SAN DIEGO — No. 25 San Diego men's soccer closes the regular season Friday night at Torero Stadium, hosting Saint Mary's at 7 p.m. on Senior Day. The Toreros (9-4-3, 4-1-2 WCC) clinched a spot in the inaugural WCC men's soccer tournament with a 4-2 win at Seattle U on Oct. 31. Saint Mary's (2-9-6, 0-4-3 WCC) returns from a bye after a 1-1 draw with LMU on Oct. 25. The match streams live on ESPN+, and live stats are available at USDToreros.com.
LAST TIME OUT
• San Diego won 4-2 at Seattle U on Oct. 31 at Championship Field, clinching a spot in the inaugural WCC men's soccer tournament. The Toreros moved to 9-4-3 overall and 4-1-2 in league play, and the Redhawks fell to 5-7-3 and 2-3-2.
• Seattle U led 1:36 into the match on Alex Notzka's 11th goal of the season. Iain Wagner equalized in the 15th minute for his third goal of 2026, and Steven Ramirez put San Diego ahead in the 22nd off assists from Samy Kanaan and Oliver Rhoades.
• Alex Bazia made it 2-2 in the 27th minute, but Ramirez restored the lead 75 seconds into the second half for the game-winner. Taj Eagleston added insurance in the 79th minute off a Ramirez assist.
• Ramirez finished with two goals and an assist for a season-high five points, lifting his season totals to nine goals and 21 points.
• San Diego outshot Seattle U 26-8, its most shots in a match this season, and held edges of 9-5 on target and 13-3 in corners. The Redhawks played the final 39 minutes a man down after a 51st-minute red card.
• Eagleston took season highs of six shots and four on target, and Lucca Adams made three saves for his ninth win.
• Ethan McNaughton went the full 90 for a third straight match, Elijah Zelkind made his fourth straight start and 16 Toreros saw action.
• The win was Brian Quinn's 80th as San Diego's head coach.
SENIOR DAY AT TORERO STADIUM
• Friday is San Diego's regular-season finale and its first home match since Oct. 21. The Toreros are 3-1-1 at Torero Stadium this season, scoring 12 goals and allowing eight.
• San Diego will honor seven seniors before kickoff: Volodymyr Kubrakov, Oliver Rhoades, Steven Ramirez, Jaxson Findlay, Ethan McNaughton, Elijah Zelkind and Noah James.
• The win at Seattle U closed San Diego's regular-season road schedule at 6-3-2, with 19 goals scored and 14 allowed in 11 matches. Four of the six road wins came by a 2-1 score.
• All three road losses came against teams that were ranked at the time: 1-0 at No. 1 Stanford and No. 16 Kansas City and 3-1 at No. 19 UCLA.
• San Diego has averaged 920 fans across five home dates, led by 2,242 against San Diego State, and played before 9,364 in 11 road matches.
THE SERIES WITH SAINT MARY'S
• Friday is the 57th all-time meeting between San Diego and Saint Mary's. The Toreros lead the series 34-12-10 and have outscored the Gaels 89-54.
• San Diego has won the last three meetings by a combined 7-3 and is 3-0-1 in its last four. Saint Mary's last win in the series came 1-0 in overtime in Moraga on Nov. 13, 2021.
• The Toreros won the last meeting 1-0 in Moraga on Oct. 25, 2025, on an 82nd-minute goal. Lucca Adams made four saves for the clean sheet, and San Diego outshot the Gaels 13-8.
• Samy Kanaan and Steven Ramirez scored, and Luca Fava and Oliver Rhoades had assists, in a 4-2 win over Saint Mary's at Torero Stadium on Sept. 28, 2024. San Diego outshot the Gaels 27-7.
• Kanaan also scored the opener of a 2-1 win in Moraga on Oct. 7, 2023, giving him a goal in each of his last two appearances against the Gaels.
• San Diego is 6-0-5 in its last 11 home matches against Saint Mary's. The Gaels' last win in San Diego came on Nov. 2, 2008.
• Brian Quinn is 3-2-3 against Saint Mary's.
2026 WCC WEEKLY HONORS
• Steven Ramirez, Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 24)
• Taj Eagleston, Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14)
• Luca Fava, Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14)
WHERE THE TOREROS STAND
• San Diego returned to the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 this week at No. 25, tied with UCLA, after three weeks outside the poll.
• San Diego is unranked in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25.
• USD opened the season at No. 18 in the coaches poll and climbed to No. 2 on Aug. 25, the highest the program has ever appeared in that poll.
• The Toreros reached No. 1 in the Top Drawer Soccer Division I Top 25 on Aug. 24, the first time the program has held the top spot in a national poll.
• San Diego's previous best in either poll was No. 3, reached in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 on Nov. 5, 2024, at 12-1-2.
• Four 2026 opponents are in this week's coaches poll: No. 6 Washington, No. 7 Portland, No. 12 Kansas City and No. 25 UCLA. San Diego beat Washington 2-1 in the opener and lost to the other three. California Baptist, a 2-1 San Diego win on Sept. 5, is receiving votes.
THROUGH 16 MATCHES
• San Diego has scored 31 goals on 251 shots, 91 of them on target, and has outshot its opponents 251-170 overall and 91-56 on frame.
• The Toreros are averaging 1.94 goals per match and have allowed exactly one goal in 10 of their 16 matches. The exceptions are shutouts of Denver and Pacific, the 2-2 draw at San Francisco, the 5-4 loss to Portland, the 3-1 loss at UCLA and the 4-2 win at Seattle U.
• Nineteen of San Diego's 31 goals have come after halftime, including Steven Ramirez's winner and Taj Eagleston's insurance goal at Seattle U.
• Ramirez leads the team with nine goals and 21 points, and Eagleston has six goals and 14 points. The two have combined for 15 of the Toreros' 31 goals.
• Eagleston has four of the team's nine game-winning goals, and Devin Dillon and Ramirez have two each. Iain Wagner has three goals; Dillon, Noah James, Kevin Pena and Oliver Rhoades have two apiece; and Luca Fava, Conner Gardenhour, Ethan McNaughton, Devin Zachry and Elijah Zelkind have one each, giving San Diego 12 different goal scorers.
• Matteo Salcedo leads the team with five assists, Wagner has four, Fava, Ramirez and Rhoades have three each, and Mathias Bauer, Eagleston, Samy Kanaan and Pena have two each. Thirteen players have recorded the 30 Torero assists.
• Nineteen different Toreros have recorded at least one point in 2026, and 24 have seen action.
• Five Toreros have started all 16 matches: Lucca Adams, Eagleston, Ramirez, Rhoades and Wagner.
• San Diego is 3-for-3 on penalty kicks this season, all converted by Ramirez, and opponents are 2-for-2.
• Adams is 9-4-3 in goal with 34 saves and 22 goals allowed across 16 starts and 1,440 minutes, a .607 save percentage, a 1.38 goals-against average and two shutouts.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
#1 LUCCA ADAMS | RS SOPHOMORE | GOALKEEPER | SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL | CALIFORNIA CONNECTIONS ACADEMY | UCLA
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has started all 16 matches and played all 1,440 minutes in goal
• 9-4-3 with 34 saves against 22 goals allowed, a .607 save percentage and a 1.38 goals-against average
• Made three saves at Seattle U, two of them before halftime, for his ninth win of the season
• Kept a clean sheet with four saves in last season's 1-0 win at Saint Mary's
• Has conceded exactly one goal in 10 of the 16 matches, coming within 14 seconds of a clean sheet against San Diego State and five seconds against Santa Clara
• Made a career-high eight saves at San Francisco, five of them before halftime, doubling his previous best of four
• Has two clean sheets this season, against Denver and at Pacific, and 10 in his career
• Is 19-6-5 in 30 career starts
• Posted a program-record 0.58 goals-against average and eight shutouts in 2025, when he was named WCC Goalkeeper of the Year
#7 OLIVER RHOADES | SENIOR | MIDFIELDER | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. | CALIFORNIA CONNECTIONS ACADEMY
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has started all 16 matches and logged 1,084 minutes
• Set up Steven Ramirez's 22nd-minute goal at Seattle U for his third assist of the season
• Has seven points this season on two goals and three assists, and has put 10 of his 20 shots on target
• Scored San Diego's goal at UCLA in the 67th minute, finishing a Matteo Salcedo assist
• Scored and assisted against Portland, equalizing in the eighth minute with a first-time left-footer off a rebound from 16 yards and combining with Lucien Wa Bwanda on the move that produced Kevin Pena's second goal
• The Portland goal was his first of 2026 and his first since 2024, when he scored three times and earned All-WCC honorable mention
• Assisted Cesar Bahena's 70th-minute goal in San Diego's 4-2 win over Saint Mary's in 2024
• Has seven goals and 11 assists in 69 career appearances
#8 TAJ EAGLESTON | JUNIOR | MIDFIELDER | HERMOSA BEACH, CALIF. | CALIFORNIA CONNECTIONS ACADEMY
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has started all 16 matches and logged 1,413 minutes, second only to goalkeeper Lucca Adams
• Scored in the 79th minute at Seattle U off a Steven Ramirez assist and took season highs of six shots and four on target
• Ranks second on the team with six goals and 14 points this season and third with 39 shots and 14 on target
• Leads the Toreros with four game-winning goals this season, and all six of his goals have come in wins
• Has scored the winning goal in four of San Diego's last six victories: at UC Irvine (Sept. 8), against San Diego State (Sept. 13), at LMU (Sept. 30) and at Pacific (Oct. 17)
• Scored and assisted at Pacific for a season-high three points, opening the scoring in the 14th minute and setting up Iain Wagner's 88th-minute goal
• Has appeared on Top Drawer Soccer's weekly Player of the Year Leaderboard this season
• Named WCC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14 after scoring the game-winner in 2-1 wins at UC Irvine and against San Diego State
• Opened the scoring in the 11th minute at Washington, finishing a Steven Ramirez assist for the first goal of his USD career; all six of his career goals have come this season
#9 STEVEN RAMIREZ | SENIOR | FORWARD | GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. | VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has started all 16 matches and logged 1,197 minutes
• Had two goals and an assist at Seattle U for a season-high five points, scoring the game-winner 75 seconds into the second half
• Leads the Toreros with nine goals, 21 points and 47 shots this season, and shares the team lead with 15 shots on target
• His nine goals and 21 points are career highs, topping the eight goals and 17 points he had in 2025
• Has 22 career goals: one as a freshman in 2023, four in 2024, eight in 2025 and nine this season
• Is 3-for-3 on penalty kicks this season, at UC Santa Barbara, San Francisco and Pacific
• Has a point in six of his last seven matches
• Scored twice in a span of 91 seconds against Liberty, in the 62nd and 64th minutes, putting San Diego ahead for good in a 3-1 comeback win
• Named WCC Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 24, the first conference weekly award of his career
• Scored in the 58th minute of San Diego's 4-2 win over Saint Mary's in 2024
#10 SAMY KANAAN | GRADUATE | FORWARD | SAN DIEGO, CALIF. | RANCHO BERNARDO
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has appeared in 12 matches with eight starts, totaling 564 minutes
• Assisted Steven Ramirez's 22nd-minute goal at Seattle U and put two of his three shots on target
• Has two assists this season, also setting up Taj Eagleston's game-winner against San Diego State off the bench
• Has 13 shots this season, four of them on target
• Scored the opener of a 2-1 win at Saint Mary's in 2023 and the 28th-minute goal in a 4-2 win over the Gaels at Torero Stadium in 2024, off a Luca Fava assist
• Earned United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-America and All-WCC First Team honors in 2024, when he led San Diego with nine goals and five game-winners
• Has 16 career goals: six in 2023, nine in 2024 and one in 2025
• Was selected in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft
#13 IAIN WAGNER | JUNIOR | FORWARD | SAN DIEGO, CALIF. | SAINT AUGUSTINE
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has started all 16 matches and logged 1,332 minutes
• Equalized in the 15th minute at Seattle U for his third goal of the season
• Ranks second on the team with 44 shots and four assists, shares the lead with 15 shots on target and is third with 10 points
• Scored in the 88th minute at Pacific off a Taj Eagleston assist, 77 seconds after San Diego went down to 10 men
• Has 12 career goals, nine of them during a 22-point sophomore season in 2025
• Has assisted two of Steven Ramirez's nine goals this season: the 64th-minute insurance goal against Liberty, on a through ball behind the back line, and the 23rd-minute equalizer at LMU
• Scored his first goal of 2026 in the 17th minute against San Diego State, finishing left-footed from 25 yards off a recycled corner
#18 ETHAN MCNAUGHTON | SENIOR | MIDFIELDER | CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA, CALIF. | SAN DIEGUITO ACADEMY
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has appeared in 12 matches with seven starts, totaling 701 minutes
• Has gone the full 90 in each of the last three matches, against Santa Clara, at UCLA and at Seattle U
• Headed in Kevin Pena's left-sided corner at the near post in the 56th minute against Santa Clara for the first goal of his collegiate career, breaking a scoreless tie
• Has put two of his three shots this season on target
• Made three appearances over his first three seasons before this fall
#21 KEVIN PENA | GRADUATE | MIDFIELDER | SAN MARCOS, CALIF. | SAN MARCOS
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has appeared in eight matches with three starts, totaling 255 minutes
• Played 18 minutes off the bench at Seattle U after starting the previous three matches, at Pacific, against Santa Clara and at UCLA
• Assisted the opening goal at Pacific and against Santa Clara, delivering the corner Ethan McNaughton headed in against the Broncos
• Scored twice in 38 minutes off the bench against Portland, the first multi-goal match of his career
• Struck a right-footed free kick from 25 yards into the upper-left corner in the 71st minute against Portland, then looped an 18-yard shot over the goalkeeper in the 73rd, 1:58 later
• Hit the crossbar in the 68th minute against Santa Clara
• Has six points this season and has scored on both of his shots on target
• Has four career goals and eight career assists: two goals and two assists as a freshman in 2022, four assists as a sophomore in 2023 and two goals and two assists this season
#22 ELIJAH ZELKIND | GRADUATE | DEFENDER | SAN DIEGO, CALIF. | TORREY PINES | MISSOURI STATE
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has appeared in 13 matches with four starts, totaling 575 minutes
• Has started each of the last four matches, going the full 90 at Pacific and UCLA and playing 82 minutes against Santa Clara and 72 at Seattle U
• Scored the first goal of his collegiate career in the 81st minute against Santa Clara, tapping in from 6 yards after a Steven Ramirez cross was miscleared
• Has put four of his six shots this season on target
• Did not appear in 2025, his first season at USD, while recovering from injury
#24 LUCA FAVA | JUNIOR | MIDFIELDER | YORBA LINDA, CALIF. | PEARSON ACADEMY
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has started all 14 matches he has played and logged 1,004 minutes
• Has five points this season on a goal and three assists, and ranks fourth on the team with 22 shots
• Assisted Devin Zachry's 42nd-minute equalizer at San Francisco, his third assist of 2026
• Named WCC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14 after starting at wing-back in 2-1 wins at UC Irvine and against San Diego State
• Scored his first goal of 2026 in the 66th minute at California Baptist, the game-winner, 45 seconds after the Lancers went down to 10 men
• Assisted Samy Kanaan's 28th-minute goal in San Diego's 4-2 win over Saint Mary's in 2024
#29 DEVIN DILLON | JUNIOR | DEFENDER | DRAPER, UTAH | CORNER CANYON
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has appeared in all 16 matches with 13 starts, logging 1,263 minutes
• Nodded a Matteo Salcedo corner into an empty net at the far post in the 80th minute against Santa Clara for the game-winner
• Both of his goals this season have been game-winners, tied with Steven Ramirez for second on the team behind Taj Eagleston's four
• Has gone the full 90 in each of the last eight matches: against Denver, at LMU, at San Francisco, against Portland, at Pacific, against Santa Clara, at UCLA and at Seattle U
• Scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 53rd minute at Washington for the first goal of his Torero career
#14 MATTEO SALCEDO | SOPHOMORE | MIDFIELDER | DANA POINT, CALIF. | CAPISTRANO VALLEY CHRISTIAN
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has appeared in 13 matches with six starts, totaling 658 minutes
• Leads the team with five assists, against Liberty, San Diego State, Portland, Santa Clara and UCLA
• Set up Oliver Rhoades' 67th-minute goal at UCLA 2:21 after entering as a substitute
• Set up Devin Dillon's 80th-minute winner against Santa Clara with a left-sided corner after coming on at halftime
• Delivered the free kick against Portland that Tobias Polz headed back across goal for Steven Ramirez's equalizer
• Put all three of his shots on target at Kansas City
#3 LUCIEN WA BWANDA | JUNIOR | DEFENDER | AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | NOVA COLLEGE | INDIANA WESLEYAN | CAL STATE FULLERTON
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has appeared in 11 of the 16 matches with nine starts, for a total of 672 minutes
• Recorded his first point as a Torero against Portland, crossing for Kevin Pena's 73rd-minute goal after a give-and-go with Oliver Rhoades on the right flank
• Has gone the full 90 six times: in his Torero debut at Washington, at Stanford, at California Baptist, against San Diego State, at San Francisco and against Portland
#6 TOBIAS POLZ | GRADUATE | DEFENDER | GRAZ, AUSTRIA | HAK MATTERSBURG | UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
Through 16 Matches (2026)
• Has started all 11 matches he has played, at California Baptist, UC Irvine, Kansas City, LMU, San Francisco, Pacific, UCLA and Seattle U and against Denver, Portland and Santa Clara, for a total of 976 minutes
• Has gone the full 90 in each of his last 10 appearances, including at Seattle U
• Recorded his first point as a Torero against Portland, heading a Matteo Salcedo free kick back across the goal mouth for Steven Ramirez's 51st-minute equalizer
• Took three of his six shots this season at Kansas City, including an 85th-minute effort that came off the woodwork, and had two at Seattle U
