BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – After picking up a huge 2-1 Western Athletic Conference win against UNLV, the University of the Incarnate Word men's soccer team will travel out west for a pair of conference games against CSU Bakersfield and San Jose State on Friday at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 4:30 p.m. respectively.
OPENING KICK
The Cardinals (3-5-2, 1-1-1 WAC) opened WAC play with a 4-2 loss to Air Force at home, but then tied 1-1 against UMKC and beat UNLV 2-1. All three games were at home, but now UIW will play five of their last seven games on the road.
SCOUTING THE ROADRUNNERS
2016: 3-9-0, 1-3 WAC
Last Game: W, 2-1 vs San Jose State
Head Coach: Richie Grant
Key Offensive Players:
#21 Julian Zamora, 4 goals, 1 assist, 21 shots
#9 Hugo Vinales, 3 goals, 2 assists, 20 shots
#4 Jamie Carey-Morrell, 2 goals, 3 assists, 17 shots
#11 Louis Lapouge, 1 goal, 1 assist, 12 shots
Goalkeeper:
#1 Nicolas Clever, 11 games, 20 goals allowed, 56 saves,
Summary:
The Roadrunners lost four straight games before beating San Jose State 2-1 last Saturday. They are averaging a goal per game and 9.3 shots per game. They have given up 23 goals, including 12 in the second half.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
2016: 1-10-2, 0-3-1 WAC
Last Game: L, 2-1 at CSU Bakersfield
Head Coach: Simon Tobin
Key Offensive Players:
#5 Leonardo Silva, 2 goals, 1 assist, 19 shots
#10 Jonathan Colunga, 1 goal, 2 assist, 17 shots
#23 Jeremy Romero, 2 goals, 22 shots,
#13 Andrew Mendoza, 2 goals, 10 shots, 1 game winner
Goalkeeper:
#1 Nedin Tucakovic, 13 games, 27 goals allowed, 68 saves
Summary:
The Spartans' only win this season came over a month ago when they beat Pacific 3-2 on Oct. 28. They are averaging 0.92 goals per game despite being ranked third in the conference in shots per game, 11.8, and are giving up 2.08 goals per game. They are ranked first with 70 saves on the year.
THE CARDINAL FILE
2016: 3-5-1, 1-1-1 WAC
Last Game: W, 2-1 vs. UNLV
Head Coach: Vince Martinez
Key Offensive Players:
#19
Daniel Nevarez, 2 goals, 2 assists, 11 shots
#11
O'Neal Moore, 2 goals, 1 assist, 11 shots
#9
Ben Conway, 2 goal, 3 assists, 31 shots
#17
Ryan Osborne, 2 goals, 1 assist, 9 shots
Goalkeeper:
#0
Jorge Guzman, 8 games, 12 goals allowed, 26 saves
Summary:
The Cardinals struggled offensively in the beginning of the season, but are now averaging 1.3 goals per game. Their 13.9 shots per game rank fifth in the conference.
Ryan Osborne and
Ronan Fournier both scored in their 2-1 win and Osborn has now scored two goals in his last two games and has collected at least point in his last three.
SERIES HISTORY
UIW and CSU Bakersfield have played each other three times, and the Cardinals have won all three, with the last one being last year when UIW won 3-2 at Benson Stadium.
The Cardinals have played San Jose State twice and the series is tied 1-1. UIW won in 2014 1-0 in San Jose, and lost 2-1 in 2015 at home.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals have a pair of WAC games the following weekend; they will host Seattle U on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. and then will go on the road to battle Grand Canyon on Oct. 23 at 9 p.m.
STAY TUNED
The Cardinals will go on the road for two more WAC games against UTRGV and Houston Baptist on Oct. 27 and 30, respectively.
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