VICTORIA - The University of Victoria men's soccer team heads to Trinity Western University and the University of the Fraser Valley to close the 2024 Canada West regular season slate, Oct. 18-20.
GAME INFORMATION
Vikes at Trinity Western Spartans
Friday, Oct. 18 | 7:15 p.m.
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Vikes at Fraser Valley Cascades
Sunday, Oct. 20 | 3 p.m.
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Canada West TV
LAST 5 MEETINGS
- The Vikes are 3-1-1 in their last five meetings against the Spartans. Meeting earlier this season, Sept. 7 at Centennial Stadium, the Vikes came away with the 1-0 win.
- Victoria and Fraser Valley are 2-2-1 against each other in the last five meetings. The two sides tied, 1-1, Sept. 6 at Centennial Stadium earlier this year.
NEWS & NOTES
- Sitting in second place in the Canada West Pacific Division, the Vikes hold an 8-1-4 record on the year coming off a win and tie against UBC, Oct. 10-12.
- Trinity Western is 6-4-3 on the year and in fourth place in the pacific division while Fraser Valley holds a 7-4-3 mark and sits in third place heading into the weekend. Facing each other in a pair of games, Oct. 10-11, the Cascades claimed game one, 1-0, while the two sides tied, 1-1, in game two.
- The top pacific seed will host two quarterfinal games and a semifinal matchup, Oct. 25-27, while the top prairie seed will host the other side of the bracket. The top four teams from each division make the playoffs.Â
- Matthew Pearse's six goals on the season lead the Vikes and are good for third-most in the conference. Pearse and Mattheus Achadinha lead the Vikes with three assists each on the year.
- The Vikes have shut out their opponents in each of the last four games, bringing their clean sheet total to 10 on the season. Callum Weir has tallied 33 saves this year in goal.