Saturday, October 31
Northridge, CA
3:00 pm
UC Riverside
at
Cal State Northridge
Photo by: Highlander Staff
Men's Soccer Travels To Cal State Northridge As 2009 Season Winds Down
10/30/2009 9:13:58 AM | Men's Soccer
Three matches remain for the UC Riverside Men's Soccer Team beginning with Saturday's road trip to Cal State Northridge. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 pm PT. The Highlanders picked up their first Big West points of the season last week in a 2-2 tie against Cal State Fullerton thanks to goals by Joel Garcia (pictured) and Alexander Racca.
The Matadors beat the Highlanders 3-1 earlier in the season in the first conference match for both teams. All four goals were scored in the second half as UC Riverside played a man down for more than half of the period after Jose Diaz picked up his second yellow card of the night.
The Highlanders and Cal State Northridge have faced off against one another on 17 occasions since the UCR joined the Big West, with the Matadors owning a 11-0-6 record in those matches.
GAME NOTES
THE REPLACEMENTS
The Highlanders, who scored 22 goals during the 2008 season, will need to replace the offensive production of their leading scorer from a year ago, Joel Crompton (8 goals, 1 assist, 17 points) who finished his UCR career ranked tied for second in career points and fourth in goals scored. Eight other Highlanders dented the back of the net in 2008 led by Cesar Diaz's four goals, Robert Cate's three and Nathan Paterson's two.
This season, seven different members of the Highlanders have goals to their credit with Tyler Wilson, Joel Garcia and Cesar Diaz leading with two goals apiece.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
The Highlanders are utilizing both of their primary keepers this season with Cody Suppé getting the call for 10 starts and Ryan Schmitz picking up five on the year thus far. Suppé's goals against average is 1.76 while Schmitz's is 2.50.
This year's team goals against average is 2.03 compared to 2.39 from year ago.
ALL-TOURNEY TEAM
UC Riverside's David Lozano and Chris Smith were named to the Saint Mary's All-Tournament Team for their performances in the Highlanders' first two matches of the season against Sacramento State and Saint Mary's. The Highlanders dropped both games of the tournament by the thinnest of margins — 1-0 at Sacramento State on September 4 and 2-1 in overtime at Saint Mary's on September 6.
The Matadors beat the Highlanders 3-1 earlier in the season in the first conference match for both teams. All four goals were scored in the second half as UC Riverside played a man down for more than half of the period after Jose Diaz picked up his second yellow card of the night.
The Highlanders and Cal State Northridge have faced off against one another on 17 occasions since the UCR joined the Big West, with the Matadors owning a 11-0-6 record in those matches.
| Highlanders vs. Matadors Game Capsule | ||
| UC Riverside | Cal State Northridge |
|
| 2008 Record & stats |
4-15-1, 1-9-0 BW | 8-7-4, 4-3-3 BW |
| 2009 Record & stats |
1-13-1, 0-6-1 BW |
7-7-2, 2-4-1 BW |
| 2009 Schedule | 2009 Schedule | |
| 2009 Roster | 2009 Roster | |
| Conference Web Site | Big West | Big West |
| Current Streak | L 1 |
L 2 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
L, 3-0 at Cal Poly |
L, 2-0 at UC Santa Barbara |
| Next Match | 11/4 vs. UC Irvine |
11/4 vs. Cal State Fullerton |
| Leading Scorers |  Sophomore 2 gls, 1 ast, 5 pts &  Junior 2 gls, 1 ast, 5 pts |
 Senior 3 gls, 5 asts, 11 pts &  Senior 5 gls, 1 ast, 11 pts |
| Leading Goalkeeper |  RS Freshman 11 mp, 1.76 gaa, 55 svs |
 Freshman 12 mp, 1.35 gaa, 43 svs |
| All-Time Record Against | 0-11-6 | |
| Current Streak Against |
L 4 |
|
| Highlanders vs. Matadors All-Time Results |
||
| October 14, 2001 at Riverside, CA |
L, 2-0 |
|
| November 18, 2001 at Northridge, CA |
T, 1-1 (2OT) | |
| October 23, 2002 at Riverside, CA |
L, 2-1 | |
| November 2, 2002 at Northridge, CA |
L, 3-0 | |
| September 18, 2003 at Riverside, CA |
T, 0-0 (2OT) | |
| October 22, 2003 at Northridge, CA |
L, 3-1 | |
| October 23, 2004 at Riverside, CA |
T, 1-1 (2OT) | |
| November 12, 2004 at Northridge, Ca |
L, 3-2 (2OT) | |
| September 28, 2005 at Riverside, CA |
L, 2-1 | |
| October 22, 2005 at Northridge, CA |
L, 1-0 | |
| September 20, 2006 at Northridge, CA |
T, 1-1 (2OT) | |
| October 14, 2006 at Riverside, CA |
T, 0-0 (2OT) | |
| October 13, 2007 at Northridge, CA |
T, 0-0 (2OT) | |
| November 10, 2007 at Riverside, CA |
L, 1-0 | |
| October 5, 2008 at Northridge, CA |
L, 1-0 | |
| November 1, 2008 at Riverside, CA |
L, 3-1 |
|
| September 30, 2009 at Riverside, CA |
L, 3-1 | |
GAME NOTES
THE REPLACEMENTS
The Highlanders, who scored 22 goals during the 2008 season, will need to replace the offensive production of their leading scorer from a year ago, Joel Crompton (8 goals, 1 assist, 17 points) who finished his UCR career ranked tied for second in career points and fourth in goals scored. Eight other Highlanders dented the back of the net in 2008 led by Cesar Diaz's four goals, Robert Cate's three and Nathan Paterson's two.
This season, seven different members of the Highlanders have goals to their credit with Tyler Wilson, Joel Garcia and Cesar Diaz leading with two goals apiece.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
The Highlanders are utilizing both of their primary keepers this season with Cody Suppé getting the call for 10 starts and Ryan Schmitz picking up five on the year thus far. Suppé's goals against average is 1.76 while Schmitz's is 2.50.
This year's team goals against average is 2.03 compared to 2.39 from year ago.
ALL-TOURNEY TEAM
UC Riverside's David Lozano and Chris Smith were named to the Saint Mary's All-Tournament Team for their performances in the Highlanders' first two matches of the season against Sacramento State and Saint Mary's. The Highlanders dropped both games of the tournament by the thinnest of margins — 1-0 at Sacramento State on September 4 and 2-1 in overtime at Saint Mary's on September 6.
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