RIVERSIDE, Calif.— The stage is set for the 2018 Big West Tournament Championship as the No. 2 UC Riverside Men's Soccer Team hosts No. 5 UC Davis this Saturday at the UCR Soccer Stadium. This will be the first finals appearance by the Highlanders and both teams will be looking for its first conference title. The winner will move on to the NCAA Tournament.

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 AGGIES
UC Davis has truly earned its way to the final round playing on the road every step of the way in this postseason conference tourney. As the 5th seed, th Aggies knocked off No. 4 CSUN 3-2 and No. 1 UC Irvine this past weekend in PK's. The team is led offensively by junior forward Adam Mickelson, who has tallied four goals and six assists this year.

ALL-CONFERENCE 
Four Highlanders were named to 2018 Big West All-Conference Teams:

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 six goals, which ranks 6th in the Big West. He tops the Highlanders with 14 points this year so far.

DUSAN DOING WORK
Senior Dusan Keca stepped up this past weekend in the semi-final round vs. Cal State Fullerton icing the match in the 80th minute to force overtime where the Highlanders would win on a golden goal.

He also 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 3-for-3 on pk's so far this season.

DON'T STOP BELIEVING
The Highlanders have fared well late in matches as they have scored 10 goals in the 75th minute or later. Four of those goals were knocked in by sophomore midfielder Daniel Aguirre.