Saturday, October 10
San Jose, CA
8:00 PM MT
Air Force Academy
at
San Jose State
Photo by: Trevor Cokley
Falcon Men's Soccer Takes the Fight to San Jose State
10/9/2026 10:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
MATCH 11
Air Force (2-4-4, 1-1-1 MW) at San Jose State (3-6-2, 0-2-1)
7pm PT, Saturday, October 9
Mountain West Conference
Spartan Soccer Complex, San Jose, Calif.
Air Force opens a two-game road stint at San Jose on Saturday, October 10. Action at Spartan Soccer Complex is scheduled for a 7pm PT start. The Falcons aim to make good on last season's two-nil loss to the Spartans in the 2025 conference finale.
The match with the Spartans will be the 47th meeting between the teams, marking one of Air Force's longest running series. SJSU leads the all-time series, 26-14-7, winning the last three meetings. AF's last positive result against San Jose State was a draw at one in 2022. The last time the Falcons beat the Spartans was in 2021 at USAFA, 2-0.
A LOOK AT THE SPARTANS
SJSU will take the pitch under the command of interim head coach Jesus Sanchez who enters his ninth season with the Spartans, joining as an assistant coach in 2018 before being named Associate Head Coach in 2024. "Chuy" Sanchez has helped lead the Spartans to an appearance in the WAC Tournament in every season since he joined the coaching staff.
The Spartan's Amir Anwary leads the offense with four goals while Neo Ruiz has two to his credit. Jordi Tortell Daly leads the conference with four assists while teammate Cameron Cook has three helps to his credit. In goal, Ronin Axelson 1.73 GAA and .716 save percentage. He leads the MW with 4.36 saves per game.
MW STANDINGS
After the third week of MW play, Air Force is tied with UC Davis for third in the conference with four points while Grand Canyon remains undefeated with nine points. UNLV, coming fresh off a win over the Falcons, is now second place with six points. San Jose State and Utah Tech remain winless with 0-2-1 marks in the MW. GCU has lost the last five meetings against AF and hasn't beaten the Falcons since 2020.
TRENDING NORTH
The Falcons' six positive results this season marks the best record since the 2022 season. Air Force's three goals against UTRGV are the most since goals since playing the Vaqueros to a 3-3 tie in 2023. AF's 11 goals so far this season is one shy of last year's total goals and equals the final goal count of the 2024 season. For the first time since 2023, four Falcons have multiple goals.
STACKING UP
AF freshman goalie Hunter Anderson is second in the MW in saves per game (3.80) and save percentage (.717). Despite giving up five goals against UNLV, his GAA floats at 1.52 for third best mark in the conference. His 38 saves this season is third most in the MW.
UP NEXT
Air Force is taking the fight to MW frontrunner Grand Canyon for a midweek matchup in Phoenix on Wednesday, October 14. Action at GCU Stadium is slated for 7pm MT. The Lopes remain undefeated headed into the fourth week of conference play.
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force fell to Mountain West rival UNLV, 5-1, Sunday afternoon (Oct. 4) at Cadet Soccer Stadium. The Rebels' five goals marked a season high for UNLV. The Falcons denied the clean sheet with a goal from Sean Odle via assist from Donovan Corbett in the 66th minute. It was the final strike of the match. Despite the scoring disparity, UNLV outshot Air Force, 9-8, and both teams put five shots on goal. Tucker Kern and Quinn Muderlak led AF with two shots apiece.
FOLLOW ALONG
Catch all the action on the pitch on MW+, the official streaming destination for Mountain West men's soccer. Stream every match live all season long on the web, the MW+ mobile app for iPhone and Android, or your connected TV, including Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku. Subscribe today at watch.themw.com.
Air Force (2-4-4, 1-1-1 MW) at San Jose State (3-6-2, 0-2-1)
7pm PT, Saturday, October 9
Mountain West Conference
Spartan Soccer Complex, San Jose, Calif.
Air Force opens a two-game road stint at San Jose on Saturday, October 10. Action at Spartan Soccer Complex is scheduled for a 7pm PT start. The Falcons aim to make good on last season's two-nil loss to the Spartans in the 2025 conference finale.
The match with the Spartans will be the 47th meeting between the teams, marking one of Air Force's longest running series. SJSU leads the all-time series, 26-14-7, winning the last three meetings. AF's last positive result against San Jose State was a draw at one in 2022. The last time the Falcons beat the Spartans was in 2021 at USAFA, 2-0.
A LOOK AT THE SPARTANS
SJSU will take the pitch under the command of interim head coach Jesus Sanchez who enters his ninth season with the Spartans, joining as an assistant coach in 2018 before being named Associate Head Coach in 2024. "Chuy" Sanchez has helped lead the Spartans to an appearance in the WAC Tournament in every season since he joined the coaching staff.
The Spartan's Amir Anwary leads the offense with four goals while Neo Ruiz has two to his credit. Jordi Tortell Daly leads the conference with four assists while teammate Cameron Cook has three helps to his credit. In goal, Ronin Axelson 1.73 GAA and .716 save percentage. He leads the MW with 4.36 saves per game.
MW STANDINGS
After the third week of MW play, Air Force is tied with UC Davis for third in the conference with four points while Grand Canyon remains undefeated with nine points. UNLV, coming fresh off a win over the Falcons, is now second place with six points. San Jose State and Utah Tech remain winless with 0-2-1 marks in the MW. GCU has lost the last five meetings against AF and hasn't beaten the Falcons since 2020.
TRENDING NORTH
The Falcons' six positive results this season marks the best record since the 2022 season. Air Force's three goals against UTRGV are the most since goals since playing the Vaqueros to a 3-3 tie in 2023. AF's 11 goals so far this season is one shy of last year's total goals and equals the final goal count of the 2024 season. For the first time since 2023, four Falcons have multiple goals.
STACKING UP
AF freshman goalie Hunter Anderson is second in the MW in saves per game (3.80) and save percentage (.717). Despite giving up five goals against UNLV, his GAA floats at 1.52 for third best mark in the conference. His 38 saves this season is third most in the MW.
UP NEXT
Air Force is taking the fight to MW frontrunner Grand Canyon for a midweek matchup in Phoenix on Wednesday, October 14. Action at GCU Stadium is slated for 7pm MT. The Lopes remain undefeated headed into the fourth week of conference play.
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force fell to Mountain West rival UNLV, 5-1, Sunday afternoon (Oct. 4) at Cadet Soccer Stadium. The Rebels' five goals marked a season high for UNLV. The Falcons denied the clean sheet with a goal from Sean Odle via assist from Donovan Corbett in the 66th minute. It was the final strike of the match. Despite the scoring disparity, UNLV outshot Air Force, 9-8, and both teams put five shots on goal. Tucker Kern and Quinn Muderlak led AF with two shots apiece.
FOLLOW ALONG
Catch all the action on the pitch on MW+, the official streaming destination for Mountain West men's soccer. Stream every match live all season long on the web, the MW+ mobile app for iPhone and Android, or your connected TV, including Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku. Subscribe today at watch.themw.com.
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