UC Irvine SOCCER GAME NOTES
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UC Irvine SOCCER GAME NOTES Alex Croteau, Asst. Dir. Media Relations · Office: (949) -824 8934 · Mailing Address: Intercollegiate Athletics Building, Irvine, California 92697-4500 Email: [email protected] · Twitter: @UCIwsoc · Facebook.com/UCIwsoc · www.ucirvinesports.com · YouTube.com/UCIAthletics · Instagram: @uciathletics #TogetherWeZot | #RipEm GAME SCHEDULE (8-4-0) Date Opponent Time UC Irvine Anteaters Aug. 19 Fairfield W, 4-2 Aug. 21 Saint Mary’s W, 2-0 Aug. 26 vs. San Jose State % W(2OT), 2-1 Record: 8-4-0 Home: 3-1 Aug. 28 at Boise State % W(OT), 1-0 Big West: 0-0 Away: 2-3 Sept. 1 at Nevada L(OT), 0-1 Sept. 4 Pittsburgh W, 3-0 Top 25: 0-0 Neutral: 3-0 Sept. 9 vs. Oregon + W, 3-2 Sept. 11 vs. UAB + W, 4-0 Sept. 15 at Idaho State W, 3-0 FIRST KICKS Sept. 18 at Utah L, 0-1 Sept. 22 at Santa Clara L, 0-1 UC Irvine’s 22 goals are 42nd-most in the nation, it also eclipses its 2015 total of 21 goals Sept. 25 Portland L(OT), 0-1 The ‘Eaters are ninth in the nation with 28 assists and rank 18th averaging 2.3 per match Sept. 30 * at Long Beach State 7:00 PM Overall, the ‘Eaters have produced 72 points, 23rd most in the nation Oct. 2 * at UC Riverside 6:00 PM The defense holds a 0.72 goals-against-average, 41st in the nation Oct. 13 * at UC Davis 3:00 PM Kiana Palacios led the nation with 23 points and was tied atop with nine goals following her Oct. 16 * CSUN 2:00 PM third 2-goal performance on Thursday at Idaho State. Oct. 21 * Cal Poly 7:00 PM Currently, Palacios is third in the nation with 23 points and fourth in the nation with nine goals Oct. 23 * UC Santa Barbara 2:00 PM and four game-winning goals Oct. 28 * Hawai’i 7:00 PM Oct. 30 * at Cal State Fullerton 2:00 PM Per match, she averages 0.75 goals (28th nationally) and 1.92 points (19th nationally) The Anteaters have four players within the top 75 nationally in assists: Noel Baham is 12th Home matches in BOLD with six assists, Grayson Galbraith and Kiana Palacios each have five ranking 29th, and Alex Neutral matches in italics Karlowitsch has four, 75th-best % - Boise State Bronco Invitational - Boise, Id. Palacios’ is among the nation’s leaders in shots and shots on goal per match, she averages four + - Fullerton Tournament at Fullerton, Calif. shots a match, 34th-best, and two shots on goal per match, 36th-best * - Big West Conference match Maddie Newsom continues to climb the national charts as a keeper with 1,111 minutes played, fourth-most, four shutouts ranking 36th nationally, and the 46th-best goals-against- average at 0.73 Broadcast Information As a team, UCI leads the Big West in points, assists, points per match, assists per match, and fouls per match along with tied for first with UCSB with 22 goals Live Stats Individually, ‘Eaters lead the conference in seven categories with Kiana Palacios (goals, game- winning goals, points, points per match, shots per match), Maddie Newsom (minutes played), Live stats are available for every Anteater and Noel Baham (assists) heading those categories soccer game through ucirvinesports.com and the UCI Sports Front Row app. UCI’s eight non-conference wins match the most under Juniper with the 2009 and 2010 squads BREAKDOWN Online UCI’s match at Long Beach will have a live audio broadcast. That link as well as all perti- Long Beach State 49ers UC Riverside Highlanders nent information on the team can be found at Friday, September 30, 2016 - 7:00 PM Sunday, October 2, 2016 - 6:00 PM ucirvinesports.com George Allen Field - Long Beach, Calif. UCR Soccer Field - Riverside, Calif. Follow Us Record 4-5-1 Record 3-5-3 Be sure to follow UCI Athletics and UCI men’s Home 4-3-1 Home 1-2-2 soccer on all of the official social media ac- Road 0-2 Road 2-3-1 counts to stay up-to-date on daily news, and Last 5 1-4 Last 5 2-3 gameday and in-game information. Series UCI leads 12-7-4 Series UCI leads 11-4-1 Last meeting 2015 - W, 2-0 at home Last meeting 2015 - W, 1-0 at home Ranking NR Ranking NR Head Coach Mauricio Ingrassia (13th Season) Head Coach Nat Gonzalez (5th Season) Conference Big West Conference Conference Big West Conference FIELD PLAYER NOTES 2 Kiana Palacios Playing for Mexico in the upcoming under-20 Women’s World Cup 5-7—Junior—Forward Lake Forest, Calif.—Mission Viejo HS—Slammers FC—Major: Education Science 46 (46) - 18 G - 7 GWG - 9 A - 45 PTS 3 Janeth Acuna Named NSCAA Junior College All-American in 2015 5-4—Junior—Midfielder/Forward Downey, Calif. —Rio Hondo College—Downey HS—Norwalk FC—Major: Public Health Policy 2 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 4 Sammie James First career GWG came in the 88th minute to beat Oregon 5-7—Senior—Midfielder Upland, Calif.—St. Lucy’s Priory HS—Arsenal FC—Major: Education Science 53 (18) - 2 G - 1 GWG - 1 A - 5 PTS 5 Elizabeth Hutchison Started the first 2 games of the 2015 season 5-7—RS-Sophomore-Midfielder Sacramento, Calif.—Rio Americano HS—Placer United—Major: Biological Sciences 19 (2) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 6 Maritza Acuna Named NSCAA Junior College National Scholar Player of the Year 5-4—Junior—Defender Downey, Calif.—Rio Hondo College—Downey HS—Norwalk FC—Major: Public Health Policy 8 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 7 Tatyana Garrett 3 of 5 goals have been game-winners including 2 in OT (103’, 109’) 5-3—Senior—Forward Elk Grove, Calif.—Franklin HS—San Juan Academy—Major: Social Ecology 34 (0) - 5 G - 3 GWG - 0 A - 10 PTS 8 Reema Bzeih Recorded 1st 2 career points as assists vs. Saint Mary’s and SJSU 5-8—RS-Sophomore—Defender Irvine, Calif.—UCLA—University HS—West Coast FC—Major: Undecided 12 (12) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 2 A - 2 PTS 9 Brittany Nguyen Named to All-Big West Freshman squad in 2015 5-6—Sophomore—Midfielder Santee, Calif.—West Hills HS—San Diego Surf—Major: Undecided 27 (21) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 1 A - 1 PTS 10 Jessica Miclat First career goal and point came on the game-winner vs. UAB 5-6—Freshman—Midfielder Chino Hills, Calif.—Chino Hills HS—U.S. under-18 National Team—Major: Chemistry 12 (10) - 1 G - 1 GWG - 1 A - 3 PTS 12 Aubrielle Camacho Played 15 matches as sub for LMU in 2014, high of 36 mins in a game 5-6—Sophomore—Defender Alta Loma, Calif.—Loyola Marymount—Los Osos HS—West Coast FC—Major: Political Science No UC Irvine stats 13 Grayson Galbraith Doubled her career output at Fullerton Tournament (1 G, 3 A) 5-6—Junior—Midfielder Irvine, Calif.—Woodbridge HS—Fram Soccer Club—Major: Education Science 40 (30) - 2 G - 0 GWG - 6 A - 10 PTS 15 McKenna Pigoni Played in 1st 3 career matches as a sub vs. Pitt, UAB, Idaho State 5-7—RS-Junior—Defender Upland, Calif.—Upland HS—Legends FC—Major: Kinesiology 3 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 16 Isabella Gutierrez Started first 3 matches, played 6 total as a freshman at Louisville 5-7—Sophomore—Defender Los Angeles, Calif.—Louisville—El Segundo HS—FC Los Angeles—Major: Undeclared 3 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 17 Lili Andino Registered 2-goal game as a sub in 4-2 win over Fairfield 5-5—Sophomore—Midfielder San Diego, Calif.—Rancho Bernardo HS—San Diego Futbol Academy—Major: Electrical Eng. 28 (16) - 5 G - 0 GWG - 2 A - 12 PTS 18 Noel Baham Named Big West Offensive Player of the Week last week (2 G, 3 A) 5-6—RS-Junior—Defender Redlands, Calif.—Santa Clara University—Redlands HS—Fram —Major: Public Health Policy 48 (32) - 3 G - 0 GWG - 11 A - 17 PTS 19 Shelby Petty Secured undefeated league title at South Torrance HS 5-10—Freshman—Defender Torrance, Calif.—South Torrance HS—Nomads SC—Major: Business Economics No UC Irvine stats 20 Hayley Mayne Entered as a sub in each of the last five matches 5-5—Freshman—Forward Carlsbad, Calif.—La Costa Canyon HS—Carlsbad United FC—Major: Criminology, Law, and Society 7 (0) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 21 Shelby Lee Made season debut entering as a sub and player 45 minutes vs. Utah 5-5—Sophomore—Midfielder Carlsbad, Calif.—Carlsbad HS—Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks—Major: Public Health Policy 22 (4) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 2 A - 2 PTS 22 Kelsey Texeira All 7 points in her career have come in 2016 5-10—RS-Senior—Defender Riverside, Calif.—King HS—ODP Region IV—Major: Psychology and Social Behavior 47 (33) - 2 G - 2 GWG - 3 A - 7 PTS 23 Alex Karlowitsch Named All-Big West Honorable Mention and All-Freshman in 2014 5-3—Junior—Midfielder Long Beach, Calif.—Millikan HS—So Cal Blues—Major: Education Science 50 (32) - 3 G - 0 GWG - 10 A - 16 PTS 24 Andrea Mensen Registered first career assist feeding Palacios on free kick vs. UO 5-6—Junior—Defender Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.—Rancho Cucamonga HS—Fram—Major: Biological Sciences 46 (33) - 2 G - 1 GWG - 1 A - 5 PTS 25 Aleah Kelley Named a team captain near tail end of 2015 season 5-9—Sophomore—Midfielder Elk Grove, Calif.—Franklin HS—FC Elk Grove—Major: Special Education 16 (4) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 26 Jonnae Joseph Made 1 start in 2015 at Hawai’i, 8 starts in 2016 5-3—Sophomore—Forward Riverside, Calif.—Riverside Poly HS—Albion SC—Major: Psychology 30 (11) - 0 G - 0 GWG - 0 A - 0 PTS 27 Kelsee Pottorff Made first 2 career starts vs.