Fresno State Athletics
Bulldogs Set for Matches at UCR and LMU
9/20/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 20, 2007
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FRESNO, Calif. - Coming off of two shut victories on the road, the Fresno State women's soccer team hopes to continue the momentum this weekend when they play at UC Riverside on Friday at 3 p.m. and at Loyola Marymount on Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday's match at Loyola Marymount marks the end of a six-game road trip, the second longest in school history.
UC Riverside leads the series with the Bulldogs 2-0-1. In the most recent meeting, UCR defeated Fresno State 1-0 in two overtimes at Bulldog Stadium last year. The series with Loyola Marymount is knotted up at 1-1-1. Fresno State's win was a 2-1 victory in Los Angeles in 1996. The two teams battled to a 0-0 tie in 1998.
Fresno State enters Friday's match at UCR with a 3-2 record after shutting out Northern Colorado 3-0 and Wyoming 1-0. The Bulldogs had solid production from everyone on the field in both contests as four different players scored goals and four different players had assists.
Amanda Reyes scored her second goal of the season and played strong defense to help the Bulldogs to the victories. Her solid play earned her WAC Defensive Player of the Week honors. It is the first award for a Bulldog player this season.
Nicole Gutierrez leads Fresno State with two goals and two assists. Reyes and Ali Sill each have two goals and one assist. In the Bulldogs three victories they have outscored opponents 7-0.
UCR comes into Friday's match with a 4-2 record. Its four wins are over Toledo, Florida Atlantic, Eastern Michigan and George Washington. Natal Ducatenzeiler leads the Riverside offensive attack with two goals and one assist. Letty Villalpando has one goal and two assists and Pat Brady has two goals.
Loyola Marymount is 2-3-1 and played at Cal-State Fullerton on Thursday. Gabrielle Parisella and Lauren Shanklin each have two goals and one assist for the Lions.
Following Sunday's match in Los Angeles, Fresno State returns home for the first time since August 31 to play host to Conference USA member UTEP. Kick off is set for 7 p.m.
"Join the State - Fresno State!" - The Fresno State Soccer team will be on the road the next two games, playing at UC Riverside on Friday, September 21 and Loyola Marymount on Sunday, September 23. The next soccer home game is Friday, September 28 against UTEP at 7 p.m. All kids who attended the Fresno State Soccer summer camp can wear their camp t-shirt for free admission to all regular season soccer home games in 2007. Tickets are available at the Bulldog Ticket Office or by phone at 559-278-DOGS.
