GAME 5: PACWEST OPENER
vs. Chaminade
Thursday, Sept. 22 •  7:30 p.m.
Ramirez Field • Fresno, Calif.
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GAME 6: PACWEST CONTEST
vs. BYU-Hawaii
Saturday, Sept. 24 •  7:30 p.m.
Ramirez Field • Fresno, Calif.
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SCHEDULE NOTES
After this week, a road bout with Notre Dame de Namur precedes a rematch of last season's conference championship, as FPU heads to St. George, Utah to take on Dixie State on the first day of October.
 
Sonoma State makes the journey to Fresno on Oct. 5, and the Sunbirds follow with visiting contests against Dominican, Azusa Pacific and Point Loma. 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 Sept. 20, Fresno Pacific currently sits in fourth place, while Chaminade is in 14th in the PacWest Conference standings.
 
 
ABOUT FRESNO PACIFIC (2-2-0, 0-0-0)
FPU wrapped up its non-conference schedule on Sept. 17 with a road trip to Cal State San Marcos, but the Cougars came away with a 2-1 victory. Mariah Montoya provided the lone score for the Blue and Orange, becoming the fifth Sunbird to find the back of the net this season (Weigant, Nakaguchi, Anderson, Rodriguez). Alyssa Nakaguchi continues to lead the team in shots (9), while Summer Hammond has racked up an 18-4 ratio of saves to goals allowed.
 
ABOUT CHAMINADE (0-3-0, 0-0-0)
The Silverswords look to steal their first win of the year in Fresno after falling to Cal State Dominguez Hills, BYU-Hawaii and Hawai'I Hilo in non-conference action. Caitlin Tatemichi has tallied the lone goal to date for Chaminade, a 19th minute shot from outside the box against the Seasiders. Between the posts, Brandee Lane has recorded 16 saves and allowed the opposition to score five goals.    
 
SERIES HISTORY: FPU VS CHAMINADE
The Sunbirds claim a 4-0-0 advantage in the all-time series, besting Chaminade in each of the previous four seasons. Fresno Pacific has claimed three shutouts against the Silverswords, and four current Sunbirds have previously scored against Chaminade.
 
ABOUT BYU-HAWAII (2-2-1, 1-0-0)
BYU-Hawaii was the first PacWest school to win a conference game this season after opening league play with a 2-0 victory over Academy of Art on Sept. 20. Brena Jarvis Love and Rachel Orchard have each given the Seasiders a pair of goals to tie one another for the team lead, while Camille Jones has tallied nine saves in the net.     
 
SERIES HISTORY: FPU VS BYU-HAWAII
BYU-Hawaii stands 2-1-1 in the all-time series after winning the first two meetings in 2012 and 2013. The Sunbirds lone win came in Fresno in 2014, when the Blue and Orange came away with a 3-1 victory. Most recently, the two teams played to a scoreless tie in Hawaii last October.  
 
SUNBIRD SATURDAY
All students, alumni, family, and friends of FPU are invited to join us for Sunbird Saturday – a time to recognize and celebrate our common bonds and connection to FPU. From sport games to a tailgate party, we have something for every person in your family. Click here for more!

HEAD COACH ROB PODEYN
Rob Podeyn joined the FPU staff in 2015 as head women's soccer coach. In his first season with the team, he guided a team that had finished 6-8-2 the previous year to a record-breaking season that saw the team lead the league in shots on goal while tying for the best record in program history. 
 
Podeyn began his coaching career after a successful seven-year professional playing career as a goalkeeper. He played collegiately at Long Island-C.W. Post (1984-1987) where he was an NCAA Division II All-American while leading his team to the NCAA quarterfinals as a senior. That year, Podeyn led the nation in save percentage (.893) and ranked fifth in the nation in saves with 107. He went on to spend seven seasons with the Long Island Stars of the American Soccer League, earning league MVP honors twice while setting a league record of 973 consecutive shutout minutes.
 
He holds an overall career coaching record of 109-98-20, including a 9-6-2 mark in his first season at FPU. He holds a bachelor's degree in English from Dowling College and a master's of education from William Woods University. Podeyn teaches in the university's kinesiology department, focusing primarily on the areas of sport psychology and leadership.
 
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