Oct. 26, 2005
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SDSU SOCCER SET TO RESUME PAC-10 ACTION VS. WASHINGTON AND OREGON STATE
*After having played just one match since Oct. 16, San Diego State is set to return to conference play as it hosts a pair of matches this weekend.
*Up first is a meeting with Pac-10 foe Washington on Friday, Oct. 28, at 3:00 p.m. at the SDSU Sports Deck. Two days later (Sunday, Oct. 30), Oregon State will visit the same venue for a 1:00 p.m. contest.
SERIES HISTORY
*Oregon State leads the series with SDSU 3-1, including a 2-1 win in Corvallis earlier this month (Oct. 7) that stands as SDSU's only loss of the season. The teams first met in 1999 with OSU taking a 2-1 win in San Diego. In 2001, the Beavers prevailed 4-1 in Corvallis with the Aztecs picking up the win the lat time the two teams squared off in 2003 (2-1 in overtime).
*San Diego State leads the series with Washington by a 3-2-1 count. The teams tied, 0-0, in Seattle on Oct. 9.Four of the meetings have come at neutral sites with the lone match in San Diego (1990) was a 2-1 overtime win for the huskies. The teams last played each other in 2000 in Portland.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
*Washington (9-4-1 overall, 3-3-1 Pac-10) finds itself ranked 22nd in the nation this week by Soccer Times, one spot ahead of San Diego State. The UW offense is led by Leo Tetov (3g, 3 a). Five players have scored two or more goals for Washington this fall. Goalie Chris Eylander has played all but three minutes in the nets for the Huskies this season and has a 0.76 goals against average.
*Oregon State enters the week with a record of 8-5-4-4 (4-3-0 Pac-10) and is coming off a 3-0 loss at California that ended the Beavers' school record 10-match unbeaten streak. The OSU offense is paced by Ryan Johnson (4g, 7a) and Nick Webb (4g, 2a). Ten different players have scored at least one goal for OSU this season. Goalkeeper Packy Deenihan has started 16 of Oregon State's 17 games and has a 1.28 goals against average.
LAST WEEK
*In their lone match since Oct. 16, the Aztecs defeated cross-town rival University of San Diego, 1-0, at Torero Stadium this past Monday (Oct. 24). It was SDSU's first win over USD since 1991 and ended the Toreros' four-match win streak over the Aztecs.
*The winning goal was provided by freshman Omar Persad, who tallied his first collegiate goal midway through the second half.
*Junior goalkeeper Tally Hall had six saves while recording his 10th shutout of the year.
AZTECS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
*With no matches played since the previous polls were release, San Diego State remained among the top 25 in the three of the four national polls. The Aztecs stayed in the same spot in both College Soccer News and Soccer America, and dropped four spots in Soccer Times.
*Those polls and where they may be found on the Internet are as follows:
College Soccer News (collegesoccernews.com) - 17th
Soccer Times (soccertimes.com) - 23rd
Soccer America (socceramerica.com) - 18th
NSCAA (nscaa.com) - not ranked
*In addition, the regional rankings compiled by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) listed SDSU seventh in the Far West this week. In those regional rankings, SDSU sits between Washington (7th) and Oregon State (9th).
AMONG THE NATIONAL LEADERS
*As a team, San Diego State ranks among the national leaders in four categories. Since national stat rankings are released on Monday mornings, these do not reflect Monday night's match at USD:
Goals Against Average - 1st (0.39)
Shots on Goal Save Percentage - 1st (0.898)
Shutout Percentage - 2nd (0.75)
W-L-T Percentage - tie 13th (0.750)
*Tally Hall continues to rank among the NCAA Division I leaders in two categories: goals against average (3rd - 0.313) and shots on goal save percentage (1st - 0.917).
PAC-10 CONFERENCE LEADERS
*SDSU continues to lead the Pac-10 in three categories including goals allowed (5), goals against average (0.36) and shutouts (10).
*Tally Hall leads the conference in shutouts (10) and shutouts per game (0.77), and is second in goals against average (0.29).
*Midfielder Kraig Chiles is second in the league in goals per game (0.54) and goals scored (seven), and is third in points (14). Forward Raul Bautista is fourth in goals scored with four and tied for sixth in points with 10.
SHUTOUT CITY
*San Diego State has recorded 10 shutouts in its 13+ matches, the most in a season since the 1989 squad had the 11 over its 22 matches. The school record for shutouts in a season is 14, set by the 1988 squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. SDSU's 10 shutout this fall is the fifth-most ever in a season by an Aztec squad since the program began back in 1968.
*Goalie Tally Hall is closing in on the SDSU record for shutouts in a season. His current total of 10 shutouts in 2005 has tied the SDSU record set by Bryan Finnerty during the 1989 campaign.
AZTEC NOTES
*SDSU's 8-1-4 record is its best after the first 12 games of the season since 1991 when they had a mark of 10-1-2 at the same point of the season. That year the Aztecs finished with a record of 10-4-4.
*SDSU's four ties this fall ties the school mark for ties in a season. Over the previous 37 seasons, SDSU has finished the year with four draws on seven occasions.
*The Aztecs' six home wins this fall is the most in season since 1998 when they recorded seven.
*The Aztecs have not given up a goal in the first half through their first 13 matches. The 17 goals they have scored this season surpasses their total for the 2004 campaign when they netted 16.