{"id":454821,"date":"2026-09-05T20:43:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T20:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/454821\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T20:43:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T20:43:35","slug":"falcon-mens-soccer-takes-the-fight-to-san-francisco-saint-marys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/454821\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcon Men’s Soccer Takes the Fight to San Francisco, Saint Mary’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

MATCH 04
\nAir Force (0-1-2) at San Francisco (1-2-1)
\n7:00 pm PT, Friday, Sept. 4
\nNegoesco Stadium, San Francisco, Calif.
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\nMATCH 05
\nAir Force at Saint Mary’s (1-3)
\n1 pm PT, Monday, Sept. 7
\nSaint Mary’s Stadium, Moraga, Calif.
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\nThe Falcons hit the road for a pair of matches on the Pacific Coast, taking on San Francisco on Friday, September 4, and St. Mary’s on Labor Day, September 8. Action is slated for 7pm PT and 1 pm PT, respectively.
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\nA LOOK AT THE DONS
\nThe Dons will take the pitch under the command of coach Chris Brown in his fifth season at the helm of the program. He has led the program to four-straight winning seasons.
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\nSan Francisco is coming in hot off a nationally ranked win over No. 15 Kansas City, 3-2. A trio of dons lead the team with two strikes apiece in Isaiah Easley, David Raphael, and Nico Ruiz.
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\nAir Force and San Francisco will be meeting for the sixth time in the program series, AF leading 3-1-1. The teams tied at two in the last meeting (2023), played at the Academy. The Falcons were on a three-match win streak prior to the tie. The Falcons are 2-1 against the Dons when playing at San Fran.
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\nTHE GAELS AT A GLANCE
\nThe Gaels will take the pitch under the command of head coach Adam Cooper entering his 21st\u00a0season as the head coach for Saint Mary’s in 2026. He is the most successful coach in program history.
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\nSaint Mary’s is 1-3 heading into their next match against Marist prior to playing Air Force on Monday. The Gaels have three strikes on the season from three different players. Luke Schaefer leads the offense with a goal and one assist.
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\nAir Force will play Saint Mary’s in the eight meeting in program history and will play in Moraga for the first time since 2016. The Falcons lead the series, 4-3, and won the last meeting, 3-2 on the Gaels’ pitch. The last time Saint Mary’s finished over the Falcons was in 2013.\u00a0
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\nUP NEXT
\nFollowing the match against Saint Mary’s, the Falcons return home for a three-match stint against UC Riverside (Sept. 11), UTRGV (Sept. 18), and Mountain West Conference opener against Utah Tech (Sept. 26). Action against Riverside is slated for 6 pm MT at Cadet Soccer Stadium.
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\nLAST TIME OUT
\nAir Force came up short in the home opener against UC San Diego, 1-0, on August 30 at Cadet Soccer Stadium. The result marked the first loss for AF (0-1-2) this season. The Tritons improved to 3-0 and have yet to concede a goal this season.
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\nThe Falcons, taking 12 shots attempts, put a season high six shots on goal. Freshman forward Xidane Espinoza<\/a> narrowly missed on an equalizer in the 13th minute. Ben Brophy<\/a> and Logan Zaa<\/a> led the offensive effort with three and two shots, respectively, Zaa’s opportunity just high of a tying goal from a deflection.
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