By: Jeff Weseloh, Director of Athletics Media Relations
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Opponent:Â #20 Fort Hays State
Time:Â Friday, October 28th; 7:00 PM
Location: FHSU Soccer Stadium; Hays, Kansas
Bolivar, Mo. -- The SBU Bearcats will hit the road on Friday to take on #20 Fort Hays State in SBU's only action of the week.
The Coaches
Nick Pettit is entering his 2nd season on the bench for Southwest Baptist after finishing 0-17 last season.
Brett Parker begins his 6th season as the head coach at Fort Hays State. Parker holds a career coaching record of 84-48-16 spanning across eight seasons, while he holds a 58-27-13 record at FHSU.
Scouting the Opponents
Fort Hays State enters the week 10-3-1 (3-1 MIAA) and are coming off of a 7-0 victory over Southern Nazarene. The Tigers are ranked #20 in the latest NSCAA Division II Coaches Poll. FHSU is led in goals by Derick Gonzalez with 8, while Luis Torres has 7 and Maurizio Costa and Luis Mendez each have 6. Mauricio Castorino has a team leading 9 assists on the season. In goal Michael Yantz is 6-3-1 with a 1.25 GAA and 37 saves.
Scouting the Bearcats
Southwest Baptist enters the week 0-13-2 on the season, and are coming off of a 1-0 double OT loss to Upper Iowa. The Bearcats are led offensively by
Garrett Gibson and
Gabriel Gaviolli who have each scored two goals on the season, while
Jesus Lopez has a team high 3 assists. In goal
Matt Garza has a 2.34 GAA with 27 saves, while
Lajos Zadravecz has a 2.88 GAA with 40 saves.