Big West Leaders Host CSUN & UCSB this Week

Big West Leaders Host CSUN & UCSB this Week

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CSUN at Cal State Fullerton
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015 | 5:00 PM
Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Calif.

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UC Santa Barbara at Cal State Fullerton
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 | 7:00 PM
Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Calif.

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THIS WEEK
Cal State Fullerton, in control of its own destiny with three regular season matches left, will play its final two home games this week, hosting CSUN at 5 p.m., Sunday followed by a 7 p.m. kickoff against UC Santa Barbara on Thursday with the game broadcast on ESPN3. 

PROMOTIONS & SENIORS
• Following Sunday's match vs. CSUN, fans are invited to the Titan Stadium pitch for autographs with the Cal State Fullerton women's soccer team.
• Prior to Thursday's match against the Gauchos, the Titans will honor the four members of the 2015 senior class. Arrive early as the senior presentation will start approximately at 6:45 p.m.

TICKETS
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. 

BE A FOLLOWER
Fans can keep up with the latest news by following us on Facebook (FullertonTitans) and Twitter (@FullertonTitans). The women's soccer team has its own Facebook and Twitter (@CSUF_WSoccer) presence.

QUICK HITS
• Cal State Fullerton enters the week on a four-game winning streak.
• Fullerton's 12 wins this season are the most for the program since 2007 (12-8-2), head coach Demian Brown's first year at the helm of the program.
• Cal State Fullerton boasts an NCAA RPI of 37 to lead the Big West Conference. Long Beach State follows at 47.
• This week, the Titans received 28 votes in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division I women's national poll. CSF also moved up one spot and is ranked third in the West Region.
• Cal State Fullerton has an 11-game win streak at Titan Stadium dating back to 2014 as well as a 12-game unbeaten streak.
• The Titans (12-2-1, 4-1-0 Big West) started the season with six consecutive wins - the best start for the program in its history, beating the previous records of 4-0-0 from 2008 and 1995.
• Both of Fullerton's losses this season have been on the road and in overtime. Washington State is currently ranked 25th in the NSCAA national poll, while Long Beach State was receiving votes at the time of the match.
• Of Fullerton's 35 goals thus far, Rebecca Wilson and Christina Burkenroad have either scored or provided the assist in 26.
• Fullerton's 35 goals are the most for the program since the 2005 squad netted 50.
• In only three games this season - both of Fullerton's losses  and last Sunday's 1-0 shutout at UCR - neither Burkenroad or Wilson scored.

IN THE POLLS
The Titans earned 28 votes in this week's NSCAA national poll. The Titans are ranked third in the NSCAA West Region.

BIG WEST NUMBERS
• Entering the week, Cal State Fullerton led the Big West Conference in points (108), goals (35) and assists (38).
• Rebecca Wilson leads the Big West Conference in four categories: points (35), goals (15), game-winning goals 8) and shots (54).
• Christina Burkenroad's team-leading eight assists top the league. 

GAME NOTES
• The Titans are 14-17-26 in extra time during Head Coach Demian Brown's nine seasons.
• Rebecca Wilson is just the seventh player in Titan history to record at least seven points in a single game and she is the first player since Janali West at Pacific on Oct. 28, 2012, to record a hat trick for Fullerton. The senior forward scored three goals and added an assist in the Titan's 4-0 shutout of Hawai'i on Oct. 11.
• The Titans have now scored four goals in a game on five occasions this season, and have scored three goals in a half four times this year.
• Fullerton's 1-0 overtime loss to Long Beach State on Oct. 4 was the Titans' first loss in a Big West Conference game since a 1-0 defeat at UC Irvine on Nov. 3, 2013, a streak of eight games.  When including Big West Tournament matches, the streak totaled 12 matches (8-0-4).
• Before its 1-0 loss to the 49ers on Oct. 4, 2015, Fullerton had not been shut out in 18 straight matches (15-2-1) dating back to a 0-0 double overtime tie vs. Long Beach State at Titan Stadium on Oct. 9, 2014.
• In Fullerton's 6-3 win over San Diego on Sept. 27, the Titans scored six goals for the first time since a 6-1 win over UC Irvine (10.20.02).
• The Titans' five goals in the second half vs. the Toreros  tied a program record set in a 9-0 win vs. Azusa Pacific (10.09.96).
• The Titans allowed three goals in the second half for the second time this season vs. USD, but both matches have resulted in wins. In program history, Fullerton has allowed three goals in a match and won the game on four occasions.
• Fullerton's six-game win streak to start the season was stopped with  a 1-1 double overtime tie at Gonzaga on Sept. 11.
• Fullerton's seven-match unbeaten streak to start the year was ended with a 2-1 double overtime loss at Washington State on Sept. 13.

OPPONENTS & HISTORY
CSUN | 5 p.m. | Sunday, Oct. 25 | Titan Stadium
CSUN (10-6-1, 3-1-1) had its four-match unbeaten streak - three-game win streak - snapped with a 1-0 loss to Long Beach State on Thursday night. Cynthia Sanchez leads the Matadors' offense with 11 goals (6 game winners) and three assists.
Fullerton leads the all-time series 13-6-1, including a 6-2-1 record at home. The Titans are unbeaten in their last three matches vs. CSUN.
Last Meeting: Christina Burkenroad's strike in the 67th minute clinched Cal State Fullerton a spot in the Big West Tournament championship match as the Titans shut out CSUN, 1-0, on Nov. 6, 2014, at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in semifinal action.

UC Santa Barbara | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Oct. 29 | Titan Stadium
UC Santa Barbara (10-4-1, 3-1-0) will host UC Riverside and UC Irvine before traveling to Cal State Fullerton on  Thursday. Freshman Mallory Hromatko is leading UCSB with seven goals and four assists. CSF leads the all-time series 13-9-1 with a 6-6-0 record at home.
Last Meeting: Christina Burkenroad led the Titans to victory with a two-goal performance in the Titans' 4-2 victory at UCSB on Oct. 31, 2014.

CAREER RECORD CHECK
• Rebecca Wilson's 74 career points and 30 career goals each rank third all-time at CSF. Wilson's 13 career game-winning goals tie Dolores Browning for the Titan all-time record as well.
• Christina Burkenroad's 55 career points and 20 career goals rank fifth and tie for seventh, respectively, at Fullerton. In addition, Burkenroad's 15 career assists tie for seventh all-time.
• Burkenroad's 15 career assists tie for seventh all-time at Fullerton and Wilson's 14 career assists tie for ninth.
Jennifer Stuart's 97 career saves rank seventh at Cal State Fullerton. In addition, her 21 career wins rank fifth.

SINGLE-SEASON RECORD CHECK
• Jennifer Stuart's 10 victories in a single season are the most for a Fullerton goalkeeper since Karen Bardsley had 12 wins in 2006.
• Christina Burkenroad's six game-winning assists have set a new Fullerton single-season record. In addition, her team-leading eight assists in 2015 rank second in single-season history.
• Rebecca Wilson's 35 points (15 goals, 5 assists) rank third in Cal State Fullerton single-season history. Her 15 goals also rank third in single-season history, and Wilson is just the third Titan to record multiple seasons with at least 10 goals scored.
• Wilson's eight game-winning goals are a new Titan single-season record.

GOAL!
Fullerton's 35 goals are the most for the program since the 2005 squad netted 50.

DYNAMIC DUO
In Fullerton's first seven games of the season, Rebecca Wilson recorded seven consecutive matches with a point, while scoring at least one goal in six straight games for the Titans. Wilson is one of only three players in program history to have a streak of at least seven games with a point, and is one of just two Titans (Dolores Browning, 7) to score at least one goal in six consecutive matches.
Burkenroad ended the 2014 season recording at least one point in five straight games and extended that streak to seven matches after the opening two games of 2015. 

TV TIME
For the fourth consecutive season, it was announced that the championship match of the Big West Conference women's soccer tournament, hosted at Titan Stadium in 2015, would be televised live on FOX Sports PrimeTicket at 1 p.m. on Nov. 8. Fullerton's home finale vs. UCSB on Oct. 29 will be aired on ESPN3 as will both Big West Tournament semifinal matches on Nov. 5.

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
Cal State Fullerton 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 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 with 70 points while Fullerton 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. In 2013, 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.  

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.

THIS WEEK
Cal State Fullerton, in control of its own destiny with three regular season matches left, will play its final two home matches  this week, hosting CSUN at 5 p.m., Sunday followed by a 7 p.m. kickoff against UC Santa Barbara on Thursday with the game aired on ESPN3. 
PROMOTIONS & SENIORS
• Following Sunday's match vs. CSUN, fans are invited to the Titan Stadium pitch for autographs with the Cal State Fullerton women's soccer team.
• Prior to Thursday's match against the Gauchos, the Titans will honor the four members of the 2015 senior class. Arrive early as the senior presentation will start approximately at 6:45 p.m.
TICKETS
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. 
BE A FOLLOWER
Fans can keep up with the latest news by following us on Facebook (FullertonTitans) and Twitter (@FullertonTitans). The women's soccer team has its own Facebook and Twitter (@CSUF_WSoccer) presence.
QUICK HITS
• Cal State Fullerton enters the week on a four-game winning streak.
• Fullerton's 12 wins this season are the most for the program since 2007 (12-8-2), head coach Demian Brown's first year at the helm of the program.
• Cal State Fullerton boasts an NCAA RPI of 37 to lead the Big West Conference. Long Beach State follows at 47.
• This week, the Titans received 28 votes in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division I women's national poll. CSF also moved up one spot and is ranked third in the West Region.
• Cal State Fullerton has an 11-game win streak at Titan Stadium dating back to 2014 as well as a 12-game unbeaten streak.
• The Titans (12-2-1, 4-1-0 Big West) started the season with six consecutive wins - the best start for the program in its history, beating the previous records of 4-0-0 from 2008 and 1995. 
• Both of Fullerton's losses this season have been on the road and in overtime. Washington State is currently ranked 25th in the NSCAA national poll, while Long Beach State was receiving votes at the time of the match.
• Of Fullerton's 35 goals thus far, Rebecca Wilson and Christina Burkenroad have either scored or provided the assist in 26.
• Fullerton's 35 goals are the most for the program since the 2005 squad netted 50.
• In only three games this season - both of Fullerton's losses  and last Sunday's 1-0 shutout at UCR - neither Burkenroad or Wilson scored.
IN THE POLLS
The Titans earned 28 votes in this week's NSCAA national poll. The Titans are ranked third in the NSCAA West Region.
TOP 50 NCAA RANKINGS
Rank Category Number
6 Assists Per Game 2.53
9 Total Assists 38
10 W-L-T Percentage .833
12 Points Per Game 7.2
15 Total Points 108.0
17 Scoring Offense 2.33
22 Total Goals 35
Rank Name Category Number
1 Rebecca Wilson Game Winning Goals 8
3 Rebecca Wilson Points Per Game 2.33
3 Rebecca Wilson Goals Per Game 1.0
3 Rebecca Wilson Total Goals 15
4 Rebecca Wilson Total Points 35
19 Christina Burkenroad Assists Per Game 0.53
19 Christina Burkenroad Total Assists 8
43 Jennifer Stuart Goals Against Avg. 0.716
BIG WEST NUMBERS
• Entering the week, Cal State Fullerton led the Big West Conference in points (108), goals (35) and assists (38).
• Rebecca Wilson leads the Big West Conference in four categories: points (35), goals (15), game-winning goals 8) and shots (54).
• Christina Burkenroad's team-leading eight assists top the league. 
GAME NOTES
• The Titans are 14-17-26 in extra time during Head Coach Demian Brown's nine seasons.
• Rebecca Wilson is just the seventh player in Titan history to record at least seven points in a single game and she is the first player since Janali West at Pacific on Oct. 28, 2012, to record a hat trick for Fullerton. The senior forward scored three goals and added an assist in the Titan's 4-0 shutout of Hawai'i on Oct. 11.
• The Titans have now scored four goals in a game on five occasions this season, and have scored three goals in a half four times this year.
• Fullerton's 1-0 overtime loss to Long Beach State on Oct. 4 was the Titans' first loss in a Big West Conference game since a 1-0 defeat at UC Irvine on Nov. 3, 2013, a streak of eight games.  When including Big West Tournament matches, the streak totaled 12 matches (8-0-4).
• Before its 1-0 loss to the 49ers on Oct. 4, 2015, Fullerton had not been shut out in 18 straight matches (15-2-1) dating back to a 0-0 double overtime tie vs. Long Beach State at Titan Stadium on Oct. 9, 2014.
• In Fullerton's 6-3 win over San Diego on Sept. 27, the Titans scored six goals for the first time since a 6-1 win over UC Irvine (10.20.02).
• The Titans' five goals in the second half vs. the Toreros  tied a program record set in a 9-0 win vs. Azusa Pacific (10.09.96).
• The Titans allowed three goals in the second half for the second time this season vs. USD, but both matches have resulted in wins. In program history, Fullerton has allowed three goals in a match and won the game on four occasions.
• Fullerton's six-game win streak to start the season was stopped with  a 1-1 double overtime tie at Gonzaga on Sept. 11.
• Fullerton's seven-match unbeaten streak to start the year was ended with a 2-1 double overtime loss at Washington State on Sept. 13.
OPPONENTS & HISTORY
CSUN
5 p.m. | Sunday, Oct. 25 | Titan Stadium
CSUN (10-6-1, 3-1-1) had its four-match unbeaten streak - three-game win streak - snapped with a 1-0 loss to Long Beach State on Thursday night. Cynthia Sanchez leads the Matadors' offense with 11 goals (6 game winners) and three assists. 
Fullerton leads the all-time series 13-6-1, including a 6-2-1 record at home. The Titans are unbeaten in their last three matches vs. CSUN.
Last Meeting: Christina Burkenroad's strike in the 67th minute clinched Cal State Fullerton a spot in the Big West Tournament championship match as the Titans shut out CSUN, 1-0, on Nov. 6, 2014, at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in semifinal action.
UC Santa Barbara
7 p.m. | Thursday, Oct. 29 | Titan Stadium
UC Santa Barbara (10-4-1, 3-1-0) will host UC Riverside and UC Irvine before traveling to Cal State Fullerton on  Thursday. Freshman Mallory Hromatko is leading UCSB with seven goals and four assists. CSF leads the all-time series 13-9-1 with a 6-6-0 record at home.
Last Meeting: Christina Burkenroad led the Titans to victory with a two-goal performance in the Titans' 4-2 victory at UCSB on Oct. 31, 2014.
CAREER RECORD CHECK
• Rebecca Wilson's 74 career points and 30 career goals each rank third all-time at CSF. Wilson's 13 career game-winning goals tie Dolores Browning for the Titan all-time record as well.
• Christina Burkenroad's 55 career points and 20 career goals rank fifth and tie for seventh, respectively, at Fullerton. In addition, Burkenroad's 15 career assists tie for seventh all-time.
• Burkenroad's 15 career assists tie for seventh all-time at Fullerton and Wilson's 14 career assists tie for ninth.
• Jennifer Stuart's 97 career saves rank seventh at Cal State Fullerton. In addition, her 21 career wins rank fifth.
SINGLE-SEASON RECORD CHECK
• Jennifer Stuart's 10 victories in a single season are the most for a Fullerton goalkeeper since Karen Bardsley had 12 wins in 2006.
• Christina Burkenroad's six game-winning assists have set a new Fullerton single-season record. In addition, her team-leading eight assists in 2015 rank second in single-season history.
• Rebecca Wilson's 35 points (15 goals, 5 assists) rank third in Cal State Fullerton single-season history. Her 15 goals also rank third in single-season history, and Wilson is just the third Titan to record multiple seasons with at least 10 goals scored.
• Wilson's eight game-winning goals are a new Titan single-season record.
GOAL!
Fullerton's 35 goals are the most for the program since the 2005 squad netted 50.
DYNAMIC DUO
In Fullerton's first seven games of the season, Rebecca Wilson recorded seven consecutive matches with a point, while scoring at least one goal in six straight games for the Titans. Wilson is one of only three players in program history to have a streak of at least seven games with a point, and is one of just two Titans (Dolores Browning, 7) to score at least one goal in six consecutive matches. 
Burkenroad ended the 2014 season recording at least one point in five straight games and extended that streak to seven matches after the opening two games of 2015. 
TV TIME
For the fourth consecutive season, it was announced that the championship match of the Big West Conference women's soccer tournament, hosted at Titan Stadium in 2015, would be televised live on FOX Sports PrimeTicket at 1 p.m. on Nov. 8. Fullerton's home finale vs. UCSB on Oct. 29 will be aired on ESPN3 as will both Big West Tournament semifinal matches on Nov. 5.
PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
Cal State Fullerton 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 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 with 70 points while Fullerton 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. In 2013, 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.  
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.

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