SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State men's soccer team (2-3-0, 0-0-0 MW) will play Pacific (1-3-1, 0-0-0 WCC) on Thursday, September 10, at 7 p.m. at the Spartan Soccer Complex. The game will be shown live on MW+.
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GAME INFO
Matchup: San José State vs. Pacific
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Spartan Soccer Complex
Stream: MW+
Tickets: Here
Live Stats: Here
SPARTAN NOTES
- Jesus Sanchez was named Interim Head Coach of the Spartans on August 21. Sanchez enters his ninth season with the Spartans, starting as an assistant coach and later named Associate Head Coach in 2024
- Head Coach Simon Tobin officially retired on August 31. Tobin coached for 39 seasons split up between CSU Bakersfield and SJSU. Tobin finishes with a career record of 395-283-89
- This season marks the inaugural season of Mountain West men's soccer. SJSU joins UC Davis, UNLV, Utah Tech, Grand Canyon and Air Force in the conference. SJSU previously was a member of the WAC
- The Spartans' 12 wins last season was the most in a season for SJSU since 2003
- The Spartans made it to the championship game of the WAC Tournament in three out of the last four seasons.
- The last time the Spartans won their conference was in 2003 when they were a part of the MPSF.
- The Spartans defeated Sacramento State 2-1 at the Spartan Soccer Complex in their last time out
- Amir Anwary was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 31) after tallying two goals and two assists in the Spartans' win over Saint Mary's
- The Spartans had three players named to the Mountain West Watch List: Midfielder Angel Fernandez, Defender Ruben Flores-Thomas and Goalkeeper Ronin Axelson
- The Spartans were picked as co-favorites in the Mountain West preseason poll, tied with Grand Canyon and earning two first place votes
- Last season, Fernando Duarte was named to the All-WAC freshman team and Dane Pendleton was named to the WAC All-Tournament Team
- Cameron Cook was named to the 2024 WAC All-Freshmen team. He was also rated No. 64 on TopDrawerSoccer's Top 100 Freshman list at the end of that season.
- The Spartans return 17 players from 2025. The Spartans had ten freshman to the squad and two JUCO transfers to round out the squad
- Jamie Reid returned to the Spartans as an Associate Head Coach. Reid was an assistant with the Spartans in 2024 and 2025 before spending a brief stint at San Diego State
- The Spartan added two new assistants to the squad, David Sweeney and Jota Yamaguchi. Sweeney was the Spartans' goalie from 2019-23 and is the current SJSU all-time lead in saves (281) and shutouts (20)
SCOUTING PACIFIC
Pacific is 1-3-1 on the season with their lone coming in a 3-2 victory against Utah Tech on the road. The Tigers are coming off a 1-0 loss to UC San Diego on the road and have not scored in their previous two matches.
Pacific is led by sophomore forward Josephat Yangyuoru who has two goals and one assist on the season. In net, Mateus Ruiz-Hurst started in the Tigers' previous two games, making 16 saves and allowing four goals.
The Spartans are 25-6-1 all time against Pacific and have earned a result against the Tigers in three consecutive matches. Last season, the Spartans defeated Pacific 2-0 on the road. Jordi Tortell Daly scored in the game.
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