Friday, September 11
Bakersfield, CA
7:00 pm
UC Riverside
at
CSU Bakersfield
Men's Soccer Travels To CSU Bakersfield Looking For First Win Of Season
9/8/2009 8:59:12 AM | Men's Soccer
The UC Riverside Men's Soccer Team is looking for its first win of the 2009 season as they travel to CSU Bakersfield for the first time ever on Friday. Both previous meetings between the teams were held at the UCR Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:00 pm PT.
The Highlanders dropped two one-goal decisions to start the season at the Saint Mary's Tournament. Jeremy Clay (pictured) picked up UC Riverside's first goal of the season in Sunday's 2-1 overtime loss at Saint Mary's. David Lozano and Chris Smith were named to the all-tournament team.
UCR's first home match is slated for Sunday, September 13 as part of a men's and women's double header. The men's match begins at 2:30 pm and the women are scheduled for 6:00 pm.
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.
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.
20-20
Last year, goalkeeper Ryan Schmitz and defender David Watson were the only two members of the team to play and start in all 20 matches.
NATHAN'S FAMOUS
Nathan Paterson enters the 2009 season ranked fifth on the UCR career points list and needs just seven on the year to move into second place behind Luc Harrington (2001-04).
FIRING BLANKS
UCR's 1-0 shutout loss at Sacramento State marked the first time the Highlanders have been shut out since October 8, 2008 against Cal Poly (1-0).
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 dropped two one-goal decisions to start the season at the Saint Mary's Tournament. Jeremy Clay (pictured) picked up UC Riverside's first goal of the season in Sunday's 2-1 overtime loss at Saint Mary's. David Lozano and Chris Smith were named to the all-tournament team.
UCR's first home match is slated for Sunday, September 13 as part of a men's and women's double header. The men's match begins at 2:30 pm and the women are scheduled for 6:00 pm.
| Highlanders vs. Roadrunners Game Capsule | ||
| UC Riverside | CSU Bakersfield |
|
| 2008 Record & stats |
4-15-1, 1-9-0 BW | 4-13-0 |
| 2009 Record & stats |
0-2-0 | 1-2-0 |
| 2009 Schedule | 2009 Schedule | |
| 2009 Roster | 2009 Roster | |
| Conference Web Site | Big West | Independent |
| Current Streak | L 8 |
L 1 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
L, 2-1 at Saint Mary's |
L, 4-0 at Oregon State |
| Leading Scorer |  Senior 1 gl, 0 asts, 2 pts |
 Junior 2 gls, 0 asts, 4 pts |
| Leading Goalkeeper |  RS Freshman 2 mp, 1.48 gaa, 9 svs |
 Freshman 3 mp, 2.00 gaa, 6 svs |
| All-Time Record Against | 0-1-1 |
1-0-1 |
| Current Streak Against | L 1 |
W 1 |
| Highlanders vs. Roadrunners All-Time Results |
||
| September 21, 2007 at Riverside, CA |
T, 1-1 (2OT) |
T, 1-1 (2OT) |
| October 25, 2008 at Riverside, CA |
L, 2-1 | W, 2-1 |
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.
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.
20-20
Last year, goalkeeper Ryan Schmitz and defender David Watson were the only two members of the team to play and start in all 20 matches.
NATHAN'S FAMOUS
Nathan Paterson enters the 2009 season ranked fifth on the UCR career points list and needs just seven on the year to move into second place behind Luc Harrington (2001-04).
FIRING BLANKS
UCR's 1-0 shutout loss at Sacramento State marked the first time the Highlanders have been shut out since October 8, 2008 against Cal Poly (1-0).
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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