STOCKTON, Calif. – Wrapping up a day with five athletic home events on the Stockton campus, the Pacific men's soccer program hosts No. 4 San Diego Saturday at 7 pm at Knoles Field.
 
The Tigers (2-7-4, 0-4-1 WCC) will go head-to-head with the fourth-ranked Toreros (11-1-2, 5-0 WCC) following the conclusion of the women's soccer tilt between Pacific and Saint Mary's in the afternoon. Saturday's match marks the second time the Tigers play a top five nationally ranked opponent this season after earning a 1-1 draw last week against then-No. 2 Stanford.

"We're looking forward to a great test at home tomorrow evening," head coach Adam Reeves said. "It's another great opportunity for our young group to test themselves against the best the WCC has to offer this year. Much like Stanford, I expect us to show up and compete in all aspects of the match."
 
Three Tigers are tied for the team lead in goals with freshman Bele Alomerovic, freshman Ezekiel Padilla and fifth year Vinzent Zingel pacing Pacific with two apiece. Alomerovic holds the best shooting percentage at a .400 rate. 
 
Freshman Zion Vaughn has earned a point in two consecutive contests, assisting on Alomerovic's first-half goal against Santa Clara. Vaughn scored his first collegiate goal in the 1-1 draw against the Cardinal on the road.
 
Junior Jose Maria Barrera leads the Tigers with 19 shot attempts with 11 going on target. Padilla is right behind Barrera with 17 shot attempts.
 
Senior Joshua Moya has drawn the starting assignment in goal every game this season, sporting a 1.46 goals against average and a .763 save percentage through 13 contests.
 
Along with Moya, junior Luca Baltzer and senior Emmanuel Obiefuna have started every game with Baltzer playing every minute of the campaign, up to 1,170 minutes on the year.
 
San Diego has won five consecutive WCC contests with its most recent result on Wednesday in a 1-0 victory at San Francisco. Samy Kanaan and Cesar Bahena stand at the forefront of the Toreros' offense with eight and seven goals respectively.
 
Pacific and San Diego meet for the 10th time in the series history. The Tigers are 4-5 all-time against the Toreros.
 
The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Dennis Ackerman on the call.
 
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