Sunday, October 13
Riverside, Calif.
5:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
at
UC Riverside
Photo by: Connor Clark
CSUN Makes Sunday Trip to UC Riverside
10/11/2024 10:35:00 AM | Women's Soccer
GAME NOTES
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Women's Soccer travels to UC Riverside for a Sunday night Big West match. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. on ESPN+.
FOR STARTERS
The Matadors have reached the halfway point of the Big West season as they have gone 2-2-1 through five conference matches. CSUN has seven points in conference play, good enough for a four-way tie for fourth place in the standings with Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine and Long Beach State. Hawai'i sits atop the Big West standings with a 5-0 record and 15 points followed by UC Santa Barbara (4-0-1, 13 points) and Cal State Bakersfield (3-1-1, 10 points). CSUN will have four remaining conference games after Sunday's match against UC Riverside. The Matadors wrap up their home schedule next week with matches against Cal Poly (Oct. 17) and UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 20).
ABOUT LAST WEEK
CSUN is coming off a Sunday night 3-1 home win over UC San Diego at Matador Soccer Field. The Matadors roared back from a 1-0 deficit at halftime to score three goals over a 7:38 span in the second period. Cailey Jackson hit the equalizer in the 54th minute, scoring off a rebound. Just three minutes later, Kayden Perigo, who assisted Jackson on the goal, tapped in the go-ahead goal following a corner kick. CSUN added a third goal in the 61st minute on a free kick from Yoshi Rubalcaba before holding the Tritons at bay the rest of the way. In goal, Riley Liebsack finished with two saves to collect her fourth victory of the season.
The Matadors opened up last week with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to first-place Hawai'i on Thursday at Matador Soccer Field. The teams battled to standstill for over 80 minutes until the Bows found the go-ahead goal in the 81st minute. CSUN looked for the equalizer in the closing minutes, eventually gaining a strong look from Ashly Torres in the 90th minute, but the attempt went high of the net. Liebsack was again strong in goal, producing six saves in defeat.
CSUN IN BIG WEST RANKINGS
As a team, CSUN has moved up to second in the Big West in save percentage (.789) and third in saves (78) while the Matadors are fifth in goals-against-average at a 1.43 clip. The team's 20 goals allowed are the sixth-least in the conference. Individually, Riley Liebsack remains the league leader in saves (75) as she ranks 16th in the nation in the category. On the offensive end, Yoshi Rubalcava is now up to eighth place in points with 10 and 10th in goals with four. Jordyn Canister also ranks seventh in shots on goal (13) and 10th in total shots (27).
MATADOR LEADERS
Yoshi Rubalcava's four goals now top the team as she has scored three times in five Big West games. Cailey Jackson follows Rubalcava in the goals department with three this season to go with eight points. True freshman Kayden Perigo also has scored multiple times this season, netting two goals, both of which in Big West play. Jordyn Canister and Jackie Victorio have the other two CSUN goals in 2024. The trio of Rubalcava, Jackson and Ashly Torres top CSUN with two assists apiece.
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
The Matadors competed in another one-goal match last week, bringing the team's total to nine in 14 matches with CSUN posting a 3-6 record in those contests. Six of the last nine matches have been decided by one goal with one of the other three matches going to a draw. CSUN's defense has been a key factor in helping stay close with the opposition as the Matadors have allowed just five goals through five Big West games along with eight over their last eight matches overall.
SCOUTING UC RIVERSIDE
The Highlanders are 2-10-2 overall with a 0-3-2 conference record. In last week's action, UCR fell on the road at Cal State Fullerton 4-0 before playing to a 1-1 tie at Cal State Bakersfield. Prior to the season, the Highlanders were selected to finish 10th in the Big West by the league's head coaches. Mimi Dominguez tops the Highlanders with two goals and four points to go with 23 shots and 11 shots on goal. Three other Highlanders have goals on the season. In goal, Allee Grashoff has seen the most time at goalkeeper, posting 65 saves with a 1.83 goals-against average and two shutouts.
Series History: CSUN leads UC Riverside 15-7-1 in the all-time series while the Matadors are unbeaten over the last eight meetings. Last season, the teams played to a 0-0 draw at Matador Soccer Field, which snapped CSUN's seven-match win streak in the series. Overall, CSUN has won the last three meetings in Riverside.
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Women's Soccer travels to UC Riverside for a Sunday night Big West match. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. on ESPN+.
FOR STARTERS
The Matadors have reached the halfway point of the Big West season as they have gone 2-2-1 through five conference matches. CSUN has seven points in conference play, good enough for a four-way tie for fourth place in the standings with Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine and Long Beach State. Hawai'i sits atop the Big West standings with a 5-0 record and 15 points followed by UC Santa Barbara (4-0-1, 13 points) and Cal State Bakersfield (3-1-1, 10 points). CSUN will have four remaining conference games after Sunday's match against UC Riverside. The Matadors wrap up their home schedule next week with matches against Cal Poly (Oct. 17) and UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 20).
ABOUT LAST WEEK
CSUN is coming off a Sunday night 3-1 home win over UC San Diego at Matador Soccer Field. The Matadors roared back from a 1-0 deficit at halftime to score three goals over a 7:38 span in the second period. Cailey Jackson hit the equalizer in the 54th minute, scoring off a rebound. Just three minutes later, Kayden Perigo, who assisted Jackson on the goal, tapped in the go-ahead goal following a corner kick. CSUN added a third goal in the 61st minute on a free kick from Yoshi Rubalcaba before holding the Tritons at bay the rest of the way. In goal, Riley Liebsack finished with two saves to collect her fourth victory of the season.
The Matadors opened up last week with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to first-place Hawai'i on Thursday at Matador Soccer Field. The teams battled to standstill for over 80 minutes until the Bows found the go-ahead goal in the 81st minute. CSUN looked for the equalizer in the closing minutes, eventually gaining a strong look from Ashly Torres in the 90th minute, but the attempt went high of the net. Liebsack was again strong in goal, producing six saves in defeat.
CSUN IN BIG WEST RANKINGS
As a team, CSUN has moved up to second in the Big West in save percentage (.789) and third in saves (78) while the Matadors are fifth in goals-against-average at a 1.43 clip. The team's 20 goals allowed are the sixth-least in the conference. Individually, Riley Liebsack remains the league leader in saves (75) as she ranks 16th in the nation in the category. On the offensive end, Yoshi Rubalcava is now up to eighth place in points with 10 and 10th in goals with four. Jordyn Canister also ranks seventh in shots on goal (13) and 10th in total shots (27).
MATADOR LEADERS
Yoshi Rubalcava's four goals now top the team as she has scored three times in five Big West games. Cailey Jackson follows Rubalcava in the goals department with three this season to go with eight points. True freshman Kayden Perigo also has scored multiple times this season, netting two goals, both of which in Big West play. Jordyn Canister and Jackie Victorio have the other two CSUN goals in 2024. The trio of Rubalcava, Jackson and Ashly Torres top CSUN with two assists apiece.
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
The Matadors competed in another one-goal match last week, bringing the team's total to nine in 14 matches with CSUN posting a 3-6 record in those contests. Six of the last nine matches have been decided by one goal with one of the other three matches going to a draw. CSUN's defense has been a key factor in helping stay close with the opposition as the Matadors have allowed just five goals through five Big West games along with eight over their last eight matches overall.
SCOUTING UC RIVERSIDE
The Highlanders are 2-10-2 overall with a 0-3-2 conference record. In last week's action, UCR fell on the road at Cal State Fullerton 4-0 before playing to a 1-1 tie at Cal State Bakersfield. Prior to the season, the Highlanders were selected to finish 10th in the Big West by the league's head coaches. Mimi Dominguez tops the Highlanders with two goals and four points to go with 23 shots and 11 shots on goal. Three other Highlanders have goals on the season. In goal, Allee Grashoff has seen the most time at goalkeeper, posting 65 saves with a 1.83 goals-against average and two shutouts.
Series History: CSUN leads UC Riverside 15-7-1 in the all-time series while the Matadors are unbeaten over the last eight meetings. Last season, the teams played to a 0-0 draw at Matador Soccer Field, which snapped CSUN's seven-match win streak in the series. Overall, CSUN has won the last three meetings in Riverside.
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