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UCLA (7-4-0, 3-1-0) at San Diego State (5-5-1, 1-3-0)
Saturday, Oct. 13 | 7:00 p.m. PT | SDSU Sports Deck on Montezuma Road | San Diego, Calif.
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Giveaway: Aztec Soccer Flag
Last Time Out
The Aztecs split their two Pac-12 home matches last week. They shutout Oregon State 1-0 and then fell to Washington 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. The loss snapped the Aztecs five game home winning streak.
Aztec Storylines
- Pablo Pelaez scored a goal and tallied an assist last week. He leads the team in goals (5), points (13) and shots (20). He is third in the Pac-12 with 0.45 goals per match. Pelaez was recently named the Star of the Month by the San Diego Hall of Champions.
- Goalkeeper Max Watkin started both matches last week, his first starts of the season. He posted a shutout against Oregon State and allowed just two goals of the 17 shots he faced over the two matches.
- The Aztecs were issued five yellow cards in their last match vs. Washington, their season-high. Prior to that match, they had only been given more than two yellows once (UC Irvine).
- Damian German had a goal and assist last week and is now second on the team in goals (3) and points (7).
- Through 11 matches, the Aztecs have allowed just two first half goals. However, they have given up 12 in the second half.
- After SDSU started the year 0-2-1, they reeled off four straight victories. The last time the Aztecs won four matches in a row was early in the 2016 season (Aug. 28- Sept. 1). The Aztecs advanced to the NCAA Tournament that year.
- The Aztecs won the Courtyard Marriott San Diego Central Aztec Soccer Classic earlier this season, the fifth time winning the tournament (2009, '11, '14, '16 & '18). Pablo Pelaez was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player and Keegan Kelly, Aleks Berkolds, Emil Kjellker and Miles Stray were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Opponent Notebook
UCLA
The Bruins are 7-4-0 on the year with a 3-1-0 mark in Pac-12 play... They currently are ranked No. 21 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. They are also at No. 21 in the latest RPI rankings... UCLA has given up a first half goal in just one match this season... They lead the conference in shots on goal per game (5.91) and are second in corner kicks per game (5.27)... Goalkeeper Justin Garces has a goals allowed average of 1.0, second best in the conference... Matt Hundley leads the team with 11 points on three goals and five assists... Mohammed Kamara has a team-high five goals... Head Coach Jorge Salcedo (15th season) has a career record of 179-84-42 at UCLA and has led the Bruins to the NCAA Tournament in 13 of the last 14 seasons... SDSU is 6-40-14 all-time against the Bruins, but won the last meeting in 4-0.