Long Beach State Hosts A Pair Of Nationally Ranked Foes This Week

WHAT'S COMING UP FOR THE BEACH
MATCH 3
No. 11 Santa Clara at Long Beach State
Thursday, Aug. 22 • 7 p.m.
Long Beach, Calif. • George Allen Field
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MATCH 4
No. 4 BYU at Long Beach State
Saturday, Aug. 24 • 7 p.m.
Long Beach, Calif. • George Allen Field
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NOTEBOOK

THE KICKOFF
Long Beach State hosts a pair of nationally-ranked opponents this week. The action begins Thursday night when No. 11 Santa Clara arrives in Long Beach. Coverage starts at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

LBSU resumes play Saturday night when it hosts No. 4 BYU. ESPN+ begins coverage at 7 p.m.

SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
Santa Clara moved 11 spots from the preseason poll to number 11 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 this week. The Broncos are 23rd in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25 this week.

The Broncos opened the season with a pair of victories during the season's opening week. Santa Clara began the season with a 4-1 victory over San Jose State last Thursday before defeating California 2-1 last Sunday.

Caroline Gray was named WCC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Gray anchored the Broncos defense during SCU's victories.

Kennedy Schoennauer scored twice and took a team-high seven shots last week. Sally Menti posted a pair of assists. Marlee Nicolos went 2-0 in goal for SCU. She made three saves in playing 166:51 of the 180 minutes.

AGAINST THE OPPONENT
Long Beach State is playing Santa Clara for the first time since 2016. The Broncos lead the all-time series 9-1.

SCOUTING THE COUGARS
A 2023 national semifinalist, BYU is ranked fourth in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 and 10th in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25.

The Cougars are 1-0 after defeating No. 19 Wisconsin last Thursday night. Allie Fryer scored the game-winning goal for BYU in the 17th minute. Cougars' goalie Lynette Hernaez made six saves in the victory for BYU.

The Cougars travel to No. 23 Saint Louis University on Thursday before heading to Long Beach for Saturday's matchup.

AGAINST THE OPPONENT
Long Beach State and BYU are playing for the 14th time, and the Cougars lead the all-time series 9-4. BYU defeated LBSU 2-0 last season in Provo.

OPENING NIGHT CROWD
On the opening night of the 2024 season, 1,604 people came through the turnstiles to see Long Beach State face UCLA.

The attendance was the fifth largest in school history and the most for an LBSU match since Long Beach State and the Bruins faced one another in front of the LBSU school-record crowd of 2,303 on Aug. 25, 2019, the opening match of the 2019 campaign.

LAST WEEK
Long Beach State went 1-1 to begin the 2024 season last week. Here are the recaps;
LBSU-UCLA
LBSU-USD

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