Denver—The UC Riverside Women's Soccer Team hits the road for the first time in 2017, traveling to Centennial State for matches against Denver on Friday, August 25 at 4 pm PT, and Colorado on Sunday, August 20 at 7:30 pm.
GAME NOTES
GOOSE EGGS
Goalkeeper Alanna Guzman has not allowed a goal in 135 minutes this season, and has a streak of 474:49 minutes without allowing a goal dating back to last season.
O, WHAT A TANGLED WEBB WE WEAVE
Senior Ashley Webb had one career goal at UC Riverside entering the season, and she doubled that total in the first match of 2017 when she netted the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Southern Utah (box score/recap).
GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
The 2016 Highlanders' offense was led by a pair of seniors—Tayler Dragoo (4 goals, 1 assist) and Blanca Barrio (2 goals, 4 assists). Barrio graduated as the Highlanders' career leader in assists. Quinley Quezada (2 goals, 0 assists) and Hailey Maxwell (2 goals, 0 assists) are the team's top returning scorers.
SCORING DROUGHT
The Highlanders scored 18 goals in 19 matches last season. UC Riverside has averaged less than 1.00 goals per match just three times in its 15-year history—last season, 2010 (3 goals/18 matches), and 2009 (14 goals/19 matches).
DAZZLING DEBUT
Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Annie Bailey made her Highlanders debut last season in a 3-0 shutout victory at Akron on September 11 (box score/recap). The last member of the Highlanders to toss a shutout in their first start between the pipes was Sara Slaughter who blanked Pacific on October 9, 2012 (box score/recap).
BONUS SOCCER
The Highlanders had six matches last season go into overtime, and they were 0-2-4 in those matches. They were 0-4-0 in overtime matches the previous year, and last won an overtime contest on October 17, 2014 in a 3-2 victory over UC Santa Barbara (
box score/
recap). The program record for most overtime matches in a season is eight set in 2013
DOUBLE DIGITS
The Highlanders reached the 10-win plateau in 2015 for the first time since the 2006 season.
Year |
W |
L |
T |
2004 |
13 |
2 |
3 |
2003 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
2005 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
2015 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
2002 |
10 |
8 |
1 |
2006 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
THE MAGIC NUMBER IS TWO
The Highlanders are 36-5-2 over the past five-plus seasons when scoring two or more goals in a match. Their last loss when scoring two or more goals was a 3-2, double overtime decision vs. CSU Bakersfield from September 25 of 2016 (
box score/
recap).
Season
|
Record Scoring
Two Or More Goals |
2016 |
3-1-0 |
2015 |
9-1-0 |
2014 |
6-2-1 |
2013 |
7-1-0 |
2012 |
6-0-1 |
2011 |
6-0-0 |
RARIFIED AIR
The 2015 Highlanders' five conference wins tied the program record for most Big West wins in a season.
Season |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
Place |
2003 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
Third |
2015 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
Fourth |
2005 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
Second |
2002 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
Sixth |
2013 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
Third |