Friday, November 9
Seattle, WA
5:00 p.m. MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Grand Canyon University
Top-seeded Air Force Will Take on Grand Canyon in WAC Semi-Finals
11/7/2018 7:46:00 PM | Men's Soccer
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The 13th-ranked Air Force men's soccer team will take on GCU at 4 p.m. PT, Friday afternoon
THIS WEEK: It's time to play for the trophy and trip to the NCAA Tournament as the top seven teams in the WAC head to Seattle this week. Air Force is the top seed and will rest until Friday before playing the fourth-seeded Grand Canyon Lopes, who beat Utah Valley in overtime in Wednesday's semi-final. UT Rio Grande Valley is the second seed and will face seventh-seed UNLV at 4 p.m. PT on Wednesday. Host Seattle U earned the third seed and will face sixth-seed San José State at 7 p.m. PT. Friday's semifinals are set for 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. with Sunday's championship tilt set to begin at 1 p.m. PT. All matches are scheduled to be broadcast by the WAC Digital Network on ESPN+.
ON THE MAP: After getting snowed out, Air Force remained prominent in the national rankings. The Falcons are ranked ninth in the College Soccer News Top 30, 13th in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and 24th in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25.
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 remained at number two, UT Rio Grande Valley moved up one spot to seventh and Utah Valley rejoined the poll at eighth.
The WAC has six teams in the top 100 of the latest NCAA RPI Rankings. Air Force moved up two spots to 22nd while UT Rio Grande Valley dropped seven spots to 43rd. Seattle U continued to climb, moving up to 49th while San José State dropped one spot to 90th. Grand Canyon and Utah Valley both moved into the top 100, coming in at 91 and 99 respectively.
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 (48-13). The Falcons' 48 goals is the most in the nation prior to last weekend's cancellation. Air Force's exceptional offense spreads the ball so much that the Falcons' have recorded more than five-times as many assists as opponents faced (40-7), 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 136 points was also the second-most in the nation prior to the cancellation. With an offense that scores 2.67 goals per game, the Falcons have the third-best scoring offense in the NCAA.
Stat Category Value WAC NCAA
Total Goals 48 1st 2nd
Total Points 136 1st 2nd
Scoring Offense 2.67 1st 3rd
Points Per Game 7.56 1st 3rd
SOG Per Game 7.50 1st 3rd
W-L-T Percentage 0.833 1st 7th
Total Assists 40 2nd 8th
Team GAA 0.708 1st 17th
Shots Per Game 15.44 2nd 12th
Assists Per Game 2.22 2nd 13th
Air Force has taken nearly twice as many shots as all opponents per game (278-180), and more than double all opponents' shots on goal (135-66). The Falcons 7.50 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 17 of 18 matches. The Falcons' stingy defense has yielded seven shutouts this season while holding all but two opponents to five or less shots on goal for the match. Due to a questionable red card against GCU, Oct. 28, senior David Louthan, a linchpin defender, will be required to sit out the semi-finals match.
Individually, Bone leads the squad with 30 points from 12 goals and six assists, a mark that ranks him second in the conference and 12th-most goals in the nation. He leads the conference in points, a mark that puts him at seventh-most points in the nation. Bone has also notched five game-winning goals this season, making him first in the conference and ninth 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 22nd-most in the country. Senior teammate Luis Martinez leads the team with seven assists. Bone and Dewing are first and third, respectively.
In goal, Andrea Seazzu is proving to be one of the top keepers in the country with a 0.682 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 (0.810).
Seazzu's relatively low save-count (51) can likely be attributed to Air Force's suffocating style of defense that allows opponents just a few opportunities on frame per game, most recently holding San Jose State to zero shots on goal for the entire match. Seazzu recorded a career-high eight saves against GCU on Oct. 28.
While Seattle U leads the WAC in shots (349), it's regular season champion Air Force holding the top spot in points (136), goals (48), least goals allowed (13), goals against average (0.71) and shutouts (7). UT Rio Grande Valley leads the league in assists (44) while San José State is tops in saves (89).
AFA's Tucker Bone and SU's Noe Meza are tied for the lead in game-winning goals (5). In net, AFA's Andrea Seazzu is the leader in goals against average (0.68) while GCU's George Tasouris has the top save percentage (.831) and is tied with SU's Josh Adachi for the lead in shutouts (6). SJSU's Alex Clewis is the saves leader (85).
In WAC-only play, Seattle U led the league in shots (209). Air Force was the leader in points (81), goals (28), least goals allowed (8) and goals against average (0.79). UT Rio Grande Valley held the lead in assists (29) while CSU Bakersfield was the leader in saves (58). Utah Valley, Grand Canyon and UNLV all tied for the lead in shutouts with four.
LAST WEEKEND: Air Force's match against Utah Valley on Nov. 3 was snowed out after a brief storm hit the Academy. Because of the disparity in matches played, the WAC standings and seeding for the WAC Tournament were based on winning percentage instead of points, making Air Force the outright regular-season champions for its second-straight year.
UP NEXT: Air Force is competing for a direct bid into the NCAA national tournament by way of the conference tournament championship. If the Falcons are unable to secure the tournament title, they will await an at-large bid, announced Monday, Nov. 12, prior to the first round of competition. First-round action commences, Nov. 15.
LAST TIME AT THE WAC TOURNAMENT: The Falcons, who were the top-seed in the 2017 conference tournament, concluded its record breaking season after a hard fought loss to San Jose State in the semi-finals match at Peter Johann Soccer Stadium, Las Vegas.
WIN, WIN, WIN: Since 2016, the only teams with 14+ wins every year are Wake Forest and Air Force, while only North Carolina and Stanford are still eligible to achieve the same feat this season. In the last two seasons, Air Force is 29-6-3 (.803) overall and 16-2-2 (.850) in WAC play. When playing at home over the last two seasons, the Falcons are an impressive 20-1 (.952), falling only to Furman.
The Falcons are on track to potentially break the program record for most single-season wins (15) set by the 1980 and 1993 teams.
The Falcons' 10-game win streak earlier this season overtook Lou Sagastume's 1986 team for the program record. The longest Air Force unbeaten streak is currently Doug Hill's 2017 squad who went 14 games without losing (11 wins, three ties). The Falcons returned seven starters and 17 letter winners from that record-breaking team.
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: The Western Athletic Conference has announced its All-WAC men's soccer teams and major awards as selected by the league's 12 head coaches. Air Force's Tucker Bone was named WAC Offensive Player of the Year while teammate Andrea Seazzu was named WAC Defensive Player of the Year. Eight other Falcons also received honors on the night.
Bone, a senior midfielder from Granite Bay, Calif., was second in the WAC with eight goals and 18 points in conference play. Overall, he was also second in points with 30 and third in goals scored with 12. His five game winning goals this season are the WAC best. His 24 career goals are tied for seventh in WAC men's soccer history and his 22 career assists rank four in the WAC record book.
Seazzu, a junior goalkeeper from Albuquerque, N.M., led the WAC with a 0.73 goals against average in conference play and a 0.68 goals against average overall. He was second the league in least goals allowed in WAC play with seven and was tops overall with just 12. The cadet finished the regular season with five shutouts, also combining on two others.
AIR FORCE WITH 10 HONORS AT WAC BANQUET: Bone and Seazzu were joined by teammate and co-team captain Austin Dewing as first-team all-conference selections. The first-team selection marks Bone's second time. Senior defender David Louthan was added to the all-conference second-team, while teammates Danny Han, Luis Martinez, Zane Moxley, Joe Ortiz, Klint Parker and James Sims received honorable mention nods. Freshman forward JT D'Emidio was selected to represent the Falcons on the All-Freshman team. The 10 conference honorees mark a program-high for Air Force.
AMONG THE BEST: The class of 2019 is considerably one of the program's best teams to date, adding two All-Americans in the 2017 campaign, a program-best five to the All-West Regional team and another program-best eight to All-WAC teams. In terms of winning, they have posted 50 career wins to date with at least one game remaining in their career. The most-winning class to date is the class of 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 50 of Air Force's wins over the last four seasons. Dewing did not play in one of those wins, totaling 49 career wins with the Falcons. Bone and Dewing are the Falcons' senior-most veterans with Bone making 64 career starts in 77 matches played while Dewing has played in 74 career matches with 45 starts. Albeit Bone has more wins on his career profile, Dewing has the better win-percentage. Bone's win-percentage is .658 while Dewing's is .672.
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 74 while teammate Tucker Bone is sixth with 70. Dewing's 28 career goals puts him sixth on the career list.
Bone and Dewing have also impacted the Air Force career record books this season. Dewing is now tied for 10th in the all-time points category with 74 points, while Bone is tied for 14th with 70 career points. Bone's 22 career assists ties for seventh on the all-time assists list. It should be noted that these record numbers are relative to the all-time list with no delineation between Div. I and Div. II opponents.
ON THE MAP: After getting snowed out, Air Force remained prominent in the national rankings. The Falcons are ranked ninth in the College Soccer News Top 30, 13th in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and 24th in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25.
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 remained at number two, UT Rio Grande Valley moved up one spot to seventh and Utah Valley rejoined the poll at eighth.
The WAC has six teams in the top 100 of the latest NCAA RPI Rankings. Air Force moved up two spots to 22nd while UT Rio Grande Valley dropped seven spots to 43rd. Seattle U continued to climb, moving up to 49th while San José State dropped one spot to 90th. Grand Canyon and Utah Valley both moved into the top 100, coming in at 91 and 99 respectively.
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 (48-13). The Falcons' 48 goals is the most in the nation prior to last weekend's cancellation. Air Force's exceptional offense spreads the ball so much that the Falcons' have recorded more than five-times as many assists as opponents faced (40-7), 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 136 points was also the second-most in the nation prior to the cancellation. With an offense that scores 2.67 goals per game, the Falcons have the third-best scoring offense in the NCAA.
Stat Category Value WAC NCAA
Total Goals 48 1st 2nd
Total Points 136 1st 2nd
Scoring Offense 2.67 1st 3rd
Points Per Game 7.56 1st 3rd
SOG Per Game 7.50 1st 3rd
W-L-T Percentage 0.833 1st 7th
Total Assists 40 2nd 8th
Team GAA 0.708 1st 17th
Shots Per Game 15.44 2nd 12th
Assists Per Game 2.22 2nd 13th
Air Force has taken nearly twice as many shots as all opponents per game (278-180), and more than double all opponents' shots on goal (135-66). The Falcons 7.50 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 17 of 18 matches. The Falcons' stingy defense has yielded seven shutouts this season while holding all but two opponents to five or less shots on goal for the match. Due to a questionable red card against GCU, Oct. 28, senior David Louthan, a linchpin defender, will be required to sit out the semi-finals match.
Individually, Bone leads the squad with 30 points from 12 goals and six assists, a mark that ranks him second in the conference and 12th-most goals in the nation. He leads the conference in points, a mark that puts him at seventh-most points in the nation. Bone has also notched five game-winning goals this season, making him first in the conference and ninth 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 22nd-most in the country. Senior teammate Luis Martinez leads the team with seven assists. Bone and Dewing are first and third, respectively.
In goal, Andrea Seazzu is proving to be one of the top keepers in the country with a 0.682 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 (0.810).
Seazzu's relatively low save-count (51) can likely be attributed to Air Force's suffocating style of defense that allows opponents just a few opportunities on frame per game, most recently holding San Jose State to zero shots on goal for the entire match. Seazzu recorded a career-high eight saves against GCU on Oct. 28.
While Seattle U leads the WAC in shots (349), it's regular season champion Air Force holding the top spot in points (136), goals (48), least goals allowed (13), goals against average (0.71) and shutouts (7). UT Rio Grande Valley leads the league in assists (44) while San José State is tops in saves (89).
AFA's Tucker Bone and SU's Noe Meza are tied for the lead in game-winning goals (5). In net, AFA's Andrea Seazzu is the leader in goals against average (0.68) while GCU's George Tasouris has the top save percentage (.831) and is tied with SU's Josh Adachi for the lead in shutouts (6). SJSU's Alex Clewis is the saves leader (85).
In WAC-only play, Seattle U led the league in shots (209). Air Force was the leader in points (81), goals (28), least goals allowed (8) and goals against average (0.79). UT Rio Grande Valley held the lead in assists (29) while CSU Bakersfield was the leader in saves (58). Utah Valley, Grand Canyon and UNLV all tied for the lead in shutouts with four.
LAST WEEKEND: Air Force's match against Utah Valley on Nov. 3 was snowed out after a brief storm hit the Academy. Because of the disparity in matches played, the WAC standings and seeding for the WAC Tournament were based on winning percentage instead of points, making Air Force the outright regular-season champions for its second-straight year.
UP NEXT: Air Force is competing for a direct bid into the NCAA national tournament by way of the conference tournament championship. If the Falcons are unable to secure the tournament title, they will await an at-large bid, announced Monday, Nov. 12, prior to the first round of competition. First-round action commences, Nov. 15.
LAST TIME AT THE WAC TOURNAMENT: The Falcons, who were the top-seed in the 2017 conference tournament, concluded its record breaking season after a hard fought loss to San Jose State in the semi-finals match at Peter Johann Soccer Stadium, Las Vegas.
WIN, WIN, WIN: Since 2016, the only teams with 14+ wins every year are Wake Forest and Air Force, while only North Carolina and Stanford are still eligible to achieve the same feat this season. In the last two seasons, Air Force is 29-6-3 (.803) overall and 16-2-2 (.850) in WAC play. When playing at home over the last two seasons, the Falcons are an impressive 20-1 (.952), falling only to Furman.
The Falcons are on track to potentially break the program record for most single-season wins (15) set by the 1980 and 1993 teams.
The Falcons' 10-game win streak earlier this season overtook Lou Sagastume's 1986 team for the program record. The longest Air Force unbeaten streak is currently Doug Hill's 2017 squad who went 14 games without losing (11 wins, three ties). The Falcons returned seven starters and 17 letter winners from that record-breaking team.
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: The Western Athletic Conference has announced its All-WAC men's soccer teams and major awards as selected by the league's 12 head coaches. Air Force's Tucker Bone was named WAC Offensive Player of the Year while teammate Andrea Seazzu was named WAC Defensive Player of the Year. Eight other Falcons also received honors on the night.
Bone, a senior midfielder from Granite Bay, Calif., was second in the WAC with eight goals and 18 points in conference play. Overall, he was also second in points with 30 and third in goals scored with 12. His five game winning goals this season are the WAC best. His 24 career goals are tied for seventh in WAC men's soccer history and his 22 career assists rank four in the WAC record book.
Seazzu, a junior goalkeeper from Albuquerque, N.M., led the WAC with a 0.73 goals against average in conference play and a 0.68 goals against average overall. He was second the league in least goals allowed in WAC play with seven and was tops overall with just 12. The cadet finished the regular season with five shutouts, also combining on two others.
AIR FORCE WITH 10 HONORS AT WAC BANQUET: Bone and Seazzu were joined by teammate and co-team captain Austin Dewing as first-team all-conference selections. The first-team selection marks Bone's second time. Senior defender David Louthan was added to the all-conference second-team, while teammates Danny Han, Luis Martinez, Zane Moxley, Joe Ortiz, Klint Parker and James Sims received honorable mention nods. Freshman forward JT D'Emidio was selected to represent the Falcons on the All-Freshman team. The 10 conference honorees mark a program-high for Air Force.
AMONG THE BEST: The class of 2019 is considerably one of the program's best teams to date, adding two All-Americans in the 2017 campaign, a program-best five to the All-West Regional team and another program-best eight to All-WAC teams. In terms of winning, they have posted 50 career wins to date with at least one game remaining in their career. The most-winning class to date is the class of 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 50 of Air Force's wins over the last four seasons. Dewing did not play in one of those wins, totaling 49 career wins with the Falcons. Bone and Dewing are the Falcons' senior-most veterans with Bone making 64 career starts in 77 matches played while Dewing has played in 74 career matches with 45 starts. Albeit Bone has more wins on his career profile, Dewing has the better win-percentage. Bone's win-percentage is .658 while Dewing's is .672.
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 74 while teammate Tucker Bone is sixth with 70. Dewing's 28 career goals puts him sixth on the career list.
Bone and Dewing have also impacted the Air Force career record books this season. Dewing is now tied for 10th in the all-time points category with 74 points, while Bone is tied for 14th with 70 career points. Bone's 22 career assists ties for seventh on the all-time assists list. It should be noted that these record numbers are relative to the all-time list with no delineation between Div. I and Div. II opponents.
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