MORAGA, Calif. — The Gaels will travel over the bridge this week as they look to take on San Francisco for one of their last road matches of the season.

Links and more information can be found on the team's schedule page. 

The Gaels are now 11-1 this season and 2-0 in the conference after soldily beating No. 16 San Diego 3-0 last weekend. James Person scored the game-winning goal in Saint Mary's 3-0 win over No. 16 San Diego. His tally came in the 12th minute off a corner kick as he tapped in a pass by the left post to give the Gaels the only goal they would need in the match. It was good for Person's first goal of the season and the first goal of his career at Saint Mary's. 

Person's was named WCC Player of the week and it is the third time this season that a Gael has been honored with the award, as senior Anders Engebretsen has won it twice already. He is also just the third sophomore to be awarded Player of the Week this year.

The sophomore also anchored the defensive back line as Saint Mary's held San Diego to only nine shots and four shots on goal in the win. Miguel Berry, the Toreros top scoring option and WCC co-leader in goals scored, didn't manage a single shot attempt in the match. The win for the Gaels' is also their seventh clean sheet of the season and their third in the last four matches. Saint Mary's is currently on a four-game win streak since September 29 and over the course of the last four matches, the team has outscored their opponents 14-1.

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San Francisco has posted a record of 2-8-1 thus far this year and they are 0-2 in the conference with a home record of 2-1-1. The Dons are currently on a two-match losing streak and they have lost five of their last six matches. They won two matches in a row on September 12 and 15 against San Jose State and UNLV, but have not seen a victory since. USF has been shut out in over half of their matches (six) this season.

The Dons have scored eight goals this season; Ashish Chattha (2), Shayan Charalaghin (2), and Jonah Van der Werf (2) are all tied as the top goal-scorers on the team. Chattha has six shots on goal thus far and has scored the game winner once as he recorded a goal during the team's win against San Jose State.

USF has the Gaels beat in terms of their all-time record (17-29-5), but over the last four matchups between the two teams, SMC holds a 3-1 record. In 2018 when the two teams met, Saint Mary's beat San Francisco 8-0 on October 13.