Sunday, September 20
UCR Soccer Stadium
1:00 pm
UC Riverside
vs
Utah Valley
Six-Match Unbeaten Streak On Line As Women's Soccer Hosts Utah Valley
9/16/2009 5:24:20 PM | Women's Soccer
August 28. That's the last time the Highlanders found themselves on the losing end of a score. Since that time they are 4-0-2 including Friday evening's 2-0 win over Bowling Green on the first day of the UC Riverside Soccer Tournament. Denise Thomas (pictured) netted the game winner in the first half and she leads the Highlanders in goals scored with two on the year
In the early match Friday, UC Irvine topped Utah Valley 2-0. On Sunday, the Anteaters will take on Bowling Green at 10 am while UC Riverside hosts Utah Valley at 1 pm.
This marks the first time the Highlanders have faced Utah Valley.
GAME NOTES
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White currently boasts a goals against average of 0.48. 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.
GONE STREAKING
The Highlanders are unbeaten in their last six matches, which is tied for 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.
Six members of the Highlanders have goals on the season led by Denise Thomas's pair of scores.
ALL-TOURNEY TEAM
Ashley Parks, Kayde Hensley and Kristina Noriega were named to the UC Irvine Invitational All-Tournament Team Sunday afternoon 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.
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.
In the early match Friday, UC Irvine topped Utah Valley 2-0. On Sunday, the Anteaters will take on Bowling Green at 10 am while UC Riverside hosts Utah Valley at 1 pm.
This marks the first time the Highlanders have faced Utah Valley.
| Highlanders vs. Wolverines Match Capsule | ||
| UC Riverside | Utah Valley |
|
| 2008 Record & stats |
8-10-2, 2-5-1 BW | 11-7-1 |
| 2009 Record & stats |
4-2-2 |
1-6-0 |
| 2009 Schedule | 2009 Schedule | |
| 2009 Roster | 2009 Roster | |
| Conference | Big West | Great West |
| Current Streak | W 1 |
L 2 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
W, 2-0 vs. Bowling Green |
L, 2-0 vs. UC Irvine |
| Next Opponent | 9/25 vs. Boise State |
9/23 at Idaho State |
| Leading Scorers | Kayla Troesh Freshman 1 gl, 2 asts, 4 pts Denise Thomas Senior 2 gls, 4 pts & Ashley Parks Senior 1 gl, 2 asts, 4 pts |
Kendra Buchanan Junior 1 gls, 1 ast, 3 pts |
| Leading Keeper |
Jessica White Sophomore 8 mp, 0.48 gaa, 41 svs |
Tasha Bell Senior 5 mp, 2.50 gaa, 33 svs |
| All-Time Record Against | First Meeting | |
| Highlanders vs. Wolverines All-Time Results | ||
| First Meeting | ||
GAME NOTES
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White currently boasts a goals against average of 0.48. 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.
GONE STREAKING
The Highlanders are unbeaten in their last six matches, which is tied for 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 |
| 6 | 2002 | 6-0-0 |
| 6 |
2009 | 4-0-2 |
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.
Six members of the Highlanders have goals on the season led by Denise Thomas's pair of scores.
ALL-TOURNEY TEAM
Ashley Parks, Kayde Hensley and Kristina Noriega were named to the UC Irvine Invitational All-Tournament Team Sunday afternoon 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.
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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