Wednesday, September 30
UCR Soccer Stadium
7:00 pm
UC Riverside
vs
Cal State Northridge
Photo by: Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Men's Soccer Begins Conference Play This Week vs. Cal State Northridge
9/28/2009 8:36:19 AM | Men's Soccer
Conference play gets underway this week for the UC Riverside Men's Soccer Team as they host Cal State Northridge on Wednesday, September 30 at 7 pm. The Matadors are ranked 24th in the nation by Soccer Times and the NSCAA. The first fifty UC Riverside undergraduate students in attendance will receive a free 6-inch sub courtesy of Subway.
The Highlanders have faced one Top-25 program so far this season, dropping a 1-0 decision to No. 20 Loyola Marymount on September 24.
UC Riverside and Cal State Northridge have faced off against one another on 16 occasions since the Highlanders joined the Big West Conference, with the Matadors owning a 10-0-6 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, five different members of the Highlanders—Normando Mariscal, Tyler Wilson, Joel Gracia, Robert Cate and Jeremy Clay—have goals to their credit.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
The Highlanders are utilizing both of their primary keepers this season with Cody Suppé getting the call for four starts and Ryan Schmitz picking up three on the year thus far. Suppé's goals against average is 1.74 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.
The Highlanders have faced one Top-25 program so far this season, dropping a 1-0 decision to No. 20 Loyola Marymount on September 24.
UC Riverside and Cal State Northridge have faced off against one another on 16 occasions since the Highlanders joined the Big West Conference, with the Matadors owning a 10-0-6 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 |
1-6-0, 0-0-0 BW |
5-2-1, 0-0-0 BW |
| 2009 Schedule | 2009 Schedule | |
| 2009 Roster | 2009 Roster | |
| Conference Web Site | Big West | Big West |
| Current Streak | L 3 |
L 1 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
L, 1-0 vs. Loyola Marymount |
L, 2-1 vs. Coastal Carolina |
| Next Match | 10/3 vs. UNLV |
10/3 at New Mexico |
| Leading Scorers |  Sophomore 1 gl, 1 ast, 3 pts  Junior 1 gl, 1 ast, 3 pts &  Junior 1 gl, 1 ast, 3 pts |
 Senior 2 gls, 3 asts, 7 pts |
| Leading Goalkeeper |  RS Freshman 4 mp, 1.74 gaa, 18 svs |
 Sophomore 4 mp, 0.75 gaa, 18 svs |
| All-Time Record Against | 0-10-6 | |
| Current Streak Against |
L 3 |
|
| 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 |
|
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, five different members of the Highlanders—Normando Mariscal, Tyler Wilson, Joel Gracia, Robert Cate and Jeremy Clay—have goals to their credit.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
The Highlanders are utilizing both of their primary keepers this season with Cody Suppé getting the call for four starts and Ryan Schmitz picking up three on the year thus far. Suppé's goals against average is 1.74 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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