SAN DIEGO - San Diego will honor its five seniors in its final WCC matchup against Santa Clara on Friday at 7 p.m. (PT).
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Seniors
Gustav Brandt,
Allen Luhrs,
Josiah Benjamin,
Ulber Perez, and
Cian Kennedy, will be recognized for their contributions to the team in a pregame ceremony.
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USD (7-7-4, 3-1-2) is unbeaten in its last three matches and is competing for third in the WCC, behind two nationally ranked teams.
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Live statistics will be available via USDToreros.com and the match will be streamed via theW.tv.
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LAST TIME OUT
- Miguel Berry came up big for the Toreros scoring both goals in USD's 2-1 overtime victory over Loyola Marymount last weekend.
- Berry scored in the 75th minute to bring the Toreros even with the Lions, sending them into their seventh overtime this season.
- Three minutes into the first overtime period, Berry sent in a shot from 10 yards out that deflected off a Lion defender and in for the golden goal.
- Matt Wiher recorded six saves against LMU.Â
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST SANTA CLARA
- USD's all-time series against Santa Clara is 14-34-3. Last year, the Broncos (5-10-1, 1-5) beat the Toreros 1-0. However, USD has won the last two games played at Torero Stadium against SCU.
LEADING THE ATTACK
- Miguel Berry is pacing the offense for the Toreros with 18 points, including a team-high eight goals and two assists. He leads the WCC in most goals (6) and points (13) recorded during conference this season. He's also 2-of-3 in penalty kicks.
IN THE BOX
- Goalkeeper Matt Wiher has been playing well in goal for the Toreros. He has started 15 matches for USD this season and tallied 63 saves.
- The redshirt freshman leads the WCC in save percentage (0.838) and ranks second in conference play for saves (31) and goals-against average (0.93). Wiher ranks in the top 50 nationally in save percentage (15th) and goals-against average (39th).
- Wiher made a career-high eight saves in San Diego's 1-0 victory over CSUN on Sept. 23, and has since tied that twice with eight saves against San Francisco (Oct. 7) and against Saint Mary's (Oct. 26).
BRIAN QUINN ERA BEGINS
- After eight seasons as an assistant coach and three years as an associate head coach, Quinn took the reins of the program in 2018 and made his head coaching debut against UC Irvine on Aug. 24.
- Seamus McFadden, who served as the head coach for the first 39 years of the program, remains on Quinn's staff as an assistant. Mike Nicholson continues on as an assistant coach and enters his 14th year with the program in 2018.