Thursday, September 9
Irvine, Calif.
3:00 PM
UC Irvine
vs
Oregon State
Photo by: Matt Brown
Women's Soccer Hosts Afternoon Match with Oregon State
September 07, 2021 | Women's Soccer
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| This Week in UC Irvine Women's Soccer | |||||
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| (RV) Oregon State (6-0) at UC Irvine (4-2) | Matchup | ||||
| Thursday, September 9 | Date | ||||
| Irvine, Calif. | Location | ||||
| Anteater Stadium | Tickets | Fan Information | |||
| Doubleheader with Men's Soccer (7:30 p.m.) | Promotion | ||||
| 3:00 PM | Kickoff | ||||
| ESPN+ with David Gascon | How to Watch | ||||
| Live Stats | Live Stats | ||||
| Beavers | Anteaters | Match Notes | |||
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Women's soccer has built up a three-match win streak and now seven straight unbeaten in Anteater Stadium along with a 4-2 record on the season. This week is the first of two straight with just a single match, both against Pac-12 programs, as it hosts Oregon State on Thursday afternoon.
Storylines
Β·Β Two more Big West weekly awards went to Anteaters as Scarlett Camberos scored twice Sunday, netted the game-winner, and added an assist Thursday for Big West Offensive Player of the Week, and Desiree Mendoza earning Freshman of the Week after her first career points came Thursday as the game-winning goal at LMU. Joining Sophie Gillies' pair of awards in the opening week, the 'Eaters now have four Big West weekly awards in 2021
Β·Β United Soccer Coaches came out with their rankings Tuesday and UC Irvine ranked No. 8 among the West Region schools.
Β·Β The Anteaters took a big win from Cal State Fullerton behind two Scarlett Camberos goals, the second of which came after the Titans leveled in the 53rd minute as a result of a UCI red card leaving them with 10 players. The win gives UCI three straight and seven consecutive unbeaten in Anteater Stadium going 6-0-1 since 2019.
Β·Β Six different goalscorers vs. Southern Utah included four players with their first career goals and points - Alyssa Moore, Lilli Rask, Laila El Behery, and Chloe Ragon. Seven players earned their first career point over the first two weekends including the five goal scorers and those adding assists such as Autumn Thompkins and Gianna Creighton. More firsts came last week with freshman Desiree Mendoza putting home her first career point for the game-winning goal, and fourth-year defender Maddy Chavez recorded her first career point on an assist in the win at LMU. On Sunday, Mihaela Perez added her first career point on an assist making her the ninth Anteater to collect their first career point in 2021.
Β·Β The 'Eaters welcome a Pac-12 opponent into Anteater Stadium for the fourth straight season. UCI is 3-7-2 at home against the Pac-12 under coach Juniper, and have picked up eight wins and four draws against the conference in that time.
260 -Β PKs have determined the last two goals against; the last goal allowed in the run of play came 260 minutes ago
19 -Β Thursday marks the 19th home match all-time featuring a Pac-12 opponent; UCI has 7 wins and 3 draws in those
6-0-1 -Β The 'Eaters are 6-0-1 in their last seven home matches dating back to 2019
4 -Β Anteaters have taken home 4 Big West Player of the Week awards with Camberos and Mendoza this week
12 -Β UCI has 12 results (8 W, 4 T) under coach Juniper vs. the Pac-12 with five at home and three wins vs. Oregon St.
2.33 -Β UCI is averaging 2.33 goals per match which includes a 6-goal game and turning 53.6% of shots on goal
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This Week's Matches
Β·Β The next two matches come against Pac-12 opponents, but just one this week with a Thursday afternoon matchup with Oregon State in Anteater Stadium.
Β·Β The Anteaters and Beavers meet up for the 11th time all-time and first since 2013. UCI has had success against Oregon State gong 8-2-0 in matches including wins in the last seven contests in the series dating back to 1995. In Anteater Stadium, UCI is 2-1 including a loss in the first-ever matchup in 1990, a win in 1993, and a win in 2010. Coach Juniper has led UCI to wins in all three matches under his tenure. The 2021 Beavers are rolling however at 6-0 and receiving national votes, a year after winning just four matches. UCI will be the last stop on a four-match road trip where they've already outscored its opponents 11-1. The attack begins with freshman McKenna Martinez and sophomore Amber Jackson with four goals each and five of the team's six game-winners between them. Senior keeper Bridgette Skiba has stopped 18 of 20 shots for a 0.38 goals-against-average and accounting for all six wins
2021 So Far
Β·Β UC Irvine remains the only side to score against UCLA this year falling 3-1 in the season opener.
Β·Β The Anteaters have home victories against Southern Utah, CSUN, and Cal State Fullerton while taking a win on the road at Loyola Marymount.
Β·Β The home opener was all UCI winning 6-0 over Southern Utah, the program's most goals in a game since 2020 - also a 6-0 home win vs. UC Davis.
Β·Β UCI's 14 goals are two off of the season total of 16 from 2019. Of UCI's seven goalscorers, six have recorded their first career goals in Sophie Gillies, Desiree Mendoza, Chloe Ragon, Alyssa Moore, Laila El Behery, and Lilli Rask. Five of them posted their first collegiate points along with four other who did so on assists; Maddy Chavez, Autumn Thompkins, Gianna Creighton, and Mihaela Perez.
Β·Β Chloe Ragon scored her first two goals of her career, both accounting for game-winners vs. Southern Utah and again a 102nd-minute double overtime winner against CSUN.
Β·Β The Big West Preseason Coaches Poll projects the 'Eaters to finish in a tie for third with UC Santa Barbara. It's the fourth-straight preseason poll the 'Eaters have been picked in the top four. The 'Eaters also drew four first-place votes which led all team in the poll. The 11-player Preseason All-Big West team included a pair of 'Eaters in fourth-year junior forward Scarlett Camberos and third-year sophomore midfielder Gianna Creighton.
Β·Β Returning to the roster are 18 Anteaters, 15 that have played minutes for UCI. Joining the 18 returners are 18 newcomers. Eight joined the squad in 2020. Ten have joined the fold for 2021 including three from four-year college like Oregon, Air Force, and Nevada. Sophie Gillies shone with five goals of the team's eight in the spring season where they went 3-0-2
Student-Athlete Notes
Β·Β Among the new 'Eaters are the international flavor with freshmen Suus de Bakker from the Netherlands, national team members Aveka Singh from India and Laila El Behery of Egypt, and Gillies from England. The roster is also flushed with players connected to Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Ghana, Guam, and Thailand.
Β·Β With no soccer in 2020-21, women's soccer still pushed through placing 47 student-athletes on Fall, Winter, and Spring Dean's Lists. Fifteen different 'Eaters earned Dean's List at least two quarters and 10 were recognized all three quarters including current players Maddie Lauro, Maddy Chavez, Sarah Javorsky, Kiera Smeenge, Destinee Manzo, Alyssa Moore, Sarah Ralston, and Halli Stewart.
Β·Β Of the 29 'Eaters that have declared a major, 11 different majors are represented with the most common as Sociology with 10 members and another in Social Ecology
Β·Β Maddy Chavez leads the way in academic exploits earning scholarships over the past year in the socialΒ justice leaders category; specifically the Houts Family and Maxine E Nevin Leider scholarships. Chavez is 1 of 4 Anteaters that are currently Criminology, Law, & Society majors.
Β·Β Four Anteaters enter the year as public health policy majors. 'Eater alum, Shelby Lee, was a PHP major toward her nursing school aspirations while she was the Big West's representative at National SAAC conferences where she has spoken on panels regarding mental health and helped toward the Time Management Plan that is currently in place to help student-athletes
Β·Β Among the other fields Anteaters are studying toward are three Psychological Science majors, two newcomers as Biomedical engineering majors, and other majors represented such as education, film & media studies, engineering, social ecology, and literary journalism.
Stats To Watch
Β·Β Two veterans lead the way in matches played with scoring leader Scarlett Camberos with 41 matches under her belt, 24 as a starter, and midfielder Amber Huff, playing 40 career matches. The leader in starts is Alex Jaquez starting 25 times in her 35 matches played.
Β·Β As alluded to, Camberos leads all active Anteaters with eight goals scored now after her first career brace on Sunday, and five assists for 21 points total. Overall, the team returned 50% of their goals scored in 2019.
Β·Β Glo Hinojosa has recorded all four UCI wins in 2021 including her first career shutout. She's stopped 10 shots in her five matches along with a 1.08 goals-against-average. Together with Taesja Paopao, the keepers have a .640 save percentage stopping 16 shots and allowing nine total goals.
Β·Β Head Coach Scott Juniper is back with his staff for his 16th year with the program, 15th year as the head coach, and 14th season of NCAA soccer. Juniper is the program's all-time winningest coach with 137 wins, three Big West titles, and a Big West-best 58 points over the last four seasons.
Fans In The Stands
Β·Β UC Irvine soccer and Anteater Stadium welcomes back 100% capacity attendance for the 2021 season. In accordance with updated public health guidance regarding COVID-19, UC Irvine Athletics events will be at full-seating capacity for the upcoming 2021-22 season. Athletics will align with the latest stateΒ guidance regarding indoor and outdoorΒ events as well as county, city, and campus directives. Specific details regarding health and welfare protocols at specific venues and events will be announced at a later date.
Β·Β All UC Irvine home matches will be broadcasted on ESPN+ for 2021 following the new Big West deal. David Gascon will be on the call for each game, and links to watch and follow along can be found on ucirvinesports.com or @UCIwsoc social media.
Β·Β In 2019, UC Irvine women's soccer set a UCI soccer record for regular season crowd with 1,704 fans to see UCI take on No. 4 UCLA. It was the fourth-largest crowd in stadium history behind three postseason matches by the men's soccer program
'Eaters Playing Professionally
Β·Β Kiana Palacios and Janelly Farias have joined forces for Club America in Mexico's top league. The duo opened the season on July 18 each scoring a goal in the club's 2-1 win over Santos Laguna. This is Farias' second season with the club after playing previously with her hometown Chivas Guadalajara. Palacios joined this season after three with Spain's Real Sociedad. Both also play with the Mexican Senior National Team.
Β·Β Mady Solow has been playing professionally since graduating in 2013 starting in Italy and stints with the Polish National Team. She spent a season in Switzerland with FC Basel before settling back in Italy with Hellas Verona for a second season now.
Β·Β Cami Privett is stateside now in her fifth season with Houston Dash as a midfielder and defender. She first joined the club after an open tryout right after graduating from UCI in 2014. She was loaned out to a Norwegian club for 2017 and then to Spain in the same league as Palacios for 2018-19 before returning to Houston where she's stayed and made 19 appearances.
Β·Β Jessica Miclat finished up in 2019 and set off on the global scene. She had been part of the Philippines National Team since her junior year and participated in international tournaments and World Cup qualifiers. She continues to work with them, but also signed on with Danish club, Aalborg, late last season. The season for her and the club begins this August.
Storylines
Β·Β Two more Big West weekly awards went to Anteaters as Scarlett Camberos scored twice Sunday, netted the game-winner, and added an assist Thursday for Big West Offensive Player of the Week, and Desiree Mendoza earning Freshman of the Week after her first career points came Thursday as the game-winning goal at LMU. Joining Sophie Gillies' pair of awards in the opening week, the 'Eaters now have four Big West weekly awards in 2021
Β·Β United Soccer Coaches came out with their rankings Tuesday and UC Irvine ranked No. 8 among the West Region schools.
Β·Β The Anteaters took a big win from Cal State Fullerton behind two Scarlett Camberos goals, the second of which came after the Titans leveled in the 53rd minute as a result of a UCI red card leaving them with 10 players. The win gives UCI three straight and seven consecutive unbeaten in Anteater Stadium going 6-0-1 since 2019.
Β·Β Six different goalscorers vs. Southern Utah included four players with their first career goals and points - Alyssa Moore, Lilli Rask, Laila El Behery, and Chloe Ragon. Seven players earned their first career point over the first two weekends including the five goal scorers and those adding assists such as Autumn Thompkins and Gianna Creighton. More firsts came last week with freshman Desiree Mendoza putting home her first career point for the game-winning goal, and fourth-year defender Maddy Chavez recorded her first career point on an assist in the win at LMU. On Sunday, Mihaela Perez added her first career point on an assist making her the ninth Anteater to collect their first career point in 2021.
Β·Β The 'Eaters welcome a Pac-12 opponent into Anteater Stadium for the fourth straight season. UCI is 3-7-2 at home against the Pac-12 under coach Juniper, and have picked up eight wins and four draws against the conference in that time.
260 -Β PKs have determined the last two goals against; the last goal allowed in the run of play came 260 minutes ago
19 -Β Thursday marks the 19th home match all-time featuring a Pac-12 opponent; UCI has 7 wins and 3 draws in those
6-0-1 -Β The 'Eaters are 6-0-1 in their last seven home matches dating back to 2019
4 -Β Anteaters have taken home 4 Big West Player of the Week awards with Camberos and Mendoza this week
12 -Β UCI has 12 results (8 W, 4 T) under coach Juniper vs. the Pac-12 with five at home and three wins vs. Oregon St.
2.33 -Β UCI is averaging 2.33 goals per match which includes a 6-goal game and turning 53.6% of shots on goal
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This Week's Matches
Β·Β The next two matches come against Pac-12 opponents, but just one this week with a Thursday afternoon matchup with Oregon State in Anteater Stadium.
Β·Β The Anteaters and Beavers meet up for the 11th time all-time and first since 2013. UCI has had success against Oregon State gong 8-2-0 in matches including wins in the last seven contests in the series dating back to 1995. In Anteater Stadium, UCI is 2-1 including a loss in the first-ever matchup in 1990, a win in 1993, and a win in 2010. Coach Juniper has led UCI to wins in all three matches under his tenure. The 2021 Beavers are rolling however at 6-0 and receiving national votes, a year after winning just four matches. UCI will be the last stop on a four-match road trip where they've already outscored its opponents 11-1. The attack begins with freshman McKenna Martinez and sophomore Amber Jackson with four goals each and five of the team's six game-winners between them. Senior keeper Bridgette Skiba has stopped 18 of 20 shots for a 0.38 goals-against-average and accounting for all six wins
2021 So Far
Β·Β UC Irvine remains the only side to score against UCLA this year falling 3-1 in the season opener.
Β·Β The Anteaters have home victories against Southern Utah, CSUN, and Cal State Fullerton while taking a win on the road at Loyola Marymount.
Β·Β The home opener was all UCI winning 6-0 over Southern Utah, the program's most goals in a game since 2020 - also a 6-0 home win vs. UC Davis.
Β·Β UCI's 14 goals are two off of the season total of 16 from 2019. Of UCI's seven goalscorers, six have recorded their first career goals in Sophie Gillies, Desiree Mendoza, Chloe Ragon, Alyssa Moore, Laila El Behery, and Lilli Rask. Five of them posted their first collegiate points along with four other who did so on assists; Maddy Chavez, Autumn Thompkins, Gianna Creighton, and Mihaela Perez.
Β·Β Chloe Ragon scored her first two goals of her career, both accounting for game-winners vs. Southern Utah and again a 102nd-minute double overtime winner against CSUN.
Β·Β The Big West Preseason Coaches Poll projects the 'Eaters to finish in a tie for third with UC Santa Barbara. It's the fourth-straight preseason poll the 'Eaters have been picked in the top four. The 'Eaters also drew four first-place votes which led all team in the poll. The 11-player Preseason All-Big West team included a pair of 'Eaters in fourth-year junior forward Scarlett Camberos and third-year sophomore midfielder Gianna Creighton.
Β·Β Returning to the roster are 18 Anteaters, 15 that have played minutes for UCI. Joining the 18 returners are 18 newcomers. Eight joined the squad in 2020. Ten have joined the fold for 2021 including three from four-year college like Oregon, Air Force, and Nevada. Sophie Gillies shone with five goals of the team's eight in the spring season where they went 3-0-2
Student-Athlete Notes
Β·Β Among the new 'Eaters are the international flavor with freshmen Suus de Bakker from the Netherlands, national team members Aveka Singh from India and Laila El Behery of Egypt, and Gillies from England. The roster is also flushed with players connected to Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Ghana, Guam, and Thailand.
Β·Β With no soccer in 2020-21, women's soccer still pushed through placing 47 student-athletes on Fall, Winter, and Spring Dean's Lists. Fifteen different 'Eaters earned Dean's List at least two quarters and 10 were recognized all three quarters including current players Maddie Lauro, Maddy Chavez, Sarah Javorsky, Kiera Smeenge, Destinee Manzo, Alyssa Moore, Sarah Ralston, and Halli Stewart.
Β·Β Of the 29 'Eaters that have declared a major, 11 different majors are represented with the most common as Sociology with 10 members and another in Social Ecology
Β·Β Maddy Chavez leads the way in academic exploits earning scholarships over the past year in the socialΒ justice leaders category; specifically the Houts Family and Maxine E Nevin Leider scholarships. Chavez is 1 of 4 Anteaters that are currently Criminology, Law, & Society majors.
Β·Β Four Anteaters enter the year as public health policy majors. 'Eater alum, Shelby Lee, was a PHP major toward her nursing school aspirations while she was the Big West's representative at National SAAC conferences where she has spoken on panels regarding mental health and helped toward the Time Management Plan that is currently in place to help student-athletes
Β·Β Among the other fields Anteaters are studying toward are three Psychological Science majors, two newcomers as Biomedical engineering majors, and other majors represented such as education, film & media studies, engineering, social ecology, and literary journalism.
Stats To Watch
Β·Β Two veterans lead the way in matches played with scoring leader Scarlett Camberos with 41 matches under her belt, 24 as a starter, and midfielder Amber Huff, playing 40 career matches. The leader in starts is Alex Jaquez starting 25 times in her 35 matches played.
Β·Β As alluded to, Camberos leads all active Anteaters with eight goals scored now after her first career brace on Sunday, and five assists for 21 points total. Overall, the team returned 50% of their goals scored in 2019.
Β·Β Glo Hinojosa has recorded all four UCI wins in 2021 including her first career shutout. She's stopped 10 shots in her five matches along with a 1.08 goals-against-average. Together with Taesja Paopao, the keepers have a .640 save percentage stopping 16 shots and allowing nine total goals.
Β·Β Head Coach Scott Juniper is back with his staff for his 16th year with the program, 15th year as the head coach, and 14th season of NCAA soccer. Juniper is the program's all-time winningest coach with 137 wins, three Big West titles, and a Big West-best 58 points over the last four seasons.
Fans In The Stands
Β·Β UC Irvine soccer and Anteater Stadium welcomes back 100% capacity attendance for the 2021 season. In accordance with updated public health guidance regarding COVID-19, UC Irvine Athletics events will be at full-seating capacity for the upcoming 2021-22 season. Athletics will align with the latest stateΒ guidance regarding indoor and outdoorΒ events as well as county, city, and campus directives. Specific details regarding health and welfare protocols at specific venues and events will be announced at a later date.
Β·Β All UC Irvine home matches will be broadcasted on ESPN+ for 2021 following the new Big West deal. David Gascon will be on the call for each game, and links to watch and follow along can be found on ucirvinesports.com or @UCIwsoc social media.
Β·Β In 2019, UC Irvine women's soccer set a UCI soccer record for regular season crowd with 1,704 fans to see UCI take on No. 4 UCLA. It was the fourth-largest crowd in stadium history behind three postseason matches by the men's soccer program
'Eaters Playing Professionally
Β·Β Kiana Palacios and Janelly Farias have joined forces for Club America in Mexico's top league. The duo opened the season on July 18 each scoring a goal in the club's 2-1 win over Santos Laguna. This is Farias' second season with the club after playing previously with her hometown Chivas Guadalajara. Palacios joined this season after three with Spain's Real Sociedad. Both also play with the Mexican Senior National Team.
Β·Β Mady Solow has been playing professionally since graduating in 2013 starting in Italy and stints with the Polish National Team. She spent a season in Switzerland with FC Basel before settling back in Italy with Hellas Verona for a second season now.
Β·Β Cami Privett is stateside now in her fifth season with Houston Dash as a midfielder and defender. She first joined the club after an open tryout right after graduating from UCI in 2014. She was loaned out to a Norwegian club for 2017 and then to Spain in the same league as Palacios for 2018-19 before returning to Houston where she's stayed and made 19 appearances.
Β·Β Jessica Miclat finished up in 2019 and set off on the global scene. She had been part of the Philippines National Team since her junior year and participated in international tournaments and World Cup qualifiers. She continues to work with them, but also signed on with Danish club, Aalborg, late last season. The season for her and the club begins this August.
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