MSOC | Dons return home to take on WCC Rivals Saint Mary's - University of San Francisco Athletics

Coaches Minute ?? | HC Eddie Soto previews the Dons' @WCCsports match against Bay Area rival @SMC_MSoccer pic.twitter.com/HDJA3ki1RW
— USF Men's Soccer (@USFDonsMSoccer) October 19, 2017

Game Notes (PDF)

AT A GLANCE:

SAN FRANCISCO – After last Friday's contest with Pacific was postponed due to the fires in the North Bay, the University of San Francisco men's soccer team resumes its schedule with their second conference game of the season against Saint Mary's on Saturday.

In their last match, USF (3-8-0, 0-1-0 WCC) took a short trip to square off against another Bay Area rival, Santa Clara. The match started brightly for the Dons with an early goal by Matt Orr, but the Broncos responded with three unanswered goals, and it ended 3-1 to Santa Clara.

Leading the Dons coming into this meeting with the Gaels is senior midfielder Leon Schwarzer, who is tops in two categories on the team; points and assists. So far, Schwarzer has accumulated 13 points and five assists over the course of the season, and his assist total is tied for 53^rd in the NCAA. USF will hope the senior builds on those statistics on Saturday.

The Gael's come into this match with a record of 4-5-3, 1-1-0 WCC, and will be playing their fourth consecutive road match when they take on the Dons on Saturday. Last weekend Saint Mary's traveled to Santa Clara to take on the Broncos, and were beaten in a high scoring match, 4-2. Before the match against the Broncos, St. Mary's battled out a 1-0 win over Gonzaga in their conference play opener.

In their last home match, USF beat San José State 5-2 and the Dons will look to continue that home form and notch their first WCC win of the season when they take on the Gaels. The next home match will be on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. against Loyola Marymount.

Match #12
Saint Mary's (4-5-3) at San Francisco (3-8-0)
Saturday, Oct. 21 | 7:00 p.m. PT
Negoesco Stadium (3,000)
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QUICK HITS

As a team the Dons are second in the league in assists with 18, and tied for second in points (56).
Junior midfielder Sean Bowman is tied for second in the West Coast Conference in goals with five.
Senior midfielder Leon Schwarzer is tied for fifth in the league in goals with four.
Schwarzer is tied for second in the league in assists with five, and tied for third in the league in points (13).
Senior midfielder Aaron Lombardi and junior midfielder Santiago Digiuseppe are tied for ninth in the league in goals with three.

Note: In the wake of the California wildfires, the air quality on our main Hilltop campus has been variable over the past few days due to changing winds. In advance of the event, we encourage you to check forecasts. You may monitor air quality at our 94117 ZIP Code here.

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Players Mentioned

Sean Bowman

Santiago Digiuseppe

Noah Leong

Aaron Lombardi

Matt Orr

Leon Schwarzer

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