Match #5
ART U Urban Knights (2-1-1, 0-0 PWC) vs. Hawaii Pacific Sharks (2-2, 0-0 PWC)
Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 3 p.m. HT (6 p.m. PT)
Kaneohe, Hawaii – Atherton Field
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Match #6
ART U Urban Knights (2-1-1, 0-0 PWC) vs. BYU-Hawaii Seasiders (2-1, 0-0 PWC)
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 3 p.m. HT (6 p.m. PT)
Laie, Hawaii – BYUH Soccer Field
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Match #7
ART U Urban Knights (2-1-1, 0-0 PWC) vs. Chaminade Silverswords (0-3, 0-0 PWC)
Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 12:30 p.m. HT (3:30 p.m. PT)
Honolulu, Hawaii – St. Louis Field
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Match #8
ART U Urban Knights (2-1-1, 0-0 PWC) vs. UH Hilo Vulcans (1-3, 0-0 PWC)
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 3 p.m. HT (6 p.m. PT)
Hilo, Hawaii – UHH Soccer Field
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HAWAII TRIP FEATURES QUARTET OF PACWEST FOES
Coming off a thrilling 1-0 victory over SF State as part of the Kezar Classic Tournament, Academy of Art University heads out on its first extended roadtrip to the Hawaiian islands. The Urban Knights will take their momentum from two wins and a tie in three straight overtime matches into the four-part journey.

KICKOFF
ART U commences its Hawaii roadtrip with a 3 p.m. HT (6 p.m. PT) kickoff against Hawaii Pacific on Sept. 26 at Atherton Field in Kaneohe. Two days later on Sept. 28, it will be BYU-Hawaii on the docket with at 3 p.m. HT (6 p.m. PT) start at BYUH Soccer Field in Laie. The Knights have one additional day's rest before facing Chaminade at St. Louis Field in Honolulu on Oct. 1 at 12:30 p.m. HT (3:30 p.m. PT). Finally, the fourth match takes place in Hilo at UHH Soccer Field and features another 3 p.m. HT (6 p.m. PT) kickoff between Academy of Art and UH Hilo. Live coverage will be available via the links above. Remember to follow @ARTU_Knights on Twitter & Instagram and "Like" the Urban Knights on Facebook for score updates, videos, and recaps.

KNIGHT WATCH
Sixth in the PacWest in total goals (5), Academy of Art has seen three of those scored by senior midfielder Kristof Urbanyi (third in conference) including the game-winner versus SF State. He adds one assist for seven points (third in PacWest) and continues to close in on program history. Urbanyi is two game-winning goals, four goals, and 16 points from tying legendary forward and each category leader Grimur Grimsson for the ART U record. Sophomore forward Alex Walsh and freshman midfielder Nick Santhiago have each scored once as well and senior defender Runar Gudbjartsson has one assist.

Led by nearly 389 minutes of hard work by freshman goalkeeper Kevin Mendez, Academy of Art leads the PacWest and ranks top 20 in save percentage (.840), goals against average (0.92), and shutouts (2). The Knights are also second in the PacWest in saves per game (5.25). Not only does Mendez rank highly in those categories within the conference, but he is now 22nd in the all of NCAA Division II in save percentage and 34th in saves per game after facing a total of 75 shots.

SWIMMING WITH THE SHARKS
Remaining in Hawaii through the entire month of September, Hawaii Pacific opened the year with a pair of 2-1 losses to Northwest Nazarene and Cal State Monterey Bay, before defeating BYU-Hawaii and Chaminade all part of non-conference play. The Sharks, who rank second in the conference with 10 total goals, are led offensively by three goals from Divin Fula Lazolo (fourth in the PacWest behind Urbanyi) and have seen two goalkeepers, Jesse Kunitomo and Eduardo Palacios, split time between the pipes with four saves and six goals combined in four starts. Historically, HPU is up 9-1 all-time against Academy of Art.

JOURNEY TO THE OTHER SIDE
Similarly to HPU, BYU-Hawaii carries a 2-2 record through its first four matches, falling to NNU and HPU while convincingly topping Chaminade and UH Hilo. Third in the PacWest in goals scored (8), the Seasiders are paced by Jacob McRae's trio and are supported by an even timeshare in goal between Jaden Epplette and Mark Stanley. That duo has each logged a pair of complete games and combine for 13 saves with six goals allowed. The historical BYUH-ART U matchup has seen it all over the years as the Seasiders lead 5-2-1.

SWORDSMEN
Chaminade is yet to register a victory in 2015 after three losses to its three fellow PacWest Hawaii schools. Goal differentials of three or more have made up each of the Silverswords' defeats at the hands of BYU-Hawaii, UH Hilo, and HPU. The two goals Chaminade has scored this season have come from Nicolas Ferro and Ryan Arkelian while time has once again been split in goal with Rene Mejia and Bernd Buescherhoff combining for 14 saves and 13 goals allowed. The Silverswords who are down 7-2 to ART U in the all-time matchup, are set to play host to Fresno Pacific on Sept. 26 before seeing the Knights five days later.

PAYING THE VULCANS A VISIT
Four matches into the 2015 season, UH Hilo is 1-3 with its only non-shutout coming in a 3-0 win over Chaminade. The Vulcans have otherwise fallen to NNU, Cal State Monterey Bay, and BYU-Hawaii with Notre Dame de Namur (Sept. 26) and Fresno Pacific (Sept. 28) on tap prior to seeing ART U. Oswel Mariles and Trenton Hooper have each scored for UH Hilo while Tyler Hoffman has played all but 23 minutes in goal and has 13 saves with five goals allowed. Despite the Vulcans holding a 6-2 lead in the all-time matchup, the Knights defeated UH Hilo 3-0 last year thanks to a pair of goals scored by Jon "Jay" Eldon.

DRAMA AT KEZAR LIFTS ART U PAST SF STATE
They did it again. Three years after the first time it was done, the Academy of Art University men's soccer team again turned suspense into glory on Sept. 12 inside historic Kezar Stadium, defeating crosstown rival San Francisco State in front of a big crowd with a goal in overtime for a sudden 1-0 victory.

LOOKING AHEAD
After returning from Hawaii, the Urban Knights open up a five-match homestand with Holy Names at Skyline College on Oct. 11.