Sunday, November 5
Fullerton, Calif.
1:00 PM
UC Irvine
8-7-6, 3-3-4
1
vs
0
Cal Poly
10-8-3, 6-3-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cal Poly | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Photo by: Matt Brown
Women's Soccer Completes Three-Peat
November 05, 2023 | Women's Soccer
FULLERTON, Calif. --- UC Irvine women's soccer defeated Cal Poly, 1-0, to win it's third consecutive Big West Championship Sunday afternoon in Titan Stadium.
[5] UC IRVINE 1, [3] CAL POLY 0
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UC Irvine enters the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 8-7-6. They will learn their postseason fate from the NCAA Selection Show on ncaa.com Monday, November 6 at 1:00 p.m. PDT
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[5] UC IRVINE 1, [3] CAL POLY 0
- The match featured just two shots on goal and one that mattered as Mirayah VillalpandoΒ knocked home a pass from Suus de Bakker off a corner kick in the 40th minute to put the Anteaters on top, 1-0
- UC Irvine was flagged offside six times in the match including three times that negated goals
- Defense reigned supreme once again as the 'Eaters have now advanced through eight consecutive Big West Championship matches and all without allowing a goal
- Glo Hinojosa didn't even need to make a save as her defense in front of her helped secure her 35th career win and 30th career shutout
- Big West Championship MVP honors went to sophomore forward Emillie Castagna
- Villalpando's goal was the second of her season and career. Assists from de Bakker, her first this year, and Mihaela Perez her second
- Gianna Creighton, the Anteaters' midfield stalwart, played her 84th career match Sunday tying the program record while starting her 84th career match
- For UC Irvine, it is the program's fourth Big West Championship title and earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth time
Best chance of the match so far with Tati finding an unmarked Lilli, but she can't quite put the short-hop on target #TWZ pic.twitter.com/LRqaUdEqWL
β UCI Women's Soccer (@UCIwsoc) November 5, 2023
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MIRAYAHHHHHHH!! ? 'Eaters up 1-0 in the 40th minute #STRONGwomen pic.twitter.com/vmcEfUznqN
β UCI Women's Soccer (@UCIwsoc) November 5, 2023
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'EATERS STRIKE FIRST! ??@UCIwsoc gets on the board first to take a 1-0 lead in the first half. #OnlyTheBold x #TWZ x #NCAASoccer pic.twitter.com/rZCclCLeJp
β The Big West (@BigWestSports) November 5, 2023
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Massive block by Lilli to deny a scoring chance late #STRONGwomen pic.twitter.com/W3cCO1aoIK
β UCI Women's Soccer (@UCIwsoc) November 5, 2023
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β UCI Women's Soccer (@UCIwsoc) November 5, 2023
UC Irvine enters the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 8-7-6. They will learn their postseason fate from the NCAA Selection Show on ncaa.com Monday, November 6 at 1:00 p.m. PDT
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Team Stats
UCI
CP
Goals
1
0
Shots
12
8
Shots on Goal
2
0
Saves
0
1
Corners
3
2
Fouls
9
7
Scoring Plays
Mirayah Villalpando (2)
Assisted By: Mihaela Perez , Suus de Bakker
GOAL by UCI Villalpando, Mirayah Assist by Perez, Mihaela and de Bakker, Suus.
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Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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