RIVERSIDE, Calif— In a season that began with a six-match road stint, the UC Riverside Men's Soccer Team (4-9-1, 2-2-1) is down to its final regular season road trip as the Highlanders take on CSUN (8-5-1, 2-1-1) Wednesday night before heading to Sacramento State (4-8-2) on Saturday.
SCOUTING THE MATADORS
CSUN enters Wednesday's match sitting in 2nd place in the Big West conference with a one point lead over the Highlanders. They are led by Daniel Trejo who tops the conference with three goals in Big West play.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Sacramento State comes into the week tied in the conference standings with UCR, but currently owns the tiebreaker with one more point than the Highlanders. They are currently coming off a 1-0 loss to Cal State Fullerton and have only earned three wins since August.
POSTSEASON PICTURE
If the season ended Today, the Highlanders would be headed back to the Big West Tournament as they currently sit 5th in the conference with a 2-2-0 record and six points. Each Big West team still ahs three matches to go in the regular season.
DANIEL DOES IT
Sophomore
Daniel Aguirre has been the scoring leader in his 2nd season as a Highlander with a team high five goals, which ranks 5th in the Big West. He tops the Highlanders with 11 points this year so far.
DUSAN DOING WORK
Senior
Dusan Keca helped the Highlanders win the first ever Crosstown Showdown on September 22nd, playing excellent defense and punching in a match-winning penalty kick in the 110th minute. The defender is 2-for-2 on pk's so far this season.
DON'T STOP BELIEVING
The Highlanders have fared well late in matches as they have scored seven goals in the 75th minute or later. Four of those goals were knocked in by sophomore midfielder
Daniel Aguirre.