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THIS WEEK
Cal State Fullerton enters the week fourth in the Big West Conference standings after a 1-0 shutout of CSUN on the road last Sunday. The Titans - the only team currently undefeated in Big West games at 2-0-2 - have totaled eight points with four regular season matches remaining. This week, the Titans host UC Irvine at 7 p.m., Thursday, followed by UC Riverside at 6 p.m., Sunday. 

PROMOTIONS & TICKETS
Cal State Fullerton students receive free admission to Titan home games with their Titan I.D. card.
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QUICK HITS
• Cal State Fullerton is currently the only undefeated team in Big West action with a record of 2-0-2.
• Cal State Fullerton's 4-1 victory over Idaho State on Sept. 18 marked the 200th win for the program, which started in 1993.
•  The Titans have scored 16 goals this season by nine different players as Rebecca Wilson leads the team with eight goals - the most for a Titan player in a single season since 2010.
• Nine of Fullerton's first 15 matches of the year have entered overtime, and the Titans are 0-5-4 in those games. Fullerton is 13-15-25 in extra time during Head Coach Demian Brown's eight seasons.
• Of Fullerton's 16 goals, 12 have been scored in the second half, and only three times have the Titans scored the first goal of the match.
• Fullerton is an undefeated 3-0 when scoring the game's first goal.
• The Titans have not allowed a goal in 291 minutes, dating back to allowing a score to UC Davis in the ninth minute on Oct. 5.

OPPONENTS & HISTORY
UC Irvine | 7:00 p.m. | Thursday, Oct. 23 | Titan Stadium
UC Irvine (5-7-3, 1-2-1) was on a five-game winless streak before overcoming a red card and edging UC Santa Barbara, 2-1, last Sunday on ESPN3. Laura McGrail leads the Anteaters with five goals and two assists. The Anteaters have scored 18 goals this season while allowing 21. 
Head-to-Head: Cal State Fullerton leads the all-time series with UC Irvine, 10-8-4, although the Titans are winless in their last six meetings (0-4-2) against UCI. 
Last Time Out: Natalie Ledezma's goal in the 37th minute was all UCI needed in 1-0 shutout of Cal State Fullerton at Anteater Stadium on Nov. 3, 2013.

UC Riverside | 6:00 p.m. | Sunday, Oct. 26 | Titan Stadium
UC Riverside (7-6-3, 2-3-1) enters the week fifth in the Big West standings with seven points, trailing Cal State Fullerton's fourth-place standing with eight points. The Highlanders' high-powered offense has scored 29 goals this season (3rd Big West), while allowing 25 goals (9th Big West).Tyler Cunningham leads the offense with three goals and nine assists. Head-to-Head: CSF leads the all-time series with UCR, 7-5-3, including a 4-2-2 edge at Titan Stadium. Sunday's match will be a repeat of the 2013 Big West Conference Tournament championship, which ended in a 1-1 at Titan Stadium on Nov. 10.
Last Time Out: Goalkeeper Katie Pulliam stopped three UC Riverside penalty kicks in a shootout to power Cal State Fullerton to the program's fourth Big West Conference Tournament Championship on Nov. 10, 2013. Fullerton earned the league's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament field after the title match ended in a 1-1 tie. Fullerton grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the 14th minute after Nikki McCants scored. With three minutes left in the match, the Highlanders found the equalizer after a Jazzmin Mancilla foul in the box allowed Tyler Cunningham to place a penalty kick in the upper right corner.

RECAP & NOTES FROM LAST WEEK
• Rebecca Wilson leads the Titans with eight goals, and her total is the most for a Titan since Christina Murillo score eight goals in 2010. Wilson has scored seven goals in the Titans' last seven games.
• The Titans shut out their fourth opponent of the year in last Sunday's 1-0 victory at CSUN.
• After suffering an injury against Michigan State on Aug. 24, defender Serena Smith-Banas returned to action last Sunday.
• Fullerton won its third road game of the year at CSUN, including its second in Big West play.
• Freshman goalkeeper Morgan Bertsch recorded her first career win and shutout last Sunday at CSUN.

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Patterson Selected as Candidate for Senior CLASS Award
Cal State Fullerton senior midfielder Chelsey Patterson has been selected as one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award, it was announced on Sept. 2.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The candidate class will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. 

OLD HABITS DIE HARD
In 2013, it was almost routine for the Titans to play an overtime period, entering extra time play on 10 occasions  -- one shy of their NCAA record-tying 11 overtime matches in 2011.
The trend is continuing in 2014 as nine of Fullerton's 15 matches of the year have entered overtime.
The Titans were unbeaten in overtime (3-0-7) in 2013, but this season, the Titans have already 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. 

EXTRA TIME
Cal State Fullerton has played 1,495.37 minutes on the field this season. The team's nine overtime matches have added enough 125-plus minutes for the Titans this season.

DISSECTING SCORING
In regulation, Cal State Fullerton has outscored opponents, 16-10, however, in overtime, the Titans have been shut out, 5-0.

SCORELINE
Thirteen of Fullerton's 15 games this season have been decided by one goal or less.

ON FIRE
Redshirt junior Rebecca Wilson leads Cal State Fullerton with eight goals as the Placentia, Calif., native has scored seven goals in the Titans' last seven games.
Wilson's eight goals mark the most for the Titans since Christian Murillo scored eight for CSF in 2010.

BIG WEST STATS & RANKINGS
•...tied for first in the Big West with 15 goals allowed.
•...second with 0.90 goals against average. 
• Rebecca Wilson's eight goals rank second.
• Jennifer Stuart's 0.74 goals against average ranks second, while Morgan Bertsch's 1.20 GAA rates sixth.
• Jennifer Stuart's .795 save percentage ranks third.
• In Big West games only, Fullerton is tied for the league lead having allowed only two goals. 
• Rebecca Wilson's four Big West goals lead the league.

ANOTHER STAT CARRIES OVER FROM 2013
Fullerton made it a habit of scoring late last season, netting nine of its 18 goals -- three of those going for "golden goal" game-winners -- in the 70th minute or later.
This season, 12 of Fullerton's 16 goals have been scored in the second half, and only three times have the Titans scored the go-ahead goal. Ten of CSF's 16 goals this season have come after the 60th minute.

RECORD BREAKERS
Cal State Fullerton fell just short of setting the record attendance at a women's soccer match as 1,536 attended the Oct. 9 women's and men's soccer doubleheader at Titan Stadium. The women's soccer attendance record is still 1,570 from Oct. 19, 2001 vs. Long Beach State.
Fullerton fans did however set a new record as 1,365 onlookers were in attendance on Aug. 22, 2014 at Titan Stadium - the largest crowd for a home opener and the third largest crowd all time.

"O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!"
Cal State Fullerton senior midfielder Chelsey Patterson will serve as team captain for the third straight season along with junior defender Morgan Batcheller and junior forward Rebecca Wilson.

ROAD MAP
The 2013 Big West Tournament Champions will return to the pitch in 2014 with a challenging schedule as four of their opponents completed last year in the top-75 of RPI, while two competed in the NCAA Tournament.

A NEW LOOK
Entering the 2014 season, CSF has a strong combination of newcomers and returners on its roster. The Titans return 13 letterwinners from last year's championship squad while welcoming 11 newcomers and four returning redshirts. Of Fullerton's 13 returners, five were starters last season. 

BY THE NUMBERS
Cal State Fullerton totaled 51 points last season (18 goals/15 assists) and will need to replace 57 percent of that production as top scorers Erica Mazeau (4 goals, 6 assists), Nikki McCants (3 goals) and Janali West (2 goals, 2 assists) have graduated.

DE-FENSE (CLAP, CLAP)
Fullerton's 2013 defense emerged as one of the best in the league, ranking atop the Big West statistical rankings in fewest goals allowed (17), goals against average (0.71), and saves (113), while standing tied for third in shutouts (7). 

TV TIME
For the third consecutive season, it was announced that the championship match of this year's Big West Conference women's soccer tournament hosted by Cal Poly would be televised live on FOX Sports PrimeTicket at 1 p.m. on Nov. 9. 

TITANS CLAIM BACK-TO-BACK TITLES
Defending Big West Tournament champion Cal State Fullerton is out to claim three consecutive crowns in 2014 after the Titans clinched their fourth Big West tournament title in school history and earned the league's automatic NCAA postseason berth in 2013. In 2012, Fullerton won its sixth Big West regular season championship in school history, trailing only Cal Poly (7). It was Fullerton's fourth solo crown after sharing the top spot in 2004 and 2007, the program's fifth in the last 12 seasons, and the second under Head Coach Demian Brown.

STAFF CHANGE
Fullerton's coaching staff remains largely intact for 2014 with one exception as Michael Thomas joins the staff following the departure of Diego Bocanegra, who accepted a position at Notre Dame. Prior to joining the Titan staff, Thomas served as head coach at the University of Buffalo for six years (2008-13). During his tenure with the Bulls, he tutored 12 Mid-American all-conference, all-tournament and all-academic honorees, fielding his most successful squad in 2011.

A TRADITION UNLIKE ANY OTHER
Sophomore Nicole Ulrich and junior Alyssa Cabral will be carrying on a tradition of sorts in 2014 as their No. 2 and No. 5 jerseys are the only two numbers in the history of the Fullerton program to be worn every season since the program began in 1993.

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
Cal State Fullerton, the defending Big West Tournament Champion, was picked to finish fourth in Big West Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Poll, while Cal Poly was selected to repeat as the regular season champion with six first-place votes. 
UC Irvine received two first-place votes with 64 points while Long Beach State collected 59 points for third place. Cal State Fullerton received a first-place vote of its own and finished out the top four teams with 58 points. 
Hawai'i (37 points), UC Santa Barbara (30), CSUN (27), UC Davis (27) and UC Riverside (26) rounded out the preseason poll.
Senior midfielder and captain Chelsey Patterson was named to the Big West Preseason All-Conference Team after earning second team all-league honors in 2013.