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By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The seventh-ranked FHSU Men’s Soccer team will kick off its season at home against 23rd-ranked CSU-Pueblo on Thursday (Aug. 25) at 7 p.m. The Tigers will then travel west on Sunday (Aug. 28) to take on UC-Colorado Springs, set to start at 2:30 p.m. MT\/3:30 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nFHSU club returns 13 players to the pitch this season including lockdown keeper\nKieran\nBrown<\/a> and last season’s scoring leader, Blake\nArndt<\/a>. Other returning starters include defender Haruya\nIwasaki<\/a> and midfielder Ethan\nDoud<\/a>. The Tigers bring in 17 newcomers including six transfers\nand 11 freshmen. FHSU averaged two goals per match last season and outscored\ntheir opponents 46-21 as they finished with a 15-6-2 overall mark on the year,\nadvancing all the way to the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. The\nTigers finished 8-3-1 in conference play then won the GAC\/MIAA Tournament. The\nGAC\/MIAA Coaches’ Poll tabbed the Tigers as the regular season conference\nfavorite in the 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nCSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves finished the 2021 season 15-6-2 overall as well, and\n5-3-2 in the RMAC. CSU-Pueblo reached the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament\nlast year before falling to eventual national champion Cal State Los Angeles.\nThe ThunderWolves posted a .424 shot on goal percentage and averaged 1.65 goals\nper match. The Tigers lead the all-time series with the ThunderWolves 2-1.\nCSU-Pueblo won last year’s meeting between the teams 2-1 in overtime in Pueblo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nUC-Colorado Springs Mountain Lions wrapped up their 2021 season at 8-8-1\noverall and 4-6 in the RMAC. UCCS averaged 1.88 goals per game and posted a\n.413 shot on goal percentage. This will be the first matchup between these two\nschools since 2016. The Mountain Lions lead the series with the Tigers 2-1\nall-time with the last matchup leaning in favor of the Tigers 7-3.\n\nLive stats and live video will be available for\nboth matches.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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