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Bruins Begin Pac-12 Play Friday vs. California
September 26, 2019 | Women's Soccer
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Wallis Annenberg Stadium (2,145)
Kickoff Time: 7:00 p.m. PT
Television: Pac-12 Networks
TV Talent: Jim Watson
Internet Radio: uclabruins.com
Radio Talent: Nick Koop
Live Stats: uclalivestats.com
Tickets: $10 adults / $5 youth (3-12) / UCLA students free
Giveaways: Centennial pin and poster (first 500 wearing UCLA blue); UCLA Soccer scarf (first 150 UCLA students)
UP NEXT
No. 7 UCLA (6-1-1) opens Pac-12 Conference play on Friday, Sept. 27 against California (8-1-0). The match will take place at UCLA's Wallis Annenberg Stadium at 7pm and will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS
California won its first eight games of the season before dropping their first on Sept. 22, 2-0 against Portland. The Bears have allowed just three goals this year while scoring 18. Emma Westin has totaled seven goals in nine games to rank third in the Pac-12 in goals scored. Goalkeeper Angelina Anderson holds a 0.35 goals against average and has six shutouts.
THE SERIES WITH CALIFORNIA
UCLA is 18-5-2 all-time against California and won the last two matchups, including last year's 4-0 shutout win in Berkeley. Anika Rodriguez scored two goals in that game, and Viviana Villacorta had a goal and an assist.
IN THE RANKINGS
UCLA dipped two spots to No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
BRUINS BEAT HAWAII, TIE PEPPERDINE IN ALOHA STATE
UCLA tied its opening match against Pepperdine, 2-2, and dominated Hawaii in the finale, 4-0, going 1-0-1 in the Rainbow Wahine Shootout. Ashley Sanchez scored both goals in the opener, and Mia Fishel scored two against Hawaii. Delanie Sheehan added a pair of assists in the Hawaii match, and Marley Canales added a goal and an assist. Sunny Dunphy scored her first goal of the year in the match. Teagan Micah and Lauren Brzykcy shared the shutout, UCLA's fifth of the year.
RODRIGUEZ RETURNS
After missing the last 11 games of the season last year with a knee injury, fifth-year senior Anika Rodriguez made her return to competition on Sept. 5 at Santa Clara, seeing 10 minutes of action in the second half. She made her home season debut on Sept. 14 against Wisconsin and played 38 minutes, recording one shot. Rodriguez had two shots in 32 minutes of action against Pepperdine and recorded an assist in the Bruins' win over Hawaii.
MORE MILESTONES FOR MICAH
It's been quite a 2019 for senior goalkeeper Teagan Micah. After spending the summer with the Australian Women's National Team at the World Cup, Micah returned for her final season in Westwood and has hit several major milestones in the first month of play. She earned her 200th career save in the season opening shutout win over Iowa State, recorded her 50th career win in the shutout victory over Florida, and earned her 30th career shutout against Wisconsin. She also won a Pac-12 record eighth Goalkeeper of the Week award on Sept. 3 and was named the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 17 after making a season-high five saves in the shutout win over Wisconsin. Micah, who has four solo shutouts in eight games and a 0.65 goals against average, has moved into third on UCLA's all-time saves chart with 216 and moved into a tie for third with 52 career wins. With 30 shutouts, she is one shy of tying for third on UCLA's career list.
SANCHEZ TAKES STREAK TO SCHOOL-RECORD 16
Ashley Sanchez extended her school record point scoring streak to 16 games by scoring in the first three games of the season. Her streak ran from Sept. 30, 2018 to Aug. 29, 2019, and she totaled nine goals and 16 assists (35 points) during that time. With just over two seasons under her belt, Sanchez already ranks tied for fourth (with Lauren Cheney) on UCLA's career list with 31 assists and is just seven away from Iris Mora's school record of 38. Sanchez leads the team with four assists and is tied for the team lead in points with 10.
FLEMING FLOURISHES
Seven MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List candidates were in action when UCLA faced off against Florida State Aug. 29, and it was UCLA senior and 2017 finalist Jessie Fleming who made the biggest statement, scoring two goals in the Bruins' 2-1 win over the defending national champions. Fleming's two goals came in the first 35 minutes of the game and were her first of the young season. The two-time World Cup player has totaled 24 goals and 20 assists in her career, and the multi-goal game was the fifth of her career, moving her into UCLA's Top 10 in that category. Fleming is currently third on the team in scoring with seven points.
MAINSTAYS
UCLA has kept a fairly consistent Starting XI so far this season, with 10 players starting all eight matches. Teagan Micah, Karina Rodriguez, Lucy Parker, Kaiya McCullough, Delanie Sheehan, Marley Canales, Viviana Villacorta, Ashley Sanchez, Jessie Fleming, and Mia Fishel have been constant throughout the season. At the forward position, Kali Trevithick started the first four matches, Chloe Castaneda started three of the last four, and Kennedy Faulknor earned her first start against Pepperdine. Last season, the Bruins employed 16 different starting lineups, with McCullough and Rodriguez the only two Bruins to start every game. McCullough has made 60 consecutive starts, the only game she has not started coming on Oct. 23, 2016 due to illness. Rodriguez has started in 36 consecutive games. Parker started every game at LSU in 2017 and 2018 and has a streak of 50 consecutive starts. She is the only Bruin who has played all 740 minutes this season.
FRESHMEN IMPRESS
Two Bruin freshmen have cracked the starting lineup this season - forwards Mia Fishel and Kali Trevithick. Fishel leads the team in goals scored (four) and is tied for the team lead in points (10). She also leads all Bruin players in shots (26) and shots on goal (15). Fishel scored the game-winning goal in the Bruins' 1-0 win at Long Beach State and enjoyed her first multiple goal game with a two-goal showing in a 4-0 win against Pepperdine. Trevithick, who has eight shots in four games, picked up her first assist in the Bruins' 2-0 win over Florida. Trevithick was a standout in the two exhibition games, recording two goals and two assists. Additionally, Rachel Lowe scored a goal in UCLA's season opener against Iowa State and added an assist against Hawaii. Defender Brianne Riley has played in six games this season, including a season-high 63 minutes at Hawaii.
UCLA DEBUTS
Six Bruins made their official UCLA debuts in the season opener - junior transfer Lucy Parker, redshirt freshman Shana Flynn, and freshmen Mia Fishel, Kali Trevithick, Rachel Lowe and Brianne Riley. Four more freshmen earned their first collegiate appearances at Hawaii on Sept. 22 - Kylie Kerr, Jackie Gilday, Brecken Mozingo and Janae DeFazio - while Lauren Brzykcy and Maki Umehara made their first appearances of the season.
FLEMING SELECTED SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATE
UCLA team captain and international star Jessie Fleming has been selected as one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award for women's soccer. The award honors student-athletes who excel both on and off the field. Fleming is a two-time World Cup player and Olympic bronze medalist who has already amassed 69 caps for the Canadian Women's National Team. As a sophomore at UCLA in 2017, she was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and earned first-team All-America honors. During her freshman year in 2016, she led UCLA in scoring with 11 goals and 27 points. In 2018, she missed half the season while on Canadian National Team duty yet still recorded five goals and five assists in just 11 games. Fleming is a three-time first-team All-Pac-12 honoree and was Top Drawer Soccer's Freshman of the Year in 2016. She was also just the fourth UCLA freshman ever to earn NSCAA All-America honors. Top Drawer Soccer currently rates her No. 1 in the Top 100 Player rankings.
The Bruins' team captain the last three seasons, Fleming is also a leader in the classroom, earning honor roll distinction four times and honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic distinction twice in one of the most challenging majors on campus – materials engineering (with an environmental science minor). Additionally, she is volunteering with a company that collects and redistributes extra produce from farmer's markets.
SUMMER SCHOOL STANDOUTS
A total of five Bruins earned 4.0 GPAs for their 2019 summer courses, which ended in mid-September - senior Chloe Castaneda, junior Jessie Fleming and freshmen Jackie Gilday, Hannah Mitchell and Kali Trevithick.
BRUINS HEAD OUT FOR NATIONAL TEAM DUTY
Bruins Teagan Micah and Rachel Lowe will join the Australia Women's National Team for training camp in Sydney Oct. 1-9. The camp is a lead-up to the Matildas' matches against Chile on Nov. 9 and 12. The Bruin duo will miss next week's games in Arizona but will be available for Friday's Pac-12 opener. Also missing next week's games is Jessie Fleming, who will join the Canadian Women's National Team for an Oct. 6 friendly and Oct. 7 closed exhibition in Japan.
UCLA 100
UCLA will celebrate its first 100 years with a year-long university-wide Centennial Celebration. UCLA Athletics has several Centennial Celebration plans and giveaways in store for designated home events, including a set of 13 Centennial Pins highlighting each sport, as well as a souvenir mosaic poster that features personal photos submitted by UCLA fans. UCLA women's soccer's Centennial game will take place on Sept. 27.
LOOKING AHEAD
UCLA will travel to Arizona next week to take on Arizona on Thursday, Oct. 3 and Arizona State on Sunday, Oct. 6.
