SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State men's soccer team (2-2-3, 0-0-0 WAC) will take to the road this week for two final matches before WAC conference play begins next week. The Spartans will battle Sacramento State (3-5-0, 0-0-0 Big West) on Friday, Sept. 22 and the UC Davis Aggies (2-3-2, 0-0-0 Big West) on Sunday, Sept. 24. Both contests are scheduled to start at 4 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN+.
LAST WEEK IN REVIEW
- The Spartans earned four points last week with a 1-1 draw against Pacific and a 3-1 win over Santa Clara.
- Riccardo Scarafia scored his first goal of the season and David Sweeney recorded five saves in the match against Pacific.
- Gaku Nishimura led the Spartans with two penalty-kick goals while Angel Iniguez netted his team-leading third goal of the year in the match against Santa Clara.
WHERE THE SPARTANS RANK
- The Spartans rank third in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in assists this season with 10.
- Iniguez leads the WAC in assists with three and is third in the conference in points with nine.
- Nishimura is tied for fourth in the conference in assists with two.
- The Spartans have the fourth-best attendance average in the WAC, averaging 994 fans per home match.
- Iniguez was named the WAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 29.
RECORD WATCH
- With 17 career shutouts, Sweeney is one shutout away from tying the all-time record for clean sheets by a Spartan goalkeeper.
- SJSU career leaders in shutouts:
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- 1. 18 Chris Humphreys (1997-2000)
- 18 Gary St. Clair (1970-74)
- 3. 17 David Sweeney (2019-present)
- 4. 15 Jonathan Lester (2009-11)
- 15 Sean Keohane (1976-77)
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- With 244 career saves, Sweeney is nine saves away from tying the all-time record for saves by a Spartan goalkeeper.
- SJSU career leaders in saves:
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- 1. 253 Keith Bateman (1992-95)
- 2. 244 David Sweeney (2019-present)
- 3. 242 John Olejnik (1980, 82-84)
- 4. 238 Brandon Main (1994-97)
- 5. 225 Jonathan Lester (2009-11)
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VS. SACRAMENTO STATE
- The Sacramento State Hornets are 3-5-0 this season and are coming off a 1-0 loss to San Francisco on Sunday night.
- The Spartans have a 32-22-4 all-time record against the Hornets. However, they have not defeated Sacramento State in the previous three meetings, going back to 2018.
- On Aug. 28, 2022, the Spartans lost 2-1 to the Hornets in Sacramento. Diego Delgadillo came off the bench to score the only goal for SJSU.
VS. UC DAVIS
- The UC Davis Aggies are 2-3-2 this season and are coming off a 1-0 loss to Saint Mary's on Sunday.
- The Spartans have a 14-10-2 all-time record against the Aggies and have won the previous two meetings, 5-2 in 2021 and 3-2 in 2022.
- In the 2022 matchup, Scarafia, Beau Leroux and Joel Garcia each scored a goal while Iniguez recorded an assist.
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