Men's Soccer on Road at LMU, Washington For Next Two

Saturday, October 12

Los Angeles, CA

7:00 PM

Gonzaga University

Loyola Marymount

Photo by: Mike Wootton

Men's Soccer on Road at LMU, Washington For Next Two

10/11/2019 11:07:00 AM | Men's Soccer

GU opens WCC play Saturday in Los Angeles

Game 9
Gonzaga (1-6-1, 0-0-0) at Loyola Marymount (5-3-3, 0-0-0)
Oct. 12 | 7 p.m. | Los Angeles, Calif.
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Game 10
Gonzaga (1-6-1) at Washington (10-1)
Oct. 16 | 7 p.m. | Seattle, Wash.
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LAST TIME OUT
- Gonzaga was last on the field on Sept. 22 to finish off an unbeaten weekend with a 2-2 tie at UC Irvine. That came two days after a 2-0 win at Cal Baptist.
- At CBU, the game went scoreless into the 84th minute when Nathaniel Tolton got his first collegiate goal. Kupa'a Fernandez followed with his first collegiate goal less than five minutes later.
- At UC Irvine, Theo O'Malley gave GU a 1-0 lead, but it took a Mark McEntosh goal in the 70th minute to tie the game.

TAKING SHOTS
- Gonzaga has had equal to or more shots on goal than its opponent in five of eight matches this season, and taken more corner kicks in four matches.
- Mark McEntosh leads the team with six shots on goal, Demitrius Kigeya and Joe Corner with five shots on goal each.
- Demitrius Kigeya leads the team with 19 shots overall, while Frankie Ljucovic has taken 15 shots, while McEntosh has 13 and Cole Rovegno has taken 10 shots.

LEADING THE OFFENSE
- Mark McEntosh and Theo O'Malley have led the way for the Gonzaga offense with two goals each.
- McEntosh also has an assist to give him the team lead with five points on the year.

FRESHMAN OFFENSE
- Rookie Cole Rovegno's goal against Sac State was the first of his collegiate career.
- Rovegno also leads the team in shots with seven through the season's first two games, including two on goal.
- Freshman Kupa'a Fernandez also got on the board, sealing the Cal Baptist win with a goal in the 89th minute to make it 2-0.

KEEPER STATS
- Gonzaga's redshirt freshman goalkeeper Johan Garibay has played all 740 minutes in net for the Zags. The only other player to be on the field every minute is Isaiah Jackson.
- Garibay has a goals-against average of 1.70 and has made 18 saves, including a career-high seven against Cal Poly.

PRESEASON ALL-WCC
- Gonzaga men's soccer player Demitrius Kigeya was named to the Preseason All-West Coast Conference Team, selected by the league's head coaches and announced Monday afternoon. Kigeya was named to the WCC All-Freshman team last season.
- Gonzaga was also selected to finish seventh as a team in the preseason poll, while Saint Mary's was the unanimous choice to win the league.

FACING TOUGH COMPETITION:
- Gonzaga face four NCAA Tournament teams from last season over the course of the 16-game schedule.
- The Zags faced Washington in an exhibition, and will go to Seattle to face the Huskies in the middle of the regular season.
- GU's league slate the rest of the way then features three NCAA teams that all won their postseason opener last season in Portland (road), Saint Mary's (home) and Pacific (road).