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     ARCATA, Calif. - Humboldt State men's soccer looks to continue its best California Collegiate Athletic Association start and best season beginning in two decades. For the first time since joining the CCAA eight years ago, the Lumberjacks sit atop the standings with a 4-0 mark after two weeks of matches.

     HSU is set to keep its run going strong by hosting rival Chico State at College Creek Field Friday afternoon in a 3 p.m. match, before it faces Cal State San Bernardino at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

PAIR OF CCAA SWEEPS

     After sweeping their first CCAA road pair of matches, the Jacks duplicated the feat last weekend.

     HSU shutout Cal State Stanislaus on the road and it came home to record a 3-2 double overtime victory over San Francisco State.

     HSU now sits atop the CCAA standings with No. 10 Cal Poly Pomona with perfect 4-0 records.

AIM FOR MOST CCAA VICTORIES IN FOUR SEASONS

     Over the first two league weekends, the Jacks have four conference wins. The CCAA win total ties HSU's last three full season totals – 2013 (4-11-1), 2011 (4-12) and 2010 (4-10-2).

     With a win this weekend, HSU ties its most CCAA victories since the 2009 season (5-8-3).

BECOMING MASTERS OF EXTRA TIME

     The mark of a good team is finding a way to win. HSU has found a way to win in eight of its first 10 matches of the season.

     The Jacks have been masters of extra time their four overtime matches. HSU produced a 3-0-1 record in those overtime games. It played to a double overtime, 1-1, deadlock with BYU-Hawai'i, before claiming CCAA victories at Cal State East Bay (1-0 OT), at Sonoma State (3-2 OT) and against San Francisco State (3-2 2OT).
 

TORRES SAVES JACKS IN TURLOCK

     Goalie Javier Torres showed his ability with three match-saving stops last Friday at Cal State Stanislaus. The senior stopped a pair of first half Warriors' attacks including one four seconds before the end of the first half. Torres also deflected one save over the goal on a shot to maintain the shutout, 1-0.

PITTS ADD ANOTHER GOAL

     Fresh off his first collegiate hat trick the previous match, Chuck Pitts added his second game-winning score in a row with the lone goal in HSU's 1-0 win over Cal State Stanislaus.

     Pitts shares the HSU lead and stands second in the CCAA in both goals (6) and points (15). The junior also rates third in conference for shots (27), fourth in shots on goal (14) and 10th in assists (three).

MURAO BLASTS GAME-WINNER

     After helping the HSU defense shutout Cal State Stanislaus, Kenji Murao ended double overtime at 107:53 with a booming 35-yard boot into the right side of the goal to propel HSU past San Francisco State, 3-2, last Sunday. It was Murao's first goal of the season.

HSU TEAM CCAA RANKS:

1st in GFA: 2.2

6th in GAA: 0.86

OTHER JACKS AMONG CCAA LEADERS:

Braxton Griffin:   + 1st in GW goals (4); 2nd in G (6) & Points (15); 5th in SOG (13); 10th in assists (3)

Javier Torres: 2nd in saves (37); 5th in GAA (0.86)

Connor Wilkinson: 6th in assists (4)

Alan Castillo: 7th in goals (4)

Sam Wahl: 10th in assists (3)
 

SCOUTING THIS WEEK'S LUMBERJACK OPPONENTS:

Chico State (5-4-1 / 0-4 CCAA)

     • CSUC lead series 44-14-6

     • Wildcats have won the last five meetings

     • CSUS won last season's meeting: 2-0 in Chico (10-20-13)

     • CSUS prevailed in last meeting in Arcata 2-1 (10-28-11)

     • HSU last victory in series came in a 2-1 win at  Chico (10-25-09)

     • HSU last win in Arcata was a 1-0 OT victory on 9-14-07

     • Wildcats started season 5-1 and ranked as high as No. 5 in NSCAA Top 25 poll

     • Lost last 4 matches - all CCAA opponents

     • Netted only 1 goal in last 4 mtaches -- outscored 5-1

     • Only scored more than 1 goal in three of 10 matches

     • Team is 10th in CCAA in GFA (1.1) and 3rd in GAA (0.62)

     • GK Luke Dennison is 3rd in CCAA for saves (35) and save pct. (.833)

     • Akwafei Ajeakwa stands 3rd in league with 27 shots 

CSU San Bernardino (4-4 / 0-4 CCAA)

     • CSUSB leads series 6-3

     • HSU won last two matches

     • Jacks prevailed 2-1 in San Bernardino last season (10-18-13)

     • Coyotes won last match played in Arcata, 3-0, on 9-10-10

     • CSUSB leads series 4-3 since HSU joined CCAA 

    - HSU holds a 3-2 advantage in series matches in Arcata

     • Team is 3rd in GFA (2.0) but 12th in GAA (1.85)

     • Won first four matches where outscored opponents 14-4

     • Dropped last four matches and outscored by an 11-2 margin

     • Corey Christ is 4th in CCAA with five goals

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