Angwin, CA – The Pioneers were defeated 3-1 by William Jessup University for the second time this season on Friday, October 31. It was a frustrating game for both sides as they battled the elements and each other in the rainy weather and the slogged field.

The Pioneers only goal was scored by David Kwon who was assisted by Bucky Voigt in the 25^th minute. On a whole the Pioneers took 12 shots, 9 of which were shots on goal. Tempers flared for the Pioneers throughout the match. They were whistled for 17 fouls and were shown a total of 4 yellow cards and one red card.

William Jessup scored two of their goals on their own; Noel Bati assisted by Ricky Ward in the 40^th minute and Luke Hammond off a penalty kick in the 59^th minute. The other was the result of an unfortunate ball placement (own goal) by PUC’s Colin Davis in the 66^th minute. William Jessup took 14 shots, half of which were shots on goal. They also were called for 16 fouls and two yellow cards.

WJU’s season record now reads 5-9 overall, and 5-6 in the Cal Pac. The Pioneers season record is now adjusted to 3-9-1 overall, and 2-9-1 in the Cal Pac. This was the Pioneers last home game of the season. They next play on the road against CSU Maritime on Wednesday, November 5 at 7 p.m.

Redding, CA – The Pioneer men’s soccer team lost 1-5 on Wednesday, October 22, to the Red Hawks of Simpson University. This was the second time this season that Simpson triumphed over the Pioneers. The Pioneers dropped a heartbreaker at home with the Red Hawks scoring the winning goal in the final thirty seconds of the match.

Sam Anjejo scored the only goal for the Pioneers in the second period, assisted by forward Bucky Voigt. The Pioneers took 7 total shots, were charged with 20 fouls, and had one corner kick.

In addition to scoring 5 goals (3 in the first period and 2 in the second), it was reported that the Red Hawks took a incomprehensible 46 shots during the game, inflicted 25 fouls, and had four corner kicks.

With this victory, Simpson’s season record now reads 8-4-1 overall, and 5-3 for the Cal Pac. The Pioneers are now 3-5-1 overall, and 2-5-1 in the Cal Pac. They next play Dominican University on Friday, October 23 at 4 p.m. in San Rafael.

Congratulations to Bucky Voigt who was names the Cal Pac Men's Socer Offensive Player of the Week. Voigt earned the recognition for his play last week in leading the Pioneers to a 1-1 record on the week, against the top two teams in the conference. Voigt is the second Pioneer to win the award this season. Freshmen Edrie Mauries won the award earlier this season.

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Bucky Voigt Wins Menʼs Soccer Offensive Player of the Week

Pacific Union College sophomore Bucky Voight was named the California Pacific Conference Menʼs Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for the dates of October 13^th through 20^th, 2008.

Voight scored a goal and had an assist in the Pioneersʼ 4-2 loss to Holy Names University on last Thursday and had two goals as the Pioneers beat Menlo College on Friday. The Pioneersʼ win was the first over the Oaks in the history of the menʼs soccer program at Pacific Union.

The Pioneers continue their league schedule Wednesday against Simpson University in Redding.

Angwin, CA – It was a scrappy game on Friday afternoon, October 17, in which numerous fouls were called, resulting in a few yellow, two of which turned into red cards causing a player from each team to be ejected from the game.  However, the Pioneers emerged victorious and the final score read 3-1.  This is PUC’s first ever victory over Menlo, in men’s soccer, in school history since the Pioneers reinstated their soccer program in 2005.

It was the dynamic duo of Edrei Mauries and Bucky Voigt who led the scoring for the Pioneers in the first half.  Voigt scored twice off of Mauries assist, first in the 21^st minute and second in the 31^st minute.  Sam Anjejo scored the third goal unassisted in the 48^th minute.

Menlo’s only goal was scored by Julian Baldaccini in the 78^th minute; he was unassisted.

The second period was when the game began getting physical, and the cautions and ejections were given.  16 total fouls were called against Menlo, 11 of which were in the second half.  Julian Baldaccini was shown yellow in the 50^th minute, his teammate Michael Pessah was shown in the 67^th.  But it was Cesar Garcia who was shown yellow twice, once in the 67^th for mouthing off to the referee, and again in the 72^nd minute, which resulted in a red card and his automatic ejection form the game.  PUC’s Alberto Benitez was shown yellow in the 42^nd minute, and the benched Jonathan Osorio was shown yellow in the 48^th minute for stepping on the field to celebrate Sam Anjejo’s goal with his team.  To top it all off, Mario Benitez was shown yellow in the 72^nd minute and again in the 89^th, resulting in a red card and his ejection from the game.

With this defeat, Menlo’s season record now reads 6-5-1 overall, and 5-2-1 in the Cal Pac.  The Pioneers are now 3-5-1 overall, and 1-5-1 in the Cal Pac.  The Pioneers men’s soccer team will next play on October 22 up in Redding against Simpson University.

Angwin, CA - The Pioneers men’s soccer team was looking to ride their momentum from a victory over CSU Maritime this past Friday, as they hosted the first place Hawks of Holy Names University.  The Pioneers struggled to get out of the gate, allowing four first half goals.  After finding some energy and rhythm at the half, the Pioneers outplayed the Hawks for a majority of the second half, scoring two goals of their own, with a handful of chances that just didn’t find their target.  The Hawks held on for a 4-2 win in this Cal Pac match-up.

Scoring for the Pioneers was Bucky Voigt off of a penalty kick at the beginning of the second period.  Voigt later assisted Sam Anjejo in the 70^th minute.  The Pioneers shot 11 times, 6 which were shots on goal. 

Holy Names scored all 4 of their goals in the first 40 minutes of the game.  On the whole, they shot the ball 19 times, eight of which were shots on goal. 

It was a physical match that resulted in a total of four yellow cards, three for the Hawks and one for the Pioneers.

With this recent victory, the Hawks are currently ranked number one in the conference with a season record of 6-0; they are 8-3 overall.  The Pioneers drop to 2-5 overall, and 1-5 in the conference.  Next up for the Pioneers will be Menlo College at home on Friday, October 17 at 4 p.m.

Angwin, CA – It was a decisive victory for the Pioneers this afternoon when they played host to the CSU Maritime Keelhaulers.  Both teams played to a scoreless tie at the completion of the first half.  But the Pioneers found their game in the second half, defeating the Keelhaulers 4-0.

For the Pioneers, the goals were scored by Bucky Voigt with a penalty kick in the 46^th minute.  Sam Anjejo added the second goal in the 57^th minute on an assist by Voigt.  That goal was followed by Edrei Mauries who put one past the goalie on two assists by Mario Benitez and Sam Anjejo in the 62^nd minute. 

The Pioneers impeccable defense allowed the Keelhaulers to take only 4 shots, two of which were shots on goal saved by the Pioneers Steve Brooks.  The Pioneers fourth and final goal resulted from an own goal by Keelhauler defensement Christian Suric in the 75^th minute. 

With this victory, the Pioneers are now 2-4-1 overall, and 1-4-1 in the conference.  The Keelhaulers drop to 0-7 overall, and 0-5 in the conference.  The Pioneers next play at home on Tuesday, October 14 at 4:00 p.m. against first place Holy Names University.

Scotts Valley, CA – It was an exciting game on October 3 at the home of the Bethany University Bruins.  After 38 total shots, and 19 shots on goal, the game went into sudden death overtime and ended in a tie, 1-1.

Bethany University scored early on in the first half on a goal by Sylvester Massaquoi in the 25^th minute.  The Pioneers tied things up on a goal by Bucky Voigt in the second half, in the 76^th minute. 

However, as the clock ticked down to a stop, and neither team managed to score again, the officials decided to end the game in a shootout. Although the shootout concluded 3-0 in favor of the Pioneers, it was later concluded that the shootout should not have taken place at all and the game officially ended in a 1-1 tie.  The shootout should only take place in a playoff where a win or loss is absolutely necessary.

As a result, the Bruins are now 1-4-1, 0-1-1 in the Cal Pac, and the Pioneers are now 1-3-1 overall, and 0-3-1 in the Cal Pac.

Angwin, CA – The Penguins of Dominican University were impossible to defeat with their quick offense and impenetrable defense against the Pioneers September 30. The final score was 4-0 in favor of Dominican.

Stat highlights for the Pioneers were minimal. As a team, they took only eight shots throughout the game, half of those being shots on goal. Mario Benitez received a yellow card in the 61st minute, which led to a red card in the 72nd after he sent his opponent flying through the air. Squashing any comeback attempt, with the Pioneers playing one man down for the final 18 minutes.

The first three goals for Dominican were scored within the first fifteen minutes of the game. The first was attained by Ryan Vella in the 8th minute. The second by Omar Heredia who caught Pacific Union’s Hector Ramirez off-guard in the 12th minute, slipping through Ramirez’s hands and into the goal. Vella followed it up with another goal in the beginning of the 14th minute. The final goal for Domincan was scored by Shane Huibert in the 48th minute.

After Tuesday, the Penguins are now 1-3 overall, and 1-1 in the Cal Pac. The Pioneers are 1-3 overall, and 0-3 in the Cal Pac. They next travel to Bethany University on Friday, Oct. 3, in hopes of securing their first conference win of the season.

Atherton, CA – The Pioneers men’s soccer team met stiff competition against Menlo College’s Oaks on September 24. The Pioneers stayed close in the match, eventually falling in a 2-1 decision.

All the scoring in the match took place in the first ten minutes of the match. Both goals that would eventually award Menlo with the win were attained early on in the game, the first by Robert Rix in the 5th minute and the second by Sean King at just under the 10th minute. In between Menlo’s two goals Pacific Union’s Jonathan Groschel scored off the crossbar in the 6th minute on an assist by Bucky Voigt.

The defeat put the Pioneers record to 0-1 in the Cal Pac, and 1-1 overall. Menlo College jumped to 1-0 in the Cal Pac, and 2-3 overall. The Pioneers will host Simpson University this coming Friday afternoon in their home opener.

Angwin, CA – The Pioneers played strong in their first home game of the season against Simpson University’s Red Hawks. The game could have gone either way until Simpson scored with less than thirty seconds left on the clock, breaking a 2 goal tie. The Pioneers falling 3-2.

The Red Hawks were the first to score in the 35th minute when Tony Gagliano was assisted by Wayne Hardy. Gagliano would score again in the second half, this time assisted by Josh Blackburn. But it would be Carlos Sanchez who would score the unassisted, game winning goal at 89:38.

The Pioneers first goal was scored by Edrei Mauries close to the 45th minute when he drove the ball through a crowd to meet the net unassisted. The second goal resulted from a penalty kick in the 73rd minute by Bucky Voigt.

Another victory placed the Red Hawks with a 2-0 record in the Cal Pac, 4-1 overall. The Pioneers are currently 0-2 in the Cal Pac, and 1-2 overall. They will face Dominican University at home on September 30 at 4:00 p.m.

Pacific Union College freshman forward Edrei Mauries scored a goal and had an assist in the Pioneers’ 4-1 non-conference win over California Maritime Academy and is the California Pacific Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for the dates of September 16th through 22nd, 2008.

The Lynwood, California native scored in the goal and had the assist in his first collegiate game last Thursday in the lone non-conference game for Pacific Union as they took on fellow California Pacific Conference member California Maritime Academy in Vallejo.

The Pioneers start their league season at Menlo College in Atherton on Wednesday September 24th.

Vallejo, CA - Freshmen forward Edrei Mauries made quite an impact in his first career collegiate game. Mauries led the Pioneers to a 4-1, season opening, victory over conference opponent CSU Maritime, in what was a preseason non-conference matchup. Mauries led all players with one goal and one assist.

The Pioneers out-shot the Keelhaulers 21-3, with all four goals coming from four different players. Sophomores Bucky Voigt and Jonathan Osorio joined junior forward Jonathan Groschel to round out the Pioneers scoring.

The Pioneers open the season with high aspirations and look to be off on the right track. They will travel to Menlo College to open Cal Pac conference play, on Wednesday afternoon at 3pm.

In his basic preparations for the 2008 men's soccer season, Coach Jesus Medina predicted the year to be challenging for the Pioneers as they continue to build themselves into a competitive team. At this point in time, it was difficult for Medina to accurately access what type of a team he will have this season as the full roster will not be on campus until the first week of school.

However, Medina did comment on his goals for his Pioneers this season. "I want to continue building and promoting the program," he said. "We want to move to the next competitive level, and that means scoring more goals, receiving less goals, and winning more games."

The Pioneers came out of eight games last season with three victories, beating California State University Maritime twice, in addition to a win against William Jessup University.

The 2008 men's soccer team begins their season on Thursday, September 18 with a non-conference match with CSU Maritime followed by their conference opener Wednesday, September 24th when they travel to Menlo College in Atherton. Their first home game will follow on Friday, the 26th at 4:00 p.m. against Simpson University.