Monday, October 31, 2005
Region 2 Playoffs - FPU seeded 5th, headed back to Irvine

If you are into second chances, then you'll think the NAIA Region 2 selection and seeding committee got it perfect.

If you are a Sunbirds men's soccer fan, maybe not.

The Sunbirds and Concordia University Eagles, the Golden State Athletic Conference co-champions, are seeded sixth and third, respectively, for the NAIA Region 2 Playoffs which begin Wednesday.

That means that the Sunbirds return to the scene of crime, Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Eagles, for Wednesday's quarterfinal.

"We get a second opportunity to get it right," chuckled FPU head coach Jaime Ramirez.

The eight-team field was announced late Sunday and was seeded by a complicated formula that includes the NAIA Longo Rating System.

"It is no secret that I am not a fan of the Longo System," continued Ramirez, "But that is what we use. We have a three-game season. We need three wins to gain a berth in the National Championship."

Records
Fresno Pacific: 9-5-2, 8-2-0
Concordia: 12-6-0, 8-2-0

Series Record
FPU leads the series 18-2-1. FPU has lost only twice to the Eagles- on September 8, 1988 (0-1) and last Saturday, October 29 (1-2). Both contests were played in Irvine.

NAIA Region 2 Championship Schedule
(all matches played at higher seed)
Quarterfinals - Wednesday, Nov. 2
(8) Menlo at (1) Azusa Pacific, 1 p.m.
(7) Biola at (2) Point Loma Nazarene, 1 p.m.
(6) Fresno Pacific at (3) Concordia, 1 p.m.
(5) Holy Names at (4) Dominican, 1 p.m.

Semifinals - Saturday, Nov. 5, 1 p.m.

Championship - Saturday, Nov. 12, 1 p.m.

Monday, October 31, 2005
Four named to All-GSAC team

Jared Dugger, Adrian Alvarado, Paul Moran and Amaury Nunes were each named to the All-Golden State Athletic Conference Men's Soccer team.

It is the second award for Dugger.

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Fresno Pacific University offers undergraduate and graduate programs that stress solid academic preparation and a strong ethical foundation. Each year more than 2,000 traditional and adult students attend classes on the 42-acre main campus in southeast Fresno or centers in Visalia and Bakersfield. The university also reaches 12,000 students across the nation and around the world through professional development studies programs. The only four-year Christian university in the Central Valley, FPU is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and ranked in the top quarter among Western universities master's category by U.S. News & World Report.