STOCKTON, Calif.— Pacific men's soccer (4-3-4, 0-1-1 WCC) hosts its final non-conference game of the season as it welcomes California for Homecoming and Alumni Athlete Night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday.
The Tigers recently played LMU to a 1-1 draw at home last Saturday. Fifth-year senior
Derick Roque registered the lone goal in the second half to help Pacific come away with its first conference point of the season. Fifth-year senior teammates
Samuel Villalta and
Samuel Saiz Herraiz were credited with the assists. Redshirt junior goalkeeper
Joshua Moya grabbed six saves in net.
Roque, a native of South Gate, Calif., leads the Tigers in scoring with 17 points on eight goals and one assist. His goals and points are second and third in the conference (19th and 31st nationally).
Moya has started in nine games in goal for Pacific. The Gilroy, Calif. native has grabbed 15 stops while registering two shutouts. Moya is fourth in the WCC and 74th in the country with 3.4 saves per game.
Pacific won the last two meetings against California, both on scores of 2-1.
The Golden Bears are 4-4-3 this year and fourth place in the Pac-12 with a 1-2-1 record. California lost to WCC opponent San Francisco, 3-0, back on Sept. 10.
Evan Davila leads the Golden Bears with nine points on four goals and one assist. Juan Martinez is second on the team in scoring with eight points on three goals and two assists.
On the goalkeeper side, California is nationally ranked 81st in shutout percentage (27.3) and 83 in saves per game (3.6). Zach Andoh and Connor Lambe have collected 20 and 17 saves, respectively. Both are ranked in the top five in the Pac-12 in this category. Lambe is third in the league and 69th nationally with 1.11 percent in goals against average.
Next week, the Tigers host San Francisco for Military Appreciation and Club Soccer Night at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21.