STOCKTON, Calif.— Pacific men's soccer (4-4-4, 0-1-1 WCC) returns to Knoles Field as it hosts San Francisco for Military Appreciation Night at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
The Tigers fell to California, 2-0, during Homecoming and Family Weekend this past Saturday. Graduate student
Vinzent Zingel took most of Pacific's shots in the contest, notching a total of six including two in the net. Redshirt junior goalkeeper
Joshua Moya collected three saves.
The Tigers are led in scoring by none other than fifth-year senior
Derick Roque. The South Gate, Calif. native has scored 17 points on eight goals and one assist (both ranked second and third in the WCC). In national rankings, Roque is 20th in goals per game (0.7), 27th in points per game (1.6), 28th in total goals and 42nd in total points. He registered the first multi-goal performance of his career at Utah Valley on Sept. 16 and notched the first conference goal of the season in the 1-1 draw against LMU on Oct. 7.
Moya has been in the starting role in goal for 10 games. He grabbed 34 saves and posted two shutouts this season. Moya earned a season-high six saves in the match against LMU. The goalkeeper is third in the WCC with 3.4 stops per game, 72nd in the country.
Pacific leads the all-time series against San Francisco at 5-4-0 since joining the WCC. The Tigers won the previous two matches against the Dons. Last season, Pacific defeated San Francisco in a 2-0 shutout at Negoesco Stadium. Roque scored the first goal in the 48th minute off an assist from fifth-year senior
Samuel Saiz Herraiz. Fifth-year senior
Avery Whipple was awarded an assist from the second point.
The Dons are coming off a historic 2-1 upset at #9 Stanford. In the non-conference season, San Francisco has also defeated UC Riverside, CSU Bakersfield, California and Sacramento State while recording a 2-2 draw with UC Davis.
Gabriel Bracken Serra leads the Dons in scoring with 14 points on six goals and two assists. He is fourth in goals (65th nationally) and points (92nd nationally) in the WCC.
Goalkeeper Eric Waltz is second with four shutouts per game. His .784 save percentage is third in the conference and 32nd in the country.
Next week, the Tigers travel to take on Saint Mary's at 3 p.m. on Wednesday before hosting Senior Night against Gonzaga at 7 p.m. on Saturday.