Sunday, October 11
Santa Barbara, CA
5:00 pm
UC Riverside
at
UC Santa Barbara
Women's Soccer Caps Off Two-Game Road Swing At UC Santa Barbara
10/11/2009 10:03:42 AM | Women's Soccer
The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team finishes off a two-match road swing on Sunday with a 5 pm PT kickoff at UC Santa Barbara. The Highlanders are also trying to end a three-match losing streak--its longest since a four-match skid to close out the 2007 season--and a four-match scoreless streak--the longest in the program's history.
The Highlanders have lost three straight to the Gauchos including a 2-1 loss in 2008. Tessa Lennala (pictured) scored UC Riverside's lone goal of the match in the 26th minute, but UCSB's Jacqui Simon countered with a pair of scores for the one goal victory.
GAME NOTES
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White currently boasts a goals against average of 0.59 (23rd lowest in the nation) and a save percentage of .900 (8th best in the country). She picked up the first shutout of her collegiate career in a 1-0 overtime win over Texas State on August 30 and notched her second straight blanking on September 4 in a 1-0 win over Southern Utah.
On September 6, she made it three consecutive 1-0 shutouts with 90 perfect minutes at Fresno State, and on September 11, she recorded her fourth straight scoreless effort in a 0-0 tie vs. San Francisco.
Her string of consecutive scoreless minutes (454:55) came to an end late in an eventual 1-1 tie with San Diego State, but she earned her fourth full shutout on September 18 against Bowling Green, her fifth on September 20 against Utah Valley, and her sixth on September 25 in a scoreless tie with Boise State.
White is currently fourth on the Highlanders single-season shutouts list.
FOUR SCORE AND EIGHT YEARS AGO
The UCR offense is looking to bounce back after four straight matches without a score--the longest such streak in the history of the program. The Highlanders had two three-match scoreless streaks during the 2001 campaign.
GONE STREAKING
The Highlanders had an eight-match unbeaten streak earlier this season which is the third longest single-season streak in the history of the program.
SEARCHING FOR A NEW SET OF GOALS
The Highlanders scored 32 goals a year ago, but the feet responsible for just 16 of them return for the 2009 season. The biggest loss is all-conference performer Tessa Lennala who paced UCR and the Big West in 2008 with 11 goals and 27 points.
Seven members of the Highlanders have goals on the season, led by Denise Thomas's pair of scores, and five different players have game-winning goals to their credit.
FIRING BLANKS
The Highlanders have shutout seven opponents so far in 2009, three off of the program record for shutouts in a single season.
ALL-TOURNEY TEAM
Ashley Parks, Kayde Hensley and Kristina Noriega were named to the UC Irvine Invitational All-Tournament Team on Sunday, September 6 following back-to-back 1-0 shutouts over Southern Utah and Fresno State.
Parks, a senior midfielder from Etiwanda, CA, scored the game-winning goal against the Thunderbirds, while Hensley, a sophomore defender from Fallbrook, CA, and Noriega, a freshman defender from Westminster, CA, helped anchor the UCR defense which has now recorded three consecutive shutouts.
ALL-TOURNEY TEAM II
Parks and Noriega went two-for-two in the All-Tournament department when they were so honored following the UniWyo Cowgirl Classic in Laramie, WY. The Highlanders allowed just one goal in their two matches at the tournament.
SIDELINE ASSISTANCE
Former San Diego goalkeeper Tommy Tate became a member of the Highlanders coaching staff this summer joining Head Coach Veronica O'Brien and Assistant Coach Kerri Patterson. The UCR coaching family will grow again at the end of the season as Patterson and her husband, Michael, are expecting their first child in December.
The Highlanders have lost three straight to the Gauchos including a 2-1 loss in 2008. Tessa Lennala (pictured) scored UC Riverside's lone goal of the match in the 26th minute, but UCSB's Jacqui Simon countered with a pair of scores for the one goal victory.
| Highlanders vs. Gauchos Match Capsule | ||
| UC Riverside | UC Santa Barbara |
|
| 2008 Record & stats |
8-10-2, 2-5-1 | 12-7-3, 5-2-1 |
| 2009 Record & stats |
5-5-3, 0-2-0 |
5-7-1, 2-1-0 |
| 2009 Schedule | 2009 Schedule | |
| 2009 Roster | 2009 Roster |
|
| Conference | Big West |
|
| Current Streak | L 3 |
W 2 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
L, 2-0 at Cal Poly |
W, 1-0 vs. Cal State Fullerton |
| Next Opponent | 10/16 vs. Cal State Northridge |
10/15 vs. Long Beach State |
| Leading Scorers |  Freshman 1 gl, 2 asts, 4 pts  Senior 2 gls, 4 pts &  Senior 1 gl, 2 asts, 4 pts |
Kailyn Kugler Junior 4 gls, 2 asts, 10 pts |
| Leading Keeper |
 Sophomore 13 mp, 0.59 gaa, 72 svs |
Tammy Lenham Junior 8 mp, 0.76 gaa, 18 svs |
| All-Time Record Against | 2-7-0 |
|
| Current Streak Against | L 3 |
|
| Highlanders vs. Gauchos All-Time Results | ||
| November 2, 2001 at Santa Barbara, CA |
L, 2-1 |
|
| November 1, 2002 at Riverside, CA |
L, 2-0 |
|
| October 12, 2003 at Santa Barbara, CA |
W, 2-0 |
|
| November 7, 2003 at Irvine, CA |
L, 3-2 |
|
| October 10, 2004 at Riverside, CA |
L, 2-1 (2 OT) |
|
| October 14, 2005 at Santa Barbara, CA |
W, 1-0 |
|
| October 15, 2006 at Riverside, CA |
L, 3-0 |
|
| October 7, 2007 at Santa Barbara, CA |
L, 4-0 | |
| October 3, 2008 at Riverside, CA |
L, 2-1 | |
GAME NOTES
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White currently boasts a goals against average of 0.59 (23rd lowest in the nation) and a save percentage of .900 (8th best in the country). She picked up the first shutout of her collegiate career in a 1-0 overtime win over Texas State on August 30 and notched her second straight blanking on September 4 in a 1-0 win over Southern Utah.
On September 6, she made it three consecutive 1-0 shutouts with 90 perfect minutes at Fresno State, and on September 11, she recorded her fourth straight scoreless effort in a 0-0 tie vs. San Francisco.
Her string of consecutive scoreless minutes (454:55) came to an end late in an eventual 1-1 tie with San Diego State, but she earned her fourth full shutout on September 18 against Bowling Green, her fifth on September 20 against Utah Valley, and her sixth on September 25 in a scoreless tie with Boise State.
White is currently fourth on the Highlanders single-season shutouts list.
| SHO | Player | Year |
| 8 | Tawny Poggio | 2005 |
| 8 | Tawny Poggio | 2003 |
| 7 | Tawny Poggio | 2006 |
| 6 | Jessica White | 2009 |
FOUR SCORE AND EIGHT YEARS AGO
The UCR offense is looking to bounce back after four straight matches without a score--the longest such streak in the history of the program. The Highlanders had two three-match scoreless streaks during the 2001 campaign.
GONE STREAKING
The Highlanders had an eight-match unbeaten streak earlier this season which is the third longest single-season streak in the history of the program.
| Strk | Year | W-L-T |
| 12 | 2004 | 10-0-2 |
| 11 | 2005 | 7-0-4 |
| 8 |
2009 | 5-0-3 |
SEARCHING FOR A NEW SET OF GOALS
The Highlanders scored 32 goals a year ago, but the feet responsible for just 16 of them return for the 2009 season. The biggest loss is all-conference performer Tessa Lennala who paced UCR and the Big West in 2008 with 11 goals and 27 points.
Seven members of the Highlanders have goals on the season, led by Denise Thomas's pair of scores, and five different players have game-winning goals to their credit.
FIRING BLANKS
The Highlanders have shutout seven opponents so far in 2009, three off of the program record for shutouts in a single season.
| SHO | Year |
| 10 | 2005 |
| 10 | 2003 |
| 9 | 2004 |
| 8 | 2002 |
| 7 | 2006 |
| 7 | 2009 |
ALL-TOURNEY TEAM
Ashley Parks, Kayde Hensley and Kristina Noriega were named to the UC Irvine Invitational All-Tournament Team on Sunday, September 6 following back-to-back 1-0 shutouts over Southern Utah and Fresno State.
Parks, a senior midfielder from Etiwanda, CA, scored the game-winning goal against the Thunderbirds, while Hensley, a sophomore defender from Fallbrook, CA, and Noriega, a freshman defender from Westminster, CA, helped anchor the UCR defense which has now recorded three consecutive shutouts.
ALL-TOURNEY TEAM II
Parks and Noriega went two-for-two in the All-Tournament department when they were so honored following the UniWyo Cowgirl Classic in Laramie, WY. The Highlanders allowed just one goal in their two matches at the tournament.
SIDELINE ASSISTANCE
Former San Diego goalkeeper Tommy Tate became a member of the Highlanders coaching staff this summer joining Head Coach Veronica O'Brien and Assistant Coach Kerri Patterson. The UCR coaching family will grow again at the end of the season as Patterson and her husband, Michael, are expecting their first child in December.
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