Sunday, September 5
Austin, TX
5:00 PM
UC Riverside
at
Texas
Photo by: UCR Athletics Media Relations
Women's Soccer Looks For Lone Star Sweep Against Texas Sunday
9/5/2010 8:35:57 AM | Women's Soccer
Austin, Texas—The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team (1-2-0), coming off a 1-0 win over Texas State on Friday evening, looks to complete the Lone Star sweep Sunday as they take on the Texas Longhorns (2-0-1) beginning at 5 pm PT. (Watch the match for free on TexasSports.tv / Follow the match via GameTracker)
Freshman Melisa Escamilla scored the first goal of her collegiate career on Friday evening, while goalkeeper Jessica White picked up her eighth career shutout (box score / recap).
Texas enters Sunday's match riding a four-match unbeaten streak following a 5-1 win over Navy on Friday. The 2008 version of the Longhorns made the program's eighth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the second round before falling to Portland, 2-0.
This is the first meeting between the clubs.
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 22 of the Highlanders last 25 games has been one goal or less including all three this season.
THE THINEST OF MARGINS II
Each of UC RIverside's last six losses, and 11 of the team's previous 12, have been by just one goal. The last team to beat the Highlanders by two goals was Cal Poly on October 9, 2009. Long Beach State was the last team to defeat UCR by more than two goals in a 4-1 win on October 17, 2008. That was also the last time the Highlanders allowed more than two goals in a match.
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White recorded 11 saves in the Highlanders' 1-0 season-opening loss to UNLV—the fifth-highest, single-game total in UC Riverside history.
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 seven 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 the Highlanders leading goal-scorer at the moment. 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.
Freshman Melisa Escamilla scored the first goal of her collegiate career on Friday evening, while goalkeeper Jessica White picked up her eighth career shutout (box score / recap).
Texas enters Sunday's match riding a four-match unbeaten streak following a 5-1 win over Navy on Friday. The 2008 version of the Longhorns made the program's eighth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the second round before falling to Portland, 2-0.
This is the first meeting between the clubs.
| Highlanders vs. Longhorns Match Capsule | ||
| UC Riverside | Texas |
|
| 2009 Record & Stats |
6-9-4 | 9-9-3 |
| 2010 Record & Stats |
1-2-0 |
2-0-1 |
| 2010 Schedule | 2010 Schedule | |
| 2010 Roster | 2010 Roster |
|
| Conference | Big West | Southland |
| Current Streak | W 1 |
W 1 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
W, 1-0 at Texas State |
W, 5-1 vs. Navy |
| Next Opponent | Sept. 10 at San Francisco |
Sept. 10 at Virginia |
| Top Scorer |  Freshman 1 goal, 0 assists 2 points |
 Freshman 2 goals, 1 assist 5 points |
| Top Keeper |
 Junior 3 matches played 0.67 gaa, 17 saves |
 Sophomore 3 matches played 0.93 gaa, 7 saves |
| All-Time Record vs. Texas |
First Meeting |
|
| Current Streak Against | N/A |
|
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 22 of the Highlanders last 25 games has been one goal or less including all three this season.
THE THINEST OF MARGINS II
Each of UC RIverside's last six losses, and 11 of the team's previous 12, have been by just one goal. The last team to beat the Highlanders by two goals was Cal Poly on October 9, 2009. Long Beach State was the last team to defeat UCR by more than two goals in a 4-1 win on October 17, 2008. That was also the last time the Highlanders allowed more than two goals in a match.
WHITE OUT
Highlanders goalkeeper Jessica White recorded 11 saves in the Highlanders' 1-0 season-opening loss to UNLV—the fifth-highest, single-game total in UC Riverside history.
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 seven 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 the Highlanders leading goal-scorer at the moment. 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.
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