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Jake Kempf pushes through defense
Torrey Vail

Men's Soccer

Men's Soccer Travels to Santa Clara, USF This Weekend

vs. Santa Clara 7pm Friday, vs. USF 2:30 pm Sunday

Game 15
Gonzaga (2-10-2, 0-3-0) at Santa Clara (4-8-1, 0-3-0)
Oct. 26  |  7 p.m.  |  Santa Clara, Calif.  |  Stevens Stadium - Buck Shaw Field
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Game 16
Gonzaga at San Francisco
Oct. 28  |  2:30 p.m. PT  |  San Francisco, Calif.  |  Negoesco Stadium
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TOUGH STRETCH: 
- Gonzaga enters back into the final stretch of WCC play after visiting Missouri State last week. GU suffered its fifth straight one-goal loss and third in a row by a score of 1-0. 
- The Zags enter  the Santa Clara contest in a battle for each team looking for their first WCC victory of the season. USF, meanwhile, is 1-2 in the WCC on the year. 
- Last season, Gonzaga hosted the Bay Area opponents, and went 0-1-1 with a tie against the Broncos.

OFFENSE LED BY KIGEYA:
- Freshman Demetrius Kigeya leads the way for the Zags with eight points on a team-high four goals, which is also tied for the fourth-highest total in the league. He also has team-highs in shots (23) and shots on goal (13).
- Jake Kempf notched his second goal of the season against Portland on Oct. 6. His two scores have come on just four shots on goal.
- Quinn Liebmann, Austin Giftopoulos, Theo O'Malley, Chris Geanon and Joe Corner have each scored for the Zags this season as well. Liebmann has a pair of assists to go along with his goal for a total of four points.  
- GU has scored five goals in the last three games, including a 2-1 win at Sacramento State, with goals from Liebmann in the 48th minute and the game winner from Kigeya in the 86th minute. 

WILLIS IN NET:
- Gonzaga redshirt senior goalkeeper Ben Willis has added to his impressive career so far this season. He leads the conference in saves per game at 4.70 per contest.
- Willis' league-leading 61 saves is nine more than any of his WCC counterparts.
- Willis is also one of only five keepers in the league to record multiple shutouts this season. 

LOADED SCHEDULE:
- The Gonzaga men's soccer schedule has become one of the toughest in the country including the Oct. 6th match against then-No. 11 Portland.  
- They played then-No. 3 Washington on Labor Day and on Friday hosted then-No. 17 UC Davis.
- Still remaining on the Zags schedule is No. 4 Saint Mary's..
- The Zags also played four ranked opponents in 2016, going 2-2 in those games.

MAN DOWN, TEAM UP:
- The Zags have played on four occasions a man down the last two seasons.  They have pulled out the victory in two of those games.
- Earlier this season, they played the final 10 minutes against Bakersfield 10 vs. 11, but held their 1-0 lead, not allowing a single shot on goal.
- In a memorable moment, Gonzaga beat Denver at home last season in overtime when Christo Michaelson scored the short-handed goal in the 2-1 win.
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Players Mentioned

Christo Michaelson

#8 Christo Michaelson

MF
5' 10"
Senior
Joe Corner

#22 Joe Corner

MF
5' 8"
Sophomore
Austin Giftopoulos

#4 Austin Giftopoulos

D
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Jake Kempf

#14 Jake Kempf

F
5' 10"
Senior
Quinn Liebmann

#7 Quinn Liebmann

MF
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Theo O

#8 Theo O'Malley

MF
5' 7"
Sophomore
Ben Willis

#1 Ben Willis

GK
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Chris Geanon

#23 Chris Geanon

MF
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Christo Michaelson

#8 Christo Michaelson

5' 10"
Senior
MF
Joe Corner

#22 Joe Corner

5' 8"
Sophomore
MF
Austin Giftopoulos

#4 Austin Giftopoulos

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
D
Jake Kempf

#14 Jake Kempf

5' 10"
Senior
F
Quinn Liebmann

#7 Quinn Liebmann

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
MF
Theo O

#8 Theo O'Malley

5' 7"
Sophomore
MF
Ben Willis

#1 Ben Willis

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
GK
Chris Geanon

#23 Chris Geanon

5' 8"
Freshman
MF