Falcons Men's Soccer Travels to the Golden State
9/14/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
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at St. Mary's College
Fri., Sept. 16, 4:00 p.m. PT
St. Mary's Stadium
Moraga, Calif.
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at University of San Francisco
Sun., Sept. 18, 1:00 p.m. PT
Negoesco Stadium
San Francisco, Calif.
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Air Force Returns to the Road...
The Falcons will travel to the Golden State over the weekend for a pair of matches against St. Mary's College, in Moraga, Calif., Sept. 16, at 4:00 p.m. PT, and the University of San Francisco, in San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 18, at 1:00 p.m. PT. Live streams and live stats will be provided for both matches. Links to the live stream and live stats can be found at GoAirForceFalcons.com in the schedule drop down.
The Series…
Friday's match with St. Mary's College will mark the sixth meeting between the Falcons and Gaels. Air Force trails the series, 2-3, but has outscored the Gaels, 13-7, in the five-match series. St. Mary's won the last matchup, 3-1, in Moraga, Calif., in 2013. Both Falcon wins over the Gaels were shut outs. In 1999, Air Force beat St. Mary's, 6-0, at Cadet Soccer Stadium. In 2002 the Falcons topped the Gaels, 4-0, in the John Bydren Classic, in Denver, Colo. Air Force has not won while playing at St. Mary's.
Sunday's match up with San Francisco marks the 13th meeting between the Falcons and the Dons. Air Force trails San Francisco in the all-time series, 3-6-3. The teams have met twice in NCAA tournament action; the Dons topped the Falcons, 3-2, in 1965, and 2-1, in 1977. All three of the Falcons' wins were in San Francisco, Calif. All three ties were finalized at 1-1. Both teams have 10 all-time goals when playing against each other in Negoesco Stadium.
Last Week at Home…
Air Force opened their home slate with a pair of wins against Bryant, Sept. 9, and UC Riverside, Sept. 11. In the 6-0 shutout against Bryant, six Falcons tallied goals. Senior team captain Cameron Duley logged Air Force's first successful penalty kick of the season. Senior goalkeeper Jake Schenk went perfect between the pipes earning his second shutout in as many tries. Schenk was named the WAC's Defensive Player of the Week, Sept. 12. The last time the Falcons put up six goals was against in the 6-1 win over Buffalo in 2011.
In the matchup with UC Riverside it was AJ Esparza's goal from Austin Dewing's assist that lifted the Falcons to an overtime victory against the Highlanders. Air Force extended their home record to 7-1 dating back to last season.
Air Force Flying High…
Following the Falcons' high scoring weekend, Air Force has landed the seventh position in the NSCAA NCAA Division I Men's Western region top 10 rankings for the first time this season. In 2015 the Falcons were ranked as high as No. 6 in Sept. In 2014 they held the No. 1 spot in the western region for a week.
The Falcons lead the WAC in goals on the season (11) and goals per game average (2.20). Air Force is third in conference in assists (9) while second in assists per game (1.80). The 31 points in five games puts the Falcons at second in the WAC in points on the season; No. 12 Utah Valley is first with 33.
Sophomore Tucker Bone leads Air Force in shots and is tied for first in goals with 11 and two, respectively. The Falcons as a team are fourth in the WAC in shots with 64, taking and average 12.80 shots per game. Sophomore Austin Dewing leads the team with three assists.
Senior goalkeeper Jake Schenk earned WAC Defensive Player of the Week, Sept. 13. The Flemington, N.J., native has two shutouts in as many tries, putting him first in conference in shutouts per game after accumulating 180 perfect minutes in the box. Schenk leads the WAC in goals against average (0.00) and save percentage (1.000).
The six-nil shutout over Bryant landed the Falcons the most goals in a single game in the WAC; nine players have tallied goals on the season.
Up Next...
Next weekend the Falcons will split a pair of matches at home and on the road. Air Force travels to Omaha, Neb., to take on Omaha, Friday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. CT. On Sunday, Sept. 25, the Falcons will host the Gonzaga Bulldogs in their third home match at Cadet Soccer Stadium, at 1 p.m.
