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Men's Soccer Travels to SIUE for Friday Match
9/2/2021 12:09:00 PM | Men's Soccer
WEEK 02/MATCH 03
Air Force at SIU-Edwardsville, Friday, Sept. 3, 7 p.m. CT
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The Falcons wrap up a three-game road stint at SIU-Edwardsville, Friday night, at Ralph Korte Stadium. A live stream will be available on ESPN+.
OPENING WEEK
Air Force dropped its first two matches of a three-game road stint to open the 2021 campaign, falling to Portland, 2-0, on Friday (Aug. 27), and losing to No. 16 Oregon State, 4-1, on Monday (Aug. 30). The Falcons' Luke Hill was the lone Falcon to score on the weekend via a set piece service from Giuliano Daniel against OSU.
UP NEXT
Following Friday's meeting, the Falcons will open up Cadet Soccer Stadium and a four-game home stint starting with California State Fullerton (Sept. 10) and Evansville (Sept. 12). Matches are slated to kick off at 6 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
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AROUND THE WAC
After a strong opening weekend, there are several tough matches from sea to shining sea. Houston Baptist will be the first to take on a nationally-ranked opponent this week, traveling to ninth-ranked SMU on Thursday. Grand Canyon will head to the Pacific Northwest to take on a pair of ranked foes, playing at fifth-ranked Washington on Friday and 22nd-ranked Oregon State on Monday. Finally, Seattle U heads from the Pacific to the Atlantic, facing off against 24th-ranked Duke on Monday evening.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
As a team, Utah Valley is the early leader in shots (33) while Grand Canyon holds the lead in points (17), goals (5), goals per game (2.50), assists (7), assists per game (3.50) and saves (12). California Baptist is the leader in goals allowed (0) and goals against average (0.00) and is tied with Seattle U, Dixie State and Houston Baptist for the lead in shutouts (1).
Individually, HBU's Bryant Farkarlun and SU's Declan McGlynn are tied for the lead in shots (8) while SJSU's Finlay Wood is the leader in shots per game. Following his hat trick on opening night, UTRGV's Reshaun Walkes is the leader in points (6), points per game (3.00), goals (3) and goals per game (1.50). GCU's Justin Rasmussen has the lead in assists (3) and assists per game (1.50) while SU's McGlynn is the leader in game-winning goals (2). Three players are tied for the lead in goals against average (0.00) while SU's Akili Kasim holds the lead in saves (11) and GCU's Rafael Guerrero is the leader in saves per game (8.00).
EARLY HONORS
Opening the season with a pair of wins, Grand Canyon moved up a pair of spots in the College Soccer News Top 30, coming in at 22nd. In the United Soccer Coaches Top 25, Seattle U is the first among teams receiving votes and is joined by GCU on that list.
