Match #10
ART U Urban Knights (4-5, 3-1 PWC) vs. Holy Names Hawks (2-6, 0-4 PWC)
Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Noon
San Bruno, Calif. – Skyline College
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ACADEMY OF ART OPENS HOMESTAND WITH HOLY NAMES
Returning from three wins in four Pacific West Conference matches on the Hawaiian Islands, ART U women's soccer looks to defend its home turf with a meaningful match this Sunday against Holy Names.

KICKOFF
The lone match of the week will feature ART U and HNU at Skyline College in San Bruno this Sunday, Oct. 11 at 12:00 p.m. Please note that due to connectivity issues, there will be no live video of this match. Live coverage will be available via the link above.

Sunday's match will feature a special celebration of National Coming Out Day. For details, click here! First 200 fans will receive exclusive Academy of Art University rainbow headbands! Remember to follow @ARTU_Knights on Twitter & Instagram and "Like" the Urban Knights on Facebook for score updates, videos, and recaps.
 KNIGHT WATCH
Coming back from Hawaii ranked fifth in the PacWest Conference with three shutouts, ART U has shown a team effort on the offensive side as well. A total of eight Urban Knights have contributed to scores led by sophomore midfielder Laney Haviland's two goals then a goal and an assist from senior midfielder Esme Garner-Purkis, senior forward Rea Laudat, sophomore midfielder Kendall Bozart, and sophomore midfielder Aliya Salas. Junior midfielder Natalie Gabriel leads the team with two assists while freshman midfielder Alice Michell and freshman defender Natalie Rhodes each have one goal apiece.

In goal, the Knights have split time between freshman Morgan Wirz and sophomore Maggie Alikpala-Wilson. Wirz has made all nine starts to date and has each of the team's three shutouts, but both have a win to their credit and, with a 3.0 or higher saves per game average, both are among the PacWest's top 14.

HAWK TALK
After victories over Cal State Monterey Bay and Northwest Nazarene to start the year, Holy Names has lost six straight including four PacWest Conference matches. The defeats were by a single goal against Humboldt State, California Baptist, and Dominican, but most recently, the Hawks fell 3-0 to Dixie State on Oct. 4. HNU's matchup with ART U will be its last before a four-part Hawaii roadtrip. Courtney Okazaki has logged two goals to lead the team thus far and the majority of the goalkeeping duties have fallen on Tiana Miyashiro who has started all eight matches and ranks fourth in the PacWest with 47 saves. The Hawks and Knights have met four times in their history and, after a 2-0 victory last season, Academy of Art holds a 3-1 advantage.

KNIGHTS WIN THREE OF FOUR ON HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
ART U opened PacWest Conference play with a trio of victories amid challenging weather and field conditions in Hawaii. Starting with Hawaii Pacific on Sept. 26 and BYU-Hawaii on Sept. 28, Academy of Art posted back-to-back 1-0 victories then delivered a third shutout (2-0) at Chaminade on Oct. 1. The trip concluded with a 2-0 loss to UH Hilo on Oct. 3, but a variety of individuals emerged during one of the program's best showings to date on the islands.

LOOKING AHEAD
Academy of Art continues its five-part homestand when Fresno Pacific visits the Bay Area next week on Oct. 14 followed by Dixie State on Oct. 17.