Friday, September 10
San Francisco, CA
7:00 PM
UC Riverside
at
San Francisco
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Women's Soccer Heads Northward For Match Against San Francisco Dons
9/8/2010 10:04:45 AM | Women's Soccer
San Francisco—The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team (1-3-0) heads northward this weekend for a Friday, 7 pm PT meeting with the San Francisco Dons (3-2-0). It is the third match of a four-match road swing for the Highlanders which ends Sunday with a 1 pm visit to San Jose State.
The UC Riverside defense is in mid-season form as they have allowed just three goals in the team's first four matches for a goals against average of 0.75. The program record for lowest GAA in a season is 0.70 set by the 2004 squad.
The Dons opened the season by winning each of their first three matches, but dropped two straight at the 16th Annual Cal Invitational over the weekend to Hawai'i and Rice.
The Highlanders are 0-2-1 in their history against the Dons with the most recent result coming in a 0-0 tie on September 11, 2009.
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 23 of the Highlanders last 26 games has been 1 goal or less including all 4 this season.
THE THINEST OF MARGINS II
Each of UC RIverside's last 7 losses, and 12 of the team's previous 13, have been by just one goal. The last team to beat the Highlanders by 2 goals was Cal Poly on October 9, 2009. Long Beach State was the last team to defeat UCR by more than 2 goals in a 4-1 win on October 17, 2008. That was also the last time the Highlanders allowed more than 2 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-match total in UC Riverside history. Two weeks later, she was credited with 12 saves in the Highlandes 1-0 loss at Texas.
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 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.
The UC Riverside defense is in mid-season form as they have allowed just three goals in the team's first four matches for a goals against average of 0.75. The program record for lowest GAA in a season is 0.70 set by the 2004 squad.
The Dons opened the season by winning each of their first three matches, but dropped two straight at the 16th Annual Cal Invitational over the weekend to Hawai'i and Rice.
The Highlanders are 0-2-1 in their history against the Dons with the most recent result coming in a 0-0 tie on September 11, 2009.
| Highlanders vs. Dons Match Capsule | ||
| UC Riverside | San Francisco |
|
| 2009 Record & Stats |
6-9-4 | 7-7-5 |
| 2010 Record & Stats |
1-3-0 |
3-2-0 |
| 2010 Schedule | 2010 Schedule | |
| 2010 Roster | 2010 Roster |
|
| Conference | Big West | West Coast |
| Current Streak | L 1 |
L 2 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
L, 1-0 at Texas |
L, 2-1 (OT) vs. Rice |
| Next Opponent | Sept. 12 at San Jose State |
Sept. 12 vs. Nevada |
| Top Scorer |  Freshman 1 goal, 0 assists 2 points |
 Hanna HaanesFreshman 4 goals, 0 assists 8 points  Christina MobergFreshman 3 goals, 2 assists 8 points |
| Top Keeper |
 Junior 3 matches played 0.67 gaa, 17 saves |
 Heather HaneyFreshman 2 matches played 1.46 gaa, 12 saves |
| All-Time Record vs. San Francisco |
0-2-1 (View Complete Results) |
|
| Current Streak Against | T 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 23 of the Highlanders last 26 games has been 1 goal or less including all 4 this season.
THE THINEST OF MARGINS II
Each of UC RIverside's last 7 losses, and 12 of the team's previous 13, have been by just one goal. The last team to beat the Highlanders by 2 goals was Cal Poly on October 9, 2009. Long Beach State was the last team to defeat UCR by more than 2 goals in a 4-1 win on October 17, 2008. That was also the last time the Highlanders allowed more than 2 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-match total in UC Riverside history. Two weeks later, she was credited with 12 saves in the Highlandes 1-0 loss at Texas.
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 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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