Saturday, October 10
UCR Soccer Stadium
7:00 pm
UC Riverside
vs
UC Santa Barbara
Men's Soccer Returns Home For Saturday 7 pm Tilt vs. No. 7 UCSB
10/7/2009 3:58:36 PM | Men's Soccer
From 2003 to 2008, the UC Riverside Men's Soccer Team played 23 matches against ranked competition. On eight of those occasions, UC Santa Barbara was the opponent. Nothing has changed in 2009 as the Highlanders (1-9-0, 0-2-0) host the seventh ranked Gauchos (8-2-1, 2-0-0) Saturday at 7, October 10 pm PT.
UC Riverside's lone win in the series came in a home match on October 11, 2006. Nate Paterson (pictured) scored the Highlanders goal just 1:15 into the match while the defense, led by goalkeeper Charles Alamo's six saves, held off the Gauchos the rest of the way.
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, six different members of the Highlanders have goals to their credit led by Tyler Wilson's pair of scores.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
The Highlanders are utilizing both of their primary keepers this season with Cody Suppé getting the call for six starts and Ryan Schmitz picking up three on the year thus far. Suppé's goals against average is 1.85 while Schmitz's is 2.33.
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.
OVERTIME BLUES
The last time UC Riverside won a match that went into overtime was on November 12, 2005 in a 2-1 win over Cal State Fullerton. Since that time, the Highlanders are 0-3-11 in overtime matches.
UC Riverside's lone win in the series came in a home match on October 11, 2006. Nate Paterson (pictured) scored the Highlanders goal just 1:15 into the match while the defense, led by goalkeeper Charles Alamo's six saves, held off the Gauchos the rest of the way.
| Highlanders vs. Gauchos Game Capsule | ||
| UC Riverside | UC Santa Barbara |
|
| 2008 Record & stats |
4-15-1, 1-9-0 | 10-7-5, 5-2-3 |
| 2009 Record & stats |
1-9-0, 0-2-0 |
8-2-1, 2-0-0 |
| 2009 Schedule | 2009 Schedule | |
| 2009 Roster | 2009 Roster | |
| Conference Web Site | Big West |
|
| Current Streak | L 6 |
W 3 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
L, 2-1 at UC Davis |
W, 1-0 vs Cal Poly |
| Next Match | 10/14 at UC Irvine |
10/14 at UC Davis |
| Leading Scorers |  Junior 2 gls, 1 ast, 5 pts |
 Freshman 5 gls, 6 asts, 16 pts |
| Leading Goalkeeper |  RS Freshman 7 mp, 1.85 gaa, 43 svs |
 Junior 11 mp, 0.97 gaa, 33 svs |
| All-Time Record Against | 1-13-1 |
|
| Current Streak Against |
L 1 |
|
| Highlanders vs. Gauchos All-Time Results |
||
| October 26, 2001 at Riverside, CA |
L, 4-0 |
|
| November 4, 2001 at Santa Barbara, CA |
L, 1-0 |
|
| October 16, 2002 at Santa Barbara, CA |
L, 5-0 |
|
| November 9, 2002 at Riverside, CA |
L, 3-0 |
|
| October 16, 2003 at Riverside, CA |
L, 2-1 |
|
| November 8, 2003 at Santa Barbara, CA |
L, 3-1 |
|
| September 23, 2004 at Santa Barbara, CA |
L, 3-0 |
|
| October 13, 2004 at Riverside, CA |
L, 3-0 |
|
| September 18, 2005 at Santa Barbara |
L, 4-0 |
|
| November 9, 2005 at Riverside, CA |
L, 3-1 |
|
| October 11, 2006 at Riverside, CA |
W, 1-0 |
|
| November 4, 2006 at Santa Barbara, CA |
L, 4-0 |
|
| October 20, 2007 at Riverside, CA |
L, 2-1 |
|
| November 17, 2007 at Santa Barbara, CA |
T, 1-1 (2 OT) |
|
| October 14, 2008 at Santa Barbara, CA |
L, 5-1 |
|
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, six different members of the Highlanders have goals to their credit led by Tyler Wilson's pair of scores.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
The Highlanders are utilizing both of their primary keepers this season with Cody Suppé getting the call for six starts and Ryan Schmitz picking up three on the year thus far. Suppé's goals against average is 1.85 while Schmitz's is 2.33.
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.
OVERTIME BLUES
The last time UC Riverside won a match that went into overtime was on November 12, 2005 in a 2-1 win over Cal State Fullerton. Since that time, the Highlanders are 0-3-11 in overtime matches.
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