FRESNO, Calif. – After a huge second half on Saturday, the Fresno Pacific men's soccer team looks to stay hot this week, visiting Holy Names on Monday before hosting California Baptist on Saturday evening.
 
Quotable
"It's important we continue to play the way we did against Biola. Holy Names will be difficult on the road, and CBU will be looking to return the favor after our win at their place last year. We must build from Saturday and continue to improve to get the result we want." – head coach Jaime Ramirez
 
Schedule
Game 11
@ Holy Names
Monday, October 9 • 3:30 p.m.
Hayward, Calif. • Pioneer Stadium
Live Stats • Video
 
Game 12
vs. California Baptist
Saturday, October 14 • 7:30 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. • Ramirez Field­­
Live Stats
 
About Fresno Pacific (3-7-0, 2-3-0 PacWest)
• The Sunbirds got four scores in the second half (Pak Hei Chan, Anthony Velarde, Sergio Bermudez twice) in Saturday's win over Biola, giving goalkeeper Patrick Timmer his first career clean sheet.
• FPU ranks second in the league in shot attempts as a team, and the Blue and Orange have outshot their opponents 151-139 this season.
• Fresno Pacific has been a completely different team at home, putting up a 3-1-0 record while outscoring opponents 11-5 in that span. On the road, the Sunbirds are 0-6-0 and have been outscored 17-6.  
 
Sunbird Leaderboard
• Shots: two players tied, 32
• Goals: Anthony Velarde, 5
• Points: Anthony Velarde, 14  
• Assists: Anthony Velarde, 4
• Saves: Patrick Timmer, 41
 
About Holy Names (2-6-1, 2-1-1 PacWest)
• The Hawks are coming off a 2-1 victory over winless Hawai'i Hilo last Tuesday, with Josiah Romero providing the game-winner in the game's 87th minute.
• Carlos Vazquez-Perez' nine goals are tied with Notre Dame de Namur's Esteban Berumer for second individually in the PacWest.
• In the net, Juan Nieves has racked up 47 saves, the single-best mark in the league.
 
Hawk Leaderboard
• Shots: Carlos Vazquez-Perez, 37
• Goals: Carlos Vazquez-Perez, 9
• Points: Carlos Vazquez-Perez, 18
• Assists: two players tied, 2
• Saves: Juan Nieves, 47
 
The Series
• FPU leads the all-time series 9-1-2, including six straight wins from 2011-2015.
• The lone Holy Names victory of the series came in Fresno in 2010.
• Most recently, the Hawks and Sunbirds played to a 0-0 draw in Fresno last season.  
 
About California Baptist (8-0-2, 4-0-1)
• CBU has gone 8-0-2 in their final season as member of the PacWest but played to a scoreless draw against Point Loma on Saturday.
• Forward Aidan Apodaca has gotten off to a scorching start this fall, racking up a school-record 19 goals through just ten games.
• The Lancers have taken 199 shots as a team, far and away the highest mark in the PacWest Conference.
 
Lancers Leaderboard
• Shots: Aidan Apodaca, 57
• Goals: Aidan Apodaca, 19
• Points: Aidan Apodaca, 40
• Assists: two players tied, 6
• Saves: Edgar Benitez, 17
 
The Series
• The Sunbirds claim a 34-8-2 all-time mark against the Lancers, including a record of 29-6-1 as a conference opponent.
• FPU has beaten the Lancers four years in a row, their fifth such streak of the series.
• Last season in Riverside, Fresno Pacific came away with a 4-1 victory behind two scores from Jorge Chedraui.
 
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