Match #1
ART U Urban Knights (0-0) vs. Cal State East Bay Pioneers (0-0)
Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017 at Noon
San Francisco – Boxer Stadium
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SAN FRANCISCO – On September 3, Academy of Art men's soccer will step on the field to commence what will be their 10th season of competition at the collegiate level. The Urban Knights' 2017 opener will come against Cal State East Bay and will be played in front of their home crowd for the first time since 2014.
 
ART U will remain in San Francisco after Sunday's match as they prepare to host the second volume of the Golden Gate Classic. To learn more about the 2017 men's soccer season, click here for the full schedule release.
 
Entering his fifth year at the helm, head coach Mike Keller has brought in a recruitment class of seven players, including six freshmen and one sophomore. The freshmen include: Kris Jensson, Oliver Hadeen, Connor Lacey, Jaret Gil, Jon Peregrina, and Mykal Mason. The team's newest sophomore is Zak Kiser who joins the Urban Knights after competing for a year at Paris Junior College in Texas. Jensson, an Iceland native, will join an already established pair of Nordic men's soccer players in Jón Jóhannesson and David Sigurdarson. For a more in-depth look at this year's recruiting class, click here for the complete story.
 
Amongst the team's returners will be four seniors: Alex Walsh, Dominic Payerchin, Johannesson, and Jonny Navarro. Walsh, Payerchin, and Johannesson are each returning for their fourth seasons with ART U and they will look to provide leadership for the incoming players.
 
To keep up with the Urban Knights this season, be sure to follow their progress at www.artuathletics.com.