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Jose Maria Barrera

This Week in Pacific Athletics

STOCKTON, Calif. – Looking to carry momentum from a highly successful Homecoming weekend, Pacific will host a pair of events this week and hit the road for a handful more. The men's soccer team hosts San Francisco at 7 p.m. Wednesday on Latinx Heritage Night and Faculty and Staff Appreciation at Knoles Field. Volleyball continues its homestand with a 12 p.m. Saturday match-up against Santa Clara at the Spanos Center. Men's water polo, men's & women's cross country and women's soccer will all be in action on the road.

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Home Event Summary:
Wednesday, Oct. 15 - Men's Soccer hosts San Francisco, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 18 - Volleyball hosts Santa Clara, 12 p.m.
 
Wednesday, Oct. 15 - Men's Soccer (3-8, 1-2 WCC) hosts San Francisco (6-3-1, 1-2 WCC), 7 p.m. - The Pacific men's soccer program celebrates Latinx Heritage Night and Staff and Faculty Appreciation Night against San Francisco at Knoles Field. Both teams enter the match having earned their first West Coast Conference victories last time out. The Tigers defeated the Gaels by a 1-0 margin on the road last Saturday, thanks to Luca Baltzer's team-leading third goal of the year.

Friday, Oct. 17 - No. 18 Men's Water Polo (8-5, 2-1 WCC) at No. 8 Pepperdine (9-7, 0-1 WCC), 1 p.m. - Coming off a 13-12 win over No. 7 San Jose State, the Tigers will look to duplicate their performance when they hit the road for a weekend in Los Angeles. Pacific has won six of the last seven meetings against Pepperdine including a 14-8 home victory last year that clinched the WCC Regular Season Championship.

Saturday, Oct. 18 - Men's & Women's Cross Country at Bronco Invitational - Cross country wraps up its regular season slate, heading to the Bay Area for the Bronco Invitational. The Tigers are coming off a strong performance in the Pacific Invitational last time out where the women earned first place while the men recorded a runner-up finish.

Saturday, Oct. 18 - Volleyball (7-10, 1-5 WCC) hosts Santa Clara (8-9, 3-3 WCC), 12 p.m. - Game five of seven at home in October, Pacific hosts Santa Clara for its annual Dig Pink game. Recent matchups with the Broncos have gone the way of the Tigers, winning five of the past six in the series and the past two meetings in Stockton. In the Tigers' previous match, freshman Hannah Koester recorded her 100th career kill.

Saturday, Oct. 18 - Women's Soccer (4-6-3, 1-3-1 WCC) at LMU (5-5-1, 2-3 WCC), 7 p.m. - The Tigers look to carry momentum from last Saturday's Homecoming victory over Santa Clara into this week's match at LMU. Pacific has won the last two meetings over the Lions in the City of Angels, including most recently in 2023 by a 2-1 margin.

Saturday, Oct. 18 - Men's Soccer (3-8, 1-2 WCC) at No. 6 Portland (9-0-2, 2-0-1 WCC), 7 p.m. - The Tigers face one of the nation's best, heading north to face the sixth-ranked Pilots. Last year, Pacific and Portland settled for a 2-2 draw at Knoles Field with sophomore Ezekiel Padilla notching a late game-tying goal to even the score up in the 85th minute.

Sunday, Oct. 19 - No. 18 Men's Water Polo (8-5, 2-1 WCC) at No. 10 LMU (6-8, 0-1 WCC), 1 p.m. - The Tigers will look to keep rolling when they play their second of two road games on the weekend in Los Angeles. The Tigers are 13-6 all-time against the Lions and beat them twice last year. Freshman Apostolos Georgaras has scored in every game for Pacific and leads the team with 48 goals.

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