Friday, October 5
Davis, CA
4:00 pm
UC Riverside
at
UC Davis
Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta
UCR Men's Soccer Travels North To UC Davis And Sacramento State
10/3/2012 8:34:00 AM | Men's Soccer
| Oct. 5 | 4:00 pm | at UC Davis | Live Stats | Purchase Tickets |
| Oct. 7 | 1:00 pm | at Sacramento State | Live Stats | Purchase Tickets |
Sacramento—The UC Riverside Men’s Soccer Team travels north this weekend to face off against UC Davis on Friday, October 5 at 4 pm PT, and at Sacramento State on Sunday, October 7 at 1:00 pm. This is the first set of conference road games for the the Highlanders who are 5-0 away from the friendly confines of the UC Riverside Soccer Stadium this season.
The Highlanders began Big West Conference play last weekend with a 3-1 loss to #3 UC Santa Barbara (box score/recap), bouncing back on Sunday with a 3-2 overtime victory over Cal Poly (box score/recap). Otis Earle, who was named Big West player of the week by College Sports Madness, dented the back of the net with 46 seconds gone in the first overtime period to give the Highlanders the win.
UC Riverside is still ranked in the College Soccer News polls, dropping two spots to number 26 following last weekend's results.
UC Davis, who enters this weekend with a 3-4-4 overall record, ended a three-match losing streak with a 3-1 victory over UC Irvine on September 30. The Highlanders are 3-10-1 against UC Davis, with the last match ending in a tie on November 5, 2011 in double overtime (box score/recap). However, UC Riverside has yet to win a road match against the Aggies, dropping seven straight in the series.
Sacramento State enters the weekend as the only Big West team with an unblemished record in conference play at 2-0-0, picking up road wins over Cal State Northridge and UC Irvine. The Hornets walked away with the Big West's offensive and defensive player of the week honors last week as goalkeeper Bryan Oliver and forward Isaac Ikyurav paced Sacramento State in the pair of wins.
The Highlanders are 2-2-3 against Sac State in the all-time series between the clubs. UC Riverside won last year's meeting on September 1, 2011, with a 3-0 shutout against Sacramento State. (box score/recap/video highlights).
| UC Riverside vs. Aggies and Hornets Match Capsules | |||
| UC Riverside | UC Davis | Sacramento State | |
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2012 Record & Stats |
8-2-0, 1-1-0 | 3-4-4, 1-1-0 | 5-4-1, 2-0-0 |
| Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | |
| Roster | Roster | Roster | |
| Conference | Big West | ||
| Current Streak | W 1 | W 1 | W 3 |
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Most Recent Box Score |
W, 3-2 OT vs. Cal Poly |
W, 3-1 at UC Irvine |
W, 1-0 2OT at CSUN |
| Next Opponent |
Oct. 13 vs. CSUN |
Oct. 13 vs. UCSB |
Oct. 10
vs. Cal Poly
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| Top Scorer |
 Long Junior 4 goals, 1 assist 9 points |
 Gross Freshman 2 goals, 2 assist 6 points |
 Ikyurav Junior 3 goals, 3 assist 9 points |
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Top Keeper |
 Khosravi Freshman 10 matches 37 svs, 1.12 gaa |
 Zeeni Junior 9 matches 35 svs, 1.11 gaa |
 Oliver Senior 9 matches 50 svs, 1.27 gaa |
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All-Time Record vs. |
3-10-1 (Results) |
2-2-3 (Results) |
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| Current Streak | T 1 | W 1 | |
GAME NOTES
UNDEFEATED
UC Riverside won its first seven matches of the 2012 season, and was one of only six teams in the nation with unblemished records heading into the weekend of September 21-23, but a 2-0 loss to CSU Bakersfield ended the Highlanders perfect run.
HEADED TO THE POLLS
| Week Of ... |
Soccer America |
Soccer Times |
NSCAA |
College Soccer News |
Top Drawer Soccer |
| Preseason | |||||
| Aug. 27 | RV | RV | |||
| Sept. 3 | RV | RV | RV | ||
| Sept. 10 | RV | 25 | 30 | ||
| Sept. 17 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 24 | |
| Sept. 24 | RV | 24 | 24 | ||
| Oct. 1 | RV | RV | 26 |
FIRING BLANKS
The last time the Highlanders recorded consecutive shutouts prior to this season was October 10 and 13, 2007 when they blanked Cal State Fullerton 1-0 and played to a scoreless tie at Cal State Northridge.
UC Riverside has never recorded three straight shutouts.
The Highlanders broke the program's Division I era record for consecutive shutout minutes by holding the opposition scoreless for 290 minutes and eight second spanning four matches and dating back to the end of the 2011 season.
The Highlanders already have five shutouts in 2012 after recording three shutouts in all of 2011. The team record for shutouts in a season is six set in 2006.
LENDING A HELPING FOOT
The Highlanders recorded 25 assists during the 2010 season which is the most in the Division I history of the program. They tied that mark in 2011, and already have 18 assists in eight matches in 2012.
| Single-Season Team Assists | ||
| 25 | 2010 | |
| 25 | 2010 | |
| 25 | 2012 | |
OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION
UC Riverside's 28 goals in 2011 tied the program's Division I era record originally set by the 2004 squad. The Highlanders have 24 goals in just 10 matches so far in 2012.
| Single-Season Team Goals | ||
| 28 | 2004 | |
| 28 | 2011 | |
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
With a 7-1-0 mark in non-conference matches in 2012, the Highlanders set the program record for non-conference wins in a season established a year ago. In 2011, UC Riverside finished the season with a 5-2-1 record against non-Big West opponents which gave the Highlanders just their second winning record during their non-conference season during the team's Division I history (2007, 3-2-2).
A NEW SET OF GOALS
Last season, senior Cesar Diaz-Pizarro scored 32.1 percent (9 of 28) of the team's goals, leaving the Highlanders in need of some replacement scoring for 2012.
UCR has used a balanced attack thus far on the offensive side of the pitch as 11 different players are responsible for the Highlanders 25 goals on the season. Aaron Long and Ruben Valencia each have four goals lead the squad.
POSTSEASON PLAY
The Highlanders advanced to their first-ever Big West Tournament last year, setting Division I era records for wins in the process. They were shut out of the NCAA Tournament, however, despite an RPI of 39.
RPI
The Highlanders rose to as high as 30th in the nation a year ago based on the NCAA's RPI rankings which is the highest the program has ever been ranked.
MEAT IN THE SEATS
Attendance at UC Riverside home matches in 2011 was already up before a crowd of 2,016 saw the team upset #7 UC Santa Barbara on October 28, 2011 by a 3-1 score.
That total more than tripled the previous benchmark of 638 set on November 3, 2010 in a 1-0 win over UC Davis. It also pushed UCR's season attendance past the previous program record of 3,036 set in 2010.
At the next home match, the Highlanders had 852 in attendance—the second highest total in school history—as they squared off against #7 UC Irvine. UCR finished the year averaging a program best 773 fans per contest..
FEELING A LITTLE RANK
The Highlanders 3-1 win over #7 UC Santa Barbara on September 28, 2011 was the program's third win against a ranked opponent in the 10-plus year Division I history of the program. A few weeks later, they picked up their fourth-ever win against top-25 competition as they beat #15 UCSB, 3-2 on the road. And on October 29, they added a third win over a ranked opponent upsetting #9 UC Irvine on the road, 3-2.
UC Riverside's first win against a ranked opponent was a 2-0 decision at #21 San Diego State on September 4, 2007. They followed that up with a 2-1 victory over #7 UC Davis on October 18, 2008.
POSTSEASON HARDWARE
Cesar Diaz-Pizarro was named Big West Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2011, and Junior Gonzalez earned Coach of the Year honors.
Diaz-Pizarro finished his UC Riverside career ranked first or second in a number of key offensive categories.
Career Points
| 57 | Luc Harrington | 23 goals, 11 assists | 2001-04 |
| 48 | Cesar Diaz Pizarro | 20 goals, 8 assists | 2008-11 |
Career Goals
| 23 | Luc Harrington | 2001-04 |
| 20 | Cesar Diaz Pizarro | 2008-11 |
Career Game-Winning Goals
| 8 | Cesar Diaz Pizarro | 2008-11 |
| 7 | Luc Harrington | 2001-04 |
Single Season Points
| 22 | Luc Harrington | 9 goals, 4 assists | 2004 |
| 21 | Cesar Diaz Pizarro | 9 goals, 3 assists | 2011 |
Single Season Goals
| 9 | Cesar Diaz PIzarro | 2011 |
| 9 | Luc Harrington | 2004 |
| 9 | Scott Barnett | 2004 |
Single Season Game-Winning Goals
| 4 | Cesar Diaz Pizarro | 2011 |
| 3 | Three Occasions |
HOME COOKING
The Highlanders ran their Division I-era, program-record home unbeaten streak to six matches on September 28, 2011 with a 3-1 win over #7 UC Santa Barbara. That streak came to an end on October 12 with a loss to the #7 ranked UC Irvine Anteaters.
DON'T LOOK ETHEL!
UC Riverside ran its overall unbeaten streak to six matches with a 3-1 upset victory over #7 UC Santa Barbara on September 28, 2011. The streak came to an end on October 1 in a 1-0 loss at UC Davis. It is the second longest unbeaten streak in the Division I history of the program behind the current seven match winning streak to start the 2012 campaign.
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