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STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific men’s soccer program will play two matches within the Northern California realms this week, heading to the Bay Area for a road clash with San Jose State at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Spartan Soccer Complex, followed by a return trip home to face Cal State Northridge at 4 p.m. on Sunday from Knoles Field.

The Tigers (1-3-1) will see the Spartans (2-3) as the conclusion of two straight on the road, leading to the Team Impact Game three days later against the Matadors (2-2-1). Sunday’s match will feature a doubleheader with women’s soccer with the men following a noon contest between Pacific and Cal State Bakersfield.

Sophomore Josephat Yangyuoru has been a beacon of light of late, possessing the team lead in goals (2), points (5) and shots on goal (5). Yangyuoru notched a brace in the 3-3 draw against UC Davis. In that home-opening contest, the Tigers scored three goals in 13 minutes to kick off the match, marking the fastest three goals to start a match in Pacific’s men’s’ soccer modern era.

Pacific averages 1.40 goals per game through its first five contests, taking 7.2 shots per game on average when they take to the pitch.

Defensively, the guarding of the goal has been divided between sophomore Alejandro Caracheo Luna and graduate Mateus Ruiz-Hurst. Ruiz-Hurst has started the last two matches with a combined 16 saves off 35 shots faced from opponents. Both goalkeeper has registered a ten-save outing this year, marking their career-bests as Tigers.

SJSU has pair of home wins over local opponents in Saint Mary’s and Sacramento State this year. The Spartans did lock horns with the No .1 Cardinal last Friday, falling 1-0 in a tightly contested battle.

Amir Anwary and Daniel Fregoso Bautista serve as sparks of the SJSU offense with the former leading with a pair of goals while the latter has a team-best three assists. Ronin Axelson has defended every minute in goal for the Spartans, owning a 2.00 GAA and 21 saves across the five starts.

Last year, Pacific and SJSU met in Stockton with the visiting Spartans bringing a 2-0 result back home. The Tigers own the edge in the series match-up with a 5-4 record going back to 2014. Pacific seeks its first win over SJSU on the road since 2018 (3-0), which represents one of two clean sheet victories over the Spartans in the last 12 years.

CSUN brings an unblemished home record to Stockton while looking for win No. 1 on the road this season. The Matadors lost most recently at No. 1 Stanford on Monday by a 4-0 result.

Kayvon Monfared has a team-best three goals, six points and 12 shot attempts in just under 300 minutes. On the defensive end, Dorian Drucks will likely suit up as the last line of defense, given he has started the first five matches in 2026 for CSUN. Drucks owns a 1.93 GAA with seven saves and one clean sheet, which came against Oral Roberts in a 1-0 win.

Pacific and CSUN cross paths for the third straight season and second consecutive bout in Stockton. In 2025, the Matadors took a 2-1 victory at Knoles Field nearly a year ago to the day. In that contest, Luca Baltzer and James Andrew notched assists on the lone Pacific goal that night.

Both matches can be viewed live across streaming services. Thursday’s match in San Jose will require a subscription to MW+, while the Sunday afternoon affair will be showcased on ESPN+ with an anticipated 4 p.m. kick-off.

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