FRESNO, Calif. – After a 2-0 defeat of Biola on Saturday, the Fresno Pacific women's soccer team looks to keep momentum rolling this week, visiting Holy Names on Monday before hosting California Baptist on Saturday evening.
 
Quotable
"This has been a great group of young ladies to work with. Their effort and determination has been inspiring despite the lack of results. They have shown that we are competitive with everyone and I am sure Holy Names and CBU will not be different. Holy Names has a very good coach, and I am sure he will have them organized and prepared for us. CBU has shown that they are one of the teams to beat. Both games will challenge our young Sunbirds, and I am excited to see us continue to grow through these challenges." – head coach Rob Podeyn
 
Schedule
Game 11
@ Holy Names
Monday, October 9 • 1 p.m.
Hayward, Calif. • Pioneer Stadium
Live Stats • Video
 
Game 12
vs. California Baptist
Saturday, October 14 • 5 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. • Ramirez Field­­
Live Stats
 
About Fresno Pacific (3-6-1, 3-2-0 PacWest)
• Fresno Pacific remained attack-minded in Saturday's victory, taking their second-highest shot total of the season.
• With Jordyn Ryfiak and Stacia Williams joining the scoring club against Biola, ten different Sunbirds have now found the back of the net this fall.
• Senior goalkeeper picked up her seventh career clean sheet, tying Audrey Hadden and Christina Michaelis for third on the program's all-time list.
 
Sunbird Leaderboard
• Shots: Rachel Anderson, 22
• Goals: two players tied, 3
• Points: two players tied, 8  
• Assists: five players tied, 2
• Saves: Summer Hammond, 51
 
About Holy Names (0-8-1, 0-3-1 PacWest)
• The Hawks have struggled offensively so far, scoring just four goals through nine games.
• Most recently, Holy Names fell 2-0 to Hawai'i Hilo last Tuesday in the final contest of a three-game trip to the Aloha State.
 
Hawk Leaderboard
• Shots: Shelby Johnson, 12
• Goals: four players tied, 1
• Points: five players tied, 2
• Assists: Harlie Valentine, 2
• Saves: Vanessa Amaral, 19
 
The Series
• FPU leads the all-time series 10-0-1, with the lone draw coming on the road in 2012.
• Since Rob Podeyn took over the program prior to the 2015 season, the Sunbirds have outscored the Hawks 7-1.
• Included in Fresno Pacific's ten all-time wins are four shutouts (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016).
 
About California Baptist (7-3-0, 5-0-0)
• The Lancers come into this week with a record an undefeated conference record of 5-0-0 in their final season in the PacWest, but only one has come on the road.  
• As a team, CBU ranks third in the league with 170 shots, just one attempt higher than the Sunbirds.
• Desarae Felix has been the team's premier player offensively, as she ranks second in the league in shots and fourth in goals.
 
Lancers Leaderboard
• Shots: Desarae Felix, 41
• Goals: Desarae Felix, 6
• Points: Desarae Felix, 12
• Assists: Miranda Martinez, 3
• Saves: Sara Escobedo, 44
 
The Series
• FPU 3-13-1 in the all-time series, with all three victories coming in Fresno.
• The last Sunbird victory came in 2013, when Haley Tallon's fifth-minute goal held up as the game-winner in a 1-0 win.
 
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