Sunday, October 20
USAFA, CO
1:00 PM MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Utah Valley
Men's Soccer Hosts Utah Valley in Sunday WAC Matchup
10/19/2024 10:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
GAME 13
Air Force (1-10-1, 1-3) vs. Utah Valley (5-5-3, 0-3-1)
1 p.m. MT, Sunday, October 20
Cadet Soccer Stadium, USAF Academy, Colo.
Air Force returns to the Academy for the first of a three-match home stint from October 20-27. The Falcons welcome in Utah Valley in the only match of the weekend, Sunday, October 20. Action is slated for 1 p.m. on Sunday.
THE SERIES
Utah Valley holds the advantage in one of the Falcons' toughest rivalries to date, 7-1-2. Air Force claimed its first and only win over UVU in the 2022 season where AF downed the Wolverines, 3-1, at USAFA. Utah Valley won last season's meeting, 2-0, in Orem, Utah.
UP NEXT
Next week, AF hosts Utah Tech and UNLV on October 24 and 27, respectively. Action at Cadet Soccer Stadium is slated for 6 p.m. and 3 p.m. respectively. Sunday's match will serve as Senior Day for the Falcons' class of 2025.
AROUND THE WAC
SEATTLE U REMAINS UNBEATEN, LEADS COMPETITIVE WAC TABLE
The top three teams in the WAC standings carried unbeaten records through the second full weekend of conference play, with Seattle U atop the table with 10 points at 3-0-1 in league matches. San Diego State checked in second with nine points at a perfect 3-0, and San José State slotted in third with eight points at 2-0-2 as of Oct. 16.
SOLID RETURN TO THE WAC FOR SDSU THUS FAR
Two weeks into its official return WAC matches in men's soccer, San Diego State remains the only conference team with an unblemished league record at 3-0. The Aztecs shut out UNLV and Utah Tech on the road by matching 1-0 scores before downing two-time defending WAC champion California Baptist 2-1 on Oct. 12.
UTAH TECH'S SHORT ENJOYS STELLAR WEEK IN NET
Utah Tech goalkeeper Stockton Short was terrific in a 0-1-1 week in which he led the conference with 16 saves and ranked second in goals against average (0.50) and save percentage (.941). Short was credited with five saves, including four stops in the second half, of a 0-0 draw at San Jose State on Oct. 10. At Seattle U on Oct. 13, Short set a Division I era Utah Tech program record with 11 saves (nine in the second half alone) after allowing a penalty kick goal in the third minute of a 1-0 defeat against the first place Redhawks.
SEATTLE U REMAINS THE TOP RANKED WAC TEAM IN LATEST NCAA RPI
As of the latest NCAA RPI update on Oct. 14, San Diego State was the top team from the WAC with an adjusted RPI ranking of 58. Other top 100 WAC teams in the more recent NCAA RPI were Seattle U (80), Grand Canyon (82) and UNLV (100).
THE CLASH OF THE UNBEATENS IN WEEK THREE
Seattle U and San Diego State will put unbeaten conference records on the line in a WAC clash on Oct. 17 in San Diego. After San José State plays a challenging league tilt at California Baptist on Oct. 17, the Spartans travel to San Diego State to face the Aztecs on Oct. 20.
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force split the weekend with its first win of the season, downing Grand Canyon, 2-1, but falling to UTRGV, 5-1. Sean Flynn, Ryan Daunt, and Carter Rizzo each tallied a goal.
Air Force (1-10-1, 1-3) vs. Utah Valley (5-5-3, 0-3-1)
1 p.m. MT, Sunday, October 20
Cadet Soccer Stadium, USAF Academy, Colo.
Air Force returns to the Academy for the first of a three-match home stint from October 20-27. The Falcons welcome in Utah Valley in the only match of the weekend, Sunday, October 20. Action is slated for 1 p.m. on Sunday.
THE SERIES
Utah Valley holds the advantage in one of the Falcons' toughest rivalries to date, 7-1-2. Air Force claimed its first and only win over UVU in the 2022 season where AF downed the Wolverines, 3-1, at USAFA. Utah Valley won last season's meeting, 2-0, in Orem, Utah.
UP NEXT
Next week, AF hosts Utah Tech and UNLV on October 24 and 27, respectively. Action at Cadet Soccer Stadium is slated for 6 p.m. and 3 p.m. respectively. Sunday's match will serve as Senior Day for the Falcons' class of 2025.
AROUND THE WAC
SEATTLE U REMAINS UNBEATEN, LEADS COMPETITIVE WAC TABLE
The top three teams in the WAC standings carried unbeaten records through the second full weekend of conference play, with Seattle U atop the table with 10 points at 3-0-1 in league matches. San Diego State checked in second with nine points at a perfect 3-0, and San José State slotted in third with eight points at 2-0-2 as of Oct. 16.
SOLID RETURN TO THE WAC FOR SDSU THUS FAR
Two weeks into its official return WAC matches in men's soccer, San Diego State remains the only conference team with an unblemished league record at 3-0. The Aztecs shut out UNLV and Utah Tech on the road by matching 1-0 scores before downing two-time defending WAC champion California Baptist 2-1 on Oct. 12.
UTAH TECH'S SHORT ENJOYS STELLAR WEEK IN NET
Utah Tech goalkeeper Stockton Short was terrific in a 0-1-1 week in which he led the conference with 16 saves and ranked second in goals against average (0.50) and save percentage (.941). Short was credited with five saves, including four stops in the second half, of a 0-0 draw at San Jose State on Oct. 10. At Seattle U on Oct. 13, Short set a Division I era Utah Tech program record with 11 saves (nine in the second half alone) after allowing a penalty kick goal in the third minute of a 1-0 defeat against the first place Redhawks.
SEATTLE U REMAINS THE TOP RANKED WAC TEAM IN LATEST NCAA RPI
As of the latest NCAA RPI update on Oct. 14, San Diego State was the top team from the WAC with an adjusted RPI ranking of 58. Other top 100 WAC teams in the more recent NCAA RPI were Seattle U (80), Grand Canyon (82) and UNLV (100).
THE CLASH OF THE UNBEATENS IN WEEK THREE
Seattle U and San Diego State will put unbeaten conference records on the line in a WAC clash on Oct. 17 in San Diego. After San José State plays a challenging league tilt at California Baptist on Oct. 17, the Spartans travel to San Diego State to face the Aztecs on Oct. 20.
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force split the weekend with its first win of the season, downing Grand Canyon, 2-1, but falling to UTRGV, 5-1. Sean Flynn, Ryan Daunt, and Carter Rizzo each tallied a goal.
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