OPENING TOUCH: Dixie State men's soccer heads back on the road for two games to end their road stretch. On Friday, Sept. 17 they'll face off with UC Riverside at 7 PM (PT). On Sunday, they'll head north to face Santa Clara in an afternoon matchup.
Live stats and video information for all matches can be found at www.dixiestateathletics.com.
TRANSITIONING INTO THE WAC: Dixie State enters its second season of Division I play as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Dixie State is scheduled to play an 18-game schedule including eight non-conference games and 10 conference games.
DIXIE STATE VS. THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS:
UC Riverside: This is the first time in institution history that DSU men's soccer will face UC Riverside.
Santa Clara: This is the first time in institution history that DSU men's soccer will face Santa Clara.
KNOW YOUR FOE:
UC Riverside: UC Riverside is currently on a two-game losing streak. They are 3-2 on the season and winless at home so far in the 2021 season. Their last two losses came from Loyola Marymount and California Baptist. Riverside has scored 10 goals so far this season, but only three at home.
Santa Clara: The Broncos are currently 4-1 on the 2021, their last result was a 1-0 win over UC San Diego. Santa Clara hasn't lost at home yet in the 2021 season and has scored seven goals in their five games.
COACHING STAFF: Jonny Broadhead (Colorado State-Pueblo, 2004) is in his fourth season as Dixie State head coach. Broadhead has a 34-32-3 overall record at Dixie State. He has led the program to 10 or more wins in two of his three seasons at the helm.
Broadhead has brought with him assistant coaches Kyle Coffee and Nick Vorberg who are both in their first seasons with DSU.
TRAILBLAZERS PICKED TENTH IN THE WAC: Dixie State was voted to finish 10th in the WAC men's soccer preseason coaches' poll released on August 17th. Grand Canyon was picked first with six first place votes. Seattle U was picked second with four first place votes. The Trailblazers did not have any members selected to the 2021 Preseason All-WAC team.
LAST SEASON IN THE WAC: The 2020-21 season was the first season the Trailblazers competed in the WAC. The 2020-21 season faced many cancellations and games rescheduled due to COVID-19. The Trailblazers closed the 2020-21 regular season with a 3-6-0 record. DSU's three wins in the 2020-21 season came against Incarnate Word, Houston Baptist and UTRGV, all except the win over Houston Baptist were on the road.
TEAM NOTES: Dixie State is coming off two road games where the team suffered two losses. The team will return home to face UVU on September 25 after two road games in California.
DSU's lone goal this season came from junior forward
Daniel Brubaker. Brubaker has three goals and eight assists in his time with DSU.
The Trailblazers have outshot their opponents in four of their five games of the year.
Key defender
Matt Lockwood has made his return to the starting 11 after dealing with a minor injury. The senior played most of the teams game against UC Irvine.
