Thursday, October 14
Fullerton, CA
7:00 PM
UC Riverside
at
Cal State Fullerton
Photo by: UCR Athletics Media Relations
Women's Soccer Heads To Cal State Fullerton For Thursday Evening Match
10/13/2010 7:25:36 AM | Women's Soccer
Riverside—The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team hits the road for its next two matches beginning Thursday evening with a 7 pm PT meeting with Cal State Fullerton.
Both teams are coming off of 3-0 losses with the Highlanders dropping an October 8 home match against Long Beach State and the Titans losing on the road to Pacific on October 10.
UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton have met on 10 previous occasions with the Titans owning a slim 5-4-1 advantage in the series. Fullerton won last season's match by a 1-0 score.
GAME NOTES
ROAD WARRIORS
The Highlanders 1-0 win over Texas State on September 3 was the team's first road win since they toppled Cal State Northridge, 1-0, on October 30, 2008.
THE THINEST OF MARGINS I
The final margin in 28 of the Highlanders last 34 matches has been 1 goal or less including 9 of 13 this season.
THE THINEST OF MARGINS II
Prior to the team's 3-0 loss at San Jose State on September 12, each of UC Riverside's previous 8 losses, and 12 of the team's previous 13, were by just one goal.
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White recorded 11 saves in the Highlanders' 1-0 season-opening loss to UNLV. Two weeks later, she was credited with 12 saves in the Highlandes 1-0 loss at Texas. She leads the Big West Conference with 65 saves.
In 2009, White finished the year with a goals against average of 0.80 (49th lowest in the nation) and a save percentage of .875 (10th best in the country). From August 28 through September 13, she ran off a 454 minute and 55 second scoreless streak spanning six matches.
Her 7 shutouts on the season were tied for the second most in Highlanders history.
AND A FRESHMAN SHALL LEAD THEM
It's still early yet, but freshman Melisa Escamilla is tied with senior Candis Novis atop the Highlanders goal-scoring list. Only twice in the nine-year history of the program has a freshman finished the year as the team's leading scorer—Jessica Armel (4 goals, 1 assist) in 2002 and Renee Scachetti (7 goals, 4 assists) in 2003.
BONUS SOCCER
The Highlanders set a program record in 2009 with seven overtime matches on the year going 1-2-4 in those contests. This season, they are 0-0-3 in their three matches that have gone past the 90-minute mark. The team's last overtime win came in a 1-0 decision over Texas State on August 30, 2009.
SEPTEMBER SWOON
The Highlanders were shutout in each of their seven September matches which is the longest such streak in the history of the program. The finally broke out of their slump with a Candis Novis goal in a 2-1 loss to UC Santa Barbara on October 1.
Both teams are coming off of 3-0 losses with the Highlanders dropping an October 8 home match against Long Beach State and the Titans losing on the road to Pacific on October 10.
UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton have met on 10 previous occasions with the Titans owning a slim 5-4-1 advantage in the series. Fullerton won last season's match by a 1-0 score.
| Highlanders vs. Titans Match Capsule | ||
| UC Riverside | Cal State Fullerton |
|
| 2009 Record & Stats |
6-9-4, 1-6-1 | 6-8-5, 4-3-1 |
| 2010 Record & Stats |
1-10-2, 0-3-0 |
4-9-0, 1-1-0 |
| 2010 Schedule | 2010 Schedule | |
| 2010 Roster | 2010 Roster |
|
| Conference | Big West | Big West |
| Current Streak | L 4 |
W 1 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
L, 3-0 vs. Long Beach State |
L, 3-0 at Pacific |
| Next Opponent | Oct. 17 at Cal St. Northridge |
Oct. 17 vs. Long Beach St. |
| Top Scorer |  Melisa EscamillaFreshman &  Candis NovisSenior 1 goal, 0 assists 2 points |
 Christina MurilloSenior 6 goals, 1 assists 13 points |
| Top Keeper |
 Jessica WhiteJunior 13 matches played 1.41 gaa, 71 saves |
 Jordan SantosJunior 12 matches played 1.07 gaa, 51 saves |
| All-Time Record vs. Cal State Fullerton |
4-5-1 (View Complete Results) |
|
| Current Streak Against | L 1 |
|
GAME NOTES
ROAD WARRIORS
The Highlanders 1-0 win over Texas State on September 3 was the team's first road win since they toppled Cal State Northridge, 1-0, on October 30, 2008.
THE THINEST OF MARGINS I
The final margin in 28 of the Highlanders last 34 matches has been 1 goal or less including 9 of 13 this season.
THE THINEST OF MARGINS II
Prior to the team's 3-0 loss at San Jose State on September 12, each of UC Riverside's previous 8 losses, and 12 of the team's previous 13, were by just one goal.
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White recorded 11 saves in the Highlanders' 1-0 season-opening loss to UNLV. Two weeks later, she was credited with 12 saves in the Highlandes 1-0 loss at Texas. She leads the Big West Conference with 65 saves.
In 2009, White finished the year with a goals against average of 0.80 (49th lowest in the nation) and a save percentage of .875 (10th best in the country). From August 28 through September 13, she ran off a 454 minute and 55 second scoreless streak spanning six matches.
Her 7 shutouts on the season were tied for the second most in Highlanders history.
| SHO | Player | Year |
| 8 | Tawny Poggio | 2005 |
| 8 | Tawny Poggio | 2003 |
| 7 | Tawny Poggio | 2006 |
| 7 | Jessica White | 2009 |
AND A FRESHMAN SHALL LEAD THEM
It's still early yet, but freshman Melisa Escamilla is tied with senior Candis Novis atop the Highlanders goal-scoring list. Only twice in the nine-year history of the program has a freshman finished the year as the team's leading scorer—Jessica Armel (4 goals, 1 assist) in 2002 and Renee Scachetti (7 goals, 4 assists) in 2003.
BONUS SOCCER
The Highlanders set a program record in 2009 with seven overtime matches on the year going 1-2-4 in those contests. This season, they are 0-0-3 in their three matches that have gone past the 90-minute mark. The team's last overtime win came in a 1-0 decision over Texas State on August 30, 2009.
SEPTEMBER SWOON
The Highlanders were shutout in each of their seven September matches which is the longest such streak in the history of the program. The finally broke out of their slump with a Candis Novis goal in a 2-1 loss to UC Santa Barbara on October 1.
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