FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific men's soccer team is set to take on Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday afternoon in the Sunbirds' first road game of the year. Opening whistle is set for 4:00 p.m. from Otter Sports Complex in Seaside.
 
Quotable
"The momentum moving forward from Thursday is huge. We now have four straight away matches against CCAA opponents. I think Thursday's win sends a message not just to our opponents, but to our team, as well. We are going to continue to generate opportunities, and we have to continue to finish." – head coach Jaime Ramirez
 
The Series
• The Sunbirds lead the all-time series with a record of 7-1, including each of the last six meetings.
• Fresno Pacific and CSUMB have only played in Seaside once. The Blue and Orange defeated the Otters on the road in 2015 by a final of 4-2.
• Most recently, the Sunbirds came away with a 3-2 victory in Fresno last season behind Gabriel Batista's game-winner.
 
About the Sunbirds
• Fresno Pacific enters play with a 1-0 overtime victory over Stanislaus State under the belts this season.
• Three different Sunbirds found the back of the net in the win, including the first career scores from Fellipe Souza and Loren Friesen.
• The Sunbirds were picked seventh in the 2017 PacWest Preseason Coaches Poll.
• FPU is coached by Jaime Ramirez, who is 309-157-34 in his 26 seasons at the helm of the Sunbird program.
 
Sunbird Leaderboard
• Shots: Fellipe Souza, 6
• Goals: Fellipe Souza/Anthony Velarde/Loren Friesen, 1
• Points: Anthony Velarde, 3
• Assists: Anthony Velarde/Isaiah Asencio/Pak Hei Chan/Aaron Peters, 1
• Saves: Patrick Timmer, 5
 
About the Otters
• On Thursday, CSUMB opened the season with Notre Dame de Namur for the third consecutive year, falling 4-3 in Belmont.
• Cal State Monterey Bay was picked 11th in the CCAA Preseason Poll after finishing with a 5-9-2 record last fall.
• The Otters are coached by former San Jose State assistant Shane Carew, who is in his first season as a head coach.
 
Otter Leaderboard
• Shots: Steven Moreno/Adrian Rebollar, 2
• Goals: Steven Moreno/Adrian Rebollar/Emmanuel Montion, 2
• Points: Steven Moreno, 3
• Assists: Steven Moreno/Osvaldo Espinoza/Christopher Leth, 1
• Saves: Andrew Garcia, 2
 
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