FRESNO, CALIF. – Fresno Pacific took on Loyola Marymount and UC Santa Barbara at Sunnyside Aquatics center on Saturday, September 21th. The Birds were hoping to get their second win of the season and first in front of a home crowd but came up short.
 
"Our first game this morning was not what we expected. We did not come out very strong and struggled to recognize each situation. We did not play how we planned to and knew we needed to be better. We closed out the game stronger than we started but we have to have a higher standard for ourselves. Against UCSB We had an opportunity to play one of the top teams in the nation for the second time. Our personal goals were to improve in several areas since the last time we played them. We did just that. You take these opportunities to challenge ourselves and improve. The guys had the right mind set and played well. We had our first-year goalies in the goal and they did a solid job. We were much happier with our performance in game two, "said head coach Bryan Suhovy.

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: Loyola Marymount 18 - Fresno Pacific 10
Records: LMU (2-5), FPU (1-9)
 
Final: #4 UC Santa Barbara 21 – Fresno Pacific 7
Records: UCSB (13-0), FPU (1-10)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Loyola Marymount took an early lead over Fresno Pacific as they were up 10-5 going into halftime.  
• UCSD kept the pedal down as they out-scored FPU 9- 2 in the second half.  
• The 'Birds and UCSB was a pretty similar story as the Gauchos had a 14-5 lead going into the half and did not let up from there.
 
STATS OF THE GAMES:
• Jacob Fairchild and Uros Pelemis each had a hat trick despite the loss. William Green added two more goals for the Birds.
• The Sunbirds totaled six assists and five steals against LMU.   
• Curtis Vidinoff, Zach Zetz, and Uros Pelemis all managed to score two goals for the Sunbirds.   
• FPU mixed it up in goal against the Gauchos as Clay Maroney and Conner Schink split time.
 
BEYOND THE BOX

• Jacob Fairchild's three goals against LMU gives him 83 career goals and broke him into the top ten for all-time goals.

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UP NEXT:
The Birds will host Ottawa-Arizona and  Delta on Saturday, September 28^th at Sunnyside Aquatics center.