Anteaters Top UC Riverside for First Big West Win

Thursday, September 29

Riverside, Calif.

7:30 PM

UC Irvine

5-3-4, 1-0-3

UC Riverside

2-3-6, 0-1-2

Team	1	2	Final F
UC Irvine	0	1	1
UC Riverside	0	0	0

UC Irvine beat UCLA 1-0 in the first round of the NCAA tournament

Photo by: Matt Brown

Anteaters Top UC Riverside for First Big West Win

September 29, 2022 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Alex Roberts-Croteau

RIVERSIDE, Calif. --- UC Irvine women's soccer finally got in the Big West win column with a 1-0 victory at UC Riverside and UCR Soccer Stadium Thursday night.

The night's only goal came in the second half with UC Irvine (5-3-4, 1-0-3) awarded a penalty kick in the 56th minute. A foul in the box put Desiree Mendoza on the spot, and she didn't miss to put the 'Eaters up 1-0.

The Anteaters did not let off the gas down the stretch adding to their shot total with 10 in the second half alone finishing with a 17-7 shot advantage on the evening. Glo Hinojosa made all her noise in the first half saving three shots and not seeing any shots on frame in the second 45 as UCI tops UC Riverside (2-3-6, 0-1-2) to go unbeaten in the last four matchups in the series.

FINAL SCORE: UC IRVINE 1, UC RIVERSIDE 0

Desiree Mendoza scored her fourth goal to tie her for the team lead and her nine points keep her at second
Mendoza converted on her two penalty this season. UCI is 3-for-3 in 2022 and have converted their last nine as a team
Glo HInojosa's three saves gives her 112 in her career putting her 15th in program history surpassing Robin Monico (109) in the match
Hinojosa also claimed her 15th career shutout a she surpasses Amee Chapman and Jenn Randazzo (14) for fifth-most in UCI goalkeeper history
The 'Eaters were only called for three fouls in the match, their lowest total since 2019 when the 'Eaters incurred three fouls in matches vs. Arizona State and Cal
Suus de Bakker made the starting lineup for the first time in her career in her 23rd career match
The result ends streaks for both sides; UCI has drawn its last three matches while UCR entered the match with six straight draws
UCI is unbeaten in its last four matches overall, unbeaten in its last eight Big West matches, and unbeaten in its last nine Big West road contests
UCI is now on six points through four Big West matches good enough for a tie for third place with their Sunday opponent, Cal State Fullerton

UCI returns home for its next three matches starting Sunday evening for a 6:00 p.m. kickoff with Cal State Fullerton looking for revenge from a non-conference loss at Fullerton in August.