UC Riverside
Southern Utah
Women's Soccer Travels To Southern Utah On Friday, Hosts Tulsa On Sunday
9/19/2013 2:38:00 PM | Women's Soccer
| Sept. 20 | 12:00 pm | at Southern Utah | Live Stats | Purchase Tickets |
| Sept. 22 | 11:00 am | vs. Tulsa | Live Stats | Purchase Tickets |
Cedar City, UT—The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team heads to Southern Utah to take on the Thunderbirds this Friday, September 20 at 12 pm before retuning to the Inland Empire to host an 11 am match against the Tulsa Hurricane this Sunday, September 22.
The Highlanders are 3-4-1 following a pair of matches last week against Fresno State and CSU Bakersfield. Against the Bulldogs, both teams were held scoreless in regulation, but in the 98th minute Fresno State's Shonice Myers found Lauren Lindstrom on a corner kick for the 1-0 shutout victory (box score/recap).
UC Riverside picked up the split on the week two days later against the Roadrunners as sophomore Alexa Bustamante scored both of the team's goals in a 2-0 win (box score/recap). Her first strike came in the 14th minute where she headed in a pass from Amber Marani. The duo paired up again in the 53rd minute to give the Highlanders a 2-0 lead.
Southern Utah is 2-5-0 on the season, but has dropped four straight including a pair last weekend to Arizona and Arizona State at the Arizona Cats Classic. The Thunderbirds upended UC Santa Barbara 4-3 prior to the losing streak. The Highlanders have never lost to Southern Utah in seven meetings.
Tulsa is 5-2 heading into the week with the Hurricane's most recent result coming in a 3-2 loss to nationally-ranked Penn State. Cal State Northridge hosts Tulsa on Friday before the Hurricane make their way to the UC Riverside Soccer Stadium on Sunday. This is the first-ever meeting between the Highlanders and Hurricane.
| Highlanders vs. Thunderbirds and Hurricane Match Capsules | ||||||
| UC Riverside | Southern Utah | Tulsa | ||||
| 2013 Stats & Record | 3-4-1 | 2-5-0 | 5-2-0 | |||
| Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | ||||
| Roster | Roster | Roster | ||||
| Conference | Big West | Big Sky | Conference USA | |||
| Current Streak | W 1 | L 4 | L 1 | |||
| Last Box Score | W, 2-0 vs. CSU Bakersfield | L, 4-0 at Arizona State | L, 1-0 vs. #13 Penn State | |||
| Next Opponent | September 20 at Southern Utah | September 20 vs. UC Riverside | September 20 at Cal State Northridge | |||
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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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Aurora Moberly Freshman 2 goals, 2 assist 6 points |
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Bradi Hinch Senior 4 goals, 0 assist 8 points |
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Alexa Bustamante Sophomore 2 goals, 0 assists 4 points |
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Top Goalkeeper x x x x |
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Elizabeth Silas
Sophomore 7 matches 1.71 gaa, 29 saves |
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Elyssa Hashimoto Freshman 6 matches 3.00 gaa, 23 saves |
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Hayley Harryman Senior 7 matches 0.72 gaa, 22 saves |
| Record vs. | 7-0-0 (View Results) | 0-0-0 | ||||
| Current Streak vs. | W 7 | |||||
GAME NOTES
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 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 |
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). 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 HAND
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 posted in a season since 2007 when 12 players etched their names into the scoring column.
