Matadors Host LMU Sunday Night

WHAT'S COMING UP FOR CSUN MEN'S SOCCER
MATCH 7
LMU (3-0-3) at CSUN (2-1-3)
Sunday, Sept. 17 • 7 p.m.
Northridge, Calif. • Matador Soccer Field •
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NOTEBOOK

THE KICK-OFF
CSUN hosts LMU on Sunday night. It is the Welcome Back Alumni Game for the Matadors. There will be an alumni function in between Sunday's CSUN 1 p.m. match and the start of the LMU contest.

Coverage on ESPN+ begins at 7 p.m., with Ghizal Hasan anchoring the coverage. All the coverage links will be available on GoMatadors.com.

ABOUT LMU
After being ranked 24th in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 last week, LMU begins this week with votes in that poll and the College Soccer News Top 30.

LMU is 3-0-3 after overcoming a 2-1 deficit to defeat Seattle U 3-2 Thursday night at home.

Ryan Kingsford leads the team in goals (3), assists (3), and points (9). Kingsford begins the week 31st in D-1 in points and 36th in goals scored.

Lewis Clutton and Tyger Smalls scored twice for LMU, while Clutton leads the team in shots (18). Clutton is 15th in Division I in shots on goal per game (2.0).

As a team, the Lions average 7.2 shots on goal per game, which is 15th in Division I to start the week.

Massimo Oedekoven Pamponi has played all but 44:33 in goal for the Lions and recorded the decision in the six matches. He has made 14 saves.

Sunday is the 25th time CSUN and LMU are playing men's soccer, with the all-time series being tied 11-11-2.

WENZEL IN GOAL
Cooper Wenzel started his 28th consecutive match in goal for CSUN against California Baptist on Sept. 10. Since 2021, Wenzel has played 2,510 straight minutes for the Matadors.

Wenzel is 2-1-3 this season and leads the Big West in saves (29). He has raised his career saves' total to 133, tying him with Henrik Regiting for 10th all-time at CSUN.

He is eighth in Division I in saves and is 27th in Division I this week in saves per game (4.83). His goals against average (1.50) are 128th-best in Division I.

Wenzel is 1-of-35 goalies to have played every minute this NCAA Division I season.

LAST WEEK
CSUN went 1-1-1 in the last week.

Jorge Solorzano's penalty kick with 2:49 remaining in the second half resulted in a hard-fought 1-1 tie for CSUN at UCLA on Sept. 4.

CSUN-UCLA RECAP

CSUN scored a pair of goals 55 seconds apart in the 79th minute as the Matadors defeated UNLV 3-1 in men's soccer action on Sep. 7 at Matador Field.

CSUN-UNLV RECAP

California Baptist scored twice in the first 13 minutes as the Lancers defeated CSUN 3-1 on Sept. 7 in Riverside.

CSUN-CBU RECAP

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Matadors Host LMU Sunday Night

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Jorge Solorzano

Cooper Wenzel