Match #10
ART U Urban Knights (1-6-2, 0-3-1 PacWest) vs. Dominican Penguins (5-5-1, 2-3-0 PacWest)
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.
San Rafael, Calif. – Kennelly Field
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Match #11
ART U Urban Knights (1-6-2, 0-3-1 PacWest) vs. Fresno Pacific Sunbirds (2-4-5, 1-3-0 PacWest)
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at 11 a.m.
San Francisco – SF Glens at Treasure Island Field
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Match #12
ART U Urban Knights (1-6-2) vs. Cal Maritime Keelhaulers (2-6-2)
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 at noon
San Francisco – SF Glens at Treasure Island Field
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Match #13
ART U Urban Knights (1-6-2, 0-3-1 PacWest) vs. Menlo Oaks (7-3-1, 5-1-0 PacWest)
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 at 11 a.m.
San Francisco – SF Glens at Treasure Island Field
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ON THE ROAD BEFORE THREE-MATCH HOMESTAND
Headed across the Golden Gate Bridge for an away match at Dominican are the Urban Knights before they return home for a three-match stint as they'll play host to Fresno Pacific and Menlo with a non-conference match with Cal Maritime in between.

KICKOFF
The start time with the Penguins is set for Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 at 12:30 p.m., kick off with the Sunbirds commences on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at 11 a.m., the battle with the Keelhaulers will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 at noon, and the stint concludes with a match on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 at 11 a.m. against the Oaks. 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
With a 1-6-2 record to start the year while being 0-3-1 in conference, Academy of Art men's soccer comes out of their Hawaii trip and a single match against Biola at home into their next series. A new face in junior forward Kristian Lonvig leads the team in points this season through nine matches as he's the only member of ART U to obtain both a goal and assist on the year. There have been five different goal scorers for the Knights this season, with sophomore forward Fabrizio Garrido being the most recent putting one away against the Eagles on Oct. 10. Playing in just four matches, sophomore midfielder Joey Glaab has recently returned to the starting lineup and has a goal of his own this season after leading the team in 2023, as he knocked one through against UH Hilo on Oct. 1. 

Being the only member of ART U that has seen every minute of 2024 is redshirt freshman Florian Grollmann, as he holds a .727 save percentage thus far in his first year with the squad, as he additionally holds the lead in saves per game in the Pacific West Conference with his 4.44 per match average. 

DANCING WITH DOMINICAN
Sitting level on the year are the Penguins of Dominican, as they have been back-and-forth with wins and losses as they stand 5-5-1 overall and 2-3 in conference play. Headed into their match with ART U, the Penguins are coming off a 2-1 loss against Biola after they took two wins out of their three-match Hawaii trip. Lex Bernier is the main man at the top of DUC's formation as he leads in points this season (8), shots taken (35), and shots on goal (21). Alejandro Reyes has been doing all the work in net with his 11 starts, as he currently holds a .750 save percentage giving up 16 goals with 48 saves, all while containing a 1.45 goal against average. ART U has gotten the better of the Penguins all-time, as they lead the series 11-9-2.

SUP SUNBIRDS
Next on the agenda for Fresno Pacific is coming to ART U as they're looking for their first win since Sept. 28, most recently collecting a non-conference tie against UC Santa Cruz with two losses handed to them from Westmont and Concordia. The 2-4-5 overall and 1-3 in conference Sunbird team is led by Lucas Ribeiro has he's scored on five occasions, ranking third in the PacWest standings as he holds 12 points total. Elmer Carballo has been in goal for FPU, making 20 saves with 15 goals against, saving just .571 percent of his shots faced on net. Although the Sunbirds have a 12-1-2 record in the all-time series, ART U collected a tie in their last showing 2-2.

COME ON OVER CAL MARITIME
Currently holding a 2-6-2 record overall with battles with Simpson and Pacific Union before their match with Academy of Art, Cal Maritime has lost five of their last six, just collecting a 1-1 tie for the squad against Lincoln (Calif.). The three main pieces for the Keelhaulers offense thus far are Jose Diaz (14 points) and the duo of Luka Bilaver and Cade Weatherbie who have put up eight points apiece. Fabian Garcia has been the main man guarding between the posts, and he's played in nine of the team's 10 matches while giving up 21 goals with a .696 save percentage. The match on Oct. 23 will be the first match to date between Cal Maritime and Academy of Art.

MEETING UP WITH MENLO
Menlo's introduction to the PacWest Conference has been quite pleasant for the Oaks, as they hold a 7-3-1 record overall while having a 5-1 record in conference, currently on a five-match win-streak after they swept their Hawaii trip with wins against Concordia and Jessup as well. Menlo currently ranks second amongst PacWest teams, only behind Point Loma, their lone conference loss. Isak Haufefaer has put away six goals thus far for the Oaks as he leads the squad in points (12), while Martin Fiala holds a 1.18 goal against average in net, giving up 13 goals while racking in 30 saves. This will also be the first match played between the two teams.

GARRIDO GOAL BEGINS COMEBACK, BIOLA OFFENSE TAKES WIN
Academy of Art men's soccer took on Biola in their first home Pacific West Conference match of their 2024 campaign on Oct. 10, and despite a score from sophomore forward Farbizio Garrido, the Urban Knights could not complete the comeback as they dropped the match 3-1.

LOOKING AHEAD
After the quartet the Knights will head out to compete with Jessup on Oct. 30 before returning home for the rest of the 2024 regular season to host Westmont, Azusa Pacific, and Point Loma.