2019 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Bethany Fitzsimmons
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Taft, CA
- High School:
- Taft Union HS
2019 All-Big West Conference Second Team
2020 Season (Graduate)
Fitzsimmons did not compete in any games after the Big West Conference canceled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Graduated with a degree in liberal studies and is a grad student in the recreation and tourism management program.
2019 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Fitzsimmons started a career-high 22 matches at forward ... Posted new career-bests in goals (6), assists (2), points (14), shots (41), shots on goal (21) and game-winners (4) ... Earned All-Big West Second Team accolades following the regular season ... Ranked fifth in the Big West in points and shots on goal while she was sixth in goals and shots ... Scored three goals and added two assists for eight points in Big West play ... Scored game-winners over Eastern Washington (9/8/19), Grand Canyon (9/22/19), UC Irvine (10/24/19) and Long Beach State (10/31/19) ... Scored goals in three-straight games in Big West play from 10/24-10/31 ... Will enter her senior season one goal shy of the Matadors' all-time Top 10 career scoring list ... Earned a spot on the Big West All-Academic Team.
2018 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Fitzsimmons returned from injury to compete in all 16 matches, making nine starts ... Finished second on the team in goals (4), points (9), shots (21) and shots on goal (11) ... Collected two goals and an assist in Big West play ... Scored first goal of the season at Illinois State (8/16/18) ... Hit the net at Portland State in an eventual victory (8/26/18) ... Notched second career game winner at CSU Bakersfield (9/16/18) ... Picked up an assist on a Marissa Favela game winner vs. Cal State Fullerton (10/7/18) ... Scored final goal of the year at UC Santa Barbara (10/25/18) ... Named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
2017 Season (Sophomore)
Fitzsimmons missed the entire season due to injury and used a medical redshirt.Â
2016 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in 19 matches and made on start as a freshman ... Scored a goal on 17 shots in 599 minutes in action on the season ... Put seven of her shots on goal ... Netted first career goal and game winner against Ball State (9/2/16) ... Started her first career match and played a season-high 62 minutes against nationally ranked Pepperdine (9/11/16) ... Totaled four shots with two on goal in a win over Loyola-Chicago (9/16/16) ... Picked up three shot attempts versus Omaha (9/25/16) ... Recorded six shots with three on goal during Big West play.
Taft Union HS
Played volleyball, softball, track and soccer while with Taft ... Earned all-league first team honors with the soccer team including team MVP awards in 2012-13Â and 2015 ... Helped the softball team to CIF championship and league titles from 2012-2014 ... AÂ member of the 2013 volleyball team that won the South Sequoia league title ... Earned All-League honors while with the track team in 2015.
Personal
Parents are Steve and Karie Fitzsimmons ... Has four brothers, Justin, Cody, Brian and Kenny ... Competed with the South Valley Thunder soccer club team ... Favorites include Real Madrid, David Beckham, actors Adam Sandler and Julia Roberts, the tv show "Grey's Anatomy" and "Dexter," the film "Grease," the musical group the NWA, Drake, Rihanna and Tupac Shakur ... Favorite food is potatoes ... Chose CSUN because of the teaching program offered ... Lists scoring her 94th goal in high school, which set a California high school record, as her greatest sports moment ... Her best advice to young people is "be yourself" ... Her greatest hero is her teacher Mike Goodwin because he taught her everything she needs to be her.
