Sunday, October 4
UCR Soccer Stadium
6:00 pm
UC Riverside
vs
Cal State Fullerton
Photo by: Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Women's Soccer Begins Conference Play With Home Match vs. Cal State Fullerton
9/29/2009 8:24:09 AM | Women's Soccer
The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team (5-3-3) begins conference play this Sunday, October 4 as they host Cal State Fullerton at the UCR Soccer Stadium beginning at 6 pm PT. Jessica White (pictured) ranks 12th in the nation in goals against average and sixth in the country in save percentage entering the weekend series. The Titans are 2-5-2 heading into a Thursday, October 1 home match against CSU Bakersfield.
In 2008, UCR evened up the series against the Titans at 4-4-1 with a road 3-2 win. Former Highlander Tessa Lennala scored a pair of goals in the win, while current UC Riverside forward Heidi Gassaway scored once.
GAME NOTES
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White currently boasts a goals against average of 0.43—the 12th lowest average in the nation. 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 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.
In 2008, UCR evened up the series against the Titans at 4-4-1 with a road 3-2 win. Former Highlander Tessa Lennala scored a pair of goals in the win, while current UC Riverside forward Heidi Gassaway scored once.
| Highlanders vs. Titans Match Capsule | ||
| UC Riverside | Cal State Fullerton |
|
| 2008 Record & stats |
8-10-2, 2-5-1 BW | 7-11-1, 2-6-0 BW |
| 2009 Record & stats |
5-3-3, 0-0-0 |
2-5-2, 0-0-0 |
| 2009 Schedule | 2009 Schedule | |
| 2009 Roster | 2009 Roster |
|
| Conference | Big West | Big West |
| Current Streak | L1 |
T 1 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
L, 1-0 at Wyoming |
T, 1-1 vs. Washington |
| Next Opponent | 10/9 at Cal Poly |
10/9 at UC Santa Barbara |
| Leading Scorers |  Freshman 1 gl, 2 asts, 4 pts  Senior 2 gls, 4 pts &  Senior 1 gl, 2 asts, 4 pts |
 Junior 2 gls, 0 ast, 4 pts &  Junior 2 gls, 0 asts, 4 pts |
| Leading Keeper |
 Sophomore 11 mp, 0.43 gaa, 58 svs |
 Junior 6 mp, 1.91 gaa, 14 svs |
| All-Time Record Against | 4-4-1 | |
| Current Streak Against | W 1 | |
| Highlanders vs. Titans All-Time Results | ||
| November 9, 2001 at Riverside, CA |
L, 4-0 |
|
| November 8, 2002 at Fullerton, CA |
W, 1-0 |
|
| October 5, 2003 at Riverside, CA |
W, 2-0 |
|
| October 1, 2004 at Fullerton, CA |
T, 1-1 (2 OT) |
|
| October 2, 2005 at Riverside, CA |
W, 1-0 |
|
| November 6, 2005 at Fullerton, CA |
L, 4-1 |
|
| October 1, 2006 at Fullerton, CA |
L, 1-0 (2 OT) |
|
| October 28, 2007 at Riverside, CA |
L, 2-1 | |
| October 26, 2008 at Fullerton, CA |
W, 3-2 |
|
GAME NOTES
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White currently boasts a goals against average of 0.43—the 12th lowest average in the nation. 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 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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