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Cal State Fullerton @ Cal State Northridge
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 | 7:00 PM
Matador Soccer Field • Northridge, Calif.
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UC Irvine @ Cal State Fullerton
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 | 7:00 PM
Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Calif.
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THIS WEEK
The Cal State Fullerton men's soccer team continues Big West play against South Division opponents, Cal State Northridge and division rivals, UC Irvine.
The Titans travel to Northridge on Wednesday to take on the Matadors at 7 p.m. before returning home on Saturday night to host freeway rivals, UC Irvine at 7 p.m.
COME SEE THE TITANS
Cal State Fullerton students receive free admission to Titan home games with their Titan I.D. card.
The Titans host South Division rivals UC Irvine this Saturday night at 7 p.m.
OPPONENTS & HISTORY
Cal State Northridge | 7:00 p.m. | Wednesday, Oct. 14 | Matador Soccer Field
Cal State Northridge currently has a 5-5-2 overall record in 2015 while posting a 1-2-1in Big West play. The Matadors beat Sacramento State in a 2-1 victory after coming to a 1-1 draw against UC Davis last Thursday.
Senior goalkeeper Adam Hobbs was named Big West Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season after notching 15 saves last weekend, 10 of them against UC Davis. Offensively the Matadors are led by senior forward, Carlos Gonzalez who has four goals on the year.
UC Irvine | 7:00 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 17 | Titan Stadium
After being tabbed the South Division preseason favorites, UC Irvine has posted a 2-8-3 overall record while starting Big West play at 0-3-1. The Anteaters host UC Riverside on Thursday night before heading to Titan Stadium to take on the Titans on Saturday night.
Head to Head: The last meeting between the two teams occurred in the Big West Tournament Championship match last season when the Titans came out with a 3-2 victory in penalty kicks to lead to Fullerton to its first ever Big West Championship.
Fans can keep up with the latest in Titans athletics by following us on Facebook (FullertonTitans) and Twitter (@FullertonTitans). In addition, the men's soccer team has established its own Facebook and Twitter presence. Search for "Cal State Fullerton Men's Soccer" on Facebook or follow them on Twitter at @CSUFMensSoccer.
QUICK HITS
• Cal State Fullerton ranks fourth in goals in the Big West with 18.
• The Titans rank second in goals allowed only letting 12 hit the net thus far this season.
• Cal State Fullerton and David Rodriguez Elias lead the Big West in shutouts logging the seventh of the season against Cal Poly.
• Elias is currently in third out of Big West goalkeepers posting a 0.90 goals against average.
• Fullerton has accumulated a whopping 41 corner kicks in Big West play so far, averaging a little over 10 per game.
• In Big West play, Elias has posted a 0.46 goals against average, just 0.01 point behind leader, Cal Poly's Wade Hamilton.
IN THE LEAD
Cal State Fullerton heads into South Division Big West play atop the South Division standings after posting a 2-1-1 record against the four North Division teams in the first two weeks of play.
COMING BACK HOME
The Titans will return to their home turf this Saturday, which has proven to be a good thing. Fullerton has shown their comfort playing in Titan Stadium, posting a 6-1 record in front of their home crowd.
DAVID SHUTTING THEM OUT... STILL
Junior goalkeeper David Rodriguez Elias is getting comfortable in the net, playing all 1203 minutes this season, surpassing his season total last year of 619 minutes. Rodriguez Elias has posted a 0.90 goals against average while managing 36 saves and a Big West leading seven shutouts. The Huntington Beach native had a career night against Utah Valley where he recorded seven saves and also logged his seventh shutout of the year in a 0-0 draw against Cal Poly.
Cal State Fullerton entered it's first two overtime matches of the season this past week against Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara. Unfortunately, neither match came out in the Titans favor as they came to a scoreless draw against Cal Poly before dropping 2-1 against the Gauchos.
I SCORE, YOU SCORE, WE ALL SCORE!
Eleven different Titans have scored this season to total the team's 18 goals, six Titans scoring their first career goals. Freshmen Brandon West, Michael Lopez and Ross McPhie scored their first goals in a Titan uniform in a 3-0 shutout over George Washington. Transfer Ruben Alvarez and sophomore Nicolo D'Amato scored the first goals of their careers as in a comeback victory against
Santa Clara and in a 3-0 victory over San Francisco,respectively. Freshman Ronaldo Pineda also joined the club as he scored his first career goal against Sacramento State in a 2-0 shutout victory to open Big West play.
FRESHMEN MAKING AN IMPACT
Freshmen Brandon West and Ross McPhie have made an impact in the Titans' offense, each recording two goals apiece to stay behind Sanchez's team-leading five goals. McPhie logged his first game-winning goal in Sunday's shutout against Grand Canyon, while West has logged two game-winners this season.
The Cal State Fullerton defense has upheld their end of the deal so far in Big West play, allowing only two goals through four games while allowing only 12 corner kicks by opponents. The Titan defense has also only allowed 31 shots to Fullerton's 58, only nine of those being on goal. Titan keeper Elias and the defense posted three shutouts against the North Division while Elias has notched seven saves and a 0.46 goals against average.
BRYAN NOTCHES WEEKLY HONORS
Junior defender Zach Bryan notched his first career Big West Defensive Player of the Week honors after anchoring a defense that led the Titans to a 2-0 weekend. The Murrieta native led the Titan defense, which posted two shutouts this weekend against Sacramento State (2-0) and UC Davis (1-0), while logging the team's fourth shutout in five games.
The 6-4 defender scored his first goal of the season against the Hornets, notching the game-winner in the 19th minute.
FRESH BLOOD
Freshman Brandon West is the first Titan in history to earn Big West Player of the Week honors as a freshman. The forward scored the first goal of his career against George Washington and had the assist in the game-winning goal in Sunday's comeback victory over Santa Clara to earn him the nod.
Cal State Fullerton was put to the test this preseason with exhibition matches against No. 16 Cal and the U17 Mexican National Team. The Titans played a 1-1 draw against Cal with Diego Sanchez scoring the Titans lone goal of the match before netting another goal against Mexico in a 3-1 loss.
PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
The Cal State Fullerton men's soccer team, defending Big West Tournament Champions, were picked to finish third in the Big West Preseason Poll.
To round out the South Division, Cal State Northridge received two first-place votes while Cal State Fullerton, the Big West Tournament Champion, collected 20 points and one first-place vote. In the North Division, UC Santa Barbara heads the list with 30 total points while receiving seven first-place votes.
Cal State Fullerton (10-8-6), led by first-year head coach George Kuntz won their first Big West Tournament Championship in school history. After finishing third in the Big West South Division regular season, the Titans beat UC Irvine in the championship game to give them the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Fullerton concluded its season with a heartbreaking loss in double overtime against the University of San Diego in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. 