UC Riverside
UC Davis
Women's Soccer Hosts UC Davis In Penultimate Conference Match Of The Season
10/23/2013 11:08:00 AM | Women's Soccer
| October 24 | 7:00 pm | vs. UC Davis | Live Stats | (951) 827-4653 For Tickets |
Riverside—The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team (6-10-1, 3-3-0) hosts UC Davis Thursday, October 24 at 7 pm PT, as the Highlanders try and solidify their hold on a spot in the Big West Women's Soccer Tournament.
The Highlanders entered last week in a tie for first, but lost two matches over the weekend to the current first and third place teams, Cal Poly (5-1-0) (box score/recap) and UC Santa Barbara (3-3-0) (box score/recap). The defeats dropped UCR down to fourth place, one point ahead of Long Beach State, and two points ahead of both Cal State Fullerton (2-2-1) and Hawai'i (2-3-1).
UC Davis is in eighth place in the Big West with a 4-7-3 overall record and a 1-2 1 mark in conference. The Aggies most recent victory snapped a three-match winless streak as they upended Cal State Northridge, 1-0, in double overtime.
The Highlanders are 5-2-2 all-time against the Aggies, but UC Davis has won each of the last two meetings.
| Highlanders vs. Aggies Match Capsule | ||||||
| UC Riverside | UC Davis | |||||
| 2013 Stats & Record | 6-10-1, 3-3-0 | 4-7-3, 1-2-1 | ||||
| Schedule | Schedule | |||||
| Roster | Roster | |||||
| Conference | Big West | Big West | ||||
| Current Streak | L 2 | W 1 | ||||
| Last Box Score | L, 3-1 vs. Cal Poly | W, 1-0 (2OT) vs. Cal State Northridge | ||||
| Next Opponent | November 1 vs. Montana | October 27 at Cal State Fullerton | ||||
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Top Scorer x x x x |
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Sammy Arellano Freshman 3 goals, 2 assists 8 points |
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Ashley Edwards Senior 4 goals, 0 assist 8 points |
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Top Goalkeeper x x x x |
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Elizabeth Silas
Sophomore 16 matches 1.31 gaa, 71 saves |
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Taylor Jern Junior 14 matches 1.41 gaa, 73 saves |
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| Record vs. | 5-2-2 (View Results) | |||||
| Current Streak vs. | L 2 | |||||
GAME NOTES
UNDEFEATED
The Highlanders started the 2013 Big West season with wins in each of their first two matches. This marks the first time since the 2005 campaign that UC Riverside began a season 2-0, and is also the first sime since that same season that the Highlanders were alone atop the conference standings. UCR finished the 2005 season with an undefeted 4-0-3 mark.
RARIFIED AIR
With three conference wins to date, the 2013 Highlanders are already tied for fourth place in program history for most wins in a season. The 2003 squad went 5-3-1 en route to a third place Big West finish, while the 2002 and 2005 teams each won four matches.
| Season | W | L | T | Pts | Place |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | Third |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | Second |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | Sixth |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Tied for Third |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | Tied for Fifth |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | Tied for Fifth |
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
UC Riverside goalkeeper Elizabeth Silas was named the conference defensive player of the week on October 7 following the Highlanders 2-0 weekend to begin Big West play. Silas becomes the first member of the Highlanders to win one of the conference's weekly awards this season, and the fourth UC Riverside goalkeeper overall to earn the distinction joining Jessica White, Jessica Olafsen and Tawny Poggio (Read the full release).
PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES
UC Riverside's Head Coach Nat Gonzalez was also the head coach of the UC Riverside Men's Soccer Team for three seasons when it re-launched in 2001. During his four seasons as a head coach with the Highlanders, he has increased his winning percentage each year.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct |
| 2001 Men's Team | 1 | 14 | 3 | .139 |
| 2002 Men's Team | 4 | 12 | 4 | .300 |
| 2003 Men's Team | 7 | 10 | 1 | .417 |
| 2012 Women's Team | 7 | 10 | 3 | .425 |
ROOKIE RECKONING
In the Highlanders' 2-1, season-opening win a year ago over CSU Bakersfield (box score/recap) Crystal Lopez became the first UC Riverside rookie since Ciara Hilpert in 2008, to score a goal in the first match of her career. Hilpert did it in the Highlanders 5-0 win over Southern Utah on August 22 of that year (box score/recap).
Lopez tied for the team lead in scoring a year ago with four goals and an assist for nine points becoming the fourth freshman to lead the team in scoring in the program's history: Melisa Escamilla (2010, 2 goals, 0 assists, 4 points); Renee Scachetti (2003, 7 goals, 4 assists, 18 points); and Jessica Armel (2002, 4 goals, 1 assist, 9 points).
This season, freshman Sammy Arellano leads UC Riverside in scoring with two goals and two assists through 15 matches.
DOUBLE DIPPING
In UC Riverside's 2-1 overtime win over San Jose State on August 25, Tatum Lockett became the first Highlanders player to score two goals in a match since Tessa Lennala scored a pair at Cal State Fullerton on October 26, 2008 (Box Score/Recap).
Alexa Bustamante supplanted Lockett as the most recent member of the Highlanders to dent the back of the net twice in the same match, as her two headers accounted for all of UC Riverside's scoring in a 2-0 win over CSU Bakersfield on September 15 (box score/recap).
Lockett also became the 10th UC Riverside freshmen to score two goals in the same match, and the first since Kacie McElrath and Brittany Coulter both notched a pair vs. Nevada on August 29, 2004.
LENDING A HELPING FOOT
Amber Marani became the first member of the Highlanders since Pat Brady in 2007 to record two assists in the same match. Brady assisted on a pair of goals on September 21 in a 5-1 victory over Fresno State (box score/recap). Marani was credited with her assists on September 15 in a 2-0 win over CSU Bakersfield (box score/recap).
SCORE!
The UC Riverside offense scored 24 goals a year ago, which is the most goals the team has scored since the 2008 season when they scored 32 on the year.
SPREADING THE WEALTH
Ten members of the Highlanders dented the back of the net in 2011 and 2012, which were the most goal scorers the team has boasted in a season since 2007 when 12 players etched their names into the scoring column. This season, 11 different players have goals to their credit.
SCORING DROUGHT
The Highlanders were shut out 1-0 in four of five matches to close out their non-conference schedule this season. The last time they endured a similar scoreless streak was in 2010. That season, UC Riverside scored just three goals all year long.
