Falcons Play at No. 21 UC Davis on Saturday
9/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 25, 2008
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Game #8
Air Force Falcons vs. #21 UC Davis Aggies
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008
1 p.m. at Davis, CA
RECORDS
Air Force, 2-5-0
UC Davis, 6-1-0
RECENT RESULTS
Air Force; Navy, W 1-0; Army, W 2-1
UC Davis; @San Diego, W 2-0; @San Diego St., W 2-1
LIVE STATS
Available at www.goairforcefalcons.com
COACHES
Doug Hill (USAFA, 1983)
Air Force; 7-17-1, Second Season
Overall; Same
Dwayne Shaffer (Chico State, 1988)
UC Davis; 122-80-19, 12th Season
Overall; 129-90-20 , 13th Season
Falcons Travel to UC Davis
The Air Force Falcons play their final non-conference game of the 2008 campaign this Saturday, Sept. 27 against the the 21st-ranked UC Davis Aggies in Davis, Calif. Air Force improved to 2-5 last weekend by sweeping service-academy rivals Navy and Army to win the BSC Armed Forces Classic in Birmingham, Ala.
UC Davis is 6-1 this season and currently ranked No. 21 in the country by College Soccer News.
Armed Forces Classic Champs
The Falcons produced two huge victories last weekend in winning the BSC Armed Forces Classic. Air Force gained its first win of the season on Friday with a 1-0 victory over Navy on Steven Noller's goal in the 77th minute. Then on Sunday, Noller again found the back of the net and freshman Zach Brinlee notched the first goal of his career to beat Army, 2-1. It was the first time since 1984 that Air Force defeated both service-academy rivals in the same season.
Noller Named MPSF Player of the Week
Steven Noller has been named the Brine Co-Player of the Week by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation after leading the Falcons to the BSC Armed Forces Classic title last weekend.
Noller, who shared the award with Lamar Neagle of UNLV, scored two of Air Force's three goals this weekend as the Falcons claimed one-goal victories over service-academy rivals Navy and Army.
In the first round of the Classic on Friday, Noller scored the game's only goal on a rocket from about 10 yards in the 77th minute as Air Force defeated Navy, 1-0. It was AFA's first win over Navy since 1984. Freshman Zach Brinlee recorded an assist on the play, his first collegiate point.
On Sunday against Army, Noller scored the first goal of the game in the 22nd minute after collecting a pass from Kevin Rosser and scoring on a breakaway past Army goalie A.J. Glubzinski. Brinlee scored the game winner for Air Force later in the first half.
Noller, a junior from Fort Collins, Colo., currently leads the team in scoring this season with five points.
Last Weekend's Recaps
Air Force 1, Navy 0
Sept. 19, 2008 @ Birmingham, Ala.
First Round - BSC Armed Forces Classic
The Air Force men's soccer team captured its first victory of the 2008 season Friday night by defeating service-academy rival Navy, 1-0, in the first round of the BSC Armed Forces Classic played on the campus of Birmingham Southern University in Birmingham, Ala. With the victory, Air Force is 1-5 this season, while Navy fell to 3-2.
Junior Steven Noller notched his first goal of the season and junior goalie Jim Gullo posted the first shutout of his career as the Falcons defeated Navy for the first time since 1984. Noller took a pass from freshman Zach Brinlee and fired a straight-on shot past Navy goalie Tyler Bristol in the 77th minute. The assist was Brinlee's first point of his career.
Bristol was forced into duty early in the second half when starting keeper Nolan Grebb left the game after suffering an injury after a collision with Air Force's John Tilton. Tilton was issued a yellow card on the play. Grebb did not face an Air Force shot during his 48 minutes of play, but Bristol had to make six saves as the Falcons turned up the heat offensively in the second half. Air Force's offense was also boosted when Navy's Mark Garcia was issued a red card in the 68th minute.
Noller's goal not only secured Air Force its first win of the season, but it snapped a scoreless streak that had spanned 457 minutes. He led the Falcons with three of the team's seven shots on goal. Navy's three shots on goal tied the fewest by an Air Force opponent this season as Gullo made three saves.
Air Force 2, Army 1
Sept. 19, 2008 @ Birmingham, Ala.
Second Round - BSC Armed Forces Classic
Junior Steven Noller scored for the second straight game and freshman Zach Brinlee notched the first goal of his career Sunday to lead the Air Force men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Army and claim the title at the BSC Armed Forces Classic in Birmingham, Ala. The Falcons, who defeated Navy, 1-0, on Friday, improved to 2-5 this season, while Army fell to 1-6.
Noller broke a scoreless tie in the 22nd minute, placing a breakaway shot past Army goalie A.J. Glubzinski. Junior Kevin Rosser assisted on the play.
Brinlee made it 2-0 when he tallied his first collegiate goal in the 41st minute. Sophomore John Tilton and junior Josh Rhynard were each credited with an assist on the play. It was Tilton's first point of his career.
The Falcons allowed their only goal of the weekend when Army's Peter Campbell beat Air Force goalie Jim Gullo in the 53rd minute after receiving a pass from Cole Dietz. Gullo made two saves in preserving the second victory of his career and two field players each saved a shot for the Falcons.
Air Force held a 13-11 advantage in total shots and 9-5 in shots on goal. Glubzinski made seven saves for Army.
