Women's Soccer Treks to California Baptist, Cal Poly

THIS WEEK IN ANTEATER SOCCER

UC Irvine Anteaters (4-7-3, 2-4-1) at California Baptist Lancers (6-3-4, 1-3-3)
CBU Soccer Stadium - Riverside, Calif.
Wednesday - 7:00 PM | ESPN+ | Live Stats

UC Irvine Anteaters (4-7-3, 2-4-1) at Cal Poly Mustangs (5-5-5, 2-2-3)
Spanos Stadium - San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Sunday - 1:00 PM | ESPN+ | Live Stats

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Storylines

+ UCI has seven points with four matches left. They trail by two points for the final playoff spot.

+ Sara Paul assumed the starting duties for both matches last week, her first two career starts. The fifth-year from Woodland Hills at her fourth college and second Big West school made her collegiate debut earlier in the season coming on at halftime and earning a win. Last week, she scored her first career saves at UC Santa Barbara and two more Saturday in a loss where LBSU scored their two goals on penalties against her

+ Allison Rabe recorded her first career point the week before with an assist, and last match she got her first career goal heading home a Clara Samson set piece to level things in the 75th minute

+ The 50-match club is an exclusive group in Anteater history home to 110 'Eaters all-time. Three more are approaching the mark with Chifumi Sasaki and Clara Samson entering the week at 49 matches and set to join that club in their next match played while Hailey Clingan sits at 45

+ Anteater freshmen and debutantes have played a combined 4,152 minutes this season. On Saturday, the 14th different Anteater newcomer made their collegiate debut when Mission Viejo's Ella Brinkerhoff entered the match

+ Non-conference journey finished 2-3-2 winning and losing at home and on the road. UCI played the No. 1 ranked team, went 1-1 against the Pac-12, and a pair of draws against teams .500 or better

Last Week's Action

+ UC Irvine battled UCSB in Santa Barbara to a 1-0 loss on a first-half screened goal

+ Saturday's rivalry matchup was a 2-1 defeat with three review challenges leading to three penalties with LBSU converting their two and UCI unable to deliver.

Wednesday at the Lancers

+ California Baptist is new to the Big West and on the outside looking in like UCI at 1-3-3 in conference play which has spoiled the 5-0-1 non-conference record where they did not allow a goal

+ All-time the sides meet up for the first time since 1992. UCI is 3-0 in the series with a win in the one trip to CBU in 1991.

+ The Lancers have Serbian Anja Jestrovic for three goals and four assists. Mikayla O'Brien has stopped 48 shots and allowed four goals all year

Sunday at the Mustangs

+ Cal Poly is an even 5-5-5 with two or fewer goals scored in their matches in 11 matches and more than three goals in just one. Big West they're hanging onto the sixth place at 2-2-3.

+ All-time Cal Poly holds the edge, 22-15-2, with UCI having a little more luck at San Luis Obispo winning the last meeting their in 2024

+ The Mustangs average less than 10 shots a match with Miah Thomas (6 G, 1 A) contributing the most. Keeper Shannon Porubski and the defense have allowed 3.5 shots on goal per match.

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