UC Riverside
San Diego State
Women's Soccer Remains On Road With Friday Afternoon Match At San Diego State
8/27/2014 9:50:00 AM | Women's Soccer
| Highlanders at San Diego State |
| August 29 at 4:00 pm |
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San Diego, CA—The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team remains on the road this weekend as the Highlanders travel to San Diego State on Friday, August 29 for a 4 pm PT kick off against the Aztecs.
UCR is 2-0 on the season following a pair of wins at the UNLV Rebel Classic. Junior forward Tyler Cunningham was named Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Week, Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Tournament Outstanding Offensive Player and All-Tournament after scoring a goal and dishing out two assists in the victories. Amber Marani and Alina Cheatham joined Cunningham on the All-Tournament Team.
San Diego State is 1-1 on the year after dropping a 3-1 decision to Michigan State and beating Big West foe UC Davis, 2-0. Sophia Trujillo got the start in the Davis match for the Aztecs, collecting three saves while picking up the shutout. Angela Mitchell scored two of SDSU's three goals on the weekend.
The Highlanders are 2-4-0 all-time against San Diego State (view all-time results). The teams have split each of their last four matches against one another, but have not played since the 2008 season when the Aztecs picked up a 3-2 win (box score/recap).
| Highlanders at San Diego State | |||||||||
| UC Riverside | San Diego State | ||||||||
| 2014 Stats & Record | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | |||||||
| Schedule | Schedule | ||||||||
| Roster | Roster | ||||||||
| Current Streak | W 2 | W 1 | |||||||
| Last Box Score | W, 4-2 vs. Northern Arizona | W, 2-0 vs. UC Davis | |||||||
| Top Scorer x x x x |  | Sammy Arellano Sophomore 2 goals, 0 assists 4 points | Angela Mitchell Freshman 2 goals 4 points | ||||||
 | Tyler Cunningham Junior 1 goal, 2 assists 4 points | ||||||||
| Top Goalkeeper x x x x |  | Elizabeth Silas Junior 2 matches 1.00 gaa, 7 saves |  | Sophia Trujillo Sophomore 1 match 0.00 gaa, 3 saves | |||||
| Record vs. | 2-4-0 (View Results) | ||||||||
| Current Streak vs. | L 1 | ||||||||
GAME NOTES
THOSE WHO DO NOT STUDY HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT
One year ago, Big West coaches picked the Highlanders to finish last in the conference. UC Riverside finished third and advanced to the Big West Championship Game before falling to Cal State Fullerton via penalty kicks. This year, Big West coaches again picked the Highlanders to finish last.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Highlanders advanced to the Championship Match of the Big West Conference Tournament in 2013 tying Cal State Fullerton, 1-1, before falling in penalty kicks (box score/recap). This marked the second time in UC Riverside's 13-year history that the team made it to the league title game. In 2005, they dropped a 4-1 decision to those same Titans (box score/recap).
COACH OF THE YEAR
UC Riverside Head Coach Nat Gonzalez was named the Big West Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the 2013 regular season after leading the Highlanders to a third place conference finish. Prior to the season, Big West coaches picked UC Riverside to finish last.
RARIFIED AIR
The 2013 Highlanders four wins in conference were the second most in the history of the program. The 2003 squad went 5-3-1 en route to a third place Big West finish, while the 2002 and 2005 teams also 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | Third |
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
Big West coaches named UC Riverside junior forward Tyler Cunningham to the preseason All-Conference Team (story) while College Sports Madness.com selected Tyler to its Preseason All-Big West Second Team, and sophomore midfielder Sammy Arellano and junior defender Briana Thomasson to the First Team (story).
HIGHLANDERS HARDWARE
Tyler Cunningham was named the Tournament Most Outstanding Player at the UNLV Rebel Classic after leading the Highlanders to a 2-0 record and the Tournament Championship (story). She scored a goal and dished out two assists on the weekend. In addition to being named Most Outstanding Player, the Fairfield, CA native was named Most Outstanding Offensive Player and to the All-Tournament Team. Alina Cheatham and Amber Marani also earned All-Tournament honors.
The Big West named Cunningham the conference Offensive Player of the Week (story), and CollegeSportsMadness.com named her the Madness Big West Women's Soccer Player of the Week (story).
UNDEFEATED
The Highlanders are 2-0 on the season for the sixth time in their-14-year history. Only two times in program history, has the team won three matches in a row to begin a campaign—in 2008, when the Highlanders opened the year 3-0, and in 2004, when they won nine straight to open the year.
FOUR SCORES AND SIX YEARS AGO
The Highlanders scored four goals in a match on August 24, 2014 beating Northern Arizona by a score of 4-2. The last time UC Riverside scored four or more goals in a match was in a 4-0 win over San Jose State on September 7, 2008 (box score/recap). The last time UCR scored more than four goals in a match was in a 5-0 season-opening win over Southern Utah on August 22, 2008 (box score/recap).
SPREADING THE WEALTH
Six different Highlanders have dented the back of the net so far in 2014. Last season, 12 players found their way into the scoring column throughout the year.
TWO FOR TWO
The Highlanders started the 2013 Big West season with wins in each of their first two matches. This marked the first time since the 2005 campaign that UC Riverside began a season 2-0, and the first time since that same year that the Highlanders were alone atop the conference standings. UCR finished the 2005 season with an undefeated 4-0-3 mark.
SCORE!
The UC Riverside offense scored 24 goals in 2012, which is the most goals the team has scored since the 2008 season when they scored 32 on the year. Last season, they scored 22 in 22 matches.
