TURLOCK, Calif. – The Western Washington University men's soccer team completed its season-opening road trip with a 4-1 loss against Stanislaus State University Saturday evening at Warrior Stadium.
The Vikings trailed 1-0 at the half and conceded an early second-half goal to go down 2-0. Senior forward Frank Miedema pulled the Vikings back to within a goal in the 72nd minute one-timing his shot in front of the goal off a cross by freshman Landon Schulze.
With WWU trailing 2-1 looking for an equalizer, the Warriors quickly added on scoring a pair of goals less than a minute apart in the 76th and 77th minutes to put the game away for the 4-1 win to improve to 2-0-0 on the season.
Western finished its trip to Chico State (1-1 tie) and Stanislaus State (4-1 loss) going 0-1-1.
Stanislaus State held a 17-7 advantage in total shots and 7-4 edge in shots on goal. Senior defender Samuel Villanueva had a trio of assists and junior forward/midfielder Emmanuel Duran recorded a brace to lead the Warriors.
The Vikings (0-1-1) remain on the road next week with a pair of non-conference games against nationally ranked teams, facing No. 24 Cal State Dominguez Hills on September 11 (7 pm) and No. 11 Cal State LA on September 13 (2 pm). The complete 2025 schedule can be viewed online via wwuvikings.com/25_MSOC.
Stanislaus State 4, Western Washington 1
Date: September 6, 2025
Field: Warrior Stadium Site: Turlock, CA
Attendance: 176
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Western Washington............ 0 1 - 1
Stanislaus State.............. 1 3 - 4
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 34:55 STN Carbajal (Villanueva, Cervantes)
2. 49:22 STN Solares (Villanueva)
3. 71:21 WWU Miedema (Schulze)
4. 75:21 STN Duran (Villanueva)
5. 76:16 STN Duran (Flores)
Shots: STN 17, WWU 7
Shots on Goal: STN 7, WWU 4
Saves: WWU 3 (Dyer - 3), STN 3 (Ruiz-Hernandez – 3)
Corners: STN 7, WWU 5
Fouls: STN 15, WWU 9
Offsides: WWU 1, STN 0
Kits: WWU (Navy), STN (White)
Updated Records: WWU (0-1-1), STAN (2-0-0)
Here is a look at Western's record breakdown for the 2025 season:
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2025 RECORD BREAKDOWN
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Overall Record
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0-1-1
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Streak
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L1
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Home
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0-0-0
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Away
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0-1-1
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Neutral
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0-0-0
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GNAC Record
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0-0-0
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Non-Conference
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0-1-1
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Ranked Opponents
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0-0-0
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Scoring First
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0-0-0
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Opponent Scores First
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0-1-1
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Lead at the Half
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0-0-0
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Tied at the Half
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0-0-0
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Trail at the Half
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0-1-1
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Record by Kit
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White
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0-0-1
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Navy Blue
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0-1-0
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Light Blue
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0-0-0
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Black
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0-0-0
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The Western Washington University men's soccer program is led by head coach Greg Brisbon, who has spent over 20 seasons affiliated with WWU Soccer. The Vikings won the 2019 Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship, the third league trophy in program history, and advanced to the NCAA II Championships for the second time. The program completed its 45th varsity season in 2024 and has recorded a season record at or above the .500 mark in 12 of the last 13 seasons. In 2016 the Vikings advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships for the first time in program history, using a late-season surge that saw the Vikings 5-0-1 over the last six matches to advance to the postseason. Overall, the program has produced 63 GNAC Players of the Week selections, 30 First Team All-GNAC players and four GNAC Players of the Year since joining the conference in 2001. Off the field, WWU has built a strong academic reputation with 82 GNAC All-Academic selections over the last seven years.
