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Sept. 26, 2017 Week 5 GNACSports.com @GNACSports 2017 GNAC Men s Soccer Standings GNAC Overall Pts. W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Western Washington 6 2 0 0 1.000 3 2 2.

1 Sept. 26, 2017 Week GNAC Men s Soccer Standings GNAC Overall Pts. W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Western Washington Won 2 MSU Billings Won 4 Simon Fraser Won 1 Seattle Pacific Lost 1 Northwest Nazarene Lost 2 Concordia Lost 1 Saint Martin s Lost 7 LAST WEEK S GAMES Thurs., Sept. 21 at MSU Billings 3, Northwest Nazarene 2* at Western Washington 3, Saint Martin s 2* Simon Fraser 1, at Seattle Pacific 1* Sat., Sept. 23 at MSU Billings 3, Concordia 1* at Simon Fraser 5, Saint Martin s 1* Western Washington 3, at Seattle Pacific 2* THIS WEEK S GAMES Thurs., Sept. 28 Seattle Pacific at MSU Billings, 3:30 p.m.* Simon Fraser at Concordia, 4 p.m.* Saint Martin s at Northwest Nazarene, 4 p.m.* Sat., Sept. 30 Saint Martin s at MSU Billings, 3 p.m.* Seattle Pacific at Northwest Nazarene, 3 p.m.* Simon Fraser at Cal State Dominguez Hills, 5 p.m. Western Washington at Concordia, 7 p.m.* * - denotes GNAC games All start times local to game site. Contact: Rhys Lendio, Media Relations Assistant rlendio@gnacsports.com #GNACMSOC in #FightingFarnsworth Western Washington s Drew Farnsworth scored a pair of goals to lead the Vikings to a 2-0 start in conference play, earning himself the GNAC Men s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honor. #FreshmanFirepower Montana State Billings Realf Zhivanaj was awarded the GNAC Defensive Player of the Week award after playing 180 minutes as the Yellowjacket s primary central defender last week. The MSUB defense limited Northwest Nazarene to just six shots and held Concordia to just one goal. #BackOnTheBoard Saint Martin s Kyle Witzel scored his first goal of the season in the Saints 5-1 loss to No.2 Simon Fraser on Saturday. Witzel led the Saints with 11 goals and 24 points last season. #ClanControl Simon Fraser leads all GNAC teams with 19 goals scored, four goals allowed and two shutouts and is the remaining unbeaten GNAC squad. The Clan is also the only GNAC team to remain unbeaten at #JinnemanJump Western Washington s Stephen Jinneman scored a 93rd-minute header against Seattle Pacific on Saturday to snap the Falcons five-game unbeaten streak and improve the Vikings to on the season. Get Social Twitter Accounts/Hashtags for GNAC Soccer Programs #GNACMSOC C. #ClawsOut #ProtectTheShield MSU #MSUBMSoc NW #GoNNUCrusaders Saint Martin #SaintsAlive Seattle Simon #NCAAeh Western #WOUHOO Western #GoViks Tourism Burnaby Is A Proud Sponsor Of The Great Northwest Athletic Conference

GNAC Soccer Players of the Week OFFENSE Drew Farnsworth, Western Washington FW 5-9 Freshman Auckland, New Zealand Farnsworth scored a pair of goals to help lead the Vikings to a 2-0 start in

He scored in the 60th minute of Western Washington s 3-2 win on Thursday over Saint Martin s and accounted for the game-tying goal in the 87th minute of the Vikings eventual 3-2 overtime win over

2 GNAC Soccer Players of the Week OFFENSE Drew Farnsworth, Western Washington FW 5-9 Freshman Auckland, New Zealand Farnsworth scored a pair of goals to help lead the Vikings to a 2-0 start in conference play. He scored in the 60th minute of Western Washington s 3-2 win on Thursday over Saint Martin s and accounted for the game-tying goal in the 87th minute of the Vikings eventual 3-2 overtime win over Seattle Pacific on Saturday. Also Nominated: Guillaume Kremer (Montana State Billings), Brandon Madsen (Saint Martin s), Matteo Polisi (Simon Fraser). DEFENSE Realf Zhivanaj, Montana State Billings DF 6-2 Freshman Tirane, Albania Zhivanaj played 180 minutes as the Yellowjacket s primary central defender, helping lead MSUB to a 2-0 week. The MSUB defense allowed Northwest Nazarene just six shots on goal in a 3-2 victory on Thursday. The defense held Concordia to just one goal in a 3-1 win over Saturday, with Zhivanaj contributing an insurance goal on a set piece in the 83rd minute. Also Nominated: Griffin Small (Saint Martin s), Jeff Cadman (Simon Fraser), Colton Ronk (Western Washington). Past GNAC Players of the Week Date Offense Defense Aug. 31-Sept. 5 Gabe Kellum, SPU Javier Hernandez, MSUB Sept Mori Tsuchiya, SPU Magnus Kristensen, SFU Sept Guillaume Kremer, MSUB Tom Lohmann, MSUB Sept Drew Farnsworth, WWU Realf Zhivanaj, MSUB Complete Player of the Week releases are available online at GNACSports.com. Around The GNAC CONCORDIA MONTANA STATE BILLINGS Concordia comes into this week with a GNAC record after falling 3-1 at Montana State Billings on Saturday. The Cavaliers are averaging 0.80 goals per game. Noah Swigart leads the team with two goals and four points while Nick Evans has a team-high two assists. Reggie Reyes, Kieran McMinn and Todd Gibbs each have one goal this season. Benoit Bouillant has recorded 16 saves for a.727 save percentage in four matches. Grant Alcorn has posted 17 saves and a.739 save percentage in three matches. The Cavaliers return to Tuominen Yard to host No. 2 Simon Fraser and Western Washington this Thursday and Saturday. The first career goal by Eli Williams and the first career multi-goal performance by Guillaume Kremer lifted Montana State Billings to a 3-2 win over Northwest Nazarene last Thursday. Falling behind in the opening four minutes of play two days later, the Yellowjackets scored the next three goals in a 3-1 triumph over Concordia at home. Realf Zhivanaj was awarded the GNAC Defensive Player of the Week award after playing 180 minutes as the Yellowjacket s primary central defender last week. The MSUB defense limited Northwest Nazarene just six shots and held Concordia to just one goal, with Zhivanaj contributing an insurance goal on a set piece in the 83rd minute. The Yellowjackets are now all-time against Concordia. Saturday marked Williams second straight game on the score sheet. MSUB remains at home next week, hosting Seattle Pacific on Thursday and Saint Martin s on Sept. 30. NORTHWEST NAZARENE Northwest Nazarene fell 3-2 at Montana State Billings in their GNAC opener last Thursday. After halftime, the Crusaders evened the score at 1-1 when Jake Levine found Raphael Junquiera with a cross from the right side in the 51st minute. This would open a 14-minute span that would see four combined goals scored. The Jackets converted the game-winner in the 64th minute when Guillaume Kremer controlled a defensive deflection and scored with a low shot from 18-yards out. Each team took 13 shots while the Crusaders finished with a 5-4 edge in corner kicks. Michael Bryant leads Northwest Nazarene with five points this season. Junquiera tallied his first goal of the season in NNU s loss on Thursday. The Crusaders will look to bounce back this Thursday afternoon when they host Saint Martin s at 4 p.m. 2 GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 26, 2017 #GNACMSOC

Around The GNAC SAINT MARTIN S SEATTLE PACIFIC Despite two second half goals in the final 10 minutes, the Saints fell 3-2 to Western Washington in their season opener on Thursday.

3 Around The GNAC SAINT MARTIN S SEATTLE PACIFIC Despite two second half goals in the final 10 minutes, the Saints fell 3-2 to Western Washington in their season opener on Thursday. Griffin Small went 83 minutes and made five saves before Parker Elliot finished off the final 6:26. McKray Kohn led the Saints with two shots, while Branden Madsen, Kyle Witzel and Caymon John each recorded one shot. Witzel scored his first goal of the season in the Saints 5-1 loss at No. 2 Simon Fraser on Saturday. Witzel led the Saints with 11 goals and 24 points last season. The Clan extended their lead in the second half on goals in the 56th and 63rd minute to take a commanding 3-0 lead. The Saints responded in the 82nd minute after Witzel put away the Saints lone goal of the day. Small leads the GNAC with 35 saves. The Saints remain on the road in conference action with a match up at Northwest Nazarene on Thursday at 3 p.m. Seattle Pacific ended Simon Fraser s four-match win streak with a 1-1 draw in their GNAC opener on Thursday. Each of the last three SPU games have gone to overtime, as the Falcons have captured a record in those extended contests. Last year s team played six overtime contests, including a stretch of four consecutive games, all of which ended in draws. Saturday s 3-2 overtime loss to Western Washington halted a five-game unbeaten streak for Seattle Pacific. After losing the season opener 2-1 to Chico State, the Falcons managed wins over Sonoma State (4-1), Metro State (2-1), Colorado Christian (3-2) and Fort Hays State (2-1). The Falcons are competiting for their 36th NCAA Division II Tournament berth. They participated in the playoffs five straight seasons from A lengthy road trip that takes the Falcons through four states begins this Thursday, as they visit Montana State Billings at 3:30 p.m. SIMON FRASER WESTERN WASHINGTON Despite falling behind for the first time this season, No. 2 Simon Fraser equalized in the second half and ended with a 1-1 draw against Seattle Pacific last Thursday. The equalizer came during the 65th minute off an Adam Jones header. He reached a service from Michael North and directed an eight-yard header across the goalmouth and into the upper right of the Falcons goal. Matteo Polisi got the Clan off to an early scoring start against Saint Martin s on Saturday, converting a penalty kick in the fourth minute to help the Clan to a 5-1 victory. Simon Fraser leads all GNAC teams with 19 goals scored, four goals allowed and two shutouts and is the remaining unbeaten GNAC squad. Polisi continues to lead the Clan in points this season with 12 points. Jones scored his third goal of the season on Thursday. SFU will head to Portland, Ore., Thursday night to take on Concordia at 7pm. Western Washington went up 3-0 and held off a late Saint Martin s rally to earn its first GNAC victory of the season on Thursday, 3-2. On Saturday, Stephen Jinneman scored a golden goal with a header in the 93rd minute as the Vikings completed a 3-2 come-from-behind overtime victory against Seattle Pacific at Interbay. It was the second career goal for Jinneman, whose first career goal came via a golden goal header last season to give the Vikings a 3-2 win in overtime against Dixie State in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Division II Tournament. Drew Farnsworth scored a pair of goals to help lead the Vikings to a 2-0 start in conference play, earning himself the GNAC Men s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honor. Along with their 2-0 start in conference, the Vikings were also awarded the GNAC/Red Lion Team of the Week honor. Western Washington is the first soccer program to receive the award this year. WWU returns to action on Saturday at Concordia. Following that contest, the Vikings will play four consecutive conference games at home, beginning with Seattle Pacific on Oct GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 26, 2017 #GNACMSOC

4 GNAC In 2017 Division II Statistics Season statistical rankings among 212 NCAA Division II programs TEAM Stat Team Avg./Total Rank Scoring Offense Simon Fraser th Montana St. Billings th Goals Against Avg. Simon Fraser th Western Wash th Shutout Percentage Simon Fraser th Western Wash th Won-Lost-Tied Pct. Simon Fraser th Points Per Match Simon Fraser th Montana St. Billings st Assists Per Match Montana St. Billings th Simon Fraser nd Northwest Nazarene th Saves Per Match Northwest Nazarene th Saint Martin s th Save Percentage Northwest Nazarene nd Simon Fraser nd Western Wash th INDIVIDUALS Stat Player Team Avg./Total Rank Points Per Match Julien Drogomir MSUB th Adam Jones SFU th Total Points Adam Jones SFU 29 40th Julien Dragomir MSUB 28 46th Goals Per Match Julien Dragomir MSUB th Total Goals Julien Dragomir MSUB 12 39th Assists Per Match Adam Jones SFU st Michael Mollay NNU th Jordan Kollars SPU th Goals Against Avg. Brandon Watson SFU th Tyler Vistern WWU th Save Percentage Ryan Foo NNU nd Brandon Watson SFU nd Saves Per Match Ryan Foo NNU th Total Saves Ryan Foo NNU 104 7th Cody Lang SPU 73 48th Game-winning Goals Anthony Dean WWU 3 61st Michael Mollay NNU 3 61st Shots Per Match Gabe Kellum SPU nd Kyle Witzel SMU th Goalkeeper Minutes Tyler Visten WWU 1796:15 17th Online: GNAC IN THE UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL Date SFU Pre-Season 13th Sept. 6 3rd Sept. 12 2nd Sept. 19 2nd Sept. 26 2nd Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 7 RV - Not ranked in top-25, but is among others receiving votes. GNAC IN THE UNITED SOCCER COACHES WEST REGION POLL Date SFU NNU SPU Sept. 6 1st 8th Sept. 12 1st Sept. 19 1st 10th Sept. 26 1st Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 7 National and Regional Polls UNITED SOCCER COACHES DIVISION II POLL TOP-25 Week 4 - Sept. 26, 2017 Rk School Prev. Record 1 Charleston (WV) Simon Fraser Adelphi Midwestern State Lynn Rockhurst LIU Post Palm Beach Atlantic Palm Beach Atlantic Cal Baptist St. Edward s Southern New Hampshire Saginaw Valley State Limestone Lincoln Memorial NR Mississippi Cal Poly Pomona Ohio Valley Young Harris RV Colorado School of Mines NR Franklin Pierce West Virginia Wesleyan Rollins Colorado Mesa Chico State NR UNITED SOCCER COACHES WEST REGION RANKINGS Week 4 - Sept. 26, 2017 Overall Rk School Conf. W-L-T 1 Simon Fraser GNAC Cal Baptist PacWest Cal Poly Pomona CCAA Chico State CCAA Cal State LA CCAA CSU Dominguez Hills CCAA Dixie State PacWest Point Loma Nazarene PacWest UC San Diego CCAA Notre Dame de Namur PacWest View Complete Poll Online 4 GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 26, 2017 #GNACMSOC

5 GNAC Team Statistics SHOTS 1. Western Washington Simon Fraser MSU Billings Seattle Pacific Saint Martin s Concordia (Ore.) Northwest Nazarene POINTS 1. Simon Fraser Seattle Pacific MSU Billings Western Washington Northwest Nazarene Saint Martin s Concordia (Ore.) GOALS 1. Simon Fraser Seattle Pacific MSU Billings Western Washington Saint Martin s Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) GOALS PER GAME 1. Simon Fraser Seattle Pacific Western Washington MSU Billings Northwest Nazarene Saint Martin s Concordia (Ore.) ASSISTS 1. Seattle Pacific MSU Billings Simon Fraser Western Washington Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) Saint Martin s ASSISTS PER GAME 1. Seattle Pacific Simon Fraser MSU Billings Western Washington Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) Saint Martin s GOALS ALLOWED 1. Simon Fraser Seattle Pacific Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) Western Washington MSU Billings Saint Martin s GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE ## Team GP GA Minutes GaAvg 1. Simon Fraser : Seattle Pacific : Western Washington : Concordia (Ore.) : Northwest Nazarene : MSU Billings : Saint Martin s : SAVES 1. MSU Billings Saint Martin s Concordia (Ore.) Northwest Nazarene Western Washington Seattle Pacific Simon Fraser SHUTOUTS ## Team GP Shutouts Avg/G 1. Simon Fraser Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) Saint Martin s Seattle Pacific Western Washington MSU Billings GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 26, 2017 #GNACMSOC

6 GNAC Individual Statistics SHOTS Dean,Anthony-WWU Kremer,Guillaume-MSUB Polisi,Matteo-SFU Tsuchiya,Mori-SPU Jinneman,Stephen-WWU players with 13 POINTS Player-Team GP Goals Ast. Pts. Avg/G Dean,Anthony-WWU Polisi,Matteo-SFU Weber,Gabriel-SPU Kremer,Guillaume-MSUB Jones,Adam-SFU Tsuchiya,Mori-SPU Madsen, Brandon-SMU Kellum,Gabe-SPU Hauenstein,JD-MSUB Cayetano,Jess-SPU GOALS Dean,Anthony-WWU Polisi,Matteo-SFU Madsen, Brandon-SMU Jones,Adam-SFU Tsuchiya,Mori-SPU Weber,Gabriel-SPU Hauenstein,JD-MSUB Kremer,Guillaume-MSUB players with 2 ASSISTS Quiroz,Edwin-NNU Cayetano,Jess-SPU Pang,Riley-SFU Kellum,Gabe-SPU Dean,Anthony-WWU Rotter,Christian-WWU Weber,Gabriel-SPU Kremer,Guillaume-MSUB players with 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS Rodriguez-Diaz,Carlo-NNU Polisi,Matteo-SFU Kremer,Guillaume-MSUB players with 1 GOALS AGAINST AVG Player-Team GP GA Minutes GaAvg Hof,Miguel-SFU : Hillyer,Jacob-NNU : Whitney,Kary-SPU : Bouillant,Benoit-CU : Visten,Tyler-WWU : Lohmann,Tom-MSUB : Leatherman,Cade-NNU : Alcorn,Grant-CU : Small, Griffin-SMU : Hernandez,Javier-MSUB : SAVES Small, Griffin-SMU Lohmann,Tom-MSUB Visten,Tyler-WWU Alcorn,Grant-CU Bouillant,Benoit-CU Hernandez,Javier-MSUB Hillyer,Jacob-NNU Whitney,Kary-SPU Hof,Miguel-SFU Basulto,Alex-NNU Raffensperger,Graysn-SPU Leatherman,Cade-NNU Elliot,Parker-SMU SHUTOUTS Player-Team GP Shutouts Sho/G Hof,Miguel-SFU Alcorn,Grant-CU Hillyer,Jacob-NNU GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 26, 2017 #GNACMSOC

7 Individual Game Highs POINTS 5 Polisi,Matteo (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 5 Weber,Gabriel (Seattle Pacific) at Colo. Christian (09/09/17) 5 Polisi,Matteo (Simon Fraser) vs Saint Martin s (09/23/17) GOALS 2 Polisi,Matteo (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 2 Kellum,Gabe (Seattle Pacific) vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) 2 Tsuchiya,Mori (Seattle Pacific) at Metro State (09/07/17) 2 Weber,Gabriel (Seattle Pacific) at Colo. Christian (09/09/17) 2 Dean,Anthony (Western Washington) vs Fort Hays State (09/16/17) 2 Kremer,Guillaume (MSU Billings) vs Northwest Nazarene (09/21/17) 2 Polisi,Matteo (Simon Fraser) vs Saint Martin s (09/23/17) ASSISTS 2 Quiroz,Edwin (Northwest Nazarene) at Azusa Pacific (09/09/17) 2 Kremer,Guillaume (MSU Billings) at Mary (09/14/17) 2 Cayetano,Jess (Seattle Pacific) vs Fort Hays State (09/14/17) 2 Navarro,Sebastian (Saint Martin s) vs Hawai i Pacific (09/17/17) SHOTS 7 Polisi,Matteo (Simon Fraser) vs MARY (08/13/17) 7 Dean,Anthony (Western Washington) vs Fort Hays State (09/16/17) SAVES 11 Small,Griffin (Saint Martin s) at Cal State L.A. (09/10/17) 9 Lohmann,Tom (MSU Billings) at Mary (09/14/17) GNAC Individual and Team Highs Team Game Highs GOALS 8 Simon Fraser vs MARY (08/13/17) 5 Simon Fraser vs Saint Martin s (09/23/17) ASSISTS 5 Simon Fraser vs MARY (08/13/17) 4 Seattle Pacific vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) 4 MSU Billings at Mary (09/14/17) 4 Seattle Pacific vs Fort Hays State (09/14/17) 4 Western Washington vs Saint Martin s (09/21/17) SHOTS 31 Western Washington vs Fort Hays State (09/16/17) 26 Simon Fraser vs Saint Martin s (09/23/17) POINTS 21 Simon Fraser vs MARY (08/13/17) 13 Simon Fraser vs Saint Martin s (09/23/17) SAVES 11 Saint Martin s at Cal State L.A. (09/10/17) 9 Concordia (Ore.) at Regis University (09/08/17) 9 MSU Billings at Mary (09/14/17) 9 MSU Billings vs Upper Iowa (09/16/17) 9 Saint Martin s at Simon Fraser (09/23/17) 7 GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 26, 2017 #GNACMSOC

Contact: Rhys Lendio, Media Relations Assistant

Contact: Rhys Lendio, Media Relations Assistant Sept. 19, 2017 Week 4 GNACSports.com @GNACSports 2017 GNAC Men s Soccer Standings GNAC Overall Pts. W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Simon Fraser 0 0 0 0 --- 4 0 0 1.000 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0