COMING UP:San Francisco Dons (2-8-0, 0-0-0) at No. 21 New Mexico (5-2-1)
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 6 p.m. | UNM Soccer Complex (6,200)
Series Record: Tied, 3-3-0
Last Meeting: USF won, 1-0; Sept. 5, 2009 at UNM
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Dons (2-8-0) travel to Albuquerque on Wednesday to meet the 21st-ranked New Mexico Lobos (5-2-1) with kickoff slated for 6 p.m. Pacific time. This will conclude nonconference play for the Dons, who will then open up West Coast Conference action on Sunday, Oct. 11 at Santa Clara. LAST TIME OUT: The Dons are coming off consecutive losses this past week - a 2-1 overtime defeat at home against CSU Bakersfield this past Thursday, followed by a 3-1 loss at UC Davis on Sunday. Against the CSUB Roadrunners, Sean Bowman gave the Dons a lead right before halftime with a goal in the 44th minute where he rebounded a blocked shot from Kevin De La Torre and punched it in from about 10 yards out in traffic. However, CSUB's Julian Zamora converted a penalty kick in the 61st minute that was the result of an inadvertent hand ball by USF in the box, helping CSUB tie the match at 1-1. Then, early in the first overtime period, CSUB's Christian Duarte scored the golden goal game winner in the 92nd minute. Then, at UC Davis, USF fell behind 1-0 when the Aggies scored in the 26th minute. However, Bryce Kaminski netted his first goal of the season off an assist from Manny Padilla that setup Kaminski with a one-on-one with the keeper, which he converted to tie the match at 1-1 in the 30th minute. However, an evenly-matched first half gave way to a second half dominated by UC Davis where the Aggies added two more goals and outshot the Dons by a 17-1 margin. NOTES AND TIDBITS• Wednesday's match at No. 21 New Mexico will be the Dons' third against a ranked team this season• Bryce Kaminski netted his first goal of the season and second of his career in Sunday's 3-1 loss at UC Davis; Kaminski becomes the seventh Don to score this year• After his goal against CSU Bakersfield this past Thursday, Sean Bowman joins Davi Ramos, Aaron Lombardi and David Garrett as the Dons with multiple goals this season; each player has two• Their match against CSU Bakersfield was the Dons' first overtime contest of the season• Andre Glasnovic recorded seven saves in Sunday's 3-1 loss at UC Davis, his second-highest total of the season• Andre Glasnovic's nine saves at Stanford (Sept. 18) were the most for a USF goalkeeper since Chase Hauser saved 10 against San Diego on Nov. 9, 2014• Andre Glasnovic is the first freshman to start in goal for the Dons since Brendan Roslund in 2009Â
IN BRIEF: NEW MEXICO (5-2-1)
The Lobos have wins or ties over four ranked teams so far this year: 2-2 tie vs. No. 19 San Diego (Sept. 4); 2-1 win over No. 13 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 6); 2-1 win over No. 19 Loyola Marymount (Sept. 13); 2-1 win over No. 21 American (Sept. 20)...Chris Wehan leads the team with seven goals...the Lobos have not scored a goal yet in the first half, but are outscoring opponents 11-3 from the second half on...UNM averages over 2,000 in attendance at home matches.
USF VS. CONFERENCE USA
The New Mexico Lobos play in Conference USA for men's soccer, but in the Mountain West for most of their other sports. The Dons haven't played an opponent from the current Conference USA membership since posting a 3-0 win over Florida International back on Sept. 25, 2005.
FIRST OF MANY
Freshmen Sean Bowman and Santiago Digiuseppe each recorded their first-career goals over the Dons' home-opening weekend Sept. 4-6. Bowman scored what would end up being the game winner in the 15th minute against Canisius, while Digiuseppe tallied his score in the 69th minute in the win over La Salle.
OPEN UP THE FLOOD GATES
The Dons' five goals scored against La Salle on Sept. 6 were the most USF has scored in a single match since a 6-0 win over Sacramento State on Oct. 3, 2003. Aaron Lombardi scored a pair of goals to notch his second-career multi-goal performance (Oct. 19, 2014 vs. Gonzaga), while Davi Ramos enjoyed his first-career multi-goal match with his two goals on the day.
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