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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
Seattle Pacific at (#1) Simon Fraser
7:00 p.m. PDT, Terry Fox Field; Burnaby, B.C.
• Webcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hStdKxfDm4
• LiveStats:  https://portal.stretchinternet.com/spu/
 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
Seattle Pacific at Western Washington
7:00 p.m. PDT, Harrington Field; Bellingham, Wash.
• Webcast & LiveStats:  https://portal.stretchinternet.com/spu/
 
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Saint Martin's at Seattle Pacific (Senior Night)
7:00 p.m. PDT, Interbay Stadium, Seattle, Wash.
• Webcast:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1iS12FsEzoRas8fmcWzaA/live
• LiveStats:  http://www.sidearmstats.com/spu/msoc/
 
Two road games this week and a home game the following Thursday close out the 2018 men's soccer season for Seattle Pacific. The third-place Falcons (8-8-0, 4-5-0 GNAC) travel to Burnaby, B.C. on Thursday, Oct. 25 for a 7 p.m. meeting with undefeated and top-ranked Simon Fraser. The Clan (14-0-0, 8-0-0) have already clinched their third consecutive Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship and routed SPU 6-1 on Oct. 6 in Seattle. The Falcons visit Western Washington on Saturday, Oct. 27 for a 7 p.m. clash at Harrington Field in Bellingham. The Vikings (7-6-1, 3-4-1) were unbeaten in four straight series encounters before SPU won 4-2 on Oct. 11 in Seattle. The season concludes at home on Thursday, Nov. 1 when Saint Martin's visits for a 7 p.m. Senior Night game at Interbay Stadium. SPU has not lost to the Saints (6-9-0, 4-5-0) since 2009, forging a 16-0-1 record since then.
 
Top-Ranked Foe
The Falcons lost their last meeting with the nation's top-ranked team, falling 6-1 at home to Simon Fraser on Oct. 6. SPU emerged victorious in its previous clash with a No. 1 team, upsetting the Clan 2-1 on Oct. 3, 2013 in Seattle.
 
Senior Salute
Prior to the Nov. 1 game with Saint Martin's, a ceremony will be conducted to honor SPU's six seniors. Reid Baez, Jacob Bohl, Chris Cole, Luke Postma, Jason Schmidt and Kary Whitney will make their final home appearances at Interbay Stadium. That class helped the Falcons compile a 39-20-10 record during their collegiate careers (21-8-7 at Interbay), win the 2015 GNAC championship and earn an NCAA playoff berth.
 


Get Your Tickets
Falcons fans can now obtain tickets in advance for all home events. Buy tickets online at: http://siteline.vendini.com/site/spufalcons.com   Tickets are also available at the venue on game day. All seats for SPU soccer are general admission and priced at $7 for adults and $5 for youth and senior citizens. SPU students and staff are admitted free. For reduced group and team rates please call (206) 281-2393 in advance.
 
Terrific Titus
Sophomore forward Titus Grant is on a scoring spree with 10 goals in his last eight games. Concordia stopped his six-game scoring streak on Oct. 18. The Oct. 15 GNAC Offensive Player of the Week, Grant completed a hat trick in a brief, 8-minute, 19-second span on Oct. 13 versus NNU. He played a part in over half (16) of SPU's 31 scores, leading the team in goals (12) and assists (4). Grant is SPU's first double-digit goal producer since first-team All-American Tyler Schultz scored 16 times in 2011.
 
Youth Movement
All five SPU multi-goal scorers are underclassmen. Sophomore Titus Grant leads the team with 12 goals, freshman Alden Massey has five and red-shirt freshman Jake Ferry has three while sophomores Alex Mejia and Travis Swallow each have two. Seven of the 11 scorers are underclassmen, accounting for 26 of the team's 31 tallies.
 
Throw-Ins
Two Falcons recorded hat tricks (Alden Massey-Sept. 15 / Titus Grant-Oct. 13) for the first season since Andy Wolverton and Blaine Carver each had a three-goal game in 2010 ... SPU out-scored opponents 24-9 in its six wins  ... The Falcons played short-handed in their first two games, losses at Chico State and Sonoma State. Titus Grant drew two yellow cards on Aug. 30 and Sam Rucklos was shown red on Sept. 1.
 
Shuffling Lineup
SPU has utilized 13 different lineups in 16 games, starting the same starting group in consecutive outings just once (Sept. 27 & 29). No Falcon started every game and just three (Alden Massey, Nik Reierson, Ed Weise) opened 15 games.
 
Balanced Attack
Eleven different players accounted for the 31 SPU tallies with just five multi-goal scorers. Playmaking duties have also been shared as the 24 assists were spread among 13 players. Titus Grant tops the Falcons in both goals (12) and assists (4).

 

Coach Collings
Mark Collings is in his 11th season as head coach at his alma mater. He has directed Seattle Pacific to a 119-54-30 record, two GNAC championships and a stretch of five consecutive NCAA Division II Tournament berths from 2011-15. His coaching highlights include school-record streaks of 13 consecutive victories and 15 games unbeaten established in 2014 along with absorbing the fewest losses in a campaign with just one in 2015 (14-1-4). Collings is the third head coach in the 51-year history of SPU men's soccer. He collected his third GNAC Coach of the Year award in 2015 (also 2010 & 2014). Collings replaced Cliff McCrath, who compiled a 512-190-87 mark in 38 seasons (1970-2007). Arnie Aizstrauts was 1-14-1 from 1968-69. The co-captain as a defender on SPU's 1998 Final Four team, Collings was a five-year assistant coach for the Falcons.
 
Upcoming Opponents
Simon Fraser (14-0-0, 8-0-0 GNAC) -- The No. 1-ranked Clan are perfect through 14 games, out-scoring opponents 52-4. SFU claimed four straight GNAC titles (2010-13) and advanced to back-to-back Final Fours in 2012 and 2013. After two Seattle Pacific league championships (2014, 2015), the Clan captured the last three crowns, including this year. Goalkeeper Luciano Trasolini has nine shutouts and a 0.29 goals against average. Matteo Polisi leads the attack with 17 goals and 10 assists. Connor Glennon has 15 goals and Mamadi Camara seven. Simon Fraser holds a slim 27-24-7 edge in the all-time series after winning the last two matchups. The Clan were 6-1 victors on Oct. 6 in Seattle behind a Polisi hat trick. Titus Grant netted the lone SPU goal.
 
Western Washington (7-6-1, 3-4-1 GNAC) -- The fifth-place Vikings beat Saint Martin's 2-0 in their last outing after losing 3-0 at Simon Fraser. Georg Cholewa tops the team with 18 points on seven goals and four assists. Goalkeeper Brandon Wolter compiled five shutouts and a 1.26 goals against average. The Falcons own a 48-16-9 lead in the all-time series despite getting swept last season by Western. SPU won this season's first encounter 4-2 at home on Oct. 11, getting a 72nd-minute game-winner from Titus Grant and insurance goal from Jake Ferry in the 81st.
 
Saint Martin's (6-9-0, 4-5-0 GNAC) -- The Saints are tied with SPU for third place in the GNAC standings. Brandon Madsen is responsible for one-third (7) of SMU's 21 goals and assisted on three others. Sebastian Navarro tops the team with four assists to go along with five goals. Goalkeeper Griffin Small compiled two clean sheets and a 1.59 goals against average. SPU leads the all-time series 19-3-1 and hasn't lost to the Saints since 2009, forging a 16-0-1 record since then. The Falcons won this year's first meeting 1-0 on Sept. 29 in Lacey, Wash. Titus Grant tallied the only goal with an unassisted strike in the 13th minute.