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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.

1 Sept. 19, 2017 Week GNAC Men s Soccer Standings GNAC Overall Pts. W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Simon Fraser Won 4 Seattle Pacific Won 4 Northwest Nazarene Lost 1 Western Washington Tied 1 MSU Billings Won 2 Concordia Tied 1 Saint Martin s Lost 5 Contact: Rhys Lendio, Media Relations Assistant rlendio@gnacsports.com #GNACMSOC in #GoldenBoys Montana State Billings Guillaume Kremer and Tom Lohmann sweeped the GNAC Men s Soccer Players of the Week awards after leading MSUB to two victories over the weekend. #FlyingFalcons After dropping its season opener, Seattle Pacific has won its last four games heading into its GNAC clash against No. 2 Simon Fraser this Thursday. LAST WEEK S GAMES Tues., Sept. 12 at Cal State San Bernardino 2, Saint Martin s 1 Thurs., Sept. 14 MSU Billings 4, at Mary 2 at Seattle Pacific 2, Fort Hays State 1 Fri., Sept. 15 at Concordia 1, Hawaii Pacific 1 at Simon Fraser 1, Slippery Rock 0 Sat., Sept. 16 MSU Billings 2, Upper Iowa 1 (at Bismarck, N.D.) Cal Baptist 5, at Northwest Nazarene 0 at Western Washington 2, Fort Hays State 2 Sun., Sept. 17 Hawaii Pacific 3, at Saint Martin s 2 THIS WEEK S GAMES Thurs., Sept. 21 Northwest Nazarene at MSU Billings, 3:30 p.m.* Saint Martin s at Western Washington, 4 p.m.* Simon Fraser at Seattle Pacific, 7:30 p.m.* Sat., Sept. 23 Concordia at MSU Billings, 3 p.m.* Saint Martin s at Simon Fraser, 7 p.m.* Western Washington at Seattle Pacific, 7 p.m.* * - denotes GNAC games All start times local to game site. #ScoringDrought Despite leading Saint Martin s with 11 goals and 24 points last year, Kyle Witzel has failed to record a goal this season through five games. He looks to fire home his first goal at Western Washington on Sept. 21. #StayingPower In week three of the United Soccer Coaches Division II rankings, Simon Fraser maintains its No. 2 national ranking and remain atop the West Region Division II polls. #FreeSoccer Western Washingon went to overtime for the fourth time in five games during its 2-2 draw against Fort Hays State on Saturday. WWU has gone to overtime in all three of its home games this season. #ReadyToRumble Northwest Nazarene opens up GNAC play at Montana State Billings this Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Six GNAC contests are schuduled to take place during the first week of conference matches. Get Social Twitter Accounts/Hashtags for GNAC Soccer Programs #GNACMSOC C. #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 Guillaume Kremer, Montana State Billings MF 5-7 Junior Metz, France Kremer finished with a goal and three assists as the Yellowjackets went 2-0-0 on the road.

He took all eight corner kicks and assisted on the game-winning goal in Saturday s 2-1 double-overtime win over No. 10 Upper Iowa.

2 GNAC Soccer Players of the Week OFFENSE Guillaume Kremer, Montana State Billings MF 5-7 Junior Metz, France Kremer finished with a goal and three assists as the Yellowjackets went on the road. He scored a goal and had two assists in Thursday s 4-2 win over Mary on Thursday, the second multi-point match of his MSUB career. He took all eight corner kicks and assisted on the game-winning goal in Saturday s 2-1 double-overtime win over No. 10 Upper Iowa. Also Nominated: Reggie Reyes (Concordia), Brandon Madsen (Saint Martin s), Ryan Higgins (Seattle Pacific), Anthony Dean (Western Washington). DEFENSE Tom Lohmann, Montana State Billings GK 6-2 Senior Berlin, Germany Lohmann finished the week with 14 saves against 21 shots on goal to help the Yellowjackets go in a pair of road matches. He finished with a career-high nine saves in Thursday s win over Mary and played all 193 minutes in goal over the week. Also Nominated: Benoit Bouillant (Concordia), Sebastian Navarro (Saint Martin s). 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 Complete Player of the Week releases are available online at GNACSports.com. CONCORDIA Concordia finished off its non-conference schdule last Friday with a 1-1 draw against Hawaii Pacific at home. In their match against the Sharks, Concordia was down 1-0 when Todd Gibbs connected on a cross from Reggie Reyes in the 61st minute to tie the contest. The Cavaliers outshot the Sharks 19-12, including 13-6 in the final 65 minutes with a 5-1 shots on goal advantage. Benoit Bouillant recorded two saves in goal for the Cavaliers. Reyes leads the way for the Cavaliers with three points. He is one of four Cavaliers that have scored this season. Concordia ranks second in the GNAC in saves, third in goals against average and third in shutouts. Bouillant is third in the GNAC in goals against average (1.10) while Grant Alcorn is second in saves (17). Concordia opens up its GNAC slate with a trip to Montana State Billings this Saturday at 3 p.m. MONTANA STATE BILLINGS Junior Guillaume Kremer finished with a goal and three assists as Montana State Billings went on the road this past weekend. His dynamic performance awarded him GNAC Men s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors. The Yellowjackets swept the men s weekly award honors, as senior goalkeeper Tom Lohmann picked up the GNAC Men s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week award after 14 saves against 21 shots during their two matches last weekend. MSUB picked up its first two wins of the season during their trip to Bismarck, N.D., where they defeated Mary 4-2 on Thursday and then No. 12 Upper Iowa 2-1 a couple days later. The Yellowjackets lead the GNAC in saves with 36. Montana State Billings opens its conference slate this Thursday, as they host Nortwest Nazarene at 3:30 p.m. Mountain. In both matchups last season, MSUB split the season series with the Crusaders, outscoring NNU 6-4. Around The GNAC NORTHWEST NAZARENE Northwest Nazarene fell 5-0 to No. 20 Cal Baptist in its final non-conference match of the season on Sept. 16. The Crusaders played a man down for a majority of the match. Just seven minutes into the contest, NNU goalkeeper Jacob Hillyer was drawn off his line and inadvertently contacted the ball outside the 18-yard box with his hand, drawing a red card. Northwest Nazarene currently sits in third place and has scored the secondfewest goals of all GNAC teams. Michael Bryant leads NNU in points (5) and goals (2) this season. He has also attempted a team-high 12 shots. Hillyer will miss his first game of the season as he serves a red card suspension next match. The Crusaders complete the non-conference portion of their schedule and will open GNAC play next week as they travel to Montana State Billings on Thursday. 2 GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 12, 2017 #GNACMSOC

Around The GNAC SAINT MARTIN S After taking a 2-0 lead against Hawaii Pacific on Saturday, the Sharks stormed back with three second half goals to emerge 3-2 victors over Saint Martin s.

3 Around The GNAC SAINT MARTIN S After taking a 2-0 lead against Hawaii Pacific on Saturday, the Sharks stormed back with three second half goals to emerge 3-2 victors over Saint Martin s. Brandon Madsen led all Saints with three shots, all landing on goal. Kyle Witzel, Mamadou Leigh and Sebastian Navarro each recorded two shots. Griffin Small got the start at keeper for the Saints, making three saves on 13 shots faced. Madsen leads the Saints with three goals this season. In five matches, Small has produced 22 saves against 38 shots on goal. Witzel has yet to record a goal this season through five matches. He led the Saints with 11 goals just a year ago.. The Saints wrap up non-conference action unable to record a win and will begin the GNAC season with a road match at Western Washington on Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. SEATTLE PACIFIC Seattle Pacific won its last four games to complete the non-conference portion of the schedule with a record. After losing the opener 2-1 to Chico State, the Falcons pulled off victories over Sonoma State (4-1), Metro State (2-1), Colorado Christian (3-2) and Fort Hays State (2-1). In their latest fixture against Fort Hays State, Ryan Higgins scored a golden goal with 26 seconds left in double overtime. Three of this year s five games have seen an SPU player net a pair of goals. Gabe Kellum scored twice against Sonoma State (Sept. 2), Mori Tsuchiya at Metro State (Sept. 7) and Gabriel Weber at Colorado Christian (Sept. 9). The Falcons had four multi-goal games from players during the entire 2016 campaign. To open up conference play, the Falcons host No. 2 Simon Fraser on Thursday and end their week against Western Washigton on Saturday. The Washington rivals played to a draw in both games last season. Seattle Pacific has not lost to the Vikings since 2012, going during that span. The Falcons look to make the most of their early home games at Interbay this week before they head on a five-game road trip that starts at Billings, Mont., on Sept. 28. SIMON FRASER WESTERN WASHINGTON In their previous match, Freshman forward Connor Glennon scored in the 43rd minute to secure Simon Fraser s victory over Slippery Rock 1-0. Simon Fraser has started its season unbeaten through the opening four games for the second year in a row. Matteo Polisi remains the top scorer for the Clan this season with three goals. He also leads his side with seven points. Shot stopper Miguel Hof has started all four games this campaign, allowing just two goals for a 0.50 goals against average. Simon Fraser leads all GNAC teams with 13 goals scored, two goals allowed and two shutouts and is the remaining unbeaten GNAC squad. In week three of the United Soccer Coaches Division II rankings, Simon Fraser maintains its No. 2 national ranking and remains atop the West Region Division II polls. The Clan head into conference action with a pair up games against Washington foes. Simon Fraser is hosted by Seattle Pacific this Thursday at 7 p.m. and will travel to Lacey, Wash., to take on Saint Martin s just two days later. On the back of two Anthony Dean goals last Saturday, Western Washington played Fort Hays State to a 2-2 draw in its final non-conference match of the season. Just one minute after Dean s second goal, Fort Hays State split its deficit in half and eventually found the gametying goal with 14 minutes to play in regulation. The Vikings went to overtime for the fourth time in five games during the nonconference schedule and have been to overtime in all three home games. WWU posted season-high totals in shots (31) and shots on goal (10) against the Tigers. The contest also marked the first time this season in which WWU did not tally a goal in the first half. Western Washington leads all GNAC teams with 91 shots, averaging per game. They have also recorded a league-best 38 corner kicks. Dean leads the conference with five goals and two assists and ranks number one with 12 points. Western Washington hosts Saint Martin s in its opening GNAC contest this Thursday at 4 p.m. The Vikings then travel to Seattle just two days later to take on Seattle Pacific at 7 p.m. 3 GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 12, 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 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 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 3 - Sept. 19, 2017 Rk School Prev. Record 1 Charleston (WV) Simon Fraser Adelphi Lynn Lenoir-Rhynne Midwestern State Rockhurst LIU Post Palm Beach Atlantic Colorado Mesa Cal Baptist Lees-McRae Saginaw Valley State Southern New Hampshire Millersville NR Upper Iowa St. Edward s Ohio Valley RV Cal State Dominguez Hills NR Rollins Limestone NR West Virginia Wesleyan Cal Poly Pomona Franklin Pierce NR Mississippi RV UNITED SOCCER COACHES WEST REGION RANKINGS Week 3 - Sept. 19, 2017 Overall Rk School Conf. W-L-T 1 Simon Fraser GNAC Cal Baptist PacWest CSU Dominguez Hills CCAA Cal Poly Pomona CCAA Dixie State PacWest Cal State LA CCAA San Francisco State CCAA Notre Dame de Namur PacWest Chico State CCAA Seattle Pacific GNAC View Complete Poll Online 4 GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 12, 2017 #GNACMSOC

5 GNAC Team Statistics SHOTS 1. Western Washington Seattle Pacific Simon Fraser MSU Billings Saint Martin s Concordia (Ore.) Northwest Nazarene POINTS 1. Seattle Pacific Simon Fraser MSU Billings Western Washington Northwest Nazarene Saint Martin s Concordia (Ore.) GOALS 1. Simon Fraser Seattle Pacific MSU Billings Western Washington Northwest Nazarene Saint Martin s 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 Saint Martin s MSU Billings GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE ## Team GP GA Minutes GaAvg 1. Simon Fraser : Seattle Pacific : Concordia (Ore.) : Western Washington : Northwest Nazarene : MSU Billings : Saint Martin s : SAVES 1. MSU Billings Concordia (Ore.) Saint Martin s Northwest Nazarene Western Washington Seattle Pacific Simon Fraser SHUTOUTS ## Team GP Shutouts Avg/G 1. Simon Fraser Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) Western Washington Seattle Pacific Saint Martin s MSU Billings GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 12, 2017 #GNACMSOC

6 GNAC Individual Statistics SHOTS Dean,Anthony-WWU Kremer,Guillaume-MSUB Tsuchiya,Mori-SPU Polisi,Matteo-SFU BRYANT,MICHAEL-NNU Jinneman,Stephen-WWU Jones,Adam-SFU Witzel, Kyle-SMU players with 10 POINTS Player-Team GP Goals Ast. Pts. Avg/G Dean,Anthony-WWU Tsuchiya,Mori-SPU Weber,Gabriel-SPU Polisi,Matteo-SFU Jones,Adam-SFU Madsen, Brandon-SMU Kellum,Gabe-SPU Rotter,Christian-WWU BRYANT,MICHAEL-NNU Kremer,Guillaume-MSUB Rahiem,Rahid-SFU GOALS Dean,Anthony-WWU Polisi,Matteo-SFU Weber,Gabriel-SPU Madsen, Brandon-SMU Tsuchiya,Mori-SPU Jones,Adam-SFU Rahiem,Rahid-SFU Kellum,Gabe-SPU Hauenstein,JD-MSUB BRYANT,MICHAEL-NNU ASSISTS Cayetano,Jess-SPU Quiroz,Edwin-NNU Rotter,Christian-WWU Kremer,Guillaume-MSUB players with 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS Rodriguez-Diaz,Carlo-NNU Rahiem,Rahid-SFU Polisi,Matteo-SFU Jones,Adam-SFU Glennon,Connor-SFU Dean,Anthony-WWU Tsuchiya,Mori-SPU GUARDADO,JONATHAN-NNU Higgins,Ryan-SPU Weber,Gabriel-SPU McMinn,Kieran-CU Grant,Titus-SPU Kremer,Guillaume-MSUB Battistotti,Luca-MSUB GOALS AGAINST AVG Player-Team GP GA Minutes GaAvg Hof,Miguel-SFU : Jacob Hillyer-NNU : Bouillant,Benoit-CU : Whitney,Kary-SPU : Visten,Tyler-WWU : Lohmann,Tom-MSUB : Alcorn,Grant-CU : Small, Griffin-SMU : Hernandez,Javier-MSUB : SAVES Small, Griffin-SMU Alcorn,Grant-CU Visten,Tyler-WWU Hernandez,Javier-MSUB Lohmann,Tom-MSUB Jacob Hillyer-NNU Bouillant,Benoit-CU Whitney,Kary-SPU Basulto,Alex-NNU Hof,Miguel-SFU Raffensperger,Graysn-SPU SHUTOUTS Player-Team GP Shutouts Sho/G Hof,Miguel-SFU Jacob Hillyer-NNU Alcorn,Grant-CU GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 12, 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) 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) 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) 4 Seattle Pacific vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) 4 MSU Billings at Mary (09/14/17) 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) SHOTS 31 Western Washington vs Fort Hays State (09/16/17) 24 Simon Fraser vs MARY (08/13/17) POINTS 21 Simon Fraser vs MARY (08/13/17) 12 Seattle Pacific vs Sonoma State (09/02/17) 12 MSU Billings at Mary (09/14/17) 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) 7 GNAC Men s Soccer Weekly Report Sept. 12, 2017 #GNACMSOC

Contact: Rhys Lendio, Media Relations Assistant

Contact: Rhys Lendio, Media Relations Assistant 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 2.571 2-2-1 1-0-1