days Sunday evening.

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  • Sunday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m.
  • vs. UC Santa Barbara (Championship Field)
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ABOUT THE GAME

  • Seattle U (1-1-0) vs. UC Santa Barbara (2-1-0)
  • All-time series-UCSB leads, 2-0-0
  • Home-UCSB leads, 1-0-0
  • Away-UCSB leads, 1-0-0
  • Neutral-N/A
  • Last meeting-UCSB won, 6-2, at Championship Field (Sept. 16, 2012)

NEWS AND NOTES

  • Seattle U looks for its second win of the weekend as UC Santa Barbara visits Championship Field.
  • The Redhawks beat Cal Poly, 2-1, on Friday night. Connor Noblat scored in the 82nd minute to lift SU to victory in the home opener. Hamish Ritchie scored late in the first half.
  • In the win over the Mustangs, Seattle U put up 26 shots. It held an 18-1 advantage in shots in the second half of the contest.
  • SU was handed a 4-2 setback at New Mexico on Aug. 24. Julian Avila-Good and Cody Gibson both scored in the regular-season opener.
  • UC Santa Barbara has a 2-1-0 mark after losing, 1-0, at Portland on Friday night. It outshot the Pilots, 11-9, in the defeat.
  • UCSB is among those receiving votes in this week’s United Soccer Coaches Poll. It was picked to finish second in the Big West Preseason Poll.
  • The Redhawks were voted favorites in the WAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, marking the fourth time in the last five years that SU has been chosen to win the league.
  • Nathan Aune and Sergio Rivas have been named WAC Preseason Defensive and Offensive Player of the Year, respectively. Aune was a 2017 United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American and won WAC Defensive Player of the Year. Rivas claimed United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region last season.
  • Nathan Aune is on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. He is one of 32 players on the preseason list for soccer’s most prestigious award.
  • Josh Adachi, Nathan Aune, Anthony Ayala, and Sergio Rivas were named All-WAC Preseason. The four seniors all earned All-WAC recognition in 2017.
  • Pete Fewing is in his 25th season at Seattle U. He will coach his 500th career game on Sept. 9 against CSUN. With 11 wins, Fewing will pick up his 300th career victory.