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2018 Record 0-2-1 Live Stats ucirvinesports.com 2018 Schedule 2017 Record 10-6-4 (5-1-2 Big West) Capacity: 2,500 Head Coach Scott Juniper Overall record: 0-2-1 // Big West Record: 0-0 Record at UCI 121-80-26, 12th year Home: 0-2-1 // Away: 0-0 // Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LIONS AT UC IRVINE ANTEATERS 11 Sat. ! vs. LBSU (Exhibition) W, 1-0 FRIDAY, AUG. 31 // 4:00 PM // ANTEATER STADIUM (2,500) - IRVINE, CALIF. 16 Thurs. #12 USC L, 0-1 All-Time Series Series tied, 5-5-4 23 Thurs. Arizona L, 0-1 2018 Record 2-1-1 26 Sun. Utah T, 1-1 2017 Record 9-7-4 (4-4-1 WCC) Series at UCI LMU leads, 4-3-1 31 Fri. LMU 4:00 PM Head Coach Michelle Myers Streak UCI winless in 2 (0-1-1) Record at LMU 62-51-14, 7th year (22nd with program) Last Meeting UCI 1-1 LMU SEPTEMBER At Los Angeles (Sep. 8, 2017) 7 Fri. ^ vs. Washington 4:30 PM 9 Sun. ^ at Portland 1:30 PM HOMESTAND CLOSES OUT WITH VISIT FROM LIONS 14 Fri. at Fresno State 7:00 PM UC Irvine’s four-match homestand to begin the 2018 season has a final matchup on Friday kicking off a doubleheader with 16 Sun. at Pepperdine 1:00 PM the men’s team as Loyola Marymount comes in to play after the sides drew a year ago 21 Fri. at San Francisco 7:00 PM 23 Sun. San Diego 1:00 PM Storylines 28 Fri. * Hawai’i 7:00 PM • UC Irvine dropped Thursday night’s contest, 1-0, to Arizona allowing the deciding goal in the 71st minute • UCI and Utah drew, 1-1, on Sunday after taking a lead in the 20th minute and conceding the equalizer in the 84th OCTOBER • The Anteaters got their first goal of the campaign on a penalty kick earned from a hand ball in the box and scored by freshman 5 Fri. * UC Santa Barbara 7:00 PM defender Kala McDaniel 7 Sun. * Cal Poly 1:00 PM • McDaniel’s goal is her first goal and point as an Anteater coming on a penalty kick attempt 11 Thurs. * at UC Riverside 7:00 PM • Keeper Maddie Newsom ranks fourth in the conference with 15 saves an a 0.93 goals-against-average squaring off with three 14 Sun. * at UC Davis 2:00 PM Pac-12 opponents thus far. She inserted herself into UCI’s top 10 all-time saves leader tied for ninth alongside Sarah Swancutt with 18 Thurs. * CSUN 7:00 PM 147 career saves 21 Sun. * at Long Beach State 6:00 PM 25 Thurs. * at Cal State Fullerton 7:00 PM About LMU

• The Lions are 2-1-1 to start 2018 coming off a pair of 2-1 home victories this past weekend over Loyola Chicago and Northeastern NOVEMBER • LMU began the season in Hawai’i playing in a neutral site tournament finishing with a 1-1 draw against Bowling Green and a 3-0 1-4 Thurs & Sun. + Big West Tournament defeat at the hands of No. 11 Texas A&M • LMU are coming off a 9-7-4 record in 2017 in a tie for fourth in the West Coast Conference at 4-4-1 ! = Exhibition match at OC Great Park (Irvine, Calif.) • The WCC preseason poll has placed LMU to finish fifth among the nine school ^ = Nike Portland Invitational (Portland, Ore.) • First team All-WCC midfielder Emma Tyrnauer made the preseason WCC squad. * = game • Through four matches, Sarina Bolden leads the squad with two goals, Sydney Schultz has picked up a pair of assists, defender Ali + = Big West Tournament (Irvine, Calif.) King and Charlee Pruitt leads with 380 minutes played, and keeper Charlee Pruitt has done the same stopping 10 shots.

Home games in bold played at Anteater Stadium All times listed are Pacific With a win... • The Anteaters would take the series lead over LMU which is currently even at 5-5-4 • It would snap a four-match unbeaten streak at home to the Lions (0-3-1) • UCI would earn its first victory over Loyola Marymount since 2013 (3-0) and first in Anteater Stadium since 1997 (2-1) 28 • UCI would win its 312th match as a program and 168th home match UC Irvine went a string of 28 goals between scores by defenders when Kala McDaniel did Up Next Sunday with her 20th-minute PK strike • The Anteaters leave the comfort of Anteater Stadium for a five-game stretch starting with two matches in Portland to take on the University of Washington, Friday, Sep. 7 at 4:30 p.m., followed by the University of Portland, Sunday, Sep. 9 at 1:30 p.m., as part of 17-1 the Nike Portland Invitational

The ‘Eaters have endured excruciating -1 0 de- Numerology feats, but they have come to #12 USC and Arizo- • Two Anteaters have played all 290 minutes in the season - keeper Maddie Newsom and center back Aleah Kelley na who have gone on to beat their subsequent opponents by a combined score of 17-1 • The goal scored by Kala McDaniel was the first by an Anteater defender since Kelsey Texeira in the 2016 Big West Tournament Semifinal vs. Cal State Fullerton • The winless start marks just the third time under coach Juniper that UCI has been unable to find a win in its first three matches 1,704 • In 2012, UCI started the year 0-3-0 at home, but bounced back to finish with a winning record of 9-8-4 and finished second in the UC Irvine women’s soccer set a program record Big West with a 5-1-2 mark with 1,704 fans at the season opener, also a • The ‘Eaters also started the year 0-2-1 in their 1991 and 1992 seasons before turning it around to winning records in each (1991 - stadium record for a regular season match

Quick Facts 9-8-2, 1992 - 12-7-1) GENERAL • The ‘Eaters are 0-2-1 to begin the season, all against Pac-12 competition in which they are 18-50-9 all-time School ...... UC Irvine (, Irvine) • UC Irvine opened the season with a loss at the hands of No. 12 USC. UCI is now 0-3 against ranked opponents to open a Location ...... Irvine, Calif. season, 0-2 in Anteater Stadium. Nickname ...... Anteaters (‘Eaters) • No. 12 matches the highest-ranked opponent to take on the ‘Eaters in Anteater Stadium along with the 12th-ranked Colors ...... Blue and Gold Hartford squad in 1995 Founded (Opened) ...... 1962 (1965) • UCI stands at 6-8-0 all-time against ranked opponents. Enrollment ...... 35,895 Chancellor ...... Howard Gillman, Ph.D. Match Making Interim Athletic Director ...... Paula Smith • Sophomore Sara Young made her 2018 debut entering as a sub in the 32nd minute and playing into halftime Home Field (Capacity) ...... Anteater Stadium (2,500) • Alex Karlowitsch made her triumphant return after missing the entire 2017 season with an injury. She entered as a sub Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I in Thursday’s match, and graced the starting XI Sunday vs. Utah in the midfield. Conference ...... Big West • Second-year midfielder McKenzie Madison, who made her collegiate debut in the season opener, picked up her first

HISTORY career start Sunday against LMU First season ...... 1984 • Another Anteater was added to the list of players with 50 career matches played as Elizabeth Hutchison came on as a All-time record (through 2017) ...... 311-287-77 sub in the 25th minute Sunday. She becomes the 70th Anteater with 50 or more caps and fourth on the current squad NCAA Tournament berths / Last ...... 2 / 2011 joining Alex Karlowitsch (60), Lili Andino (60), Shelby Lee (54), and Jonnae Joseph who joined the list in the season Big West regular season titles ...... 3 (2010, 2011, 2017) opener MAC Hermann Watch List ...... 1 All-Americans ...... 3 Record Heights All-West Region ...... 20 • UC Irvine’s season opener attracted 1,704 Anteater fans to Anteater Stadium setting a new single-game record for a Big West Players of the Year ...... 8 women’s soccer match. Academic All-Americans ...... 3 • The previous record of 1,611 fans had stood since 2011 in a 3-1 victory over Portland • The crowd was the ninth in program history to surpass 1,000 which includes two a season ago. COACHING STAFF • The mark fits in as the fourth-largest crowd in the history of the stadium with the three higher marks all belonging to the Head Coach ...... Scott Juniper (12th as head, 13th overall) men’s soccer program Career record ...... 121-78-25 • The season-opening crowd, however, is the largest of any team for a regular season contest Assistant Coach ...... P.J. Woolridge (5th season)

Assistant Coach ...... Danielle de Seriere (5th season) Anteaters Around the Globe Volunteer Assistant Coach ...... Justine Sauder (1st season) Office phone ...... (949) 824-1095 • UC Irvine’s professional squad grew last week with Mady Solow’s signing with Swiss side FC Basel just after it was eliminated from UEFA Champions League qualifying. Solow is with her third professional squad which began in Iceland with Throttur Reykjavik in 2015 scoring one goal in 11 matches. She then leapt to Italian club Chievo Verona for the 2017- 18 season starting 21 matches and scoring three times. Solow has even seen action for the Polish national team earning a #TogetherWeZot | #RipEm cap during the 2017 UEFA Women’s Championship • Maria Magaña is part of independent side Einherji FC in Iceland where she’s earned a win in limited action Projected Anteater Formation • Kiana Palacios is ready to begin with Spanish side Real Sociedad as their season gets going in September (4-4-2 Diamond) • Noel Baham has helped her Lithuanian side, FK Gintra Universietas, qualify for the Champions League scoring once in her team’s three qualifying wins. Baham and FK Gintra will start league play this week, and have been matched up with 17 9 Czech club Slavia Praha in the knockout stage of the competition that gets underway September 11 Andino Jaquez BIG WEST OUTLOOK

13 2018 Standings Preseason Poll Huff School Points Big West Overall Goals GA 2018 23 21 1 UC Santa Barbara 0 0-0-0 4-0-0 13 1 6th Karlowitsch Lee 2 UC Riverside 0 0-0-0 3-0-0 4 0 7th 3 Long Beach State 0 0-0-0 3-1-0 8 3 2nd 4 UC Davis 0 0-0-0 2-2-0 5 8 5th 28 5 CSUN 0 0-0-0 1-1-1 4 5 4th 8 Madison 26 6 Hawai’i 0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1 4 9th Bzeih Joseph 7 Cal State Fullerton 0 0-0-0 1-2-1 6 6 3rd 6 25 8 UC Irvine 0 0-0-0 0-2-1 1 3 1st McDaniel Kelley 9 Cal Poly 0 0-0-0 0-2-1 1 8 8th

33 This week’s games Newsom Thursday Friday Sunday Hawai’i at Saint Mary’s Loyola Marymount at UC Irvine Hawai’i at Pacific Long Beach State at Texas New Mexico at UC Davis San Diego State at UC Davis Primary Reserves UNLV at CSUN UC Santa Barbara at San Francisco CSUN at Army West Point FWD 11 Grouwinkel 2 Camberos 12 McKinney San Jose State at Cal Poly Auburn at Cal State Fullerton UC Santa Barbara at Cal MID 10 Miclat 29 Brown 5 Hutchison Fresno State at UC Riverside Houston at UC Riverside DEF 7 Pottorff 3 Wurth 16 Gutierrez Fresno State at Cal State Fullerton GK 1 Puliafico 0 I. Gonzalez 00 Hinojosa Auburn at Long Beach State Utah Valley at Cal Poly

By The Numbers Team Rankings Individual Rankings Record Pursuit

Stat Total Big West National Player Stat Total Big West National Scott Juniper Yellow Cards ...... 3 ...... 4th ...... 49th Newsom Saves per game ...... 5.0 ...... 3rd ...... 82nd Overall 0-2-1 Save Percentage ...... 0.833 ...... 4th ...... 82nd Newsom Save Percentage .... 0.833 ...... 4th...... 92nd Home 0-2-1 Saves per game ...... 5.0...... 3rd ...... 104th Newsom Saves ...... 15 ...... 4th...... 103rd Wins All-time 121 Away 0-0-0 Goals-Against-Average ...... 0.931 ...... 4th ...... 107th Newsom GAA...... 0.93 ...... 4th...... 123rd M. Cano 2nd 113 Fouls per game ...... 10.3...... 4th ...... 234th Newsom Goalie Minutes ..... 290:00 ..... 5th...... 125th Neutral 0-0-0 Shots on Goal per game ...... 4.0...... 9th ...... 255th Outside California 0-0-0 Shots per game ...... 8.67...... 8th ...... 260th Goals ...... 1 ...... 7th ...... 282nd Maddie Newsom Goals per game ...... 0.33...... 8th ...... 294th vs. Big West 0-0-0 Points ...... 2 ...... 9th ...... 309th A. Chapman 6th 22 Points per game ...... 0.67...... 9th ...... 311th vs. Non-conference 0-2-1 Wins All-time 23 vs. Pac-12 (4 games) 0-2-1 J. Randazzo 4th 27 vs. WCC (5 games) 0-0-0 (Out of 333 programs) vs. Mountain West (1 game) 0-0-0 A. Chapman 4th 15 vs. Ranked teams 0-1-0 Shutouts All-time 16 S. Boes 2nd 29 August 0-2-1 Preseason Pub D. de Seriere 1st 31 September 0-0-0 • The Anteaters were voted the favorites to win the Big West Conference in 2018 edging out a October 0-0-0 projected top four of Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton, and CSUN Saves All-time 147 November 0-0-0 • UC Irvine was 1 of 2 programs (UC Riverside) without a player voted on the Preseason All-Big S. Swancutt T9th 147 Day 0-0-0 West squad J. Taft 8th 167 Night 0-2-0 • UC Irvine will host the 2018 Big West Tournament after claiming the 2017 regular season title. It A. Merrick 7th 169 Thursday 0-2-0 will be the fourth time the Big West Tournament has come to UCI J. Randazzo 6th 175 Friday 0-0-0 • The 'Eaters return two from the 2017 All-Big West squad - forward Claire Grouwinkel earned All- A. Chapman 5th 180 Freshman Team honors while Maddie Newsom scored Honorable Mention for the second straight Sunday 0-0-1 M. Welliver 4th 187 season

• Head Coach Scott Juniper returns after earning his second Big West Coach of the Year honor Wearing blue 0-1-0 Career Matches Wearing white 0-0-1 2017-18 Highlights Wearing gold 0-1-0 Tracker • UC Irvine claimed its third Big West regular season title joining the 2010 and 2011 squads

• Last season marked the eighth time in 11 seasons under head coach Scott Juniper that the Athlete Caps Starts In one-goal matches 0-2 Anteaters have finished with a winning record and seventh time with at least 10 wins Karlowitsch 60 39 • The Anteaters were responsible for the Big West's Offensive Player of the Year (Noel Baham) When scoring first 0-0-1 Andino 60 36 and Midfielder of the Year (Kiana Palacios) Lee 54 30 When opponent scores first 0-2-0 • The 'Eaters finished as the conference leaders in assists (32) and shutouts (10) and a tie for the Joseph 52 31 When scoring in 1st Half 0-0-1 least amount of goals allowed (17) while finishing just behind in second for goals, GAA, and When scoring in 2nd Half 0-0-0 corner kicks Hutchison 50 3 When leading at halftime 0-0-1 • Coach Juniper became the program's winningest head coach when he won his 114th career Bzeih 45 45 When tied at halftime 0-1-0 match over Oregon, 1-0 Pottorff 43 4 When trailing at halftime 0-1-0 Newsom 42 42 Overtime matches 0-0-1 Miclat 40 38 Count It Goals off corners ...... 0 UCI played an exhibition match against Long Beach State at Championship Soccer Stadium in Kelley 39 27 Goals off set pieces ...... 0 the OC Great Park. After three 30-minute periods, the Anteaters came through with the 1-0 Kicked goals ...... 1 victory on a Claire Grouwinkel goal in the second period. There were 32 Anteaters that made an Active Leaders appearance in the match including 12 freshmen and three different goalkeepers that preserved Header goals ...... 0 the shutout. All-time under coach Juniper, UCI is now 2-0-4 in exhibition matches Inside the box ...... 1 Career Goals

Outside the box ...... 0 Andino 9 Top of the Heap Karlowitsch 3 1v1 goals ...... 0 Head Coach Scott Juniper enters as the team's head coach for his 12th season. He overtook the PKs / Shootout ...... 1-1 Lee / Miclat 3 program's lead in head coaching wins last season, and enters 2018 with 121 to show for it. Under Juniper, the 'Eaters have won three Big West regular season titles, reached the NCAA Career Assists Forwards ...... 0 Tournament twice, had eight winning seasons, and won as many as 10 games seven times. Karlowitsch 12 Midfielders ...... 0 Bzeih 10 Defenders ...... 1 Triumphant Returns Lee 4 The Anteaters get a big boost in key areas by the returns of seniors Alex Karlowitsch and Jonnae Seniors ...... 0 Joseph. Karlowitsch sat our 2017 with an injury, but the former All-Big West player as a freshman Career Points Juniors ...... 0 is back to command the midfielder. Joseph was cut down with an injury before conference play in Andino 21 Sophomores ...... 0 2017 missing over half the season. Her tenacity along the wing and senior leadership will fuel Karlowitsch 18 each third for the Anteaters Freshmen ...... 1 Bzeih / Lee 10

Miclat 8 What does the Future Hold?

PLAYER NOTES ## Player Note Height—Year—Position Hometown—Previous College or High School—Club Team—Major Caps (Starts) - Goals - GWG - Assists - Pts 0 Idalis Gonzalez 5-7—Senior—Goalkeeper

Downey, Calif.—Univ. of Louisiana-Monroe—Downey HS—Major: History No UC Irvine stats 00 Glo Hinojosa Also played rugby and field hockey in high school 5-6—Freshman—Goalkeeper

Chula Vista, Calif.—Eastlake HS—Club: - Major: No UC Irvine stats 1 Madi Puliafico Stopped 2 PKs in shootout to secure Division I HS title in 2014 5-8—RS-Sophomore—Goalkeeper

Tustin, Calif.—Mater Dei HS—West Coast FC—Major: Criminology, Law, and Society No UC Irvine stats 2 Scarlett Camberos 5-7—Freshman—Midfielder

Bonita, Calif.—Bonita Vista HS—Club: - Major: 3 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 3 Piper Wurth Made collegiate debut in 71st minute vs. USC Height—Freshman—Defender

Carlsbad, Calif.—San Marcos HS—Club: - Major: 1 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 4 Caitlin Sanchez Played one match at the University of Washington 5-1—Sophomore—Midfielder

Upland, Calif.—Alta Loma HS—University of Washington—Club: - Major: No UC Irvine stats 5 Elizabeth Hutchison 5-7—RS-Senior—Midfielder

Sacramento, Calif.—Rio Americano HS—Placer United—Major: Public Health Policy 50 (3) - 2 G - 1 GWG - 1 A - 5 PTS 6 Kala McDaniel Made collegiate debut starting on backline vs. USC 5-10—Freshman—Defender

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.—Los Osos HS—Club: - Major: 3 (3) - 1 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 2 PTS 7 Kelsee Pottorff 5-4—Senior—Midfielder

Fresno, Calif.—Clovis North HS—California Odyssey—Major: Psychology and Social Behavior 43 (4) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 8 Reema Bzeih Big West Defensive Player of the Week September 4 (3 assists, 0 GA) 5-8—RS-Senior—Defender

Irvine, Calif.—UCLA—University HS—West Coast FC—Major: Environmental Sciences 45 (45) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 10 A - 10 PTS 9 Alex Jaquez Height—Freshman—Forward

Pasadena, Calif.—Bishop Amat HS—Club: - Major: 3 (3) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 10 Jessica Miclat Played in World Cup qualifying matches for the Philippines 5-6—Junior—Midfielder

Chino Hills, Calif.—Chino Hills HS—U.S. under-18 National Team—Major: Public Health Policy 40 (38) - 3 G - 1 GWG - 2 A - 8 PTS 11 Claire Grouwinkel Scored game-winner in exhibition match vs. Long Beach State 5-3—Sophomore—Forward

Torrance, Calif.—South Torrance HS—FRAM—Major: Undeclared 21 (2) - 1 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 3 PTS 12 Kyndal McKinney 5-6—RS-Sophomore—Forward/Midfielder

Fishers, Ind.—Indiana Univ.—Shattuck-St. Mary’s HS—Major: No UC Irvine stats 13 Amber Huff 5-8—Freshman—Midfielder

El Cajon, Calif.—Grossmont HS—Club: - Major: 3 (3) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 14 Sara Young Also played point guard on the high school team 5-6—Sophomore—Midfielder

Mill Valley, Calif.—Marin Catholic HS—Marin FC—Major: Undeclared 7 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 15 Kayla Valenzuela Also ran cross country and track in high school 5-5—RS-Freshman—Defender

Riverside, Calif.—Riverside Poly HS—Albion SC—Major: Psychology and Social Behavior No UC Irvine stats 16 Isabella Gutierrez 6 matches (3 starts) as a freshman at Louisville in 2015 5-7—Senior—Defender

Los Angeles, Calif.—Louisville—El Segundo HS—FC Los Angeles—Major: Political Science 6 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 17 Lili Andino Played with the Puerto Rican National Team over the spring 5-5—Senior—Midfielder

San Diego, Calif.—Rancho Bernardo HS—San Diego Futbol Academy—Major: Education Science 60 (36) - 9 G - 1 GWG - 3 A - 21 PTS 18 Helen Burke 5-8—Freshman—Forward

Moorpark, Calif.—La Reina HS—Club: - Major: No UC Irvine stats FIELD PLAYER NOTES ## Player Note Height—Year—Position Hometown—Previous College or High School—Club Team—Major Caps (Starts) - Goals - GWG - Assists - Points 19 Shelby Petty Made collegiate debut vs. San Francisco entering in 85th minute 5-10—RS-Sophomore—Defender

Torrance, Calif.—South Torrance HS—Nomads SC—Major: Business Economics 1 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 21 Shelby Lee Regional SAAC representative for the Big West and UC Irvine 5-5—Senior—Midfielder

Carlsbad, Calif.—Carlsbad HS—Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks—Major: Public Health Policy 54 (30) - 3 G - 0 GWG - 4 A - 10 PTS 22 Lauren McKimmey CIF Division I champion and State finalist in 2015 5-6—RS-Freshman—Defender

Anaheim, Calif.—Mater Dei HS—Albion SC—Major: Undeclared No UC Irvine stats 23 Alex Karlowitsch Named All-Big West Honorable Mention and All-Freshman in 2014 5-3—RS-Senior—Midfielder

Long Beach, Calif.—Millikan HS—So Cal Blues—Major: Education Science 60 (39) - 3 G - 0 GWG - 12 A - 18 PTS 24 Maddy Chavez Height—Freshman—Defender

Hercules, Calif.—Hercules HS—Club: - Major: No UC Irvine stats 25 Aleah Kelley 5-9—RS-Junior—Defender

Elk Grove, Calif.—Franklin HS—FC Elk Grove—Major: Education Science 39 (27) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 26 Jonnae Joseph Missed second half of 2017 after sustaining injury vs. Pepperdine 5-3—Senior—Forward

Riverside, Calif.—Riverside Poly HS—Albion SC—Major: Psychology 52 (31) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 2 A - 2 PTS 28 McKenzie Madison Two-time league champion in high school 5-5—RS-Freshman—Midfielder

Ripon, Calif.—Gregori HS—FC Elk Grove—Major: Biological Sciences 3 (1) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 29 Carley Brown Career high of 34 minutes vs. Cal State Fullerton in 2016 Big West Semi 5-4—Junior—Forward

Long Beach, Calif.—Los Alamitos HS—Beach FC—Major: Undeclared 27 (2) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 30 Jio Mamola 5-5—Junior—Forward/Midfielder

Sacramento, Calif.—Kennedy HS—FC Elk Grove—Major: International Studies 14 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 32 Erica Mendoza CIF Section champion in 2014-15 5-4—RS-Freshman—Midfield/Defense

Elk Grove, Calif.—Franklin HS—FC Elk Grove—Major: Biomedical Engineering No UC Irvine stats 33 Maddie Newsom Top 20 nationally in minutes played at end of 2017 regular season 5-9—Junior—Goalkeeper

Elk Grove, Calif.—Cosumnes Oaks HS—FC Elk Grove—Major: Criminology, Law, and Society 42 (42) - 23-13-7 - 16 SHO - 36 GA - 147 SV 34 Jenni Pham 5-3—Freshman—Midfielder

Chula Vista, Calif.—Eastlake HS—Club: - Major: No UC Irvine stats 35 Sam Nieto Height—Freshman—Defender

San Gabriel, Calif.—La Salle HS—Club: - Major: No UC Irvine stats 36 Amethyst Trang 5-2—Freshman—Midfielder

Duarte, Calif.—Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy—Club: - Major: No UC Irvine stats 37 Julia Gonzalez 5-6—Freshman—Forward

San Gabriel, Calif.—Flintridge Preparatory School—Club: - Major: No UC Irvine stats 38 Ryan Verhoeven 5-4—Freshman—Defense/Midfield

Burbank, Calif.—Burbank HS—Club: - Major: No UC Irvine stats

STAFF NOTES Head Coach Scott Juniper All-time program wins leader (121), surpassed Marine Cano (113) in 2017 12th season (121-80-26) Assistant Coach P.J. Woolridge Prior to UCI, assistant for 14 years at USC (3), Cal Poly (8), and USD (3) 5th season Assistant Coach Danielle de Seriere Selected to 2016-17 NSCAA 30 Under 30 Program (sister chosen 2015-16) 5th season SCOTT JUNIPER HEAD COACH, 12TH SEASON

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1998-02 University of Bristol (Assistant Coach) 2003-05 UC Riverside (Assistant Coach) 2006 UC Irvine (Assistant Coach) 2007- UC Irvine (Head Coach) TOTALS 11 seasons 121-78-25 52-26-11

Scott Juniper has been the women's soccer head coach at UC Irvine since January 2007, and will start his 12th year at the program's helm in the 2018 season. In Juniper's first 11 seasons as a head coach, he and his squad have reached the Big West Tournament 8 times, produced 8 winning seasons, won 10 or more matches in 2018 UC IRVINE ROSTER 7 seasons, claimed 3 Big West regular season championships (2010, 2011, 2017), and earned 2 at-large berths to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and 2011 reaching ## Name Height Year Position Hometown Previous School the third round of the 2010 tournament with wins over Wake Forest and Arizona 0 Idalis Gonzalez 5-7 Sr. GK Downey, Calif. University of Louisiana-Monroe State. 00 Glo Hinojosa 5-6 Fr. GK Chula Vista, Calif. Eastlake HS Coach Juniper has built the Anteater program into an annual contender that has 1 Madi Puliafico 5-8 RS-So. GK Irvine, Calif. Mater Dei HS taken results from top-tier programs such as USC, BYU, Texas A&M, Auburn, Oregon 2 Scarlett Camberos 5-7 Fr. M Bonita, Calif. Bonita Vista HS State, Portland, Santa Clara, Cal, and Long Beach State. Juniper has been named Big 3 Piper Wurth 5-7 Fr. D Carlsbad, Calif. San Marcos HS West Coach of the Year twice, once in 2010 and again last season in 2017. He also 4 Caitlin Sanchez 5-1 So. M Upland, Calif. University of Washington earned NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year honors in the 2010 campaign helping 5 Elizabeth Hutchison 5-7 RS-Sr. M Sacramento, Calif. Rio Americano HS guide his squad to the only unbeaten and untied conference campaign when his Anteaters went 8-0-0 to win the program's first Big West regular season title and set 6 Kala McDaniel 5-10 Fr. D Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Los Osos HS a new program record with 19 wins over that season. Over his 11 seasons, he 7 Kelsee Pottorff 5-4 Sr. M Fresno, Calif. Clovis North HS has accumulated 121 wins which is most in UC Irvine program history. 8 Reema Bzeih 5-8 RS-Sr. D Irvine, Calif. UCLA 9 Alex Jaquez 5-2 Fr. F Pasadena, Calif. Bishop Amat HS Coach Juniper's student-athletes have experienced a wealth of success with 64 All- Big West honorees over his 11 seasons, 19 named All-West Region, 9 players taking 10 Jessica Miclat 5-3 Jr. M Ontario, Calif. Chino Hills HS home player of the year awards at their respective positions including at least one 11 Claire Grouwinkel 5-3 So. F Torrance, Calif. South Torrance HS each as Offensive, Midfielder, Defender, Goalkeeper, and Freshman of the Year, and 12 Kyndal McKinney 5-2 RS-So. F / M Fishers, Ind. Shattuck-St. Mary’s HS a pair of All-Americans in Tanya Taylor in 2010 and two-time recipient CoCo Good- 13 Amber Huff 5-8 Fr. M El Cajon, Calif. Grossmont HS son in 2010 and 2011. 14 Sara Young 5-6 So. M Mill Valley, Calif. Marin Catholic HS Under coach Juniper's watch, 12 Anteaters have enjoyed successful professional 15 Kayla Valenzuela 5-5 RS-Fr. D Riverside, Calif. Riverside Poly HS careers including 7 still playing around the world. Three Anteaters have been 16 Isabella Gutierrez 5-7 Sr. D Los Angeles, Calif. University of Louisville selected in the draft from either the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league or 17 Lili Andino 5-5 Sr. M San Diego, Calif. Rancho Bernardo HS National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) starting with Tanya Taylor as a fourth 18 Helen Burke 5-8 Fr. F Moorpark, Calif. La Reina HS round pick in 2011 followed by CoCo Goodson selected in the first round in 2012, 19 Shelby Petty 5-10 RS-So. D Torrance, Calif. South Torrance HS and most recently Kiana Palacios was taken in the fourth round in 2017. In addition 21 Shelby Lee 5-5 Sr. M Carlsbad, Calif. Carlsbad HS to the success in American pro soccer, Anteaters have made marks in leagues in the Netherlands, Iceland, Czech Republic, Norway, Cyprus, Sweden, and Lithuania with 22 Lauren McKimmey 5-6 RS-Fr. D Anaheim, Calif. Mater Dei HS two stints on Women's Champions League squads in Europe. 23 Alex Karlowitsch 5-3 RS-Sr. M Long Beach, Calif. Millikan HS 24 Maddy Chavez 5-7 Fr. D Hercules, Calif. Hercules HS Juniper's Anteater career began in 2006 when was hired as an assistant coach at UCI 25 Aleah Kelley 5-9 RS-Jr. M Sacramento, Calif. Franklin HS under April Heinrichs. Prior to joining the Anteater program, Juniper was an assis- tant coach for the UC Riverside men's soccer program for three seasons from 2003- 26 Jonnae Joseph 5-3 Sr. F Moreno Valley, Calif. Riverside Poly HS 05 and an assistant coach at the University of Bristol (England) from 1998-2002. 28 McKenzie Madison 5-5 RS-Fr. M Ripon, Calif. Gregori HS Juniper earned his Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Bristol 29 Carley Brown 5-4 Jr. F Long Beach, Calif. Los Alamitos HS (England) in 1998 and went on to receive his Master's in sport and exercise science 30 Jio Mamola 5-5 Jr. F Sacramento, Calif. Kennedy HS from the University of Bath (England) in 2002. His Master's thesis investigated group 32 Erica Mendoza 5-4 RS-Fr. M / D Elk Grove, Calif. Franklin HS dynamics of elite soccer. Juniper's research was published by the English F.A. 33 Maddie Newsom 5-9 Jr. GK Elk Grove, Calif. Cosumnes Oaks HS Coaches Association Journal in 2003 and "The Sport Psychologist" in 2006. His research, which was based on work with collegiate soccer programs in the U.S. and 34 Jenni Pham 5-3 Fr. M Chula Vista, Calif. Eastlake HS professional soccer academies in England, highlighted key elements of effective 35 Sam Nieto 5-9 Fr. D San Gabriel, Calif. La Salle HS teams. Coach Juniper has delivered presentations on building effective teams to a 36 Amethyst Trang 5-2 Fr. M Azusa, Calif. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy number of organizations. 37 Julia Gonzalez 5-6 Fr. F San Gabriel, Calif. Flintridge Preparatory School As a collegiate soccer player in England at the University of Bristol, Juniper was 38 Ryan Verhoeven 5-4 Fr. D / M Burbank, Calif. Burbank HS named both Freshman and Player of the Year in 1996 and was the leading scorer in 1996 and 1998. During that time, Juniper represented England Universities at the Head Coach: Scott Juniper 12th season University of Bristol (1998) regional level. In 1995, he captained the Colchester Sixth Form College to a high Assistant Coach: P.J. Woolridge 5th season Cal Poly (2000) school national title and in 2001 he was part of the National Championship winning Assistant Coach: Danielle de Seriere 5th season UC Irvine (2011) team at the University of Bath. He also played for a number of semi-professional Athletic Trainer: Jill Radzinski teams in England.

Juniper holds the U.S. Soccer Federation "A" coaching license, UEFA "B" license, Pronunciation Guide USSF National Youth License, NSCAA Goalkeeper license, and a Speed, Agility and 0 eye-DALL-iss Gonzalez 23 Alex CAR-low-witch Quickness trainer accreditation. He is also on the Cal South coach education staff, coaches with the Cal South and Region IV Olympic Development programs in addi- 00 Glo hee-no-HOE-sah 26 JOHN-ay Joseph tion to local clubs and community programs. 1 Madi poo-lee-AH-fick-oh 30 GEE-oh Mamola 6 KAY-luh McDaniel 35 Sam nee-ETT-oh Coach Juniper has recently added a new wrinkle to his coaching career jumping on 7 Kelsee POT-ur-off 38 Ryan ver-HOO-vinn as the inaugural coach to the LA Galaxy OC club of the United Women's Soccer (UWS) league designed to help collegiate players and recent graduates develop as 8 Reema buh-ZEE-uh Asst Danielle de-sair-ee-AIR professionals. Juniper has worked extensively with the Olympic Development 9 Alex JACK-ezz Vol. Justine SOW-durr Program and has served as a scout and assistant coach for U.S. Soccer Youth Nation- 10 Jessica mick-LATT al Team program for a number of years. 11 Claire gr-OW-wink-ull Juniper, a native of Bath in England, resides in Irvine along with his wife, Jill, and 12 KEN-dull McKinney their two young children, Glen and Faye.

Juniper's Publications

Juniper, S. W. & Mellalieu, S. D. (2003). The Impact of Role States on Team Effective- ness. INSIGHT - The Football Association Coaches Association Journal, 4, Vol. 6, 59- 61. Mellalieu, S. D., & Juniper, S.W. (2006). A Qualitative Investigation into Experiences of the Role Episode in Soccer. The Sport Psychologist, 20, 399-418.

0 | Idalis Gonzalez 00 | Glo Hinojosa 1 | Madi Puliafico 2 | Scarlett Camberos 3 | Piper Wurth 4 | Caitlin Sanchez 5 | Elizabeth Hutchison 6 | Kala McDaniel 5-7 - Senior - Goalkeeper 5-6 - Freshman - GK 5-8 - RS-Sophomore - GK 5-7 - Freshman - MF 5-7 - Freshman - DEF 5-1 - Sophomore - MF 5-7 - RS-Senior - MF 5-10 - Freshman - DEF Downey Chula Vista Tustin Bonita Carlsbad Upland Sacramento Rancho Cucamonga Univ. of Louisiana Monroe Eastlake HS Mater Dei HS Bonita Vista HS San Marcos HS Univ. of Washington Rio Americano HS Los Osos HS

7 | Kelsee Pottorff 8 | Reema Bzeih 9 | Alex Jaquez 10 | Jessica Miclat 11 | Claire Grouwinkel 12 | Kyndal McKinney 13 | Amber Huff 5-4 - Senior - MF 5-8 - RS-Senior - DEF 5-2 - Freshman - Forward 5-5 - Junior - MF 5-3 - Sophomore - FWD 5-2 - RS-Sophomore - F/M 5-8 - Freshman - MF Fresno Irvine Pasadena Chino Hills Torrance Fishers, Ind. El Cajon Clovis North HS UCLA Bishop Amat HS Chino Hills HS South Torrance HS Shattuck-St. Mary’s HS Grossmont HS

14 | Sara Young 15 | Kayla Valenzuela 16 | Isabella Gutierrez 17 | Lili Andino 19 | Shelby Petty 19 | Shelby Petty 21 | Shelby Lee 5-6 - Sophomore - MID 5-5 - RS-Freshman - DEF 5-7 - Senior - Defender 5-5 - Senior - Midfielder 5-10 - RS-Freshman - DEF 5-10 - RS-Sophomore - DEF 5-5 - Senior - Midfielder Mill Valley Riverside Los Angeles San Diego Torrance Torrance Carlsbad Marin Catholic HS Riverside Poly HS University of Louisville Rancho Bernardo HS South Torrance HS South Torrance HS Carlsbad HS

22 | Lauren McKimmey 23 | Alex Karlowitsch 24 | Maddy Chavez 25 | Aleah Kelley 26 | Jonnae Joseph 28 | McKenzie Madison 29 | Carley Brown 5-6 - RS-Freshman - DEF 5-3 - RS-Senior - Midfielder 5-7 - Freshman - Defender 5-9 - RS-Junior - Midfielder 5-3 - Senior - Forward 5-5 - RS-Freshman - MF 5-4 - Junior - Forward Anaheim Long Beach Hercules Elk Grove Riverside Ripon Long Beach Mater Dei HS Millikan HS Hercules HS Franklin HS Riverside Poly HS Gregori HS Los Alamitos HS

30 | Jio Mamola 32 | Erica Mendoza 33 | Maddie Newsom 33 | Maddie Newsom Scott Juniper P.J. Woolridge Danielle de Seriere Rachel Schmid 5-5 - Junior - Forward 5-4 - RS-Freshman - M/D 5-9 - Junior - GK 5-9 - Sophomore - GK Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Sacramento Elk Grove Elk Grove Elk Grove 11th Season 4th Season 4th Season 2nd Season Kennedy HS Franklin HS Cosumnes Oaks HS Cosumnes Oaks HS University of Bristol (1998) Cal Poly (2000) UC Irvine (2011) UC Irvine (2008)

Keeper History 33 - Maddie Newsom 5-9, Junior 2018 W/L GA Saves Mins 2016 W/L/D GA Saves Mins 2017 W/L GA Saves Mins Aug. 16 vs. USC L 1 3 90 Aug. 19 vs. Fairfield W 2 4 90 Aug. 23 vs. Arizona L 1 6 90 Aug. 18 at Cal L 2 3 90 Aug. 21 vs. Saint Mary’s W 0 2 90 Aug. 26 vs. Utah T 1 6 110 Aug. 26 vs. SJSU W 1 2 110 Aug. 25 at Arizona D 0 4 110 Aug. 28 at Boise State W 0 2 96 Aug. 28 vs. Portland W 0 1 81 Sept. 1 at Nevada L 1 1 98 Sept. 1 vs. Penn D 0 2 110 Sept. 4 vs. Pittsburgh W 0 2 90 Sept. 3 vs. Toledo W 0 3 90 Sept. 9 vs. Oregon W 2 0 90 Sept. 8 at LMU D 1 6 110 Sept. 11 vs. UAB W 0 0 90 Sept. 10 vs. Oregon W 0 3 90 Sept. 15 at Idaho State W 0 6 83 Sept. 15 at USD W 0 0 90 Sept. 18 at Utah L 1 3 90 Sept. 17 vs. Pepperdine L 4 4 90 Sept. 22 at Santa Clara L 1 2 90 Sept. 21 at Santa Clara L 2 6 90 Sept. 25 vs. Portland L 1 2 97 Sept. 24 vs. San Francisco W 0 4 83 Sept. 30 at LBSU D 0 4 110 Sept. 29 at Cal Poly W 1 7 103 Oct. 2 at UC Riverside W 0 4 90 Oct. 1 at UCSB W 1 3 90 Oct. 13 at UC Davis W 0 2 90 Oct. 5 vs. LBSU D 0 2 110 Oct. 16 vs. CSUN L 1 4 90 Oct. 8 at Hawai’i W 2 7 90 Oct. 21 vs. Cal Poly W 1 3 90 Oct. 12 vs. UC Davis L 1 6 90 Oct. 23 vs. UCSB W 0 2 90 Oct. 15 vs. UC Riverside W 0 4 90 Oct. 28 vs. Hawai’i W 1 5 90 Oct. 19 at CSUN L 1 3 90 Oct. 30 at CSF L 2 4 96 Oct. 29 vs. CSF W 0 5 90 Nov. 3 vs. CSF D 1 3 110 Nov. 2 vs. CSF L 2 2 90 Nov. 6 at LBSU L 3 2 90 Starting Lineups Opponent Keeper Defense Midfield Forwards USC ...... Newsom Bzeih McDaniel Kelley Joseph Miclat Huff Brown Andino Jaquez Grouwinkel Arizona ...... Newsom Bzeih McDaniel Kelley Joseph Andino Huff Brown Lee Grouwinkel Jaquez Utah ...... Newsom Bzeih McDaniel Kelley Josphe Karlowitsch Madison Huff Lee Andino Jaquez LMU ...... Washington ...... Portland ...... Fresno State ...... Pepperdine ...... San Francisco ...... San Diego ...... Hawai’i ...... UC Santa Barbara ...... Cal Poly...... UC Riverside ...... UC Davis ...... CSUN ...... Long Beach State ...... Cal State Fullerton

Recent Awards Big West Offensive Player of the Year 2017 All Big-West Big West Player of the Week (2017) Noel Baham (1st honor, 2nd in program history Kiana Palacios - First Team (2nd honor, 2nd First October 2 | Sydney Carr - 2 G, 2 A in wins at Cal Poly, UCSB (Taylor - 2010)) Team) September 4 | Kiana Palacios - 3 G, 1 A in W vs. UP, Toledo; Noel Baham - First Team (2nd honor, 2nd First Team) Penn draw September 4 | Reema Bzeih - 3 A, 0 GA in W vs. UP, Toledo; Big West Midfielder of the Year Grayson Galbraith - First Team (1st honor) Penn draw Kiana Palacios (1st honor, 1st in program history) Andrea Mensen - First Team (2nd honor, 1st First October 9 | Noel Baham - 1 G, 1 A in draw vs. LBSU, W at Team) Hawai’i Big West Freshman of the Year Sydney Carr - Second Team (1st honor) Sydney Carr (2nd in program history (Privett - 2011)) Maddie Newsom - Honorable Mention (2nd honor, 2018 Preseason All-Big West 2nd HM) None Big West Coach of the Year All-Freshman Team - Sydney Carr, Claire Grouwinkel Scott Juniper (2nd honor, 2nd in program history (2010))