ARCATA – After falling twice last week to Sonoma State, the Humboldt State men's soccer team (3-10-3, 3-9-2 CCAA) wraps up the 2010 season this week with a pair of road matches. Friday finds the Jacks in Seaside to face the Otters of Cal State Monterey Bay. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. Then on Sunday the San Francisco State Gators will host HSU in an 11:30 a.m. start.
Last Friday HSU soccer opened its new home, College Creek Soccer Field, and honored four seniors who played in their final home match. Humboldt State lost to Sonoma State 0-4. On Sunday the two sides reconvened in Santa Rosa to finish the home-and-home series. The Seawolves took that game 3-0.
Head-to-Head
Against Cal State Monterey Bay, the Lumberjacks lead in the all-time series 5-3-2. Earlier this year HSU defeated the Otters 2-1 in Redwood Bowl. Quintin Aguilar scored the game winner, his first collegiate goal. … Humboldt State's record against San Francisco State is 30-24-7. The last meeting was in early October in Redwood Bowl. The Gators defeated Humboldt State 2-1 on a goal in the fourth minute of overtime. Prior to that win in Arcata, SFSU had lost six of seven matches dating back to 2000 as the visitor in the series. Long time rivals, the two schools first met in HSU's inaugural season of 1971. That match ended in a 1-1 tie.
Johnson's Comments
“We hope to finish the season on a high note and use it a springboard for the spring and next fall.” … “We never know what team will show up for us. It was an embarrassing Senior Day performance. (Sonoma State) is well established and I knew we would have to have a few things go our way to get a win, but to open a new field in that fashion was very disappointing. Then on Sunday we went there and played much better than the score indicated. It was a very close game with both sides having dangerous chances. Unfortunately, they were able to capitalize we were not.” … “If we can play the way we did on Sunday I like our chances this week, but we never know who is going to show up for us. San Francisco (State) is having a better year than anyone would have expected. They have some quality players, but it all comes down to us and how we perform. Injuries are still a factor for us, but everyone has to deal with those. Monterey Bay is a tough place to play. Typically the weather is colder and windier there than anyplace else in the conference. They have a number of good players as well and are struggling just like we are.”
Lumberjack Notes
HSU is 3-10-3 overall and 3-9-2 in CCAA play - 5th in the North Division. … Senior Josh Suggs leads the Jacks attack with five goals and an assist on 65 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 15 matches, is 3-9-3 while playing just over 1,427 minutes. He has made 66 saves on the 9 shots that have been on frame. His goals against average (gaa) is 1.51 and save percentage .733. … Among CCAA athletes Suggs ranks third in shots (65) and shots per game (4.06). His five goals is tied for ninth in the conference. Verle's save percentage (.733) ranks 10th in the CCAA and his 66 total saves are good for third. He is tied for eighth with three shutouts.
Opponents Notes
Cal State Monterey Bay (1-11-2, 1-10-2 CCAA – 6th place North Division) lost at Cal State Stanislaus 1-3 last Friday and 1-3 at Chico State on Monday. Beau Villanueva (2 g, 1 a, 5 pts) tops the Otters attack. Sam Campanelli has played every minute in goal. He has made 71 saves on 101 shots. His gaa is 2.23, save percentage is .703 and he has a 1-11-2 record. Artie Cairel, in his ninth season, leads the Otters. … The San Francisco State Gators (7-8-1, 5-8-1 CCAA – 4th place North Division), last week, dropped a pair of road matches, a 0-1 at Chico State and 0-3 at Cal State Stanislaus. Edgar Villagrana(5 g, 1 a, 11 pts, 1 gwg) leads the Gators' offense. Sasha Chalak (4 g, 2 a, 10 pts, 1 gwg) and Antonio Ugarte (3 g, 2 a, 8 pts, 2 gwg) also contribute. Michael McNeill, the SFSU keeper with the majority of minutes played, has made 54 saves on 72 shots for a gaa of 1.21, a save percentage of .750 and a record to 6-7-1. San Francisco State is led by 14th year head coach Joe Hunter.
