Sunday, November 20
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
11:00 AM / 1:00 PM CT
UC Irvine
at
Alabama
Photo by: Derek Blalock
Anteaters Play Host No. 3 Alabama Sunday in NCAA Third Round
November 19, 2022 | Women's Soccer
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(11-5-7, 3-2-5) UC Irvine Anteaters
at (1) Alabama Crimson Tide (21-2-1, 10-0)
ESPN+Β | Live Stats
Sunday, November 20 - 11:00 AM (1:00 PM CT) | Alabama Soccer Stadium (1,500)
All-time: First meeting | 3-6 vs. SEC (AU: 1-2 | MSST: 1-0 | TAMU: 1-3 | Vandy: 0-1)
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NCAA Tournament History
2010: 1st Rd: W, 2-0 vs. Wake Forest |Β 2nd Rd: W, 2-1 vs. Arizona State |Β 3rd Rd: L(OT), 0-1 vs. Washington
2011: 1st Rd: T, 1-1 vs. San Diego (Lost 5-3 in Penalty Kicks)
2021: 1st Rd: W, 1-0 at #2 UCLA |Β 2nd Rd: L, 0-3 vs. Wisconsin
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at (1) Alabama Crimson Tide (21-2-1, 10-0)
ESPN+Β | Live Stats
Sunday, November 20 - 11:00 AM (1:00 PM CT) | Alabama Soccer Stadium (1,500)
All-time: First meeting | 3-6 vs. SEC (AU: 1-2 | MSST: 1-0 | TAMU: 1-3 | Vandy: 0-1)
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NCAA Tournament History
2010: 1st Rd: W, 2-0 vs. Wake Forest |Β 2nd Rd: W, 2-1 vs. Arizona State |Β 3rd Rd: L(OT), 0-1 vs. Washington
2011: 1st Rd: T, 1-1 vs. San Diego (Lost 5-3 in Penalty Kicks)
2021: 1st Rd: W, 1-0 at #2 UCLA |Β 2nd Rd: L, 0-3 vs. Wisconsin
28 -Β 28 Anteaters received some kind of academic honor in 2021-22 with 19 returning to the team in 2022
2nd -Β In UCI's 4th trip to the NCAA Tournament, they're on to the Third Round for a 2nd time joining the 2010 squad
11th -Β Glo Hinojosa tied a program record with her coach set by coach Danielle de Seriere with her 11th shutout this season
3-6 -Β UCI plays its 5th SEC school all-time going 3-6 in previous matchups taking wins off Auburn, Mississippi St. and Texas A&M
13 -Β The 'Eaters converted all four PKs in Friday night's shootout making a string of 13 consecutive successful penalties
551:40 -Β The National Player of the Week Glo Hinojosa had her shutout streak snapped at 551:40 on a 66th-minute PK Friday
Β·Β UCI's NCAA Tournament continues in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as they return to the Third Round for a second time in team history. UCI outlasted Brown in a 1-1 match that they took in a penalty shootout, 4-2, behind Glo Hinojosa's six saves and two saves in the shootout.
Β·Β UCI draws top seed in the region Alabama Sunday. It's the fifth SEC school UCI will match up with going 3-6 vs. Auburn, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt and 1-3 on the road.
Β·Β The Anteaters return to the NCAA Tournament for a second straight year and fourth time overall joining the 2010, 2011, and 2021 squads. Two years in a row now UCI has topped a higher-seeded Pac-12 school in the First Round topping the nation's No. 3 squad, UCLA, 1-0, ending their 26-match unbeaten streak in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history in 2021. Now in 2022, UCI takes down No. 14 USC, 2-0, on Saturday led by Destinee Manzo's 16th-minute goal and Glo Hinojosa's career high eight saves and shutout
Β·Β UCI is 4-2-2 all-time in the NCAAs and remains unbeaten in the First Round at 3-0-1
Β·Β The Alabama Crimson Tide are next on the docket for UC Irvine. They're the favorites in the region handling Jackson State with a 9-0 win in the First Round before edging Portland in the Second Round on Friday, 2-1. It's the first season hosting a postseason match for UA as they sit at 21-2-1 this year which included a 15-match winning streak. The Tide lead the NCAA with 2.92 goals per match this year scoring 70 times behind Riley Mattingly Parker's 17 and three others with seven or more. The defense is also formidable allowingΒ 14 goals in 24 matches with 65 McKinley Crone saves. UA is physical with 32 cautions in 2022 ranking third in college soccer.
Β·Β UCI won its third Big West Championship over Long Beach State, 3-0, to claim back-to-back titles. UCI has made 11 trips under head coach Scott Juniper as he claims his second title.
Β·Β National Player of the Week Glo Hinojosa enters Friday's matchup among the program's goalkeeper leaders. Her career 0.88 GAA is second all-time at UCI, sixth with 27 wins, third in shutouts with 21, third-best win percentage at .663, and cracking the program's top 10 in saves with 160 after recording a career high eight at USC. She's played 2,150 minutes which is the most in the NCAA on top of the 4,283 for her career. She's tied coach de Seriere for the program record with 11 shutouts this season which includes four straight entering Friday and three in the Big West Tournament to earn tournament MVP.
Β·Β Amber Huff has contributed on nearly all of UCI's recent goals. She matched a program record with three assists vs. Hawai'i, the fourth 'Eater to do so and first since Tanya Taylor in 2010, and her throw-in led to the fourth goal in that match. She then added five assists on UCI's six Big West Championship goals to assist toward National Team of the Week recognition by Top Drawer. Her throw-in vs. USC started the sequence toward Manzo's game-winning goal.
Β·Β UC Irvine's active stat leaders begin with Alyssa Moore's 12 career goals including one Friday, followed by 10 from Destinee Manzo. Moore shares the game-winning goal lead with Desiree Mendoza with five each. Amber Huff leads UCI with 14 career assists. Huff and Alex Jaquez each have over 70 career matches played, and three other players hit 60 matches this year - Gianna Creighton, Maddy Chavez, and Destinee Manzo - making a grand total of 92 Anteaters with 50 or more career matches. Manzo also holds the shot lead with 94 and 38 on goal.
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2nd -Β In UCI's 4th trip to the NCAA Tournament, they're on to the Third Round for a 2nd time joining the 2010 squad
11th -Β Glo Hinojosa tied a program record with her coach set by coach Danielle de Seriere with her 11th shutout this season
3-6 -Β UCI plays its 5th SEC school all-time going 3-6 in previous matchups taking wins off Auburn, Mississippi St. and Texas A&M
13 -Β The 'Eaters converted all four PKs in Friday night's shootout making a string of 13 consecutive successful penalties
551:40 -Β The National Player of the Week Glo Hinojosa had her shutout streak snapped at 551:40 on a 66th-minute PK Friday
Β·Β UCI's NCAA Tournament continues in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as they return to the Third Round for a second time in team history. UCI outlasted Brown in a 1-1 match that they took in a penalty shootout, 4-2, behind Glo Hinojosa's six saves and two saves in the shootout.
Β·Β UCI draws top seed in the region Alabama Sunday. It's the fifth SEC school UCI will match up with going 3-6 vs. Auburn, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt and 1-3 on the road.
Β·Β The Anteaters return to the NCAA Tournament for a second straight year and fourth time overall joining the 2010, 2011, and 2021 squads. Two years in a row now UCI has topped a higher-seeded Pac-12 school in the First Round topping the nation's No. 3 squad, UCLA, 1-0, ending their 26-match unbeaten streak in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history in 2021. Now in 2022, UCI takes down No. 14 USC, 2-0, on Saturday led by Destinee Manzo's 16th-minute goal and Glo Hinojosa's career high eight saves and shutout
Β·Β UCI is 4-2-2 all-time in the NCAAs and remains unbeaten in the First Round at 3-0-1
Β·Β The Alabama Crimson Tide are next on the docket for UC Irvine. They're the favorites in the region handling Jackson State with a 9-0 win in the First Round before edging Portland in the Second Round on Friday, 2-1. It's the first season hosting a postseason match for UA as they sit at 21-2-1 this year which included a 15-match winning streak. The Tide lead the NCAA with 2.92 goals per match this year scoring 70 times behind Riley Mattingly Parker's 17 and three others with seven or more. The defense is also formidable allowingΒ 14 goals in 24 matches with 65 McKinley Crone saves. UA is physical with 32 cautions in 2022 ranking third in college soccer.
Β·Β UCI won its third Big West Championship over Long Beach State, 3-0, to claim back-to-back titles. UCI has made 11 trips under head coach Scott Juniper as he claims his second title.
Β·Β National Player of the Week Glo Hinojosa enters Friday's matchup among the program's goalkeeper leaders. Her career 0.88 GAA is second all-time at UCI, sixth with 27 wins, third in shutouts with 21, third-best win percentage at .663, and cracking the program's top 10 in saves with 160 after recording a career high eight at USC. She's played 2,150 minutes which is the most in the NCAA on top of the 4,283 for her career. She's tied coach de Seriere for the program record with 11 shutouts this season which includes four straight entering Friday and three in the Big West Tournament to earn tournament MVP.
Β·Β Amber Huff has contributed on nearly all of UCI's recent goals. She matched a program record with three assists vs. Hawai'i, the fourth 'Eater to do so and first since Tanya Taylor in 2010, and her throw-in led to the fourth goal in that match. She then added five assists on UCI's six Big West Championship goals to assist toward National Team of the Week recognition by Top Drawer. Her throw-in vs. USC started the sequence toward Manzo's game-winning goal.
Β·Β UC Irvine's active stat leaders begin with Alyssa Moore's 12 career goals including one Friday, followed by 10 from Destinee Manzo. Moore shares the game-winning goal lead with Desiree Mendoza with five each. Amber Huff leads UCI with 14 career assists. Huff and Alex Jaquez each have over 70 career matches played, and three other players hit 60 matches this year - Gianna Creighton, Maddy Chavez, and Destinee Manzo - making a grand total of 92 Anteaters with 50 or more career matches. Manzo also holds the shot lead with 94 and 38 on goal.
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