This Week: The Hawks drew The Master's College in the opening round of the NAIA Men's Soccer National Tournament. The opening round starts on Saturday and the Holy Names/The Master's match-up is on at 1 pm (PST).

Scouting the Mustangs: The Mustangs won the Golden State Athletic Conference with a 16-2-2 overall record and a 9-1 record in conference play. Joel Peluffo led the Mustangs in goals (14), shots (54) and shots on goal (32). Mustang's goalie Kevin Lawson had 62 saves on the season for an average of 3.1 per contest.

Scouting the Hawks: Holy Names won their fourth consecutive California Pacific Conference title with a 13-3-2 overall record and a 11-1 conference record. Mustafa Celik led the nation in goals with 26 and is second in the national rankings in shots per game with an average of 6.13, trailing only David Otieno of University of Sciences and Arts of Oklahoma. Roberto Sanchez led the Hawks in saves with 47 and an average of 4.7 per match

Last Time Out: The two teams played each other in Santa Clarita on September 12^th. The two teams played to a 3-3 tie. Holy Names was down 2-1 at the halftime intermission but scored two goals in second half to forge the tie. Mustafa Celik, Rasmus Larson and Jonathan Tinjaca all had a goal for the Hawks.

National Appearances: This year's appearance by Holy Names is the fourth consecutive trip to the national tournament. They have a 1-2 record in those appearances. This year marks the first year that the Mustangs have it to the national tournament since 1992. The Mustangs are 3-1-2 in those appearances.

Getting To Know The Master's College:
The school was founded in 1927. It moved to Santa Clarita in 1960 and the name of the school changed from the Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary to The Master's College in 1985 under the direction of current president John MacArthur. 

About The Coaches:
Tim Hart has been the head coach at Holy Names for the last three seasons. Hart was a player for Holy Names for two seasons and took over the reigns. The numbers about Hart's success speak for themselves 42-10-4 overall record with a phenomenal 31-1 record in California Pacific Conference play.

Jim Rickard is in his eighteenth year as head coach of the Mustangs. Before taking over the head coaching ranks for the Mustangs, Rickard was an assistant coach with the Mustangs and guided the team to their first NAIA National Tournament appearance. Rickard was also an excellent player for the Mustangs being named team captain all four years.

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