UC Riverside
Fresno State
Women's Soccer Returns Home Friday To Face Fresno State, Travels To CSUB Sunday
9/12/2013 5:19:00 PM | Women's Soccer
| Sept. 13 | 7:00 pm | vs Fresno State | Live Stats | Purchase Tickets |
| Sept. 15 | 7:00 pm | at CSU Bakersfield | Live Stats | Purchase Tickets |
Riverside—The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team returns home this weekend for a Friday, September 13 match-up against Fresno State at 7 pm PT before traveling to CSU Bakersfield to take on the Roadrunners on Sunday, September 15, at 7 pm.
The Highlanders are 2-3-1 following last week's road matches at University of Texas El Paso, where they lost 2-0 (box score/recap), and New Mexico State, whom they beat 2-1 in overtime (box score/recap). Freshman Kelly Velasquez assisted on senior Andrea Morales goal in the 95th minute of play to secure the victory against the Aggies.
Fresno State is coming onto the Highlander's turf on a two-match winning streak which featured victories over Gonzaga and Eastern Washington. Prior to that, the Bulldogs opened the season with three straight defeats including two to Big West Conference foes (2-0 at UC Santa Barbara and 1-0 at Cal State Fullerton). The Highlanders all-time-record against Fresno State is 4-0-2.
CSU Bakersfield has struggled the past several matches losing to Cal Poly, Sacramento State, Northern Arizona, and Portland State, following a season-opening victory over Southern Utah. The Roadrunners take on UC Santa Barbara this Friday to try and end their slump before making their way to the Inland Empire. UC Riverside is 2-1-0 all-time-record against the Roadrunners.
| Highlanders vs. Bulldogs and Roadrunners Match Capsules | ||||||
| UC Riverside | Fresno State | CSU Bakersfield | ||||
| 2013 Stats & Record | 2-3-1 | 2-3-0 | 1-4-0 | |||
| Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | ||||
| Roster | Roster | Roster | ||||
| Conference | Big West | Mountain West | Western Athletic Conference | |||
| Current Streak | W 1 | W 2 | L 4 | |||
| Last Box Score | W, 2-1 OT vs. New Mexico State | W, 3-2 (2OT) vs. Eastern Washington | L, 4-0 vs. Portland State | |||
| Next Opponent | September 20 at Southern Utah | September 13 at UC Riverside | September 20 at Utah Valley | |||
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Top Scorer x x x x |
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Tatum Lockett Freshman 2 goals, 0 assists 4 points |
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Morgan Castain Senior 2 goals, 1 assist 5 points |
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Erica Shelton Senior 3 goals, 1 assist 7 points |
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Top Goalkeeper x x x x |
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Elizabeth Silas
Sophomore 5 matches 2.31 gaa, 15 saves |
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Katie DeVault Junior 5 matches 1.08 gaa, 18 saves |
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Tori Ornela RSophomore 3 matches 3.40 gaa, 15 saves |
| Record vs. | 4-0-2 (View Results) | 2-1-0 (View Results) | ||||
| Current Streak vs. | T 1 | W 1 | ||||
GAME NOTES
PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES
UC Riverside's Head Coach Nat Gonzales 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 Tatum Lockett leads UC Riverisde in scoring with two goals through six 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). 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 |
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 posted in a season since 2007 when 12 players etched their names into the scoring column.
