Sunday, November 18
Denver, CO
3:00 P.M. MT
Air Force Academy
at
University of Denver
NCAA Tournament Round Two: Air Force at Denver
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Air Force men's soccer and the University of Denver will kick off at 3 p.m. MT, in Denver, Colorado
NCAA ROUND TWO: Air Force travels to Denver, Colorado, to take on the 15th-seeded University of Denver Pioneers, in NCAA second-round action, Sunday, Nov. 18. Tickets are available for purchase on Denver's athletic website, DenverPioneers.com. Air Force leads the all-time series, 29-23-5, winning the last meeting, 1-0, at the Academy in 2012.
NCAA ROUND ONE: A second-half surge propelled No. 20 Air Force past the University of Central Arkansas, 4-0, in the first round of the national tournament, Thursday evening, at Cadet Soccer Stadium, USAFA. The win marked the Falcons' 16th of the season, shattering the previous single-season wins record previously held by the 1993 team, which was the last team to advance to the second round of the national tournament. Danny Han, Klint Parker, Tucker Bone and James Sims registered goals in the win. The Falcons were one of four teams to score four goals in the opening round, tying a program-high NCAA goals record (1964, Cal Berkley).
BREAKIN' THINGS: Air Force broke two program records with the win against Central Arkansas; most single-season wins (16) and most single-season home wins (10-0). The class of 2019, which tallied 50 wins over their four-year term to tie the class of 1989, broke the program record for class wins (51).
ON THE MAP: Despite a loss in the WAC Tournament, the Falcons remain a top-25 team heading into the NCAA Tournament. Air Force is ranked 20th in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and 17th in the College Soccer News Top 30.
The United Soccer Coaches switched up the regional ranking system for 2018 and the WAC is now in the Far West Region with the Pac-12 and Big West conferences. Air Force dropped one spot to third in the regional rankings while Grand Canyon moved into the rankings at sixth. The Falcons moved up to 26thin the RPI rankings, two spots higher than last week.
AIR FORCE AT A GLANCE: The Falcons are playing high-level soccer worthy of discussion among the nation's top teams. Air Force has scored nearly four times as many goals as opponents faced (52-14). The Falcons' 52 goals is the most in the nation, two more than top-seeded Wake Forest. Air Force's exceptional offense spreads the ball so well that the Falcons' have recorded more than five-times as many assists as opponents faced (43-7), while 13 Falcons have registered a goal this season-- six players have recorded two or more goals and four have recorded four or more. Air Force's 147 points is the second-most in the nation, 11 short of the national frontrunner Demon Deacons. With an offense that scores 2.60 goals per game, the Falcons have the third-best scoring offense in the NCAA.
Stat Category Value WAC NCAA
Total Goals 48 1st 1st
Total Points 147 1st 2nd
Scoring Offense 2.60 1st 3rd
SOG Per Game 7.70 1st 3rd
Points Per Game 7.35 1st 3rd
W-L-T Percentage 0.800 1st 7th
Total Assists 43 1st 8th
Assists Per Game 2.11 1st 14th
Team GAA 0.687 1st 14th
Air Force has taken far more shots than opponents were allowed (313-197), and more than double all opponents' shots on goal (154-71). The Falcons 7.70 shots on goal per game is the best in the WAC and third-most in the nation. Air Force has taken five or more shots on goal in 19 of 20 matches played.
The Falcons' stingy defense has yielded eight shutouts this season while holding all but two opponents to five or less shots on goal for the match, most recently holding WAC champions Grand Canyon to only two shots on goal in the semi-finals match.
Individually, Bone leads the squad with 32 points from 13 goals and six assists, a mark that ranks him second in the conference and 10th-most goals in the nation. He is second the conference in points, a mark that puts him at ninth-most points in the nation. Bone has also notched five game-winning goals this season, making him first in the conference and 11th in the nation in total game-winners. Dewing has put up impressive numbers as well, recording 11 goals, a mark that puts him third in WAC goal-scoring and 25th-most in the country. Senior teammate Luis Martinez leads the team with seven assists.
In goal, Andrea Seazzu is proving to be one of the top keepers in the country with a 0.660 goals against average; a mark that puts him atop the conference and 13th-best in the NCAA. He has the second-best save-percentage in the WAC and 26th-best in the country (0.809).
Seazzu's relatively low save-count (55) can likely be attributed to Air Force's suffocating style of defense that allows opponents just a few opportunities on frame per game; case in point, holding San Jose State to zero shots on goal for the entire match, Oct. 18. Seazzu recorded a career-high eight saves against GCU on Oct. 28.
LAST TIME AT THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: After a hard fought battle on a cold and windy Thompson field, Air Force came up short of a comeback against Virginia Tech, falling two-nil, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Falcons concluded their record-breaking season at 14-3-3.
AMONG THE BEST: The 2018 team is considerably one of the program's best teams to date, adding an All-American in the 2017 campaign, a program-best five to the All-West Regional team and another program-best eight to All-WAC teams. In the 2018 campaign, the Falcons added two conference Players of the Year, three on the all-conference first-team, one on the second-team and six players received honorable mentions-- a program-best for single-season WAC honorees. In terms of winning, the class of 2019 has posted 51 career wins to date with at least one game remaining in their career. The most-winning class to date was the 1989, who in the season of 1988, recorded their 50th win; however, that Air Force team played several Div. II opponents, making the class of 2019 the winningest Div. I class of all time.
Bone has played in all 51 of Air Force's wins over the last four seasons. Dewing did not play in one of those wins, totaling 50 career wins with the Falcons. Bone and Dewing are the Falcons' senior-most veterans with Bone making 66 career starts in 79 matches played while Dewing has played in 76 career matches with 47 starts. Albeit Bone has more wins on his career profile, Dewing has the better win-percentage. Bone's win-percentage is .655 while Dewing's is .669.
A pair of Falcons have cracked the WAC top-10 in several career categories. Air Force's Austin Dewing is fifth all-time in points with 75 while teammate Tucker Bone is sixth with 72. Dewing's 28 career goals puts him sixth on the career list.
NCAA ROUND ONE: A second-half surge propelled No. 20 Air Force past the University of Central Arkansas, 4-0, in the first round of the national tournament, Thursday evening, at Cadet Soccer Stadium, USAFA. The win marked the Falcons' 16th of the season, shattering the previous single-season wins record previously held by the 1993 team, which was the last team to advance to the second round of the national tournament. Danny Han, Klint Parker, Tucker Bone and James Sims registered goals in the win. The Falcons were one of four teams to score four goals in the opening round, tying a program-high NCAA goals record (1964, Cal Berkley).
BREAKIN' THINGS: Air Force broke two program records with the win against Central Arkansas; most single-season wins (16) and most single-season home wins (10-0). The class of 2019, which tallied 50 wins over their four-year term to tie the class of 1989, broke the program record for class wins (51).
ON THE MAP: Despite a loss in the WAC Tournament, the Falcons remain a top-25 team heading into the NCAA Tournament. Air Force is ranked 20th in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and 17th in the College Soccer News Top 30.
The United Soccer Coaches switched up the regional ranking system for 2018 and the WAC is now in the Far West Region with the Pac-12 and Big West conferences. Air Force dropped one spot to third in the regional rankings while Grand Canyon moved into the rankings at sixth. The Falcons moved up to 26thin the RPI rankings, two spots higher than last week.
AIR FORCE AT A GLANCE: The Falcons are playing high-level soccer worthy of discussion among the nation's top teams. Air Force has scored nearly four times as many goals as opponents faced (52-14). The Falcons' 52 goals is the most in the nation, two more than top-seeded Wake Forest. Air Force's exceptional offense spreads the ball so well that the Falcons' have recorded more than five-times as many assists as opponents faced (43-7), while 13 Falcons have registered a goal this season-- six players have recorded two or more goals and four have recorded four or more. Air Force's 147 points is the second-most in the nation, 11 short of the national frontrunner Demon Deacons. With an offense that scores 2.60 goals per game, the Falcons have the third-best scoring offense in the NCAA.
Stat Category Value WAC NCAA
Total Goals 48 1st 1st
Total Points 147 1st 2nd
Scoring Offense 2.60 1st 3rd
SOG Per Game 7.70 1st 3rd
Points Per Game 7.35 1st 3rd
W-L-T Percentage 0.800 1st 7th
Total Assists 43 1st 8th
Assists Per Game 2.11 1st 14th
Team GAA 0.687 1st 14th
Air Force has taken far more shots than opponents were allowed (313-197), and more than double all opponents' shots on goal (154-71). The Falcons 7.70 shots on goal per game is the best in the WAC and third-most in the nation. Air Force has taken five or more shots on goal in 19 of 20 matches played.
The Falcons' stingy defense has yielded eight shutouts this season while holding all but two opponents to five or less shots on goal for the match, most recently holding WAC champions Grand Canyon to only two shots on goal in the semi-finals match.
Individually, Bone leads the squad with 32 points from 13 goals and six assists, a mark that ranks him second in the conference and 10th-most goals in the nation. He is second the conference in points, a mark that puts him at ninth-most points in the nation. Bone has also notched five game-winning goals this season, making him first in the conference and 11th in the nation in total game-winners. Dewing has put up impressive numbers as well, recording 11 goals, a mark that puts him third in WAC goal-scoring and 25th-most in the country. Senior teammate Luis Martinez leads the team with seven assists.
In goal, Andrea Seazzu is proving to be one of the top keepers in the country with a 0.660 goals against average; a mark that puts him atop the conference and 13th-best in the NCAA. He has the second-best save-percentage in the WAC and 26th-best in the country (0.809).
Seazzu's relatively low save-count (55) can likely be attributed to Air Force's suffocating style of defense that allows opponents just a few opportunities on frame per game; case in point, holding San Jose State to zero shots on goal for the entire match, Oct. 18. Seazzu recorded a career-high eight saves against GCU on Oct. 28.
LAST TIME AT THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: After a hard fought battle on a cold and windy Thompson field, Air Force came up short of a comeback against Virginia Tech, falling two-nil, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Falcons concluded their record-breaking season at 14-3-3.
AMONG THE BEST: The 2018 team is considerably one of the program's best teams to date, adding an All-American in the 2017 campaign, a program-best five to the All-West Regional team and another program-best eight to All-WAC teams. In the 2018 campaign, the Falcons added two conference Players of the Year, three on the all-conference first-team, one on the second-team and six players received honorable mentions-- a program-best for single-season WAC honorees. In terms of winning, the class of 2019 has posted 51 career wins to date with at least one game remaining in their career. The most-winning class to date was the 1989, who in the season of 1988, recorded their 50th win; however, that Air Force team played several Div. II opponents, making the class of 2019 the winningest Div. I class of all time.
Bone has played in all 51 of Air Force's wins over the last four seasons. Dewing did not play in one of those wins, totaling 50 career wins with the Falcons. Bone and Dewing are the Falcons' senior-most veterans with Bone making 66 career starts in 79 matches played while Dewing has played in 76 career matches with 47 starts. Albeit Bone has more wins on his career profile, Dewing has the better win-percentage. Bone's win-percentage is .655 while Dewing's is .669.
A pair of Falcons have cracked the WAC top-10 in several career categories. Air Force's Austin Dewing is fifth all-time in points with 75 while teammate Tucker Bone is sixth with 72. Dewing's 28 career goals puts him sixth on the career list.
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