Glendale, Ariz. – Arizona Christian Men's Soccer will travel to Mesa this evening to play Benedictine Mesa to kick off their 2021 season. Head Coach Ted Krzywiecki will make his ACU debut. Prior to ACU Krzywiecki spent the last two years as the Associate Head Coach at Geneva College under the leadership of Head Coach Gary Dunda. Last season, Geneva won the regular season PAC championship with a record of 8-1-1 and finished ranked No. 12 in the United Soccer Coaches' Top-25 National Ranking. 

Match Details

Arizona Christian University at Benedictine Mesa

Thursday, September 2 at 8:00 pm at Eagles Park Community Center

Series Notes

The Firestorm are 3-0-1 against the Redhawks. In their last meeting in September 2019, the Firestorm came from behind as the game finished in a 1-1 tie after two overtimes.

Arizona Christian

Last season the Firestorm finished with a 4-9 overall record and a 2-6 GSAC Record. This year they are looking to improve upon that, and Coach Krzywiecki sees lots of potential in this season, "I expect that we will come out with a positive attitude and proactive approach today. We've spoken much about bringing a great attitude into our training sessions each day - which transfers into matches. I have loved the few weeks I have spent getting to know this group. We have a great collection of individuals who care deeply about this program. I'm excited to see how we will come together this year and continue to grow into the men that God created us to be."

ACU Key Returning Players

German Lopez- 6 goals

Savino Livornese- 2 goals

Rhett Livingston- 2 goals

Ethan Molter- 1 goal, 2 assists

Angel Hernandez- 1 goal, 1 assist

Nestor Serrano- 1 goal

Andres Arce- 46 saves with a 1.54 GA avg

Benedictine Mesa

The Redhawks finished last season in first place in the CAL PAC South with a 7-3 overall record and a 6-2 conference record.