Easy does it. Take one step at a time. Never look too far ahead. Etc., etc. The San Diego State men’s soccer team is all about small steps. SDSU isn’t in the business of wondering about its chances at NCAA Tournament success or its possibilities of continuing its current four-game winning streak. Right now, all the Aztecs care about is their next match. They know if they keep their focus, they won’t run into any unexpected deterrents.”I feel like we’re peaking at the right time,” head coach Lev Kirshner said. “Obviously, we’ve got a lot of momentum, and everything is really coming together nicely.”So, with their concentration piqued, a fifth straight win at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the SDSU Sports Deck should be easy as pie, right?Wrong.With No. 25 UC Irvine headed to town, things go from walk in the park to battle on the pitch in a flash.SDSU (4-2-1) has been building momentum – the team’s won four straight, including two last weekend in Las Vegas – but UCI (5-1-1) is no rollover.Though the Anteaters are without a win in their last two contests – a 1-0 defeat against Loyola Chicago (4-2-2) and a 2-2 tie with Brown University (6-0-1) – they opened their season in intimidating fashion with five straight home victories.”Irvine is a really solid club,” Kirshner said. “We feel good about our play, but we can’t underestimate anyone.”Similar to the Aztecs, UCI has been pleasantly surprised by the play of its underclassmen. Anteater redshirt freshman goalkeeper Pat Barton has mirrored SDSU freshman goalkeeper Brad Byrns with his defensive ability.Barton has started all seven of UCI’s matches, flaunts three shutouts and has allowed just 0.80 goals per game.Byrns has started six of seven contests for the Aztecs, has three shutouts and beats Barton by a hair in goals per game allowed at a 0.78 clip.”Byrns has been great,” Kirshner said. “We always want the victory, but the shutout is even nicer.”Byrns isn’t the only SDSU underclassman turning heads, however. Redshirt sophomore defender Jamel Wallace has recently emerged from the backfield as one of the Aztecs’ key offensive threats.Last weekend in Las Vegas, Wallace scored both on Friday and Saturday night and blended his offensive and defensive skills brilliantly.But the Anteaters’ impressive attack will likely challenge Wallace and Byrns more than they have been all year.Should SDSU step up its game and extend its winning streak, the team will be in good shape for the Pac-10 Conference portion of its schedule, which begins on Oct. 6.If the Aztecs lose, the confidence they’ve built up in the past two weeks will all be for naught heading into their most difficult stretch of games this season.But for now, they’ll set their sights on what’s directly ahead. Easy does it, after all.