2015 Spring Schedule
2015 Spring Schedule (PDF)
FULLERTON, Calif. – The defending back-to-back Big West Conference Tournament champions and 2014 Big West regular season titleholders return to action on Sunday, March 15 at UCLA as the Titans' 2015 spring season is set to begin.
Fullerton will play seven matches during the spring, including four at Titan Stadium while also playing four opponents from the Pac-12.
"This spring we hope to use the level of competition to help us continue to grow as individuals and a program as a whole," head coach Demian Brown said. "We look forward to challenges that these top Division I and Division II programs the West Coast will provide us. At the end of the spring we are confident that these experiences will better prepare us for what the 2015 fall season has in store for us."
The action begins on Sunday, March 15 at UCLA. The Bruins finished the 2014 season ranked fifth in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, compiling a 21-1-2 record, and falling to Virginia, 2-1, in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament after producing a record-breaking season. UCLA had pieced together a 44-game unbeaten streak which included a NCAA title in 2013. With a Pac-12 record of 10-0-1, the Bruins claimed their 11th and second consecutive conference championship in 2014 as well.
Fullerton will play its first two home matches of the spring, hosting USC (10 a.m.) and Cal Poly Pomona (2 p.m.), on Saturday, March 28 at Titan Stadium. The Trojans finished the 2014 season with a record of 12-6-3 and played Pepperdine to a 1-1 tie in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but were eliminated by way of penalty kicks, 4-2.
The Cal Poly Pomona women's soccer team (Div. II) finished the 2014 season with a No. 16 national NSCAA ranking. The Broncos posted a record of 15-6-1, as CPP advanced to the West Region title game in the third round of the Division II NCAA Tournament.
On Saturday, April 11, Fullerton will travel to San Diego for two neutral site matches against Arizona and Arizona State.
The Wildcats suffered a 7-2 loss to Texas A&M in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and completed the year with an 11-8-2 overall record as well as a 4-6-1 mark in the Pac-12.
The Sun Devils completed 2014 with a 12-6-4 record as well as a 4-4-3 mark in Pac-12 play. ASU defeated Northern Arizona, 4-2, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by Kentucky in a 3-1 loss.
On Saturday, April 18, the Titans will host Northern Arizona at the Titan Track Complex as part of the team's second-annual Soccer For Hope spring match. Prior to the Titans' 2 p.m. game, youth teams from Fullerton Rangers and West Coast Futbol Club U10 and U12 teams will kick off at 12 p.m.
Soccer For Hope is a non-profit cancer awareness foundation located in Orange County, to help spread cancer awareness. The organization has been driven by its goal to raise funds and awareness for children with life-threatening diseases.
NAU ended the 2014 season with a 12-6-4 record tying the most wins in a season in school history. The Lumberjacks won three games in four days at the Big Sky Championships to clinch the league's automatic NCAA Tournament berth.
Fullerton will close the spring campaign hosting Cal State L.A. at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23 at Titan Stadium.
The Golden Eagles (Div. II) compiled a 16-2-3 overall record and achieved the highest regular-season national ranking in the program's history at No. 5. Cal State L.A. had a dominating run through the California Collegiate Athletic Association, winning the conference regular-season title with an unblemished 9-0-2 record and then claiming the conference tournament title as well after victories over Sonoma State (3-0) and Chico State (3-1).
Admission to soccer spring matches is free of charge.
Cal State Fullerton (10-8-4), the 2014 Big West regular season and tournament champion, completed its 2014 season with a 5-2 loss at then third-ranked Stanford in the first round of the 33rd NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship on Nov. 14.
The Titans completed Big West Conference play undefeated (6-0-2) to win the 2014 Big West regular season championship and earn the league's No. 1 seed at the Big West Tournament. For Fullerton, it was the program's second regular season title in three years (2012, 2014). At the Big West Tournament, held in San Luis Obispo, Calif., the Titans defeated CSUN, 1-0, in the semifinals and edged Long Beach State, 2-1, in the finals to claim back-to-back Big West Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament berths.
The Titans produced their fourth-straight winning season, and finished Big West play unbeaten with a record of 6-0-2. The only other Titan team to remain undefeated in league action was the 1996 squad (6-0-1).
From Oct. 2-Nov. 9, 2014, the Titans maintained a 10-match unbeaten streak, their longest undefeated streak since producing an 11-match winning streak from Oct. 7-Nov. 13, 2005.
Brown was named Big West Coach of the Year for the third time in his career while junior Rebecca Wilson was voted the league's Offensive Player of the Year. In addition, Wilson, Morgan Batcheller and Christina Burkenroad received NSCAA All-West Region honors.