Friday, October 9
San Luis Obispo, CA
7:00 pm
UC Riverside
at
Cal Poly
Photo by: Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Women's Soccer Heads To Cal Poly For First Big West Road Match Of The Year
10/6/2009 9:47:25 AM | Women's Soccer
The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team (5-4-3, 0-1-0) heads north this weekend for its first road conference matches of the season beginning with a Friday night meeting against Cal Poly (7-5-0, 1-1-0) at 7 pm PT. The Highlanders bring the eighth ranked defense in the nation into the match with a goals against average of 0.47 led by UCR keeper Jessica White (pictured).
The Highlanders have just one win in the series against the Mustangs, but six of the eight matches have been decided by one goal or less and four of the matches went into overtime.
GAME NOTES
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White currently boasts a goals against average of 0.48 (9th lowest in the nation) and a save percentage of .914 (5th 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.
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 just one win in the series against the Mustangs, but six of the eight matches have been decided by one goal or less and four of the matches went into overtime.
| Highlanders vs. Mustangs Match Capsule | ||
| UC Riverside | Cal Poly |
|
| 2008 Record & stats |
8-10-2, 2-5-1 | 10-9-1, 5-3-0 |
| 2009 Record & stats |
5-4-3, 0-1-0 |
7-5-0, 1-1-0 |
| 2009 Schedule | 2009 Schedule | |
| 2009 Roster | 2009 Roster |
|
| Conference | Big West |
|
| Current Streak | L 2 |
W 1 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
L, 1-0 vs. Cal State Fullerton |
W, 3-2 (2 OT) at UC Irvine |
| Next Opponent | 10/11 at UC Santa Barbara |
10/11 vs. Cal State Fullerton |
| Leading Scorers |  Freshman 1 gl, 2 asts, 4 pts  Senior 2 gls, 4 pts &  Senior 1 gl, 2 asts, 4 pts |
 Junior 2 gls, 4 asts, 8 pts |
| Leading Keeper |
 Sophomore 12 mp, 0.48 gaa, 64 svs |
 Senior 8 mp, 0.87 gaa, 61 svs |
| All-Time Record Against | 1-4-3 | |
| Current Streak Against | L 1 |
|
| Highlanders vs. Mustangs All-Time Results | ||
| November 4, 2001 at San Luis Obispo, CA |
L, 1-0 |
|
| November 3, 2002 at Riverside, CA |
L, 2-0 |
|
| October 10, 2003 at San Luis Obispo, CA |
L, 1-0 |
|
| October 8, 2004 at Riverside, CA |
T, 1-1 (2 OT) |
|
| October 16, 2005 at San Luis Obispo, CA |
T, 2-2 (2 OT) |
|
| October 13, 2006 at Riverside, CA |
T, 1-1 (2 OT) |
|
| October 5, 2007 at San Luis Obispo, CA |
W, 2-1 (2 OT) |
|
| October 5, 2008 at Riverside, CA |
L, 4-1 |
|
GAME NOTES
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White currently boasts a goals against average of 0.48 (9th lowest in the nation) and a save percentage of .914 (5th 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 |
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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