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No. 6 Stanford (9-2-4, 5-1-1) at San Diego State (6-8-1, 1-6-0)
Thursday, Nov. 1 | 7:00 p.m. PT | SDSU Sports Deck on Montezuma Road | San Diego, Calif.
Media Coverage: Live Stream on GoAztecs.com | Live Stats
Cal (5-8-2, 1-6-0) at San Diego State (6-8-1, 1-6-0)
Sunday, Nov. 4 | 4:30 p.m. PT | SDSU Sports Deck on Montezuma Road | San Diego, Calif.
Senior Day
Media Coverage: Live Stream on GoAztecs.com | Live Stats
Last Time Out
The Aztecs were shutout at Oregon State (0-1) and at Washington (0-2) last week. Their defeat at Oregon State came after a controversial penalty kick in the 69th minute, while the Huskies scored two second half goals on a rainy Sunday afternoon to earn the three points.
Aztec Storylines
- The Aztecs were recently recognized by Top Drawer Soccer for having a top 20 2019 recruiting class. Head coach Lev Kirshner credited assistant coach Josh Hill for this accolade, "His relentless pursuit of top players who fit our values deserves so much credit to this ranking." Stanford (No. 2) and UCLA (No. 10) also made the list.
- The Aztecs have not allowed a Pac-12 opponent to attempt more than 11 shots in a game. Through seven conference matches, the Aztecs are only being outshot 66-62.
- Damian German is tied for second in the conference with three game-winning goals this season.
- Pablo Pelaez, the Aztecs' leader in goals (6) and points (15), is sixth in the Pac-12 in points per game (1.07) and in goals per game (0.43).
- Two is the magic number for the Aztecs. They are 5-0-0 when they score two or more goals and 0-6-0 when they allow two or more goals.
- The Aztecs have not given up a first half goal in Pac-12 play. However, they have allowed 10 in the second half. SDSU also has not scored a goal in the first frame in a conference match.
- The Pac-12 currently has four of their six teams ranked in top 30 in RPI. Stanford has the best RPI at No. 7 and is followed by UCLA (No. 23), Oregon State (No. 25) and Washington (No. 27).
- The Aztecs will honor its four seniors before Sunday's game against California: Defenders Aleks Berkolds and Ilai Shvika, forward Damain German and goalkeeper Cameron Hogg.
Opponent Notebook
Stanford
Stanford is 9-2-4 overall and 5-1-1 in conference play... They are currently ranked No. 6 in the nation... They have only lost once in their past eight matches... They have won the last three national championships... They lead the conference with 1.73 goals per game... Stanford has a conference best seven shutouts... Goalkeeper Andrew Thomas is 12th in the nation with goals allowed average of a 0.620... Amir Bashti leads the team with 18 points... Head Coach Jeremy Gunn (7th year) has led the Cardinal to three national championships and a 52-7-10 record over the past three seasons... The Aztecs are 12-16-8 all-time against Stanford... They fell at Stanford 3-0 earlier in the year...The Aztecs' last win came in 2011, a 1-0 victory at home.
California
Cal is 5-8-2 overall and 1-6-0 in conference... They are in the midst of a six game losing streak... They are 0-4-0 on the road... The Golden Bears average 1.40 goals per game... Shinya Kadono leads the conference in both goals (12) and points (26)... Goalkeeper Drake Callender has a goals allowed average of 1.20... Head Coach Kevin Grimes (19th season) is 193-124-42 at Cal and has won five Pac-10/12 Coach of the Year Awards... The Aztecs are 22-22-4 all-time against California... SDSU lost 1-0 earlier this season at Cal.