GAME 7: PACWEST CONTEST
@ Notre Dame de Namur
Thursday, Sept. 29 •  12:30 p.m.
Koret Field • Belmont, Calif.
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GAME 8: PACWEST CONTEST
@ Dixie State
Saturday, Oct. 1 •  4:30 p.m.
Legend Solar Stadium • St. George, Utah
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SCHEDULE NOTES
After this week, 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. 26, Fresno Pacific currently sits in seventh place in the PacWest standings, while Dixie State and Notre Dame de Namur are tied for first at 2-0 in league play.  
 
ABOUT FRESNO PACIFIC (2-3-1, 1-1-0)
FPU went 1-1 last week in PacWest contests, defeating Chaminade 2-0 on Thursday before falling 6-1 to BYU-Hawaii on Saturday evening. PacWest Preseason Player of the Year Jorge Chedraui has flipped a switch after a slow start, posting three goals and three assists to lead the Sunbirds in each category. Defensively, Matias Fernandez has been the main man between the posts for the Blue and Orange, tallying 23 saves through his first six games.  
 
ABOUT NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR (4-3-0, 2-0-0)
After opening conference action with back-to-back wins over BYU-Hawaii and Hawai'I Hilo, the Argonauts enter this week with a three-game winning streak. Naia Graham and Esteban Berumen each found the back of the net in the victory over the Vulcans, with the latter extending his team lead in goals to five. Alex Clewis is the only Argonaut to man the net this fall, collecting 22 saves in seven contests and earning two clean sheets along the way.      
 
SERIES HISTORY: FPU VS NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR
The Sunbirds claim a 7-4-1 advantage in the all-time series against the Argos but the lost the last meeting in Belmont by a tally of 4-3. Most recently, the two teams met at Ramirez Field last season, when the Sunbirds came away with a 1-0 win.     
 
ABOUT DIXIE STATE (4-3-0, 2-0-0)
The Trailblazers defeated Azusa Pacific and Point Loma last week, winning each contest by one goal to become of one of three PacWest teams to start league play 2-0. Christian Hall was credited with gamewinner in both games and scored the fastest goal in program history on Saturday. Three keepers have seen time for Dixie State this season, but Bradley Trella has been the primary goalie, earning 27 saves and starting each game. 
 
SERIES HISTORY: FPU VS DIXIE STATE
FPU claims a 2-1-0 record in the all-time series against Dixie State, with the Trailblazers' lone victory coming in Utah in 2014. All three goals in last season's 3-0 Sunbird victory came from players back for this season, as Benjamin Cowdrill scored twice and Dylan Rusconi provided the other score.

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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