MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's Men's Soccer will play two games this week, hosting Pacific at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, and heading across The Bay to play San Francisco on Saturday at 7:00 pm.
 
SMC is 9-6-3 overall against Pacific, and have won five of the last six meetings, including two straight over the Tigers. The Gaels are 19-29-7 all time against the Dons, but are unbeaten in their last five matches against USF.
 
THE DETAILS
Saint Mary's (5-6-2, 0-3-0) vs. Tigers (4-5-4, 0-2-1)
Wednesday, October 25 at 3:00 pm
Saint Mary's Stadium – Moraga, Calif.
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Saint Mary's (5-6-2, 0-3-0) vs. USF (7-2-4, 1-1-1)
Saturday, October 28 at 7:00 pm
Negoesco Stadium – San Francisco
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LAST TIME OUT
Saint Mary's Men's Soccer came back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits on Saturday night, but Gonzaga would score the last goal leading to a 3-2 loss for SMC.
 
The Gaels were down 2-1 in the second half, but would answer in the 61st minute. Once again it would be Justin Sosa setting up one of his teammates streaking through the Gonzaga defense. This time Sosa executed a give-and-go with Lynch, after reversing his field before putting a through ball to Lynch, who started SMC's push up field again.
 
Lynch broke through into the box and faked out the keeper before getting into the six-yard box and putting a right footed shot into the back of the net for a 2-2 game in the 61st minute. The goal with Lynch's team-leading sixth of the season.
 
However, Gonzaga would go back ahead just as quickly as Saint Mary's tied it. A pass into a soft spot of the Gaels defense allowed the Bulldogs' Swider to operate with some space, before setting up Nicolas Bianchi who scored on a left-footed shot from the top of the box into the lower left corner of the net to make it 3-2 Zags.
 
ABOUT THE TIGERS
Pacific is led by Derick Roque, who led the team with four assists last year, and has eight goals and one assist this season for 17 points. His eight goals are second in the WCC, and his 17 points are good for third in the conference, as are his 31 shots on goal.
 
Samuel Siaz Herraiz made Second Team All-WCC last season, and is currently tied for the team lead in assists (3) with Samuel Vallata. The Tigers were picked sixth overall in the 2023 West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Tigers tied for fourth with Santa Clara in last season's regular-season standings.
 
ABOUT THE DONS
Max Hamelink was selected to the 2023 All-WCC Men's Soccer Preseason Team after a stellar campaign in 2022. Hamelink was named to the All-WCC Second Team as he tied for second in the conference with seven goals while also tying for third with 16 points. 
 
Additionally, his two game-winning goals ranked tied for third in the WCC while his 30 total shots placed him 13th overall. His 16 points and two game-winning goals all led the team while his 30 shots ranked second. He is currently second on the team in points with two goals and two assists.
 
Gabriel Serra Bracken leads the team with six goals and three assists for 15 points. His six goals are tied for fourth in the WCC with The Gaels Riley Lynch. Bracken Serra has twice been named WCC Offensive Player of the Week, including on October 16 after hitting a game-winning goal with 20 seconds remaining against Stanford.
 
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