Thursday, September 15
Bakersfield, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
at
CSU Bakersfield
Photo by: Cassandra Elena Yra
Matadors Open Big West Play at CSUB, Host Portland State
9/13/2022 1:24:00 PM | Women's Soccer
FULL GAME NOTES
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Women's Soccer officially opens Big West play on Thursday with a road match at CSU Bakersfield on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Matadors (1-7) closes the week with a non-conference home match with Portland State on Sunday at 2 p.m. Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
LAST TIME OUT
The Matadors continued non-conference action by hosting a pair of home matches over the past week. CSUN dropped a 2-0 decision to USC last Thursday before falling to UC Irvine 2-1 in a rescheduled non-conference game on Monday.
Against the Trojans, the Matadors surrendered two first-half goals within a six-minute span which proved to be too much to overcome. Hayden Mauldin would record 10 saves in front of the net, setting a career-high for the freshman.
CSUN and UC Irvine had to wait a day to finally square off at Matador Soccer Field last Monday. UCI would strike early in each half, scoring in the 10th minute and in the 49th minute to build a 2-0 lead. Cindy Arteaga racked up eight of the Matadors' 14 shots on the night while freshman Cassidy Imperial-Pham has two shots on goal. The Matadors earned a penalty shot in the 90th minute, which Arteaga scored to cut the deficit to 2-1. CSUN though could not get a shot in the final seconds as UCI held on the rest of the way.Â
MATADOR HEADLINES
Cindy Arteaga set a career-high in goals with her third scored against UC Irvine on Monday. Arteaga is currently ranked third in The Big West in goals while she is second in shots (26) and shots on goal (11). She is also in eighth place in the league in points with six. After her start to the season, Arteaga finds herself in ninth place in CSUN history in career shot attempts with 109.
The Matadors have been without Ashley Cruz over the last two matches due to an injury. Cruz is currently tied for seventh in The Big West in shots on goal (6) and tied for 19th in points (3). She also has one goal, a game-winner scored at California Baptist, on the year.
In net, freshman Hayden Mauldin has started the last three matches for CSUN. Her first three appearances of her collegiate career have come against the likes of BYU, USC and UC Irvine, three teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2021. Mauldin has collected 17 saves thus far on the season.
BIG WEST HISTORY
CSUN is 8-9-3 in Big West openers since joining the league in 2001. Last season, the Matadors won a high-scoring 3-2 decision in Hawai'i to break a five-match winless streak in conference openers. This year marks the fifth consecutive season that the Matadors are opening conference play on the road.
After missing out on last season's Big West Women's Soccer Championship, the Matadors are looking to return back to the conference tournament this season. Over the last 12 Big West seasons, the Matadors have advanced to the conference tournament in eight of those years and have not missed out on back-to-back postseason tournaments. CSUN has also advanced to the championship game twice (2017 and 2019) over the last four tournaments. In 2022, the tournament field has expanded from four teams to six.
SERIES HISTORY
CSUN holds a 5-2-1 all-time series lead against CSU Bakersfield, but the Roadrunners won last season's meeting by a 2-0 score. Prior to 2021, the teams also squared off at Matador Soccer Field in 2019 with that game finishing in a 1-1 draw. CSUN's last visit to Bakersfield took place in 2018 when the Matadors prevailed 2-0. The Matadors have gone 3-0 all-time in Bakersfield.
The Matadors are 6-2 against Portland State all time in women's soccer. CSUN though fell by a 3-1 score last season at Portland State despite a first-half goal from Brooke Mobeck. The teams' last three meetings have taken place in Portland as CSUN has not hosted the Vikings since the 2015 season (in a 3-0 CSUN win). In three all-time meetings at Matador Soccer Field, CSUN has gone 3-0.
SCOUTING CSU BAKERSFIELD
The Roadrunners (2-5) went 1-1 in last week's action, defeating Northern Arizona 2-1 before falling to Boise State 5-1. The team opened the season with five consecutive matches on the road before playing its first two home matches last week. CSUB's other victory this season came against UNLV (2-1) in a neutral-site match. Prior to the season, CSUB was picked to finish 11th in The Big West according to the league's head coaches. Sebastian Vecchio is in his fifth season as head coach of the Roadrunners.
Regielly Halldorsdottir has a team-best three goals and six points while five other Roadrunners have also scored a goal this season. Karen Flores, who has one goal scored, is second on the team in points with three. Hollee Hercik has spent the majority of the time in net for CSUB, racking up 30 saves in 540 minutes.
SCOUTING PORTLAND STATE
The Vikings fell to 1-4-3 on the season after dropping a 2-1 decision to Hawai'i and earning a scoreless draw against North Dakota last week at home. Portland State has played two matches away from home in 2022, going 0-1-1 in those games. The team's lone victory on the year came against Western Oregon by a 4-1 score. The Vikings were picked to finish eighth in the Big Sky Conference by the league's head coaches. Katie Burton is in her sixth season as head coach of Portland State.
Abi Hoffman has a team-high four goals and eight points on the year while 10 of her 15 shots have been on goal. Elle Frazier has two of the team's nine goals while two others have one goal. Sienna Higinbotham and Lucy Quinn received honorable mention all-conference accolades last season. Goalkeeper Enya Hernandez has a team-high 22 saves in 360 minutes.
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Women's Soccer officially opens Big West play on Thursday with a road match at CSU Bakersfield on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Matadors (1-7) closes the week with a non-conference home match with Portland State on Sunday at 2 p.m. Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
LAST TIME OUT
The Matadors continued non-conference action by hosting a pair of home matches over the past week. CSUN dropped a 2-0 decision to USC last Thursday before falling to UC Irvine 2-1 in a rescheduled non-conference game on Monday.
Against the Trojans, the Matadors surrendered two first-half goals within a six-minute span which proved to be too much to overcome. Hayden Mauldin would record 10 saves in front of the net, setting a career-high for the freshman.
CSUN and UC Irvine had to wait a day to finally square off at Matador Soccer Field last Monday. UCI would strike early in each half, scoring in the 10th minute and in the 49th minute to build a 2-0 lead. Cindy Arteaga racked up eight of the Matadors' 14 shots on the night while freshman Cassidy Imperial-Pham has two shots on goal. The Matadors earned a penalty shot in the 90th minute, which Arteaga scored to cut the deficit to 2-1. CSUN though could not get a shot in the final seconds as UCI held on the rest of the way.Â
MATADOR HEADLINES
Cindy Arteaga set a career-high in goals with her third scored against UC Irvine on Monday. Arteaga is currently ranked third in The Big West in goals while she is second in shots (26) and shots on goal (11). She is also in eighth place in the league in points with six. After her start to the season, Arteaga finds herself in ninth place in CSUN history in career shot attempts with 109.
The Matadors have been without Ashley Cruz over the last two matches due to an injury. Cruz is currently tied for seventh in The Big West in shots on goal (6) and tied for 19th in points (3). She also has one goal, a game-winner scored at California Baptist, on the year.
In net, freshman Hayden Mauldin has started the last three matches for CSUN. Her first three appearances of her collegiate career have come against the likes of BYU, USC and UC Irvine, three teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2021. Mauldin has collected 17 saves thus far on the season.
BIG WEST HISTORY
CSUN is 8-9-3 in Big West openers since joining the league in 2001. Last season, the Matadors won a high-scoring 3-2 decision in Hawai'i to break a five-match winless streak in conference openers. This year marks the fifth consecutive season that the Matadors are opening conference play on the road.
After missing out on last season's Big West Women's Soccer Championship, the Matadors are looking to return back to the conference tournament this season. Over the last 12 Big West seasons, the Matadors have advanced to the conference tournament in eight of those years and have not missed out on back-to-back postseason tournaments. CSUN has also advanced to the championship game twice (2017 and 2019) over the last four tournaments. In 2022, the tournament field has expanded from four teams to six.
SERIES HISTORY
CSUN holds a 5-2-1 all-time series lead against CSU Bakersfield, but the Roadrunners won last season's meeting by a 2-0 score. Prior to 2021, the teams also squared off at Matador Soccer Field in 2019 with that game finishing in a 1-1 draw. CSUN's last visit to Bakersfield took place in 2018 when the Matadors prevailed 2-0. The Matadors have gone 3-0 all-time in Bakersfield.
The Matadors are 6-2 against Portland State all time in women's soccer. CSUN though fell by a 3-1 score last season at Portland State despite a first-half goal from Brooke Mobeck. The teams' last three meetings have taken place in Portland as CSUN has not hosted the Vikings since the 2015 season (in a 3-0 CSUN win). In three all-time meetings at Matador Soccer Field, CSUN has gone 3-0.
SCOUTING CSU BAKERSFIELD
The Roadrunners (2-5) went 1-1 in last week's action, defeating Northern Arizona 2-1 before falling to Boise State 5-1. The team opened the season with five consecutive matches on the road before playing its first two home matches last week. CSUB's other victory this season came against UNLV (2-1) in a neutral-site match. Prior to the season, CSUB was picked to finish 11th in The Big West according to the league's head coaches. Sebastian Vecchio is in his fifth season as head coach of the Roadrunners.
Regielly Halldorsdottir has a team-best three goals and six points while five other Roadrunners have also scored a goal this season. Karen Flores, who has one goal scored, is second on the team in points with three. Hollee Hercik has spent the majority of the time in net for CSUB, racking up 30 saves in 540 minutes.
SCOUTING PORTLAND STATE
The Vikings fell to 1-4-3 on the season after dropping a 2-1 decision to Hawai'i and earning a scoreless draw against North Dakota last week at home. Portland State has played two matches away from home in 2022, going 0-1-1 in those games. The team's lone victory on the year came against Western Oregon by a 4-1 score. The Vikings were picked to finish eighth in the Big Sky Conference by the league's head coaches. Katie Burton is in her sixth season as head coach of Portland State.
Abi Hoffman has a team-high four goals and eight points on the year while 10 of her 15 shots have been on goal. Elle Frazier has two of the team's nine goals while two others have one goal. Sienna Higinbotham and Lucy Quinn received honorable mention all-conference accolades last season. Goalkeeper Enya Hernandez has a team-high 22 saves in 360 minutes.
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