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CSUN Faces Road Tests at #16 Texas A&M, Houston
8/28/2019 1:20:00 PM | Women's Soccer
FULL GAME NOTES
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Women's Soccer concludes a four-match road trip this weekend in Texas. The Matadors will take on No. 16 Texas A&M on Friday at 5:30 p.m. before wrapping up the trip against Houston on Sunday at 5 p.m. Friday's match will be broadcast live on the SEC Network+ via WatchESPN while Sunday's contest will be streamed on Cougars All-Access. All live video links are available on the women's soccer schedule page at GoMatadors.com.
Off to its best start since 2012, CSUN handed UNLV a 1-0 defeat last Thursday to kick off the season before downing Southern Utah 4-0 in a neutral-site match on Saturday evening. The team has not begun the season with two-straight shutouts since the 2012 campaign.
Sophomore Alexis White would have a weekend to remember, scoring once in each victory. White scored the eventual game-winner against UNLV off a flick pass from freshman Stephanie Gallardo in the first half. Sophomore Taylor Thames registered three saves in the match to also notch her first career shutout.
Two nights later, the Matadors' scored their most goals since 2016 in a 4-0 rout of SUU. After a scoreless half, the Matadors broke through in a big way in the first five minutes of the second period. Sophomore Sydney Gilbert and White scored to put CSUN up by a pair. Junior Bethany Fitzsimmons would head in the Matadors' third goal in the 67th minute then Gallardo notched her first career goal late in the match. The trio of senior Amber Edemann, junior Gabriella Hinojosa and sophomore Kassandra Matthews also picked up their first career assists and points in the triumph.
After posting two-straight shutouts, Thames collected Big West Defensive Player of the Week honors on Monday. She finished with four saves in 180 minutes in between the pipes last weekend. Thames made the spot start in the opener after sophomore Amanda Delgado went down with an injury earlier in the week. Prior to the two starts, Thames had only started the Matadors' first four matches in 2018.
Nine Matadors made their CSUN debuts including eight making their first collegiate appearances in Las Vegas. True freshmen Cindy Arteaga and Kacie Garrity started both matches while redshirt freshman Kimberly Anderson started against Southern Utah. Off the bench, true freshmen Izabel Reyes, Kiley Voss and Gallardo, and redshirt freshmen Cora Willcot and Ify Mbeledogu also made their collegiate debuts while sophomore Jacqueline Villanueva played her first two matches with CSUN.
Of the 20 Matadors that have competed this season, just six are upperclassmen including the team's only two seniors, defenders Amanda Martin and Amber Edemann. This season's roster consists of 15 returning letterwinners on the active roster with eight of those players being underclassmen.
CSUN has played Texas A&M just once before in team history with the Aggies picking up a 5-0 victory in 2010 at home. On the flip side, the Matadors are 2-0 against Houston in team history with both of those matches taking place in Northridge. CSUN handed the Cougars a 2-1 defeat in 2013 and most recently a 2-0 decision in 2017.
A Closer Look at Texas A&M
The 16th-ranked Aggies went 1-0-1 in last weekend's California road trip. Texas A&M defeated nationally-ranked Santa Clara (3-2) before playing to a scoreless draw against Pepperdine. The Aggies are coming off their 24th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The team advanced to the Sweet 16, eventually finishing 17-5-1. Texas A&M was picked to win the SEC this season by the conference coaches. G Guerrieri is in his 25th season at the helm of the Aggies.Â
The trio of senior Ally Watt and juniors Addie McCain and Jimena Lopez have scored this season for the Aggies while McCain leads the team with three points. Named an all-american last season, Watt finished tops on the team with 15 goals and 33 points in 2018. In front of the net, Shantel Hutton has started both matches this season and registered a 0.90 goals-against-average to go with nine saves.Â
A Closer Look at Houston
The Cougars are 1-1 this season after winning 3-0 at Sam Houston State and falling 3-0 at Rice last weekend. In 2018, the Cougars finished 7-10-2 and 3-5-1 in the American Athletic Conference. The team has returned 23 members of last season's roster in 2019. Head coach Diego Bocanegra is in his third season at the helm of the Cougars.
Senior Desiree Bowen, sophomore Morgan Goode and freshman Kennedy Dahlin all hit the net at Sam Houston State last week. An all-conference preseason selection, Bowen had a team-best seven goals in 2018. In net, senior Samantha Cude has played every minute in-goal through the team's first two matches and collected three saves.
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Women's Soccer concludes a four-match road trip this weekend in Texas. The Matadors will take on No. 16 Texas A&M on Friday at 5:30 p.m. before wrapping up the trip against Houston on Sunday at 5 p.m. Friday's match will be broadcast live on the SEC Network+ via WatchESPN while Sunday's contest will be streamed on Cougars All-Access. All live video links are available on the women's soccer schedule page at GoMatadors.com.
Off to its best start since 2012, CSUN handed UNLV a 1-0 defeat last Thursday to kick off the season before downing Southern Utah 4-0 in a neutral-site match on Saturday evening. The team has not begun the season with two-straight shutouts since the 2012 campaign.
Sophomore Alexis White would have a weekend to remember, scoring once in each victory. White scored the eventual game-winner against UNLV off a flick pass from freshman Stephanie Gallardo in the first half. Sophomore Taylor Thames registered three saves in the match to also notch her first career shutout.
Two nights later, the Matadors' scored their most goals since 2016 in a 4-0 rout of SUU. After a scoreless half, the Matadors broke through in a big way in the first five minutes of the second period. Sophomore Sydney Gilbert and White scored to put CSUN up by a pair. Junior Bethany Fitzsimmons would head in the Matadors' third goal in the 67th minute then Gallardo notched her first career goal late in the match. The trio of senior Amber Edemann, junior Gabriella Hinojosa and sophomore Kassandra Matthews also picked up their first career assists and points in the triumph.
After posting two-straight shutouts, Thames collected Big West Defensive Player of the Week honors on Monday. She finished with four saves in 180 minutes in between the pipes last weekend. Thames made the spot start in the opener after sophomore Amanda Delgado went down with an injury earlier in the week. Prior to the two starts, Thames had only started the Matadors' first four matches in 2018.
Nine Matadors made their CSUN debuts including eight making their first collegiate appearances in Las Vegas. True freshmen Cindy Arteaga and Kacie Garrity started both matches while redshirt freshman Kimberly Anderson started against Southern Utah. Off the bench, true freshmen Izabel Reyes, Kiley Voss and Gallardo, and redshirt freshmen Cora Willcot and Ify Mbeledogu also made their collegiate debuts while sophomore Jacqueline Villanueva played her first two matches with CSUN.
Of the 20 Matadors that have competed this season, just six are upperclassmen including the team's only two seniors, defenders Amanda Martin and Amber Edemann. This season's roster consists of 15 returning letterwinners on the active roster with eight of those players being underclassmen.
CSUN has played Texas A&M just once before in team history with the Aggies picking up a 5-0 victory in 2010 at home. On the flip side, the Matadors are 2-0 against Houston in team history with both of those matches taking place in Northridge. CSUN handed the Cougars a 2-1 defeat in 2013 and most recently a 2-0 decision in 2017.
A Closer Look at Texas A&M
The 16th-ranked Aggies went 1-0-1 in last weekend's California road trip. Texas A&M defeated nationally-ranked Santa Clara (3-2) before playing to a scoreless draw against Pepperdine. The Aggies are coming off their 24th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The team advanced to the Sweet 16, eventually finishing 17-5-1. Texas A&M was picked to win the SEC this season by the conference coaches. G Guerrieri is in his 25th season at the helm of the Aggies.Â
The trio of senior Ally Watt and juniors Addie McCain and Jimena Lopez have scored this season for the Aggies while McCain leads the team with three points. Named an all-american last season, Watt finished tops on the team with 15 goals and 33 points in 2018. In front of the net, Shantel Hutton has started both matches this season and registered a 0.90 goals-against-average to go with nine saves.Â
A Closer Look at Houston
The Cougars are 1-1 this season after winning 3-0 at Sam Houston State and falling 3-0 at Rice last weekend. In 2018, the Cougars finished 7-10-2 and 3-5-1 in the American Athletic Conference. The team has returned 23 members of last season's roster in 2019. Head coach Diego Bocanegra is in his third season at the helm of the Cougars.
Senior Desiree Bowen, sophomore Morgan Goode and freshman Kennedy Dahlin all hit the net at Sam Houston State last week. An all-conference preseason selection, Bowen had a team-best seven goals in 2018. In net, senior Samantha Cude has played every minute in-goal through the team's first two matches and collected three saves.
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