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Nick Tomoyasu

Men's Soccer

Men's Soccer to Wrap 2019 at Pacific

GU looking for third WCC win

GAME 16
Gonzaga (3-10-2, 2-3-1) vs. Pacific (6-9-1, 3-3-0)
Saturday, Nov. 16- 7:00 pm | Stockton, Calif. | Knoles Field
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LAST TIME OUT
- Gonzaga honored its nine seniors last Saturday at home against Santa Clara and played the Broncos to a 1-1 tie. 
- GU fell behind in the 29th minute, but was solid on defense the rest of the way to keep SCU from scoring again.
- Frankie Ljucovic scored the equalizer in the 63rd minute when he one-timed a perfect cross from Cole Rovegno.

LEADING THE OFFENSE
- Demitrius Kigeya and Theo O'Malley are tied for the team lead with three goals apiece after each scored against San Diego. 
- Kigeya also has an assist to give him a team-high seven points on the year.
- Mark McEntosh has two goals and an assist on the year to total five points.
- Freshman Cole Rovegno has a team-high four assists on the year and a goal to total six points.
- Frankie Ljucovic's goal against Santa Clara was his first of the season.

CREATING CHANCES
- Demitrius Kigeya leads the team with 10 shots on goal, while Mark McEntosh, Frankie Ljucovic and Joe Corner each have six shots on goal.
- Kigeya leads the team with 33 shots overall, while Frankie Ljucovic has taken 19 shots, while McEntosh, Theo O'Malley and Cole Rovegno have 14 each.

FRESHMAN OFFENSE   
- Rookie Cole Rovegno's goal against Sac State was the first of his collegiate career. 
- 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 but 45 minutes in net for the Zags this season as senior Carter Auth started and played the first half against Santa Clara. 
- Garibay has a goals-against average of 1.81 and has made 54 saves, including a career-high seven against Cal Poly.
- He has one shutout on the season, a 2-0 win over Cal Baptist.

WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Demitrius Kigeya was named the WCC Player of the Week for his effort in late October.
- In a 2-1 win at then-No. 18 San Diego, Kigeya scoring the game-winning goal in the 67th minute. 
- Kigeya has now scored in each of GU's last two matches to give him a team-leading three goals on the season. 

LUCRATIVE SOCAL TRIP
- Before a 2.5-week break from games, GU finished off an unbeaten weekend with a 2-2 tie at UC Irvine on Sept. 22. 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.

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).
 
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Players Mentioned

Carter Auth

#1 Carter Auth

GK
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Joe Corner

#22 Joe Corner

MF
5' 8"
Junior
Johan Garibay

#30 Johan Garibay

GK
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Demitrius Kigeya

#17 Demitrius Kigeya

F
5' 7"
Sophomore
Frankie Ljucovic

#11 Frankie Ljucovic

MF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Mark McEntosh

#3 Mark McEntosh

D
5' 8"
Sophomore
Theo O

#8 Theo O'Malley

MF
5' 7"
Junior
Nathaniel Tolton

#12 Nathaniel Tolton

MF
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Cole Rovegno

#2 Cole Rovegno

D
5' 10"
Freshman
Kupa

#24 Kupa'a Fernandez

D
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Carter Auth

#1 Carter Auth

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
GK
Joe Corner

#22 Joe Corner

5' 8"
Junior
MF
Johan Garibay

#30 Johan Garibay

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
GK
Demitrius Kigeya

#17 Demitrius Kigeya

5' 7"
Sophomore
F
Frankie Ljucovic

#11 Frankie Ljucovic

5' 10"
Sophomore
MF
Mark McEntosh

#3 Mark McEntosh

5' 8"
Sophomore
D
Theo O

#8 Theo O'Malley

5' 7"
Junior
MF
Nathaniel Tolton

#12 Nathaniel Tolton

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
MF
Cole Rovegno

#2 Cole Rovegno

5' 10"
Freshman
D
Kupa

#24 Kupa'a Fernandez

5' 6"
Freshman
D