ARCATA – Heading south for league games, the Humboldt State men's soccer team faces Cal State San Bernardino on Friday and Cal Poly Pomona on Sunday. The first contest begins at 4:30 p.m. and the roadtrip finale gets underway at 11:30 a.m.
Humboldt State went winless last week, losing 4-3 at Saint Martin's on Monday before falling in their its two California Collegiate Athletics Association home matches. On Friday, the Jacks dropped a 1-0 double-overtime heartbreaker to Chico State ahead of a 3-1 loss to CSU Stanislaus on Sunday.
Head-to-Head
The CSU San Bernardino Coyotes (5-1-0, 1-1-0) hold a 4-1-0 all-time record against the Jacks. In their last meeting, in Redwood Bowl in 2008, HSU lost 1-0. The lone Jacks' victory came in 2006 in Arcata, a 3-2 win. … HSU trails the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos, 2-4-0 in the all-time series. The Jacks took the most recent meeting, 2-1 last season in Redwood Bowl. Humboldt State has matching 1-2-0 records at home and on the road against CCP.
Johnson's Comments
“The last week and a half we've had nothing but disappointing results. I've never had a team as talented as this one that has come out on the short end of so many games. In the last four games we haven't given up a really good goal, but we've lost each match. The difference has been our own mental and physical mistakes. We have to work through these problems in order to get the results we want." …“CSU San Bernardino will be ready to play. In part that'll be due to my past at CSUSB. They are 5-1, but I don't think they had a really difficult preseason. Their win against (CSU) Dominguez Hills was impressive, but Dominguez has had some surprising results this year. For us to play in the heat and on one of the largest fields in the conference will be a big challenge." …“Cal Poly Pomona has a new coach, so I'm not quite sure what to expect from him or his team. I will be very disappointed if we don't come away with a good result.”
Lumberjack Notes
In three of the Jacks' four losses this season the margin has been a single goal. … HSU's offense is led by junior Josh Suggs who has found the back of the net three times. Along with his one assist he leads the side with seven points. His 21 shots and nine on goal also lead the team. …Scott Mariani and senior Ben Vasser have each scored two goals. One of Mariani's was the game winner in the Jacks lone victory … Keeper Kyle Verle, a sophomore, has played every minute in goal, has a 1-4-1 record and 1.71 goals against average. … HSU has scored first in just two of its matches and was only able to make one of those leads stand up. … The Jacks have outscored opponents, 8-6 in the second half of matches, but trail, 1-4 in goals in first halves.
Opponents Notes
Cal State San Bernardino went 2-1-0 last week, defeating Concordia University 4-1 before opening conference action with a pair of road games. The Coyotes defeated CSU Dominguez Hills, 1-0 on Friday ahead of a 3-2 loss at Cal State LA. They are in third place in the CCAA South. … CSU San Bernardino is led by Albert Cabrera with four goals and three assists for 11 points and Danny Rodriguez with three goals for six points. … In net, Arath De La Rocha has a 1.33 goals against average. … The Coyotes are led by sixth-year head coach Noah Koolman. …Cal Poly Pomona (2-3-0, 0-2-0) starts the week in fifth place in the CCAA South Division. … Last week the Broncos opened conference play on the road. On Friday they fell to Cal State LA 2-1 before dropping a 1-0 decision at CSU Dominguez Hills on Sunday. … Their offensive attack is led by Tyler Reinhardt, with three goals and two assists for eight points, and Rigo Cardenas, who had two goals and three assists for seven points. … Brad Jones is the top keeper for the Broncos. He has a 0.81 goals against average for the year, but a 1.50 mark in conference matches and a 0-2-0 record in CCAA action. … CCP is led by new head coach Lance Thompson. … Before facing the Jacks, the Broncos play at Sonoma State on Friday.
