Dixie State men's soccer heads back out on the road for two WAC matchups with San Jose State and Seattle U.
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. SJ STATE: Dixie State has faced San Jose State one time in its history and lost 2-1. This game was Feb. 20, 2021 at Greater Zion Stadium.
DIXIE STATE VS. SEATTLE U: Dixie State has faced Seattle U one time in it's history and lost 2-1. This game was March 6, 2021 in Greater Zion Stadium.
KNOW YOUR FOE:Â
SJ STATE: SJ State men's soccer is 2-5-1 so far this season. They are 0-1-0 in WAC conference play. The team is winless in the last four games. SJ State has scored just one goal in their last three games, and had two losses by four goals.
SEATTLE U: Seattle U men's soccer is 4-5 so far this season. They are 0-1-0 in WAC conference play and on a three game losing streak. They are 3-2 at home and have scored four goals in their last three games. Their last result was a 1-0 loss to Grand Canyon.
COACHING STAFF: Jonny Broadhead (Colorado State-Pueblo, 2004) is in his fourth season as Dixie State head coach. Broadhead has a 34-35-3 overall record at Dixie State. He has led the program to 10 or more wins in two of his three seasons at the helm.Â
Broadhead has brought with him assistant coaches
Kyle Coffee and
Nick Vorberg who are both in their first seasons with DSU.Â
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 men's soccer is currently looking to break their seven game losing streak. The team is 1-7 this season.Â
The matchup against San Jose is the first road game of conference play in the 2021 season. The two games in San Jose and Seattle will be two of six remaining road matches. The team has four more remaining home matches, all conference matchups.Â
Jimi Villasenor was shown red in DSU's last match against Utah Valley and will be ineligible for selection against San Jose State.