Preview: Men's Soccer Hits the Road For Two Conference Matchups

Weekend Notes

The Kansas City Men's Soccer team will face off with San Jose State in its second Western Athletic Conference matchup, Friday at 2 p.m. CT in San Jose, Calif. The team will then travel up north for a battle with conference opponent Seattle U, Sunday at 3 p.m. CT.

San Jose State Game Notes

Series At A Glance

Last season, the Roos defeated the Spartans 1-0 at home, with current Roos GK Filippo Errico delivering the shutout.
KC has not defeated San Jose State on the Spartans home turf in its history (two games). The Roos will look to change that and get their first win in the WAC this season on Friday.

Roos By the Numbers

The Roos have three players tied for the lead in goals on the team: David Ray-Campoy (1), Aiden Cavanaugh (1), and Dontell Gilyard (1). Gilyard is coming off his first collegiate goal last game at Air Force.
Coming into the match, freshman Kevin Komodi leads the team in assists with two. That puts him ranked T-3rd in the WAC.

Scouting San Jose State

San Jose State went 0-7 in its non-conference games this season, but picked up their first win against WAC opponent CSU-Bakersfield by a score of 3-2. That puts them at 1-7 overall and 1-0 in the Western Athletic Conference.
On the offensive side, three Spartan players are tied on the team in goals scored: Brenes (2), Sanchez (2), Khorami (2). In the net, Spartans GK Rodri Reyes-Zavalza ranks last in the WAC with 20 goals allowed.

Game Notes at Seattle U

Series At A Glance

Last time these squads matched up, SU came away with a 1-0 win at Durwood Stadium.
SU and KC have matched up five times in their history, with SU taking a 4-1-1 advantage.
In the history of this matchup, Kansas City has not won in Seattle in its two games played on the Redhawks turf.

Scouting Seattle U

Seattle U racked up a 3-3-2 record in non-conference play to start the season. In week one of WAC, Seattle U defeated California Baptist 2-0, bringing their record to 4-3-2 and 1-0 in the WAC.
Redhawks forward Noe Meza leads his team and the WAC in goals (5) and has three game winners this season.

How The WAC Shapes Up Through Week 1

Air Force, UTRGV, Grand Canyon, San Jose State and Utah Valley all started WAC play with a win and sit a-top of the standings.
CSU Bakersfield, Seattle U, and Utah Valley lead the WAC in goals scored with 15 each. Seattle U leads the conference in shots (153), while GCU leads in Goals Against Average (.83).
Individually, three players: Meza (Seattle U), Frischknecht (Utah Valley), and Trager (Air Force) lead the WAC in goals scored with five a piece.

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Preview: Men's Soccer Hits the Road For Two Conference Matchups

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Players Mentioned

Aiden Cavanaugh

Filippo Errico

Dontell Gilyard

Kevin Komodi

David Ray-Campoy

Preview: Men's Soccer Hits the Road For Two Conference Matchups

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Aiden Cavanaugh

Filippo Errico

Dontell Gilyard

Kevin Komodi

David Ray-Campoy

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