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FGCU at Cal State Fullerton
Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 | 5:00 PM
Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Calif.

TV: None
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UNLV at Cal State Fullerton
Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015 | 2:00 PM
Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Calif.

THIS WEEK
The only undefeated women's soccer team remaining in the Big West Conference, Cal State Fullerton, returns to Titan Stadium this week to host FGCU (3-0-1) on Friday and UNLV (2-2-0).

TICKETS
Season and single-game tickets for Cal State Fullerton women's soccer can be purchased online at fullertontitans.com or on game day at the ticket window. Cal State Fullerton students receive free admission to Titan home games with their Titan I.D. card. Additional ticket information can be found by clicking HERE.

PROMOTIONS
Friday: CSUF Student T-shirt giveaway
Sunday: Autograph Session after the game

BE A FOLLOWER
Fans can keep up with the latest in Titans athletics by following us on Facebook (CSUF.Athletics) and Twitter (@FullertonTitans). In addition, the women's soccer team has established its own Facebook and Twitter presence. Search for "Cal State Fullerton Women's Soccer" on Facebook or follow them on Twitter at@CSUF_WSoccer.

QUICK HITS
• The Titans are 4-0 to start the season for the first time since 2008 and just the third time in program history (1995). A win or a tie on Friday would be the best start in the history of the program which dates back to 1993.
• In 360 minutes of soccer this season, Fullerton has not trailed.
• Fullerton brings back 14 letterwinners – including seven starters – from last year's Big West Conference championship roster including a trio of National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-West Region selections – senior defender Morgan Batcheller, senior midfielder Christina Burkenroad and redshirt senior forward Rebecca Wilson.
• Rebecca Wilson's 51 career points tie Amber Dickey for fifth all-time in Titan history…Wilson's 20 career goals tie current Fullerton assistant coach Stacey Fox for sixth all-time…Wilson's seven career game-winning goals rank third all-time at Fullerton…Christina Burkenroad's 17 career goals tie for ninth all-time.
• Sophomore Sarah Fajnor (1 goal, 2 assists), freshman Alba Barrios (1 g, 1 a), freshman Brooke Ligtenberg (1 a), and sophomore Tatiana Rizzotti (1 a), have recorded their first goals or assists of their respective careers this season.
• The Titans welcome 11 newcomers and one returning redshirt.

IN THE RANKINGS
Cal State Fullerton is currently receiving votes (2) in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America NCAA Division I Women's National Poll. The Titans also are ranked fourth in the NSCAA West Region. The last time Fullerton received votes in the NSCAA poll was Sept. 18, 2008.

IN THE STATS
Averaging 3.0 goals per game, the Titan offense is tied for 22nd in the country. Cal Sate Fullerton is one of 34 teams in the country with a 1.000 winning percentage and one of 10 schools that is 4-0. Rebecca Wilson's 12 points currently rank fifth in the country and her five goals tie for sixth in the nation. Christina Burkenroad's four goal tie for 10th in the nation.

WILSON PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Rebecca Wilson scored three goals in a pair of road victories to claim Big West Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday.The forward and reigning Big West Offensive Player of the Year leads the Big West in goals (5) and points (12) just two weeks into the season.Wilson scored on her only shot of the match, a penalty kick attempt, in a 4-2 triumph at Idaho State on Friday.  In Sunday's 3-1 victory at Pac-12 opponent Utah, Wilson tallied the game-winning goal and added an insurance knock late in the match to cement the outcome.This marks the second straight week a Titan player has won Big West Offensive Player of the Week honors as Christina Burkenroad earned the honor on Aug. 24.In addition, this is Wilson's third career Player of the Week award.

OPPONENTS & HISTORY
FGCU |5 p.m. | Friday, Sept. 4 | Titan Stadium
FGCU (3-0-1) enters Friday's match on a three-game winning streak recording wins over Dayton, Mississippi State and LIU Brooklyn. Tabby Tindell leads the Eagles with three goals and four assists as FGCU has scored 11 goals while posting four straight shutouts. FGCU finished the 2014 season with an RPI of 33 as well as a record of 17-4-0 and undefeated mark of 7-0 in the Atlantic Sun Conference, winning both the regular season and tournament championships. The Eagles suffered a first round 1-0 loss to Auburn in the NCAA Tournament. The match will be the first between the two programs.

UNLV | 2 p.m. | Sunday, Sept. 6 | Titan Stadium
UNLV enters the week with a record of 2-2-0 after wins over Texas A&M CC and Northern Arizona and losses to Arizona State and North Texas.Fullerton trails the all-time series 1-3-1 with the teams playing to a 1-1 tie in Fullerton on Sept. 25, 2011. In the last match up in Vegas, the Titans suffered a 2-0 loss on Aug. 31, 2007.

DYNAMIC DUO
Cal State Fullerton's dynamic duo of senior forward Rebecca Wilson and senior midfielder Christina Burkenroad is off to a hot start.Burkenroad was named the Big West Offensive Player of the Week after three-goal, one-assist weekend leading the Titans to two wins on opening weekend, while Wilson earned the honor on Monday after a three-goal effort in wins at Idaho State and Utah last weekend. In her career, Burkenroad has scored 17 goals - including six game winners - tallied eight assists and totaled 42 points. Burkenroad's 17 career goals tie for ninth all-time.Wilson's 51 career points tie Amber Dickey for fifth all-time in Titan history…Wilson's 20 career goals tie former Titan and current Fullerton assistant coach Stacey Fox for sixth all-time…Wilson's seven career game-winning goals rank third all-time at Fullerton.

NEW FACES
Cal State Fullerton's main losses from the Big West Conference 2014 championship team were in the middle of the pitch. Freshman Kaycee Hoover is expected to start at central defensive midfielder - a role she had for the second half of last season - following a season-ending injury to team captain Chelsey Patterson. On the back line, redshirt freshman Lindsay Stasinis is expected to start at central defender paired with senior Morgan Batcheller. Freshman Amanda Larsson is expected to fill in at both spots as well. Also on the back line, the Titans lost Colleen Ortega, but sophomore Dominique DeCoy is challenging for the starting role.

TV TIME
For the fourth consecutive season, it was announced that the championship match of this year's Big West Conference women's soccer tournament hosted by Cal State Fullerton at Titan Stadium would be televised live on FOX Sports PrimeTicket at 1 p.m. on Nov. 8.

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
The Cal State Fullerton women's soccer team, which has won the Big West regular season or tournament championship for three consecutive years, was selected to finish third in the Big West Preseason Poll.Cal Poly, the 2013 regular season champion, received three first-place votes in ballots among the Big West's nine head coaches for a total of 72 points. Long Beach State received one first-place vote of its own with 70 points while Cal State Fullerton, the 2014 regular season and Big West Tournament champion, collected 68 points for third place with three first-place nods.Morgan Batcheller, Christina Burkenroad and Rebecca Wilson were picked for the 2015 Big West Preseason All-Conference Team.

TITANS WIN FOUR TITLES IN THREE YEARS
Cal State Fullerton claimed four Big West championships in three years after the Titans won the Big West regular season and tournament titles in 2014. Last year, the Titans clinched their fourth Big West tournament title in school history and earned the league's automatic NCAA postseason berth. In 2012, Fullerton won its sixth Big West regular season championship in school history.  Cal Poly and Fullerton are now tied for a Big West leading seven regular season championships in program history. This season's title was Fullerton's fifth solo crown after sharing the top spot in 2004 and 2007, the program's sixth in the last 13 seasons, and the third second under Head Coach Demian Brown.

OLD HABITS DIE HARD
In 2014, nine of Fullerton's 22 matches entered overtime. The Titans suffered five losses in extra time, including surrendering the golden goal with less than two minutes remaining on three occasions. Fullerton is 13-15-25  in extra time during Head Coach Demian Brown's eight seasons. 

A TRADITION UNLIKE ANY OTHER
When freshman Jessica Simonian stepped on the field for the first time vs. George Washington, she carried on a tradition of sorts in 2015 as her No. 2 jersey is the only number in the history of the Fullerton program to be worn every season since the program began in 1993.

2014 SEASON RECAP
• Cal State Fullerton, the 2014 Big West regular season and tournament champion, completed its 2014 season with a 5-2 loss at third-ranked Stanford in the first round of the 33rd NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship on Nov. 14. 
• Cal State Fullerton 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 the Titans, it was their 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 2014 Titans were the first team since 2007 - also Cal State Fullerton - to win both the Big West regular season championship and the tournament title.
• Cal State Fullerton won its seventh Big West regular season championship (1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014) on Nov. 2 after recording a 1-0 victory over Cal Poly at Titan Stadium. The Titans 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).