ARCATA, Calif. – After a disappointing road trip to Washington in which they went 0-2-1, the Humboldt State men's soccer team is back in the friendly confines of Redwood Bowl to open 2009 California Collegiate Athletics Association action with a pair of matches.
This Week: Fri. 9/11 Chico State Arcata, Calif. 4:30 p.m.
Sun. 9/13 CSU Stanislaus Arcata, Calif. 11:30 a.m.
Head-to-Head
Chico State holds a 38-13-6 all-time record against the Jacks. In their last meeting, in Redwood Bowl in 2008, HSU lost 1-0. This will be the second straight year that HSU and Chico State will open their conference schedule against each other. … HSU leads the Cal State Stanislaus Warriors 26-16-1 in the all-time series. CSUS took the last meeting, 2-0 in last year in Arcata.
Johnson's Comments
“Obviously we are not happy with the results last week. The goals we gave up in the Western Washington and Saint Martin's matches were all the direct result of mental and physical mistakes on our part. We need to get more focused and organized on defense, both individually and as a team and we need to come out prepared to play at a high level from minute one.” … “Chico will be good. I know (head coach) Felipe (Restrepo) and I know he will have his team organized and disciplined. This match will be a tough test.” …“As with the women's team, we are not exactly sure what Stanislaus will bring to the table. Traditionally they have a been a team that is very direct and come right at you. If that is still the case I feel that tactically we should match-up well with them.”
Lumberjack Notes
Since 1982, the Jacks are 15-10-1 in conference openers and 8-6-1 when the opener is in Arcata. … HSU's offense is led by a trio of players, juniors Josh Suggs and Scott Mariani, and senior Ben Vasser, each of whom has scored two goals. … Suggs and Mariani have each added an assist to lead the side with five points … Keeper Kyle Verle, a sophomore, has played all 380 minutes in goal, has a 1-2-1 record and 1.66 goals against average. … Suggs leads the team with 16 total shots and has led the team in that category in three of the Jacks' four games.
Chico State Notes
The Wildcats return eight starters off a team that went 13-5-1 overall and 9-5-0 in conference, good for second place in the CCAA North. … Chico, ranked No. 3 in the West Region, enters the contest with a 3-1-0 overall record after going 1-1 over the weekend. The Wildcats fell to Seattle Pacific, 1-0 on Saturday before defeating Western Washington, 3-2 on Monday. … Chico State is led by senior Evan Armstrong and junior Kevin Gibson, both of whom have two goals. … In net, senior Michael Keohane has a 3-1-0 record with one shutout. … The Wildcats are led by second year head coach Felipe Restrepo, whose career record is 13-5-1. … Chico State and HSU have three common opponents so far this year – Seattle Pacific, Western Washington and Saint Martin's. The Jacks' record against these three is 0-2-1 while the Wildcats are 2-1-0.
CSU Stanislaus Notes
The Warriors start the week with a 3-0-0 record. Last Thursday they defeated George Fox 4-0 and on Sunday downed Menlo College 1-0. … They are led by junior Victor Regalado's four goals, three of which have been game-winners. … CSUS has split time evenly, 135 minutes each, among two keepers, Javier Rosales, a sophomore, and freshman Steven Waite. … Rosales has made all the starts and has a 1-0-0 record while Waite's record is 2-0-0 and he has played the second halves of each match. … The Warriors are led by new head coach Dana Taylor. … Taylor spent the last 10 seasons at Oregon State where his teams had an overall record of 79-98-14. … Before facing the Jacks, the Warriors play at Sonoma State on Friday.
