The University of San Francisco women's soccer team, fresh of a 2-2 draw against Oregon, is back in action tomorrow night when they travel to San Jose to take on San Jose State. Thursday's match is slated for a 7:00 p.m. kick off and will be streamed live via the Mountain West Network, there will also be live stats which can be accessed at the women's soccer schedule page.
 
GAME 2 INFORMATION

Date/Time: Aug. 26 – 7:00 p.m.
Opponent: San Jose State (0-0-1, 0-0-0 Mountain West)
Site: Spartan Soccer Complex (San Jose, Calif.)
Audio: None
Video: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
 
 
LAST TIME OUT:

• The Dons opened the 2021 campaign with a hard fought 2-2 draw against visiting Oregon on Sunday. USF got a brace from second-year freshman defender Kenna Roth who scored on a PK in the opening half and a beautiful one touch volley in early in the second half.
• Oregon opened the contest with a goal early and struck late to get level in the 69^th minute. In the second half and overtime, USF's defense did a tremendous job keeping the Ducks from adding another goal. USF's defense, faced 16 shots after the intermission, five in the first and second overtime.

 
DONS AT A GLANCE:

• Following the 2-2 against the Ducks, USF moves to 52-7-6 in the Jim Millinder era when scoring two or more goals in a contest. Last season, USF went 2-1-0 in matches in which they scored two or more times.
• In the Millinder era, the Dons are now 5-2-3 in season openers following the 2-2 tie with the Ducks. In the previous nine seasons under Millinder, the Dons have gone 6-1-2 in their second game of the season. The one loss coming at the hands of Texas Tech in 2017 in Albuquerque.
• Redshirt junior keeper Molly Eby finished Sunday's contest with six saves, the six saves gives her 103 for her career.
• With her two goals scored, Kenna Roth becomes the first Don to score two goals in a game since Marissa Vasquez did it against LMU in Los Angeles on April 10^th last season. Roth also joins Vasquez as the last player to score a brace with her first two collegiate goals. Prior to the two goals scored by Roth, the last player to score two or more on the opening day of the season was Samantha Jehnings who scored a pair in a 2-0 win over Drake on Aug. 17, 2018.

 
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• SJSU enters Thursday's match with an 0-0-1 record after falling to No. 2 Santa Clara 3-0 at Santa Clara. In that contest, Spartan's freshman keepers Autumn Monty Shayla Sugai tallied 10 saves against the Broncos.
• San Jose State does boast a wealth of returners, 19 letter winners – including 10 starters are back from last year's team that went 2-7-1. The Spartans also have added nine newcomers, eight of which saw time against the Broncos.
• This is year number eight for SJSU head coach Lauren Hanson. The Spartans are 58-52-24 under Hanson following the 3-0 loss to the Broncos.

 
SERIES HISTORY:

• The Dons own a 12-2-3 advantage in the series against the Spartans. USF is riding a 10-match unbeaten streak against the Spartans. The last loss against San Jose State came on Sep. 1, 1999 with the Dons falling 3-1 at San Jose State. On the road the Dons are 3-2-2. Last time these two teams faced came on Sep. 15, 2015 with the Dons winning 3-1.

 
TALE OF THE TAPE:
 

San Jose State		San Francisco
0	Total Goals	2
0.00	Goals Per Game	2.00
3.00	Goals Against Average	1.64
0	Total Assists	0
0.0	Assists Per Game	0.00
4.0	Shots Per Game	15.0
.750	Shots on Goal Percentage	.400
10	Total Saves	6
.769	Save Percentage	.750
0-0	Penalty Kicks	1-1

 
 
FOLLOW US:
For updates and more information on the USF women's soccer program, be sure to follow @USFDonsWSoccer on Twitter, @USFDonsWSoccer on Instagram and @USFDonsWSOC on Facebook.