GAME 10
Air Force (3-4-2) vs. California Baptist (4-3-1, 0-0)
6 p.m. MT, Friday, October 7
Cadet Soccer Stadium, USAFA
GAME 11
Air Force vs. Utah Valley
1 p.m. MT, Sunday, October 9
Cadet Soccer Stadium, USAFA
HOME SWEET HOME
Air Force opens Cadet Soccer Stadium this weekend for a pair of Western Athletic Conference matches with California Baptist (Oct. 7), and Utah Valley (Oct. 9). The match with CBU (4-3-1, 0-0) serves because the Lancers convention opener—kickoff is at 6 p.m. Utah Valley (2-3-1, 0-0) will tackle Grand Canyon (3-5-2, 0-1-1), Friday evening in Phoenix. The Falcons and Wolverines meet on Sunday at 1 p.m.
THE SERIES AGAINST CBU
Air Force and Cal Baptist shall be assembly for the fifth time with the Falcons and Lancers tied within the four-match sequence, 2-2. The Falcons have outscored the Lancers, 8-5, within the 4 matches mixed. In their final assembly, the Lancers edged by the Falcons in extra time, one-nil.
THE SERIES AGAINST UVU
Air Force shall be taking up Utah Valley for the ninth time in program historical past in what has develop into one of many Falcons’ most irritating sequence as AF has but to beat the Wolverines. UVU is 6-0-2 in opposition to Air Force and has a 3-0-1 mark in opposition to the Falcons when enjoying at USAFA. UVU received final season’s assembly, 3-0, in Orem.
LAST WEEKEND
The Falcons introduced the Western Athletic Conference opening weekend to a profitable finish with a three-nil win over Utah Tech, Sunday afternoon, and a 2-1 win at UNLV on Friday. The Falcons sit atop the WAC as the one crew to comb convention play within the opening weekend. Five Falcons accounted for 5 targets within the final two video games.
DEFEND THE TURF
The Falcons vehemently defend their house turf, going 40-9-2 (.784) whereas enjoying at house within the final 5 seasons. In 2018, the Falcons had been good at house (10-0) for the primary time in program historical past. In 2017, Air Force received a program-best 11 house matches, going 11-1 on the house pitch for the marketing campaign.
UP NEXT
Air Force hits the highway for a pair of WAC matches in opposition to UTRGV and Houston Christian, October 21 and 23, respectively.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
– As a part of its ascendance to the highest of the convention standings following the opening weekend of league matches, Air Force has been the most well liked crew general within the WAC with wins in its final three begins and ends in 4 of its final 5 outings general. The Falcons tied No. 4 Washington 1-1 on Sept. 11 and earned one-goal victories in opposition to San Francisco (1-0, Sept. 25) and UNLV (2-1 on Sept. 30) earlier than racing previous Utah Tech 3-0 on Oct. 2.
-Falcon keeper John Byszewski had a profession evening with 9 saves in opposition to an aggressive No. 25 Missouri State offense. The draw marked Byszewki’s first collegiate shutout and the Bears’ first scoreless match of the 2022 marketing campaign. Byszewski now has three shutouts this season.
–Thaddaeus Dewing is AF’s key striker, notching six targets up to now this season. Dewing has 14 profession targets in 41 profession appearances for essentially the most targets on the crew.
–London Aghedo and Tyler Johnson, AF’s key defenders, missed the match at Central Arkansas the place the Falcons dropped a 3-1 contest. They had been additionally sidelined within the match at No. 3 Washington the place the Falcons tied the Huskies at one
CLOCKING TIME
Linchpin defender and crew captain London Aghedo leads all Falcons in profession minutes performed with 4,769:52. Aghedo has began in all 55 profession appearances for essentially the most video games began on the crew. Falcon ahead and main purpose scorer Thaddaeus Dewing performed 90 minutes in 5 matches this season. Senior midfielder Luke Hill has 60 profession appearances, marking essentially the most profession appearances on the crew.
AROUND THE WAC
AIR FORCE TAKES THE CONFERENCE LEAD AFTER ONE WEEK OF LEAGUE PLAY
Air Force picked up wins in its first two convention begins to kick off WAC play, downing UNLV 2-1 on Sept. 30 and Utah Tech 3-0 on Oct. 2. San José State and Houston Christian had been each 1-0-1 with 4 factors, whereas Utah Tech and Seattle U every earned a win to register three factors within the first convention week of 2022.
FARKARLUN STILL IN THE TOP 10 NATIONALLY IN SCORING
WAC main scorer Bryant Farkarlun from Houston Christian checked in seventh nationally in whole factors within the newest NCAA Division I statistics report from Oct. 4. Farkarlun’s 19 factors trailed the 22 factors of Lipscomb’s Jelldrik Dallmann. Farkarlun discovered his conference-high seventh purpose of the season in a 2-0 win for Houston Christian on the highway at Seattle U on Oct. 2.
THREE WAC TEAMS HAVE PLAYED TOP-25 SCHEDULES
As of Oct. 5, three completely different WAC members owned energy of schedule rankings inside the prime 25 nationally primarily based on the NCAA RPI formulation. Seattle U has performed the sixth-toughest slate within the nation, with top-10 matches performed in opposition to Kentucky (No. 1 RPI), Washington (No. 8 RPI) and Louisville (No. 10 RPI). Utah Valley’s schedule was rated twenty first and Air Force’s schedule up to now ranked twenty third.
AITKEN RACKS UP THE SAVES FOR HCU
Reigning WAC Defensive Player of the Week Alex Aitken from Houston Christian has been one of the crucial efficient goalkeepers within the convention this season, recording essentially the most saves (47) and highest save proportion (.797) within the WAC as of Oct. 5. Aitken is the one WAC goalkeeper with seven or extra saves in two completely different matches up to now in 2022, notching seven in opposition to San José State on Sept. 30 and 11 versus Oral Roberts on Sept. 9.
