Thursday, October 31
Davis, Calif.
3:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
5-11-3, 3-4-3
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UC Davis
13-4-2, 6-2-2
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CSUN
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UC Davis
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Photo by: Chuck Marvel
CSUN's Season Ends with Road Loss at UC Davis
10/31/2024 6:01:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DAVIS, Calif.---CSUN Women's Soccer's dropped a 3-0 decision to UC Davis in the regular season finale on Thursday at Aggie Soccer Field. The loss eliminated the Matadors from postseason contention.
Picked to finish last in the Big West standings prior to the season, the Matadors would improve their win total by four games from 2023 and remain alive for a postseason spot until the final day of the regular season under first-year head coach Gina Brewer.
HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN came out quickly with shots on goal from Yoshi Rubalcava and Cailey Jackson over the first five minutes of action. However, the Aggies would strike first shortly thereafter in the 16th minute. After a CSUN foul from above the box, Bella Mayo set up the scoring chance with a free kick to the middle of the box where Sam Tristan finished the play with a header for a 1-0 lead. The Matadors would fight until the end of the half, gaining a shot on frame from Jackson.
In the second half, the Aggies doubled their lead with a 52nd minute strike off the foot of Genevieve Fontes before adding a third goal six minutes later on a goal from Sarah Canavan from the right side of the box. Despite the 3-0 deficit, CSUN kept on battling down the stretch of the match. Sunny Bowlin-Stacy had her shot saved by Caeley Goldstein while Jackson and Ashly Torres were denied as well on strikes from inside the box. Torres had three more shot attempts late in the match with another shot saved by Goldstein in the 80th minute. The shot count remained even in the second half with seven on each side, but the Matadors would be unable to find the net on the day.
NOTES OF THE GAME
ACCORDING TO COACH GINA BREWER
"We are extremely proud of the growth and improvement from our team this season. Unfortunately, we fell a little short today, but that doesn't take away from the enjoyable moments we had throughout this season that showed the capability of our team. We know the future is bright and we are already excited for next year! We would like to thank our four seniors, Brooklin, Kaylee, Ashly and Angelica because they have moved the needle forward and are leaving this program in a better place!"
#GoMatadors
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Picked to finish last in the Big West standings prior to the season, the Matadors would improve their win total by four games from 2023 and remain alive for a postseason spot until the final day of the regular season under first-year head coach Gina Brewer.
HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN came out quickly with shots on goal from Yoshi Rubalcava and Cailey Jackson over the first five minutes of action. However, the Aggies would strike first shortly thereafter in the 16th minute. After a CSUN foul from above the box, Bella Mayo set up the scoring chance with a free kick to the middle of the box where Sam Tristan finished the play with a header for a 1-0 lead. The Matadors would fight until the end of the half, gaining a shot on frame from Jackson.
In the second half, the Aggies doubled their lead with a 52nd minute strike off the foot of Genevieve Fontes before adding a third goal six minutes later on a goal from Sarah Canavan from the right side of the box. Despite the 3-0 deficit, CSUN kept on battling down the stretch of the match. Sunny Bowlin-Stacy had her shot saved by Caeley Goldstein while Jackson and Ashly Torres were denied as well on strikes from inside the box. Torres had three more shot attempts late in the match with another shot saved by Goldstein in the 80th minute. The shot count remained even in the second half with seven on each side, but the Matadors would be unable to find the net on the day.
NOTES OF THE GAME
- CSUN finishes the 2024 season at 5-11-3 overall with a 3-4-3 Big West record while UC Davis secures the No. 2 seed in the Big West Championship and improves to 13-4-2 overall and 6-2-2 in conference.
- The Matadors finished with a 17-15 edge in shots while the Aggies led 8-7 in shots on goal.
- Each side totaled three corner kicks.
- Riley Liebsack tallied five saves to finish with 100 for the season. She is the fifth Matador to ever record 100 saves in a season and the first since 2012 (Cynthia Jacobo).
- Jackson totaled six shots with three on goal to lead CSUN.
- Thursday's match represented the final match for the CSUN senior class of Torres, Angelica Claiborne, Kaylee Gutierrez and Brooklin Woolf. Claiborne and Torres played full time in the match while Gutierrez played 65 minutes and Woolf logged 50 minutes off the bench.
ACCORDING TO COACH GINA BREWER
"We are extremely proud of the growth and improvement from our team this season. Unfortunately, we fell a little short today, but that doesn't take away from the enjoyable moments we had throughout this season that showed the capability of our team. We know the future is bright and we are already excited for next year! We would like to thank our four seniors, Brooklin, Kaylee, Ashly and Angelica because they have moved the needle forward and are leaving this program in a better place!"
#GoMatadors
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Team Stats
CSUN
UCD
Goals
0
3
Shots
17
15
Shots on Goal
7
8
Saves
5
7
Corners
3
3
Fouls
15
11
Scoring Plays
Sam Tristan (10)
Assisted By: Bella Mayo
GOAL by UCD Tristan, Sam Assist by Mayo, Bella.
15:27
Genavieve Fontes (11)
Assisted By: Bella Mayo
GOAL by UCD Fontes, Genavieve Assist by Mayo, Bella.
51:38
Sarah Canavan (1)
Assisted By: Kylie Garcia , Sam Tristan
GOAL by UCD Canavan, Sarah Assist by Garcia, Kylie and Tristan, Sam.
57:56
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
6
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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