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Cal State Northridge @ Cal State Fullerton
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 | 7:00 PM
Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Calif.
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UC Riverside @ Cal State Fullerton
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 | 7:00 PM
Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Calif.
TV: None
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Audio: www.FullertonTitans.com
THIS WEEK
The Cal State Fullerton looks to remain atop the South Divsion leaderboard while closing out their regular season home schedule this week.
COME SEE THE TITANS
Cal State Fullerton students receive free admission to Titan home games with their Titan I.D. card.
OPPONENTS & HISTORY
Cal State Northridge | 7:00 p.m. | Wednesday, Oct. 21 | Titan Stadium
Cal State Northridge currently has a 6-6-2 overall record in 2015 while posting a 2-3-1in Big West play.
Head to Head: The Titans and Matadors met last week in Northridge, beating them 1-0 off a goal from senior, Nigel Patterson.
UC Riverside | 7:00 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 24 | Titan Stadium
UC Riverside kicks off week 9 with a 5-9-1 record while posting a 1-5-0 record in Big West play. The Highlanders finished in first place in the South Division in 2014 yet was picked to finish last in the 2015 preseason poll.
Head to Head: The last meeting between the two teams occurred in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament last season when the Titans rolled past the Highlanders in a 3-0 win.
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 is ranked 8th in the nation with a 0.60 shutout percentage.
• The Titans are also ranked 26th in the nation with a 0.78 team goals against average.
• Cal State Fullerton also ranks in the top 50 nationally in total goals.
• The Titans lead the Big West in goals allowed with only 12 hitting the net.
• Cal State Fullerton and David Rodriguez Elias lead the Big West in shutouts logging the ninth of the season against UC Irvine.
• Elias also leads the Big West in goals against average and is the only keeper under 1.00 with a gaa of 0.78.
• The Titans have only allowed 2 goals in six Big West matches thus far.
• Fullerton has accumulated a whopping 41 corner kicks in Big West play so far, averaging a little over 10 per game.
The Titans will be holding their Senior Day ceremony this Saturday night prior to their match against UC Riverside. The program will be honoring the five seniors that will be departing: Julian Okai, Colin Okirie, Nigel Patterson, Jeff Salt and Dyllan Stevens.
NUMBER 400
The Cal State Fullerton men's soccer team recorded their 400th win in program history on Saturday night in a 3-0 victory over UC Irvine.
IN THE LEAD
Cal State Fullerton continues Big West play atop the South Division standings after posting a 4-1-1 record in six Big West matches so far.
The Titans end their home regular season schedule this week hosting CSUN and UC Riverside. In 2015, the Titans have won seven out of their eight home games while all seven of them being shutouts. Fullerton's seven home victories this season is the most they've won in Titan Stadium since 2000 when the Titans won 10 games at home.
DAVID GARNERS #AOTW HONORS
Junior goalkeeper David Rodriguez Elias earned the first Big West Defensive Player of the Week honors after leading his team to a 2-0 weekend, while collecting two shutouts.
The Titan keeper logged six saves on the weekend, including four key saves against rival UC Irvine.
DAVID MAKING HISTORY
The Titan keeper has also landed a spot atop the record books this season, tying Mike Ammann for single season shutouts with nine. Elias has gotten comfortable in the net, playing all 1383 minutes this season, good for fourth in the nation in goalie minutes played. Elias is also nationally recognized ranking 8th with a 0.60 shutout percentage while ranking 26th in the nation with a 0.78 goals against average. The 6-2 keeper has recorded 42 saves on the year while having a career night against Utah Valley recording seven saves in the match.
Freshmen Brandon West, Ross McPhie and Ronaldo Pineda have made an impact in the Titans' offense, all three of them scoring a goal a piece in the Titans' win over UC Irvine Saturday night. On the season, West and McPhie have scored three goals each while accumulating 7 assists between the two. Pineda scored his second of the year on Saturday night and currently leads the Titans with 32 shots in 2015.
I SCORE, YOU SCORE, WE ALL SCORE!
Eleven different Titans have scored this season to total the team's 22 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.
The Cal State Fullerton defense has upheld their end of the deal so far in Big West play, allowing only two goals through six games while allowing only 23 corner kicks by opponents. The Titan defense has also only allowed 44 shots to Fullerton's 77, only 15 of those being on goal. Titan keeper Elias and the defense have posted five shutouts in Big West play while Elias has notched 13 saves and a 0.31 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 Murietta 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. Bryan was instrumental in leading a Titan defense that allowed only 13 shots between the two teams, including Thursday night's match against Sacramento State who managed only three shots, none of them being on goal.
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.
ABOUT THE 2014 CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
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.
