ARCATA – After splitting two matches last week, the Humboldt State men's soccer team (3-8-3, 3-7-2 CCAA) returns to northern California for its final 2010 home game this week. Friday is Senior Day and the Jacks will be honoring four athletes - Josh Suggs, Tim Haden, Scott Mariani and Brandon Perrier - who will be participating in their last home match.
HSU will also be opening its new soccer facility on the corner of 14th Street and LK Wood Boulevard. With the new facility a new start time has been announced. The men's game will begin at approximately 3 p.m. following Senior Day activities. The two teams will reconvene in Rohnert Park for the second half of this home-and-home series.
Last week HSU traveled to the Los Angeles area. They lost 0-2 on Friday at Cal State Dominguez Hills ahead of a 1-0 win against Cal State Los Angeles.
Live Stats
All Lumberjack home soccer matches can be tracked online by using the Live Stats feature on hsujacks.com. Real time statistics and other information are featured on the game viewer. The feature can be found at: http://www.sidearmstats.com/humboldt/msoc/.
Head-to-Head
Against Sonoma State, the Lumberjacks trail in the all-time series 17-25-7. The teams split last years home-and-home series to end the season. As members of the CCAA, SSU has not lost to the Jacks posting a 4-0-3 record. HSU last beat the Seawolves in 1996. The match was a 4-1 result, played in Arcata. HSU has not beaten Sonoma State in its last 16 attempts.
Johnson's Comments
“This will be a very tough match. They are a rival and we expect them to come out and play very hard. They will be very organized. Defensively they have gone through a lot of changes, but offensively they will still be very dangerous. They have had a number of high-scoring close games. They can be scored upon, but can also score themselves.” … “We need to make sure we play well defensively and we will need another big game from (HSU keeper) Kyle (Verle). It will also be interesting to see how we perform on the new field. From a possession standpoint, it should be a benefit for us. We will have more room to operate in and that should help us on some of our runs.”
Lumberjack Notes
HSU is 3-8-3 overall and 3-7-2 in CCAA play - 5th in the North Division. … Senior Josh Suggs leads the Jacks attack with five goals and an assist on 62 shots. His 19 career goals have him tied with Lalo Serrano in seventh place on the program's career goal scoring list. Tim Haden, a senior defender, is the Jacks second leading scorer with two goals and four points. Senior Ray Lind and freshman Quintin Aguilar have game-winning goals, a 3-2 win over Cal Poly Pomona and 2-1 result over Cal State Monterey Bay, respectively. … Keeper Kyle Verle, who has started 13 matches, is 3-7-3 while playing just over 1,247 minutes. He has made 55 saves on the 72 shots that have been on frame. His goals against average (gaa) is 1.23 and save percentage .764. … Among CCAA athletes Suggs ranks second in shots (62) and shots per game (4.43). His five goals is tied for fifth in the conference. Verle's save percentage (.764) ranks 10th in the CCAA and his 55 total saves are good for third. He is tied for seventh with three shutouts.
Opponents Notes
The Sonoma State Seawolves (8-5-1, 6-5-1 CCAA – 3rd place North Division) tied Cal State Los Angeles 1-1 and lost to Cal State Dominguez Hills 0-3 last week. Both games were played in the Los Angeles area. Trevor Hurst (8 g, 4 a, 20 pts, 2 gwg) leads the Seawolves' offense. Taylor Varnadore (6 g, 3 a, 15 pts, 2 gwg) and Cam Vickers (2 g, 8 a, 12 pts) also contribute. Juan Sosa, the SSU keeper who has played every minute this season, has made 33 saves on 56 shots for a gaa of 1.62 and a save percentage of .589. His record is 8-5-1. Marcus Ziemer, in his 20th season, leads the Seawolves.
