Match #13
ART U Urban Knights (3-7-1, 2-4 PacWest) vs. Fresno Pacific Sunbirds (4-8, 3-4 PacWest)
Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. – Ramirez Field
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Match #14
ART U Urban Knights (3-7-1, 2-4 PacWest) vs. Holy Names Hawks (2-7-1, 2-2-1 PacWest)
Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.
San Francisco – City College of San Francisco
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BIRD WATCH
After falling to Dixie State and having to cancel their match against Concordia due to unhealthy air, Academy of Art men's soccer is set to play a pair of PacWest matches this week. The Urban Knights will head to Fresno Pacific to face the Sunbirds on Thursday before returning home to host the Holy Names Hawks on the 21st.
 
KICKOFF
Thursday's match against the Sunbirds will take place at 7:30 p.m. with Saturday's contest against the Trailblazers kicking off at 2:30 p.m. Live coverage will be available at the links listed above, but as always, you can follow the Urban Knights on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
 
KNOTABLE KNIGHTS
Senior forward Alex Walsh leads the team with two goals and four points this season, including his second goal in two games, a game-winner against Dominican on September 23. However, junior midfielder Bobby Gutierrez is tied for the team-lead in points (4) after scoring his first goal of the season against UH Hilo in the team's 1-0 victory. Gutierrez also leads the team with a pair of assists this season. Christian "Tate" Sprague also put his name on the map with his first-career goal in the 58th-minute against Dixie State on October 12.

SUNBIRDS HOME FOR FOUR
After playing two of their last three matches on the road, Fresno Pacific is now in the midst of a four-game homestand. The Sunbirds are currently 3-4 in conference-play, but they have been heating up as of late, winning two of their last three matches. FPU is led offensively by Anthony Velarde with eight goals and six assists for a total of 22 points.
 
HAWKS ON HOLD
With the smoke from the North Bay fires affecting the entirety of the Bay Area, Holy Names has been forced to postpone their last three home events. As a result, HNU has not played in a game situation since October 9. Before then however, the Hawks put together a 2-7-1 overall and 2-2-1 PacWest record. Holy Names' top scorer is Carlos Vazquez-Perez who owns the third-most goals in the conference (10), while collecting 20 points thus far.

PREVIOUS MATCH: SPRAGUE SCORES, BUT ART U FALLS TO DIXIE
Oct. 12 - Entering the final 10 minutes of the second half, Academy of Art men's soccer looked to hunker down to protect a 1-0 lead that they had procured just 22 minutes before. However, out of sheer will, Dixie State managed to net two goals as the clock began to expire, handing ART U a heartbreaking, 2-1 defeat.

LOOKING AHEAD
After their two-game homestand, the Urban Knights will head down to Southern California where they will take on Azusa Pacific and No. 5 California Baptist.