No. 3 Seed Cal State Fullerton vs. No. 1 Seed Long Beach State
Big West Conference Tournament Championship Game
Date: Sunday, Nov. 8
Time: 1:07 p.m.
Location: Fullerton, Calif.
Venue: Titan Stadium
Live Stats: FullertonTitans.com
Internet Radio: FullertonTitans.com
TV: Fox Sports Prime Ticket
THIS WEEK
Cal State Fullerton looks to capture its third straight Big West Conference Tournament title on Sunday, Nov. 8 when the No. 3 seeded Titans take on top-seeded Long Beach State at 1:07 p.m. at Titan Stadium. Both teams boast a 6-2 conference record, while Fullerton owns a 15-3-1 overall mark and the 49ers are 12-5-3 on the year. The game will be televised by Fox Sports Prime ticket and the winner will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
TICKETS
Tickets to the Big West Conference Tournament are on sale now and can be purchased at FullertonTitans.com or by calling the ticket office at: 657-278-CSUF. Pricing per day is as follows:
$12 - Adults
$8 - Seniors/Youth
$5 - Students
BE A FOLLOWER
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QUICK HITS
• Cal State Fullerton has won seven of its last eight games including four shutout victories.
• Fullerton's 15 wins this season are the most for the program since 2005 (19-4-0), when the Titans won the Big West Regular Season Championship and were conference tournament champions before advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Cal State Fullerton boasts an NCAA RPI of 35 to lead the Big West Conference. Long Beach State follows at 43.
• This week, the Titans received four votes in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division I women's national poll. CSF is ranked fourth in the West Region.
• The Titans (15-3-1, 6-2-0 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.
• Of Fullerton's 42 goals thus far, Rebecca Wilson and Christina Burkenroad have either scored or provided the assist in 33.
• Fullerton's 42 goals are the most for the program since the 2005 squad netted 50.
• In only four games this season - all three of Fullerton's losses - neither Burkenroad or Wilson scored.
IN THE POLLS
The Titans earned four votes in this week's NSCAA national poll. Cal State Fullerton is ranked fourth in the NSCAA West Region.
BIG WEST NUMBERS
• Entering the tournament, Cal State Fullerton leads the Big West Conference in points (130), goals (42) and assists (46).
• Rebecca Wilson leads the Big West Conference in four categories: points (44), goals (18), game-winning goals (10) and shots (77).
• Christina Burkenroad's team-leading 11 assists top the league.
REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS
• Christina Burkenroad set a pair of Big West Conference Tournament records after recording a hat trick in Thursday night's semifinal contest and racking up seven points in the match.
• Rebecca Wilson set a new tournament record as well, notching three assists in the semifinal game against UC Santa Barbara.
• Both Burkenroad's and Wilson's records were individual tournament records as well as individual single-game records for the Big West Conference.
• As a team, Cal State Fullerton etched its name into the Big West Conference annals tying for first with five goals and setting a new record with five assists in a single-game.
GAME NOTES
• The Titans are 14-17-26 in extra time during Head Coach Demian Brown's nine seasons.
• Rebecca Wilson and Christina Burkenroad are just the seventh and eight players, respectively, in Titan history to record at least seven points in a single game.
• Wilson and Burkenroad each recorded a hat trick during the 2015 season. Wilson's occured on Oct. 11 against Hawai'i, while Burkenroad tallied hers Nov. 5 versus UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Tournament semifinal game.
• The Titans have now scored four goals in a game half a dozen times this season, and have scored three goals in a half on five occasions.
• 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
Long Beach State
1:07 p.m. | Sunday, Nov. 8 | Titan Stadium
Long Beach State earned the No. 1 seed in the Big West Conference Tournament and made its way into the championship game with a 1-0 overtime vicotry over No. 4 seed UC Riverside on Thursday night. The 49ers are 12-5-3 on the year and owned a 6-2 BWC record. LBSU is led by Ashely Gonzales' eight goals and 17 points.
Last Meeting: Long Beach State edged Cal State Fullerton, 1-0, in overtime on Oct. 5 after Ashley Gonzales netted the golden goal in the 93rd minute of action to snap the Titans' eight-match Big West Conference win-streak.
CAREER RECORD CHECK
• Rebecca Wilson's 81 career points and 33 career goals each rank third all-time at CSF. Wilson's 15 career game-winning goals set the all-time record as well.
• Christina Burkenroad's 64 career points rank her fourth all-time, while her 23 career goals rank fifth at Fullerton. In addition, Burkenroad's 18 career assists tie her for first all-time.
• Wilson's 15 career assists tie for eighth.
• Jennifer Stuart's 123 career saves rank sixth at Cal State Fullerton. In addition, her 25 career wins put her in second all-time.
SINGLE-SEASON RECORD CHECK
• Jennifer Stuart's 13 victories in a single season are the most for a Fullerton goalkeeper since Karen Bardsley had 16 wins in 2005. Her 13 wins place her third all-time at Cal State Fullerton.
• Christina Burkenroad's seven game-winning assists have set a new Fullerton single-season record. In addition, her team-leading 11 assists in 2015 rank second in single-season history. With 31 points on the year, Burkenroad is now ranked fourth in the CSF annals.
• Rebecca Wilson's 42 points (18 goals, 6 assists) put her in second in Cal State Fullerton single-season history. Her 18 goals also rank second in the single-season record book, and Wilson is just the third Titan to record multiple seasons with at least 10 goals scored.
• Wilson's 10 game-winning goals are a new Titan single-season record.
GOAL!
Fullerton's 42 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.
The dynamic duo combined for 10 points against UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals to lift Cal State Fullerton to a 4-2 victory en route to sending the Titans to the Big West Conference Tournament Championship game.
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 Sunday, Nov. 8. Fullerton's home finale vs. UCSB was televised on ESPN3 on Oct. 29 as will both Big West Tournament semifinal matches on Thursday, 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 FIVE TITLES IN FOUR 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. Most recently, Cal State Fullerton was named Tri-Big West Conference Champions in 2015 along with Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara.
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.
WHAT'S UP
If the Titans defeat UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Nov. 5, Cal State Fullerton will advance to the Big West Conference Championship game on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1:07 p.m. agains the winner of the Long Beach State-UC Riverside contest.The game will be televised on Fox Sport Prime Ticket.
