RIVERSIDE, Calif.— The stage is set for the 11th annual Big West Men's Soccer Tournament Semi-Final round as the Highlanders (6-9-2, 4-2-1) will host Cal State Fullerton (7-5-8, 2-3-2) Saturday night at the UCR Soccer Stadium. After earning a first-round bye with a tie against the Titans just one week ago, the UC Riverside Men's Soccer Team welcomes CSF back for a rematch with the winner moving on to the championship.
The match is set to start at 7:00 PM and tickets can be purchased at
gohighlanders.com/tickets.
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HOW TO WATCH
Saturday's match will be produced by Riverside TV and streamed live on BigWest.TV. Visit the Men's Soccer schedule
here to access links to the cast.
SCOUTING THE TITANS
Cal State Fullerton comes to Riverside as the 6th and final seed in the tournament and has earned its way to the semi-finals after downing 3rd seed UC Santa Barbara this past Wednesday 1-1 (5-3 PK's). This is the 2nd straight year the Highlanders and Titans face-off with CSF taking last year's matchup 2-1 and moving on to win its second straight title.
ALL-CONFERENCE
Four Highlanders were named to Big West All-Conference Teams last week:
Daniel Aguirre, So. MF — 1st Team
Daniel Castaneda, Fr. MF — All Freshman Team
Dusan Keca, Sr. D — Honorable Mention
Roberto Garcia-Vargas, So. F — Honorable Mention
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 12 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 eight goals in the 75th minute or later. Four of those goals were knocked in by sophomore midfielder
Daniel Aguirre.