Riverside—The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team (8-10-2, 5-3-0) punched its ticket to the Big West Conference Tournament Sunday afternoon with a 4-0 victory over visiting Hawai'i.
GAME NOTES
The Highlanders moved past Cal State Fullerton into a second place tie with CSUN, but the Matadors earned the two seed based on their 1-0 victory over UC Riverside earlier in the year.
UCR takes on CSUN on Thursday, November 2 at 7:30 pm. The Matadors are the hosts for the entirety of the 2017 Big West Conference Women's Soccer Tournament.
Big West Standings |
|
Team |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
1 |
UC Irvine |
5 |
2 |
1 |
16 |
2 |
CSUN |
4 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
3 |
UC Riverside |
5 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
4 |
Cal State Fullerton |
4 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
5 |
Long Beach State |
3 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
UC Davis |
3 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
7 |
Cal Poly |
2 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
UC Santa Barbara |
2 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
Hawai'i |
1 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
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The Highlanders five conference wins are tied for the most in program history with the 2015 and 2003 squads.
UC Riverside has made the Big West Tournament in three of the last five seasons (2013, 2015, 2017).
Ashley Webb's score gave her four goals on the season which are tops on the team, as are her 10 points.
Amanda Apelian, Alexis Vera and Madison Lindsay each scored their second goals of the season in the victory.
Alanna Guzman was credited with her third shutout of the season.
The Highlanders won their last two matches of the season by a combined scored of 7-0.