2019 NU Eagles Men’s Soccer Schedule Day Date Site Opponent Time/Result Saturday 17-Aug H Frasier Valley L, 1-2 Saturday 24-Aug A Simpson 10:00 AM Friday 6-Sep A Pacific Union 4:00 PM Saturday 7-Sep A Cal State Maritime 6:00 PM Sunday 15-Sep A Caltech 1:00 PM Saturday 20-Sep A Providence-* 2:30 PM Sunday 22-Sep A Carroll-* 3:00 PM Friday 27-Sep H Rocky Mountain-* 3:30 PM Sunday 29-Sep H Walla Walla 2:00 PM Friday 4-Oct H Corban-* Noon Saturday 5-Oct H Northwest Christian-* Noon Friday 11-Oct A Warner Pacific-* 2:00 PM Saturday 12-Oct A Multnomah-* 2:00 PM Saturday 19-Oct A Evergreen-* 3:00 PM Friday 25-Oct A Eastern Oregon-* 4:00 PM Saturday 26-Oct A College of Idaho-* 11:00 AM Friday 1-Nov H Oregon Tech-* 2:30 PM Saturday 2-Nov H Southern Oregon-* 2:30 PM *-Cascade Collegiate Conference Contest All Times Pacific Schedule Subject to Change Northwest University Men’s Soccer Notebook THIS JUST IN: Freshman Justin Harden got time leader in men’s soccer coaching wins at Northwest on the scoreboard in the season open- Northwest since 2008. er with his initial collegiate goal, coming off the bench for the Eagles against Fraser Valley. It is the first time an Eagle freshman scored the first BACKGROUND: Northwest and Simpson last goal of the season since Jonathan Ellis got things played in 2016 with the Eagles scoring a 4-0 win started in 2012 against Walla Walla. in Redding, California. Jordan Travis, then a freshman, recorded his second collegiate goal in that contest. He would score two more in the next NEW MOON: Jacob Moon picked up his first ca- game to help fuel NU’s 5-0 mark to open that reer assist in his first collegiate game, delivering season. the feed for Justin Harden in the 2-1 loss to Fra- ser Valley. SCOUTING SIMPSON: Simpson opened the season Wednesday with a 4-2 loss at Oregon HOPP TO IT: Freshman Tyler Hopp worked his Tech. The Red Hawks were 6-11 last season but way to a team-leading four shots in the season finished the regular season on a four-game win- opener last week. He is 22nd in the NAIA in shots ning streak. Simpson is without its top four scor- per game. ers from last year. Senior goalkeeper Nyjel Bu- chanan returns after starting 15 games with a 2.41 goals-against average. KEEPING WITH THE FRESHMAN THEME: Freshman keeper Alexander Thiehofe got the start in the season opener and recorded four FATHERS AND SONS: With the addition of Per- saves in his debut. He leads the Cascade Colle- ry Travis to the coaching staff, NU now has a pair giate Conference and is 10th nationally in saves of father-son duos associated with the program. per game. Jordan Travis is the son of Perry Travis. Coach McIntosh’s son, Kyler, returns for his redshirt sophomore season. STARTS AND STOPS: Fraser Valley came out firing last week, getting 10 shots in the first half to Northwest’s one. The Eagles got seven shots in COMING UP: The Eagles take nearly two weeks the second half, including its one goal. off and then continue a six-game road swing Sept. 6-7, visiting Pacific Union and Cal State Maritime. NU plays at Caltech in Salem, Oregon, McINTOSH LEADS: NU Head Coach Gary Sept. 15 and opens CCC playin Montana against McIntosh returns for his school-record 17th sea- Providence and Carroll, Sept. 20 and 22. NU re- son. He has 132 wins on the Eagles’ sidelines turns home to take on Rocky Mountain Sept. 27, and 182 in his career. McIntosh has been the all- after 41 days without a home contest. Northwest University Men’s Soccer Notebook CCC Standings CCC Preseason Poll School CCC Pts. All Streak Team (1st Votes) Pts 2018 W-L Evergreen 0-0 0 1-0 W1 1. Southern Oregon (7) 183 17-3-3 Carroll 0-0 0 0-0 --- 2. Rocky Mountain (4) 181 18-5-1 College of Idaho 0-0 0 0-0 --- Corban 0-0 0 0-0 --- 3. Corban (1) 155 15-4-1 Eastern Oregon 0-0 0 0-0 --- 4. Eastern Oregon (2) 152 11-4-4 Multnomah 0-0 0 0-0 --- T-5. Providence 119 8-6-3 Northwest 0-0 0 0-0 --- T-5. Carroll 119 8-8-1 Northwest Christian 0-0 0 0-0 --- 7. Evergreen State 100 8-5-4 Oregon Tech 0-0 0 0-0 --- 8. College of Idaho 95 7-5-3 Providence 0-0 0 0-0 --- Rocky Mountain 0-0 0 0-0 --- 9. Oregon Tech 90 1-16-1 Southern Oregon 0-0 0 0-0 --- 10. Warner Pacific 85 8-9-1 Walla Walla 0-0 0 0-0 --- 11. Northwest 77 4-9-3 Warner Pacific 0-0 0 0-0 --- 12. Northwest Christian 45 5-11-1 13. Multnomah 37 5-12-0 Friday Douglas at Evergreen 14. Walla Walla 17 1-17-0 Saturday’s Game Fraser Valley at Northwest NAIA Preseason Coaches’ Poll Monday’s Game # Last School 2018 Pts Warner Pacific at Willamette Tuesday’s Game 1 1 Central Methodist (Mo.) [18] 22-2-2 498 Multnomah at Hope International 2 2 Missouri Valley 18-3-4 482 Wednesday 3 3 William Carey (Miss.) 20-1-1 464 Simpson at Oregon Tech 4 4 Madonna (Mich.) 19-5-0 445 Thursday 5 5 Rio Grande (Ohio) 20-1-0 439 Southern Oregon at Menlo Friday, Aug. 23 6 6 Oklahoma Wesleyan 20-4-0 423 Southern Oregon at Pacific Union 7 7 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 20-3-0 403 Evergreen at Whitworth 8 8 Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 18-5-1 375 Warner Pacific at George Fox 9 9 Baker (Kan.) 16-6-0 369 Multnomah at St. Katherine 10 10 Spring Arbor (Mich.) 17-5-1 345 Saturday, Aug. 24 11 11 Vanguard (Calif.) 12-5-2 334 Northwest at Simpson Eastern Oregon at Whitworth 12 12 Georgia Gwinnett 12-6-1 327 Multnomah at Soka 13 13 Southern Oregon 17-3-3 306 College of Idaho at Northwest Nazarene 14 15 Bellevue (Neb.) 18-2-2 273 15 16 Hastings (Neb.) 17-3-0 270 16 14 Corban (Ore.) 15-4-1 269 17 18 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 15-3-1 249 18 19 Kansas Wesleyan 17-5-0 206 19 20 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 15-5-0 180 20 22 Columbia (Mo.) 13-6-1 175 21 23 Bethel (Tenn.) 15-4-1 155 22 21 Arizona Christian 15-5-2 154 23 NR Science & Arts (Okla.) 14-3-3 136 24 24 Reinhardt (Ga.) 14-4-2 118 25 NR Southeastern (Fla.) 12-4-2 96 Others Receiving Votes: Benedictine 76, Mid-America Christian 74, UC Merced 63, Mobile 50, LSU Alexandria 28, The Master’s 19, Law- rence Tech 17, William Penn (Iowa) 16, Marymount 14, WVU Tech 10, MidAmerica Nazarene 9, Thomas 9, Westmont 7, Huntington 6, North- western Ohio 5, Cumberland 5 Head Coach Gary McIntosh Coach Gary McIntosh II enters his 17th season as the men’s soccer coach and 12th season as director Coach McIntosh Career W-L of athletics at Northwest in 2019-20. Year W-L-T Coach McIntosh is the all-time leader in men’s soc- 2018 4-9-3 cer wins at Northwest and has guided the Eagles to six consecutive double-figure wins seasons (2011- 2017 9-8-1 16). He has twice been named Cascade Collegiate 2016 11-8-0 Conference Coach of the Year. 2015 10-9-0 Prior to his first season at NU in 2003, McIntosh was the head coach for San Diego Christian College for 2014 15-5-0 three seasons (1998-2000). 2013 13-6-0 Gary has led the NU soccer team to the 2012 10-8-1 CCC playoff’s in 2008, '09, '11,’12,’13, '14,'15 and the conference semifinals in 2009 and 2011. He also 2011 11-5-3 named 2009 Cascade Conference Coach of the 2010 9-8-1 Year by a vote of the CCC coaches and CCC Co- Coach of the Year in 2011. 2009 9-6-4 While at San Diego Christian College he collected 2008 6-9-3 three consecutive Coach of the Year awards for the NCCAA West Region, compiled a 50- 25 cumulative record, and trained six NAIA All-Americans. McIntosh also served as an adjunct professor for Azusa Pacific University. McIntosh, in 2006 and again in 2007, took the helm of the Salem, Oregon-based Cascade Surge of the Premier Soccer Development League (PDL), which is part of the United States Soccer League. A three-year captain, McIntosh played four years at Christian Heritage College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education. He also holds a master’s degree from Azusa Pacific and is working toward a doctorate in strategic leadership from Corban University. Gary and his wife, Laura, have three daughters, Morgan, Ashlyn and Shannae, and one son, Kyler. The family attends Bethany Christian Assembly. Gary also enjoys hiking, fishing and walks with his wife. Assistant Coach Perry Travis Northwest welcomed Perry Travis to the men’s soccer coaching staff as assistant coach prior to the 2019 season. Travis, a former member of the University of Washington Huskies, was an assistant coach at Inglemoor High School in 2019.