FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific men's soccer team is set to play two road matches this week, taking on #15 Cal Poly Pomona on Tuesday and Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday.
 
About the Sunbirds (1-1-0)
• Fresno Pacific looks to get back in the win column after falling to Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday evening.
• FPU is in the middle of a four-game road swing, with each game during that stretch coming against a CCAA opponent.
• The Sunbirds have outshot their opponents 41-22 on the young season, but both of their matches thus far have been separated by one goal.
 
Sunbird Leaderboard
• Shots: Fellipe Souza, 6
• Goals: three players tied, 1
• Points: Anthony Velarde, 3
• Assists: four players tied, 1
• Saves: Patrick Timmer, 12
 
CAL POLY POMONA (2-0-0)
 About the Broncos
• Cal Poly Pomona enters the week ranked 15th nationally in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
• The Broncos have once again started hot, knocking off Azusa Pacific and Biola last week.
• CPP has outshot their opponents 44-16 through their first two games, leading to nine goals.
• Six different Broncos have found the back of the net in the early going.     
 
Bronco Leaderboard
• Shots: Sergi Monso, 12
• Goals: Sergio Monso, 3
• Points: Sergi Monso, 9
• Assists: Sergi Monso, 3
• Saves: Jason Trejos, 2
 
The Series
• Fresno Pacific is 1-2-1 in the all-time series, with the lone victory coming in the initial meeting between the two teams in 1986.
• Most recently, the Broncos defeated the Sunbirds 2-0 last season in Pomona.  
 
CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS (2-0-0)
 About the Toros
• Cal State Dominguez Hills has begun the season 2-0-0 for the first time since 2013. Like the 2013 season, the Toros opened the season with Point Loma and Azusa Pacific.
• The Toros have been a tough team to beat on their home pitch, claiming a 23-5-1 home record since the start of the 2014 season.
• Both of the team's wins this season have been separated by just one goal.
• Cal State Dominguez Hills is coached by Joe Flanagan, who is in his 24th season at the helm and ranks as the school's all-time winningest coach.
 
Toro Leaderboard
• Shots: Leonardo Nogueira, 9
• Goals: Guillermo Saldana, 2
• Points: Guillermo Saldana, 4
• Assists: five players tied, 1  
• Saves: Benito Gonzales, 8
 
The Series
• FPU claims a 3-2 advantage in the all-time series, which includes three home meetings, one road trip, and one neutral site matchup.
• The most recent meeting in the series saw the two teams play in Seattle, with the Sunbirds dropping the contest by a final of 3-2.
• There has only been one shutout in the series' history. It came in the first ever competition between the two schools, as Fresno Pacific defeated Cal Poly Pomona 1-0 in 1979.
 
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