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1 Sept. 6, 2017 Week GNAC Men s Soccer Standings GNAC Overall Pts. W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Simon Fraser Won 1 Seattle Pacific Won 1 Concordia Lost 1 Northwest Nazarene Won 1 Western Washington Lost 2 MSU Billings Lost 2 Saint Martin s Lost 2 Contact: Rhys Lendio, Media Relations Assistant rlendio@gnacsports.com #GNACMSOC in #ImpressiveDebut Simon Fraser s season-opening 8-0 victory against the University of Mary sees them jump 10 spots to achieve a No. 3 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll. #BrickWall Montana State Billings freshman goalkeeper Javier Hernandez saved 13 shots on 45 shot attempts en route to a GNAC Defensive Player of the Week selection. LAST WEEK S GAMES Thurs., Aug. 31 Dixie State 2, Northwest Nazarene 1 (at Salt Lake City, Utah) San Francisco State 5, Saint Martin s 2 at Portland, Ore. at Westminster 2, MSU Billings 1 (OT) at Concordia 2, Humboldt State 1 Sonoma State 2, at Western Washington 1 (OT) at Simon Fraser 8, Mary 0 Chico State 2, at Seattle Pacific 1 Sat., Sept. 2 Chico State 3, at Western Washington 2 (2OT) Dixie State 2, MSU Billings 1 (OT) at (Salt Lake City, Utah) San Francisco State 3, at Concordia 0 Northwest Nazarene 1, at Westminster 0 vs. Humboldt State 3, Saint Martin s 0 at Seattle Pacific 4, Sonoma State 1 Tues., Sept. 5 Saint Martin s at Northwest (Cancelled) * - denotes GNAC games All start times local to game site. THIS WEEK S GAMES Thurs., Sept. 7 Western Washington at Colorado Christian, 4 p.m. Seattle Pacific at Metro State, 5 p.m. Northwest Nazarene at Cal St. Dominguez Hills, 7 p.m. Fri., Sept. 8 Concordia at Regis, 2 p.m. Simon Fraser vs Cal St. San Bernardino, 2 p.m. Cal Poly Pomona at MSU Billings, 4:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 9 Northwest Nazarene at Azusa Pacific, 1 p.m. Seattle Pacific at Colorado Christian, 2 p.m. Western Washington at Metro State, 6 p.m. Sun., Sept. 10 Concordia at Colorado Mines, Noon Saint Martin s at Cal St. Los Angeles, 1 p.m. Simon Fraser vs Cal Poly Pomona, 1 p.m. Cal St. San Bernardino at MSU Billings, 3:30 p.m. Tues., Sept. 12 Saint Martin s at Cal St. San Bernardino 2 p.m. #HeartbreakCity Western Washington suffered two overtime defeats at home to start the season 0-2. The losses mark the first time WWU has started the season winless through two games since the 2012 campaign. #KomposedKellum Gabe Kellum s two-goal performance against Sonoma State and assist versus Chico State earned the Seattle Pacific forward a GNAC Offensive Player of the Week selection. #ItsNotHowYouStart GNAC schools combined for a 4-9 record to kick off non-conference play. Montana State Billings is the only GNAC team that will play at home this week. #RimrockRumble Montana State Billings hosts the 4th Annual Rimrock Classic starting Sept. 8. Both MSUB and Simon Fraser will take on Cal Poly Pomona and Cal St. San Bernardino during the week. Get Social Twitter Accounts/Hashtags for GNAC Football Programs #GNACMSOC C. #ProtectTheShield MSU #MSUBMSoc NW #GoNNUCrusaders Saint Martin #SaintsAlive Seattle Simon #NCAAeh Western #WOUHOO Western #GoViks Tourism Burnaby Is A Proud Sponsor Of The Great Northwest Athletic Conference

2 GNAC Soccer Players of the Week OFFENSE Gabe Kellum, Seattle Pacific F 6-0 Senior Rennes, France Kellum finished with two goals and an assist to lead the Falcons to a week. He notched his second career multi-goal game in Saturday s 4-1 win over Sonoma State, scoring in the 15th and 67th minutes. He also assisted on SPU s lone goal in Thursday s season-opening 2-1 loss to Chico State. Also Nominated: Reggie Reyes (Concordia), Marcello Polisi (Simon Fraser), Christian Rotter (Western Washington). DEFENSE Javier Hernandez, Montana State Billings GK 5-8 Freshman Pittsburg, Calif. Hernandez opened his collegiate career with 13 saves in a pair of overtime losses. He had eight saves in Thursday s 2-1 overtime loss to Westminster (Utah) and also had five saves in a 2-1 neutral-site loss to Dixie State on Saturday. Also Nominated: Magnus Christensen (Simon Fraser), Tyler Visten (Western Washington). Past GNAC Players of the Week Date Offense Defense Aug. 31-Sept. 5 Gabe Kellum, SPU Javier Hernandez, MSUB Sept Sept Sept Sept Oct. 2 Oct. 3-9 Oct Oct Oct Complete Player of the Week releases are available online at GNACSports.com. CONCORDIA Concordia opened the season with a 2-0 win against Humboldt State at Tuominen Yard. Kieran McMinn put the Cavaliers on the board in the 36th minute off a Nick Evans cross. Reggie Reyes recorded his first collegiate goal after sealing the contest with a free kick in the 79th minute. The Cavaliers fell 3-0 to San Francisco State on Sept. 9. Despite the scoreline, CU was outshot just Through two games played, Concordia leads the league with 30 shots. Of those 30, 11 of them have been on goal. The Cavaliers begin a two-game road trip, playing at Regis on Sept. 8. CU finishes its Colorado trip with a matchup against Colorado School of Mines on Sunday. MONTANA STATE BILLINGS Similar to 2016, the Yellowjackets started the year with a pair of losses on the road. This year, however, both losses came in heartbreaking fashion as MSUB lost both contests in overtime, 2-1. Despite the losses, MSUB goalkeeper Javier Hernandez impressed in his collegiate debut, recording 13 saves after facing 45 shots. His performance during the weekend merited GNAC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Montana State Billings leads the GNAC with 13 saves through non-conference play. The Yellowjackets are one of four GNAC teams to record a shutout. MSUB next hosts the 4th Annual Rimrock Classic. MSUB will host Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino during the weekend. Around The GNAC NORTHWEST NAZARENE The Crusaders open the season 1-1 after splitting a pair of non-conference games in Utah. NNU fell 2-1 against Dixie State on Thursday, but bounced back and defeated Westminster 1-0 on Sept. 2. Linus Mansson and Jonathan Guardado remain the only two Crusaders to find the scoresheet thus far. Guardado notched the game-winning goal in Northwest Nazarene s 1-0 effort Saturday. Crusader goalkeeper Jacob Hillyer recorded nine saves in two games of action. Edwin Quiroz is the only NNU player with an assist this season, which came in the team s 1-0 victory. NNU has the second-least amount of offside offenses in the GNAC with two. The Crusaders continue their road trip with a pair of matchups against California sides. They visit Cal St. Dominguez Hills on Thrusday and finish with Azusa Pacifc on Saturday. 2 GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 6, 2017 #GNACMSOC

3 Around The GNAC SAINT MARTIN S The Saints dropped their first two contests, as they were outscored 8-2 in neutral-site matchups. SMU found itself down 3-0 before McKray Kohn tallied the team s first goal of the season against San Francisco State. Edgar Iniguez recorded his first collegiate goal later on in the match. Kyle Witzel leads the Saints with seven shots through the first two games. Three of those shots have found the target. Saint Martin s ranks second in the GNAC with 29 shots, averaging 14 a game. Despite the goal differential, SMU has outshot opponents Of those 29 shots, 13 have been on goal. With their game at Northwest University on Sept. 5 cancelled due to poor air qulaity, the Saints continue its non-conference slate with a trip to California to take on Cal State Los Angeles and Cal State San Bernardino in the next few days. SEATTLE PACIFIC After a heartbreaking loss suffered to the hands of Chico State in its season opener, the Falcons bounced back to defeat Sonoma State 4-1 to cap off their pair of home games. Gabe Kellum s two-goal performance against Sonoma State and assist versus Chico State earned him a GNAC Offensive Player of the Week selection. Kellum leads the team in goals and points with five. SPU leads all GNAC teams with six assists this season. The Falcons also rank second among GNAC squads with 2.50 goals per game. Seattle Pacific also ranks first with 13 corner kicks, 6.50 per game. The Falcons are hosted by Metro State on Thursday and finish its Rocky Mountain trip with a visit to Colorado Christian on Sept. 9. SIMON FRASER WESTERN WASHINGTON The Clan had an ideal start to the season at home, defeating the University of Mary in convincing fashion, 8-0. Matteo Polisi pumped in two goals while six other Clan players found the net for their first goals of the season. The victory sees the Clan jump up 10 spots in the latest United Soccer Coaches rankings, as SFU moves to the No. 3 team in the nation. Simon Fraser maintains a conference-best eight goals. The Clan also leads in points, assists per game, goals allowed and shutouts. The Clan has not allowed a goal yet, facing very little pressure. Simon Fraser has only allowed two shots on goal this season, one of which was blocked. Simon Fraser joins MSUB in the 4th Annual Rimrock Classic, hosted by the Yellowjackets. The Clan will face off against Cal State San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona. SFU defeated both teams by a combined 5-0 scoreline during last season s non-conference slate. Western Washington suffered two overtime defeats during the weekend to CCAA rivals Sonoma State and Chico State. Luke Olney, Anthony Dean and Georg Cholewa all found the net. Cholewa s first-half strike against Chico State marked his first collegiate goal. Facing 35 shots through the opening two games, goalkeeper Tyler Visten has recorded eight saves. The Vikings lose their opening two matchups for the first time since the 2012 season, where they fell to Chico State and Notre Dame de Namur. Western Washington travels south to take on Colorado Christian and Metro State. Their matchup with the Cougars takes place on Sept. 7 at 4 p.m. (MT). 3 GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 6, 2017 #GNACMSOC

4 GNAC In 2017 Division II Statistics 2016 season statistical rankings among 212 NCAA Division II programs TEAM Stat Team Avg./Total Rank Scoring Offense Simon Fraser th Montana St. Billings th Goals Against Avg. Simon Fraser th Western Wash th Shutout Percentage Simon Fraser th Western Wash th Won-Lost-Tied Pct. Simon Fraser th Points Per Match Simon Fraser th Montana St. Billings st Assists Per Match Montana St. Billings th Simon Fraser nd Northwest Nazarene th Saves Per Match Northwest Nazarene th Saint Martin s th Save Percentage Northwest Nazarene nd Simon Fraser nd Western Wash th INDIVIDUALS Stat Player Team Avg./Total Rank Points Per Match Julien Drogomir MSUB th Adam Jones SFU th Total Points Adam Jones SFU 29 40th Julien Dragomir MSUB 28 46th Goals Per Match Julien Dragomir MSUB th Total Goals Julien Dragomir MSUB 12 39th Assists Per Match Adam Jones SFU st Michael Mollay NNU th Jordan Kollars SPU th Goals Against Avg. Brandon Watson SFU th Tyler Vistern WWU th Save Percentage Ryan Foo NNU nd Brandon Watson SFU nd Saves Per Match Ryan Foo NNU th Total Saves Ryan Foo NNU 104 7th Cody Lang SPU 73 48th Game-winning Goals Anthony Dean WWU 3 61st Michael Mollay NNU 3 61st Shots Per Match Gabe Kellum SPU nd Kyle Witzel SMU th Goalkeeper Minutes Tyler Visten WWU 1796:15 17th Online: GNAC IN THE UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL Date SFU Pre-Season 13th Sept. 6 3rd Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 7 RV - Not ranked in top-25, but is among others receiving votes. GNAC IN THE UNITED SOCCER COACHES WEST REGION POLL Date Sept. 6 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 7 SFU 1st National and Regional Polls UNITED SOCCER COACHES DIVISION II POLL TOP-25 Week 1 Rk School Prev. Record 1 Charleston (WV) Adelphi Simon Fraser Saginaw Valley State Lynn Midwestern State St. Edward s Lenoir-Rhyne NR LIU Post Cal Poly Pomona Young Harris NR Tampa Palm Beach Atlantic Rockhurst Quachita Baptist NR Colorado Mesa NR Mercyhurst Southern New Hampshire Chico State NR Florida Tech NR Southern Indiana RV Upper Iowa NR California Baptist NR Lincoln Memorial NR Merrimack UNITED SOCCER COACHES WEST REGION RANKINGS Week 1 Overall Rk School W-L-T 1 Simon Fraser Cal Poly Pomona Chico State California Baptist Cal State Dominguez Hills Dixie State San Francisco State Cal State Los Angeles UC San Diego Notre Dame de Namur View Complete Poll Online 4 GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 6, 2017 #GNACMSOC

5 GNAC Team Statistics SHOTS 1. Concordia (Ore.) Saint Martin s Seattle Pacific Western Washington Simon Fraser Northwest Nazarene MSU Billings POINTS 1. Simon Fraser Seattle Pacific Western Washington MSU Billings Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) Saint Martin s GOALS 1. Simon Fraser Seattle Pacific Western Washington Saint Martin s Concordia (Ore.) Northwest Nazarene MSU Billings GOALS PER GAME 1. Simon Fraser Seattle Pacific Western Washington MSU Billings Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) Saint Martin s ASSISTS 1. Seattle Pacific Simon Fraser Western Washington MSU Billings Concordia (Ore.) Northwest Nazarene Saint Martin s ASSISTS PER GAME 1. Simon Fraser Seattle Pacific Western Washington MSU Billings Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) Saint Martin s GOALS ALLOWED 1. Simon Fraser Northwest Nazarene Seattle Pacific Concordia (Ore.) MSU Billings Western Washington Saint Martin s GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE ## Team GP GA Minutes GaAvg 1. Simon Fraser : Seattle Pacific : Concordia (Ore.) : MSU Billings : Northwest Nazarene : Western Washington : Saint Martin s : SAVES 1. MSU Billings Concordia (Ore.) Northwest Nazarene Western Washington Saint Martin s Seattle Pacific Simon Fraser SHUTOUTS ## Team GP Shutouts Avg/G 1. Simon Fraser Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) Western Washington Seattle Pacific Saint Martin s MSU Billings GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 6, 2017 #GNACMSOC

6 GNAC Individual Statistics SHOTS 1. BRYANT,MICHAEL-NNU Polisi,Matteo-SFU Witzel, Kyle-SMU Iniguez, Edgar-SMU Tsuchiya,Mori-SPU Dean,Anthony-WWU Jones,Adam-SFU Jones,Kyle-SFU Sanders,Brady-CU Kohn, McKray-SMU Cayetano,Jess-SPU Rotter,Christian-WWU Hatch,Michael-CU Evans,Nick-CU Mejia,Alex-SPU POINTS ## Player-Team GP Goals Ast. Pts. Avg/G 1. Polisi,Matteo-SFU Kellum,Gabe-SPU Jones,Adam-SFU Kristensen,Magnus-SFU Dean,Anthony-WWU Bedrosian,Shantik-MSUB players with 2 POINTS PER GAME ## Player-Team GP Goals Ast. Pts. Avg/G 1. Polisi,Matteo-SFU Kristensen,Magnus-SFU Jones,Adam-SFU Kellum,Gabe-SPU North,Michael-SFU Polisi,Marcello-SFU Rahiem,Rahid-SFU Camara,Mamadi-SFU Bedrosian,Shantik-MSUB Dean,Anthony-WWU GOALS 1. Polisi,Matteo-SFU Kellum,Gabe-SPU players with 1 ASSISTS 1. Rotter,Christian-WWU Cayetano,Jess-SPU players with 1 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE ## Player-Team GP GA Minutes GaAvg 1. Hof,Miguel-SFU : Whitney,Kary-SPU : Alcorn,Grant-CU : Hernandez,Javier-MSUB : Jacob Hillyer-NNU : Visten,Tyler-WWU : Small, Griffin-SMU : SAVE PERCENTAGE ## Player-Team GP Saves GA SavePct 1. Hof,Miguel-SFU Jacob Hillyer-NNU Alcorn,Grant-CU Hernandez,Javier-MSUB Visten,Tyler-WWU Whitney,Kary-SPU Small, Griffin-SMU SAVES 1. Hernandez,Javier-MSUB Alcorn,Grant-CU Jacob Hillyer-NNU Visten,Tyler-WWU Small, Griffin-SMU Whitney,Kary-SPU Hof,Miguel-SFU SAVES PER GAME 1. Hernandez,Javier-MSUB Alcorn,Grant-CU Jacob Hillyer-NNU Visten,Tyler-WWU Small, Griffin-SMU Whitney,Kary-SPU Hof,Miguel-SFU SHUTOUTS ## Player-Team GP Shutouts Sho/G 1. Alcorn,Grant-CU Hof,Miguel-SFU SHUTOUTS PER GAME ## Player-Team GP Shutouts Sho/G 1. Visten,Tyler-WWU Alcorn,Grant-CU Watson,Brandon-SFU GAME-WINNING GOALS 1. Polisi,Matteo-SFU Grant,Titus-SPU Guardado, Jonathan-NNU McMinn,Kieran-CU GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 6, 2017 #GNACMSOC

7 Individual Game Highs INDIVIDUAL POINTS 5 Polisi,Matteo (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 4 Kellum,Gabe (Seattle Pacific) vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) GOALS 2 Polisi,Matteo (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 2 Kellum,Gabe (Seattle Pacific) vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) ASSISTS 1 Evans,Nick (Concordia (Ore.)) vs Humboldt State (08/31/17) 1 Palomino,Ricardo (MSU Billings) at Westminster (08/31/17) 1 Polisi,Matteo (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 1 Pang,Riley (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 1 Cadman,Jeff (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 1 Jones,Adam (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 1 Kristensen,Magnus (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 1 Cayetano,Jess (Seattle Pacific) vs Chico State (08/31/17) 1 Kellum,Gabe (Seattle Pacific) vs Chico State (08/31/17) 1 Dean,Anthony (Western Washington) vs Sonoma State (08/31/17) 1 Rotter,Christian (Western Washington) vs Sonoma State (08/31/17) 1 Bedrosian,Shantik (MSU Billings) vs Dixie State (09/02/17) 1 Phillips,Sam (MSU Billings) vs Dixie State (09/02/17) 1 QUIROZ,EDWIN (Northwest Nazarene) at Westminster (09/02/17) 1 Cayetano,Jess (Seattle Pacific) vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) 1 Benavides,Jose (Seattle Pacific) vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) 1 Tsuchiya,Mori (Seattle Pacific) vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) 1 Malloch,Sam (Seattle Pacific) vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) 1 Danielson,Kyle (Western Washington) vs Chico State (09/02/17) 1 Rotter,Christian (Western Washington) vs Chico State (09/02/17) 1 Rathkamp,Mason (Western Washington) vs Chico State (09/02/17) SHOTS 7 Polisi,Matteo (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 5 Jones,Adam (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 5 Iniguez, Edgar (Saint Martin s) vs San Francisco State (08/31/17) 5 Bryant, Michael (Northwest Nazarene) at Westminster (09/02/17) 5 Dean,Anthony (Western Washington) vs Chico State (09/02/17) SAVES 8 Hernandez,Javier (MSU Billings) at Westminster (08/31/17) 7 Visten,Tyler (Western Washington) vs Chico State (09/02/17) GNAC Individual Statistics Team Game Highs TEAM GOALS 8 Simon Fraser vs MARY (08/13/17) 4 Seattle Pacific vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) ASSISTS 5 Simon Fraser vs MARY (08/13/17) 4 Seattle Pacific vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) SHOTS 24 Simon Fraser vs MARY (08/13/17) 19 Concordia (Ore.) vs Humboldt State (08/31/17) POINTS 21 Simon Fraser vs MARY (08/13/17) 12 Seattle Pacific vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) SAVES 8 MSU Billings at Westminster (08/31/17) 7 Western Washington vs Chico State (09/02/17) 7 GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 6, 2017 #GNACMSOC