SANTA CLARA, California – The HBU men's soccer team flies west to California the face Santa Clara at 9:30 p.m. CST on Friday, their last non-conference game on the schedule.
 
The Huskies (2-4) are coming off of a weekend that saw them beat Huston-Tillotson Rams 6-0 before losing to Orla Roberts Golden Eagles 2-0. Junior midfielder Luis Poblacion was the man of the match against the Ram's scoring once and tallied two assists. Husky goal keepers Gustavo Otero and Ciro Calderon combined to give the huskies their second clean sheet on the season.
 
Senior forward CJ Smith leads the team is scoring with five goals, good for 2^nd in the Western Athletic Conference. Smith is also 2^nd in the WAC for goals per game with 0.83.  Junior forward Bryant Farkarlun leads the team and is tied for 2^nd in the WAC for total shots with 16. Graduate midfielder Gianluca Natera and Poblacion are tied for 7^th in the conference with two assists each.
 
Santa Clara (4-1) is coming off of a double-overtime win against UC San Diego which saw the Broncos score a 108^th minute golden-goal to take the match. The Broncos' only loss on the season came on the road against Georgetown. Their other wins came against the likes of Cal Poly, Sacramento State, and American. The Broncos are led by senior forward Oladayo Thomas, who has three goals and one assist on the season. Goalkeeper Andreu Cases Mundet has 15 saves on the year for a save percentage of .938.
 
The Huskies return home to Sorrels Field Saturday Sept. 25^th to host the UIW Cardinals and open up WAC play, their first of three consecutive home matches.