Thursday, Oct. 11
vs. Sonoma State (5-4-2, 4-3-2 CCAA)
Seawolf Soccer Field | Rohnert Park
12:30 p.m.
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Saturday, Oct. 13
vs. Cal Maritime (1-4-1)
Pioneer Stadium | Hayward
7 p.m.
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HAYWARD - The Pioneer men's soccer team will play at Sonoma State on October 11 at 12:30 p.m. and return home on October 13 for a game with Cal Maritime. The game will begin at 7:00 p.m.  The October 13 game will be the “Pioneer Soccer 500 Student Challenge”.  500 CSUEB students must be in attendance for a chance to win an iPad. 

Cal State East Bay, 1-5-3 in CCAA play and 2-6-3 overall, tied Chico State 0-0 and lost to Cal State Stanislaus 1-0 over the weekend.

The Pioneers are led in scoring by Florian Reppin with two goals and two assists. Chris Lara has scored one goal and two assists in nine games. Javier Martin, with a goal and an assist, is third in scoring with three points. Rey Suarez, with one goal, has a team-best 18 shots.

One of the strengths of the 2012 Pioneer men's soccer team remains the play of defenders Timo Baeuerle, Scott Dobson, Paul Dewhurst and Salvador Mendoza, and goalkeepers Rene Martinez and Bryce Bookhamer.  Martinez is second in the CCAA with a .903 save percentage. In 11 games, Martinez has allowed 0.87 goals a game with 37 saves. Bookhamer has yielded 1.68 goals with 20 saves in 11 games.

Sonoma State is third in the CCAA at 4-3-2 and 5-4-2 for the season. The Seawolves are winless in their last five games. Sonoma State defeated Cal State East Bay 1-0 on September 9.  The Seawolves are led in scoring by Taylor Varnadore with seven goals scored and three assists. Varnadores is the leading goal scorer in the CCAA with six goals. Brenton Frame has scored three goals in 10 games this season. Goalkeeper Beau Diaz has allowed 1.05 goals a game with three shutouts in CCAA play.
                                                             
The Pioneers had over a week to prepare for their first matchup against Sonoma State.  East Bay will have a couple of days to prepare for Sonoma State on October 11.  “It's not much of a disadvantage as we both played last Sunday,” Pioneer coach Andy Cumbo said. “There's a lot riding on this game for both teams, it should be very competitive.”

Cal Maritime, a member of the California Pacific Conference, has a 1-0-1 league record and an overall mark of 1-4-1. The Keelhaulers posted a 1-0 victory over Pacific Union.