Match #5
ART U Urban Knights (1-2, 1-2 PacWest) vs. Dominican Penguins (3-0, 3-0 PacWest)
Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.
San Rafael, Calif. – Kennelly Field
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Match #6
ART U Urban Knights (1-2, 1-2 PacWest) vs. Holy Names Hawks (0-2, 0-2 PacWest)
Friday, February 26, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.
San Francisco – Paul Goode Field
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ART U SET TO CLOSE 2020-21
The Urban Knights will host its final two matches of 2020-21, facing off against the Penguins on Sunday before ending the year against the Hawks on Friday, Feb. 26.

KICK OFF
Sunday's contest against the Penguins at Kennelly Field, which Academy of Art will host, will take place at 2:30 p.m. following the conclusion of the men's contest, and ART U will end the year against the Hawks at 1 p.m. from Paul Goode Field. Remember to follow @ARTU_Knights via the athletics app (Apple App Store, Google Play Store) and on Twitter & Instagram, as well as "Like" the Urban Knights on Facebook for score updates, videos, and recaps.

KNIGHT WATCH
It was a 1-1 week for the Urban Knights, earning their first victory of the season against Holy Names by a final of 2-0 thanks to a pair of goals from junior forward Brooklyn Morera, earning her a PacWest Player of the Week award for the first time in her career. The first came in the 26th minute after a pair of nice passes from junior forward Baylie Christensen and freshman midfielder Zineb Ighirri, with the insurance coming on a beautiful bender from the right wing in the 71st minute.

The following time out on the pitch was a matchup against a tough Fresno Pacific team, with the Sunbirds scoring a pair of goals in the first eight minutes to cruise to a 2-0 victory. ART U generated a handful of great chances, including a free kick that bounced off the crossbar by senior midfielder Sydney Cooke just before another goal was waved off by an offsides call. 

The two goals by Morera has moved her into a tie for sixth place in ART U history in career goals, as she joins Margret Thorolfsdottir and current teammate Cooke with seven career goals. Meanwhile, Christensen added her sixth career assist to tie her for seventh place in ART U history along with Rea Laudat and Alice Michell. After starting in goal during the Knights win over HNU, senior goalkeeper Lara Pflicke earned her 10th career victory, now sitting just three behind all-time leader Rachel Rempe for most career wins at ART U. 

MARCHING AGAINST THE PENGUINS
Dominican is undefeated in three matches thus far in 2020-21, having collected a victory over each of the other three PacWest NorCal pod members. After opening the year with a 2-1 victory over the Knights, the Penguins have a pair of identical 1-0 victories over both the Sunbirds and Hawks. Danielle Gonzalez is the primary goal scorer for the Penguins with two, leading to a team-high five points. Dominican leads the all-time matchup between the two teams, 6-9-3.

HAWK HUNTING
It has been losses in each of the first two times out on the pitch for Holy Names in 2020-21, falling to the Urban Knights 2-0 in the season opener before dropping a 1-0 game to the Penguins this past Tuesday. As a squad, HNU is averaging four shots per game, with goalkeeper Abby Brunell making 12 saves so far on the year. ART U leads the all-time matchup, 5-4-1.