UC Riverside
UC Irvine
Women's Soccer Travels To UC Irvine, Hosts Cal State Fullerton
10/9/2013 9:48:00 AM | Women's Soccer
| Oct. 10 | 7:00 pm | at UC Irvine | Live Stats | Purchase Tickets |
| Oct. 13 | 6:00 pm | vs. Cal State Fullerton | Live Stats | (951) 827-4653 For Tickets |
Riverside—The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team tries to remain unbeaten in conference play this week as they travel to UC Irvine on Thursday, October 10 at 7:00 pm PT, and host Cal State Fullerton on Sunday, October 13, at 6:00 pm.
The Highlanders won their first two Big West matches of the season last weekend with a 3-1 win over Cal State Northridge (box score/recap), and a 2-0 victory over Hawai'i (box score/recap). This marks the first time since the 2005 season that UC Riverside has opened conference play with a perfect 2-0 mark, and the first time since that same 2005 campaign that the Highlanders find themselves alone atop the Big West standings.
UC Irvine enters the week with a 6-5-0 record including a 1-1-0 start to the conference season having dropped their Big West opener, 1-0, to UC Santa Barbara (box score/recap), and beaten Cal Poly by a score of 4-3 (box score/recap). The Anteaters are 9-2-1 overall against the Highlanders, and have won the past six matches in a row. Last season, UC Irvine eked out a 2-1 victory over UC Riverside, scoring the game-winner in the first overtime period (box score/recap).
Cal State Fullerton is the only other Big West team with an undefeated mark in conference, as they beat Hawai'i in their home opener, 2-1 (box score/recap) and tied Cal State Northridge, 1-1 (box score/recap). The Titans are 7-4-2 all-time against the Highlanders, including a 1-0 win last season over UC Riverside when Cal State Fullerton was ranked 21st in the nation (box score/recap).
| Highlanders vs. Anteaters and Titans Match Capsules | ||||||
| UC Riverside | UC Irvine | Cal State Fullerton | ||||
| 2013 Stats & Record | 5-7-1, 2-0-0 | 6-5-0, 1-1-0 | 6-3-4, 1-0-1 | |||
| Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | ||||
| Roster | Roster | Roster | ||||
| Conference | Big West | Big West | Big West | |||
| Current Streak | W 2 | W 1 | T 1 | |||
| Last Box Score | W, 2-0 vs. Hawai'i | W, 4-3 at Cal Poly | T, 1-1 (2OT) vs. Cal State Northridge | |||
| Next Opponent | October 18 at UC Santa Barbara | October 13 vs. UC Davis | October 18 at Cal Poly | |||
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Top Scorer x x x x |
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Sammy Arellano Freshman 2 goals, 2 assists 6 points |
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Laura McGrail Junior 5 goals, 1 assist 11 points |
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Erica Mazeau Senior 3 goals, 4 assist 10 points |
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Top Goalkeeper x x x x |
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Elizabeth Silas
Sophomore 12 matches 1.30 gaa, 47 saves |
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Jenn Rendazzo Junior 8 matches 1.28 gaa, 22 saves |
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Lindsey Maricic Senior 11 matches 0.75 gaa, 69 saves |
| Record vs. | 2-9-1 (View Results) | 4-7-2 (View Results) | ||||
| Current Streak vs. | L 6 | L 1 | ||||
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 are alone atop the conference standings. UCR finished the 2005 season with an undefeted 4-0-3 mark.
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 |
| 2013 Women's Team | 5 | 7 | 1 | .423 |
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 Riverisde in scoring with two goals and two assists through 13 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.
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UC Riverside Women's Soccer
Two Goals In A Match, Freshman
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| Player | Opponent | Date | Result | Box Score | Recap |
| Tatum Lockett | vs. San Jose State | August 25, 2013 | W (OT), 2-1 | Box Score | Recap |
| Kacie McElrath | vs. Nevada | August 29, 2004 | W, 6-0 | Box Score | Recap |
| Brittany Coulter | vs. Nevada | August 29, 2004 | W, 6-0 | Box Score | Recap |
| Kelly Ferguson | at San Jose State | September 15, 2003 | W, 3-1 | Box Score | |
| Lisa Jensen | vs. Utah State | October 11, 2002 | W (OT), 3-2 | Box Score | Recap |
| Erin Fahres | vs. Stephen F. Austin | September 22, 2002 | W, 6-0 | Box Score | Recap |
| Erin Fahres | vs. Prairie View A&M | September 20, 2002 | W, 11-0 | Box Score | Recap |
| Vanessa Chanez | vs. Prairie View A&M | September 20, 2002 | W, 11-0 | Box Score | Recap |
| Allison Stone | vs. Prairie View A&M | September 20, 2002 | W, 11-0 | Box Score | Recap |
| Courtney Burns | vs. Southern Utah | September 7, 2001 | W, 6-0 | Box Score | Recap |
| Jessica Armel | vs. Nevada | September 2, 2001 | W, 3-0 | Box Score | Recap |
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 is 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, 10 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. The last time they endured a similar scoreless streak was in 2010. That season, UC Riverside scored just three goals all year long.
