GAME 11: PACWEST CONTEST
@ Azusa Pacific
Thursday, Oct. 13 •  5:00 p.m.
Cougar Soccer Field • Azusa, Calif.
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GAME 12: PACWEST CONTEST
@ Point Loma
Saturday, Oct. 15 •  11:30 a.m.
PLNU Soccer Field • San Diego
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SCHEDULE NOTES
After this week, Academy of Art and Holy Names come calling on Oct. 19 and 22, respectively, before the 'Birds make their final road trip of the season with a pair of league matches against California Baptist and Concordia. FPU hosts Hawaii Hilo on Nov. 3 and will celebrate Senior Day on Nov. 5 against Hawaii Pacific to wrap up the regular season.
 
PACWEST STANDINGS
As of October 9, Fresno Pacific currently sits in eighth place in the PacWest Conference standings. Azusa Pacific is in third, while Point Loma is in 11th.
 
ABOUT FRESNO PACIFIC (3-5-2, 2-2-1)
FPU is coming off a 1-1 tie against Dominican on Friday, with Benjamin Cowdrill providing the score that prevent the Sunbirds from being shut out. Senior forward Jorge Chedraui leads the team in goals (5), assists (6), points (16) and shots (38), while Matias Fernandez has tallied 42 saves in the net.
 
ABOUT ASUZA PACIFIC (4-4-2, 4-2-0)
The Cougars enter Thursday's game with a four-game win streak, including a 6-0 blanking of Academy of Art on Saturday. Tim Ogunniyi has found the back of the net five times this year to lead APU's offense, while Tyler Jaramillo (17 saves) has been the primary man between the posts.   
 
SERIES HISTORY: FPU VS AZUSA PACIFIC
Fresno Pacific claims a 26-23-4 record in the all-time series against the Cougars. Most recently, the Sunbirds claimed a 2-1 victory in Fresno last season en route to a PacWest Conference title.  
 
ABOUT POINT LOMA (3-5-3, 2-4-0)
The Sea Lions were shutout on Saturday against Notre Dame de Namur. Nico Tagaloa has scored a team-high three times this season, while Michael Lambert has picked up 34 saves and surrenders just eight goals.   
 
SERIES HISTORY: FPU VS POINT LOMA
FPU claims a 24-10-5 record in the all-time series, but the Sunbirds will be looking to avenge last season's overtime loss to the Cougars.  

HEAD COACH JAIME RAMIREZ
In 25 seasons, Ramirez has coached the Sunbird men to a 300-150-31 record that includes a pair Pacific West Conference Championships (2013, 2015), eight Golden State Athletic Conference Championships (1991, 92, 98, 99, 2002, 03, 05, 11), four Region Championships (1999, 2003, 2007, 2012) and five NAIA National Championship Tournament appearances (1999, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009). His 300 wins are the most in FPU men's soccer history.
 
As a player, his career records for most goals scored (54) and most points scored (134) stood for nearly twenty years. They were finally surpassed in 1999 by striker Edgardo Contreras (61, 141). Ramirez was a four-time Fresno Pacific MVP, four-time NAIA All-District Three award winner and three-time NAIA All-America honoree. As a senior in the 1980 campaign, he led the (then) Vikings to the school's first NAIA District 3 championship.
 
Ramirez played one season (1982) for the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League, and then returned to Fresno to complete his education. He played 20 seasons in the San Joaquin Soccer League, the last seven with SC San Marcos. He helped San Marcos to the state semifinals in 1996 before retiring in 1997.
 
In his first season as head coach, Ramirez guided the Sunbird men to an impressive 15-2-1 record and was honored by his peers as the NAIA District 3 and All-Far West Coach of the Year. He has gone on to receive numerous coaching honors, most recently the PacWest Coach of the Year distinction in 2013.
 
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