MSOC Heads to LMU, USD for WCC Matchups
10/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Gonzaga (6-5-1, 1-0-0) at Loyola Marymount (5-6-0, 0-1-0)
GAME 13 | OCT. 16 | 7 P.M. | LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
SERIES: Gonzaga leads, 16-15-2
FIRST MEETING: 1992 - Gonzaga won 3-1 in Los Angeles
LAST MEETING: 2014 - Tied 0-0 (2ot) in Spokane
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Gonzaga (5-6-1) at San Diego (5-4-2, 1-0-0)
GAME 14 | OCT. 18 | 2 P.M. | SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
SERIES: Gonzaga trails, 12-24-6
FIRST MEETING: 1992 - Gonzaga lost 9-1 in San Diego
LAST MEETING: 2014 - Gonzaga lost 2-0 in Spokane
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LIVE STATS: USDToreros.com
CONFERENCE MATCHUPS AHEAD
- After a six-game homestand in which Gonzaga went 3-2-1, the Zags are on the road for six, the fifth and sixth of which comes at LMU and San Diego. The road trip includes stops in five states - Nevada (UNLV), Illinois (Bradley), Colorado (Denver), Oregon (Portland), and California (Loyola Marymount and San Diego).
- San Diego marks Gonzaga's seventh game against an NCAA Tournament opponent from last season.
- Last season, GU tied LMU 0-0 and fell to San Diego 2-0, both in Spokane.
ON THE DEFENSE:
- Gonzaga has recorded four shutouts this season and allowed more than one goal only two times - a 2-1 double-overtime loss to Hartwick and a 2-1 defeat against No. 8 Denver - both NCAA Tournament teams from 2014.
- Dating back to last season, Gonzaga has gone 13 of 14 games and 18 of the last 21 without allowing more than one goal in regulation. The two goals that Denver scored in regulation snapped a 12-game streak.
- Goalkeeper Chris Lowrimore ranks 30th in the nation in goals against average (.808) and played every minute in goal for GU to rank 52nd in goalkeeper minutes (1114:27).
- Lowrimore ranks No. 1 in the WCC in goals against average and goalkeeper minutes and fourth in save pct.
- Against Bradley, Lowrimore recorded his fourth shutout of the season and sixth of his career (one combined). That ranks him sixth all-time at GU in career shutouts.
- Gonzaga has allowed the fewest goals in the WCC this season with 10.
ON THE OFFENSE:
- Gonzaga is 6-0 this season when scoring the game's first goal, and 0-5-1 when the other team scores first.
- As a team, Gonzaga has outshot opponents 165-104 overall and 62-37 in shots on goal.
- Defender David Sigurdsson scored his first-career collegiate goal with a header against Portland off a free kick.
- Conner Bevans scored 2:05 into overtime against Portland from 30 yards out for his second goal of the season, and second gamewinner, which ties for the team and conference lead. Bevans also added an assist against UP and was named the WCC Player of the Week. He's second on the team with six points (2g, 2a).
- Sophomore Ben White recorded his team-leading third goal of the season against Bradley, despite spending most of his time as a defender this season. He added an assist at Bradley and has a team-high seven points on the year.
- Junior Jakob Granlund is third team with five points (2g, 1a), and is tied for first in the WCC and 49th in the nation with two game-winning goals after scoring the eventual winner against Oregon State.
- Granlund ranks first on the team in shots (27), shots on goal (14) and third in WCC in SOG/game (1.27).
- As a team, GU is ranked first in the WCC in shots per game (13.75) and second in SOG per game (5.17).
