Match #5
ART U Urban Knights (1-3) vs. Fresno Pacific (1-0-1)
Monday, September 17 , 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. – Ramirez Field

Match #6
ART U Urban Knights (1-3) vs.  Dominican (3-2)
Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Noon
San Rafael, Calif. – Kennelly Field

URBAN KNIGHTS BEGIN CONFERENCE PLAY
After a week break with no games, Academy of Art men's soccer is back in action! ART U will begin PacWest conference with two away matches in Northern California, facing off against Fresno Pacific on Monday, then taking on Dominican on Saturday.  

KICKOFF
ART U begins their road-trip with Fresno Pacific on Monday, September 17, at 5:00 p.m.The Urban Knights will continue the trip against Dominican Saturday Sept. 22 at noon. Remember to follow @ARTU_Knights via the athletics app (Apple App Store, Google Play Store) and on Twitter & Instagram as well as "Like" the Urban Knights on Facebook for score updates, videos, and recaps.

KNIGHT WATCH
Freshman midfielder Edvard Edvarsson is coming off his first career goal in their most recent match versus Humboldt State. After being awarded a free kick the freshman launched an extraordinary shot past the diving goalkeeper to the back left corner of the net. The Iceland native shares the lead in points for the Urban Knights with Oliver Hadeen, both of whom have two points on one goal.

SUNBIRDS FLYING HIGH
Fresno Pacific comes into their game against the Knights with a record of 1-0-1, including a win against No. 4 Cal Poly Pomona 2-1, and a tie versus Chico State 2-2. Jose Vargas is the Sunbirds leading scorer with four points on two goals. FPU is undefeated against Academy of Art with six wins and zero loses. In their most recent encounter the Sunbirds beat the Urban Knights 5-1.    

PENGUINS SLIDE ON
After taking down UC Santa Cruz in their most recent game 2-1, Dominican is 3-2 in their 2018 campaign. Their most recent loss came against SFSU when they were shut out 3-0. The Penguins leading scorer is Wilson Briggs, coming in with a whopping nine points on four goals and an assist. Dominican comes in as the school ART U has played most in their history. The all-time series currently sits at 8-6, with the Urban Knights taking the most recent meeting by a score of 2-1.  

MEN'S SOCCER TAKES LOSS TO HUMBOLDT STATE 3-1
Academy of Art took on Humboldt State in their final non-conference match of the year. Despite freshman midfielder Edvard Edvarsson scoring his first career goal the Urban Knights dropped the match to Humboldt State 3-1.

LOOKING AHEAD
After the pair of matches, Academy of Art will continue PacWest play with their first game at their new home, Paul Goode Field, versus Biola Thursday Sept. 27 at 10:30 a.m. Two days later ART U will be still be in the city but at a different field: CCSF to face Point Loma Saturday Sept. 29 at noon.