FULLERTON, Calif. - Cal State Fullerton women's soccer is set for its first conference match of the season on Thursday against the Aggies of UC Davis. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. PT as the Titans are riding a six-match unbeaten streak. A live stream of the match will be available at BigWest.TV. Also, the first 250 fans inside the stadium get a FREE Titans Vuvuzela.
Serenade everyone when you come to @fullertonwsoc Home Conference Opener this Thursday against UC Davis at 7:00pm. First 250 fans get a FREE Titans Vuvuzela! #TusksUp pic.twitter.com/Gvnpolr1l6
— Titans Athletics (@FullertonTitans) September 30, 2019
Head coach Demian Brown and his squad are 7-2-1 overall this year, 2-1-1 on the road and 5-1 at home. The squad is receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches rankings. Last week, the Titans led 3-0 after the first 19 minutes but ended up drawing 3-3 at San Francisco.
Senior midfielder Atlanta Primus, the Sep. 2 Big West Offensive Player of the Week, has scored or assisted in nine of our 10 matches this season. She is second on the team in goals with seven. Twice this season she has scored in three straight matches, tying the longest scoring streak in program history. Primus is tied for third in the nation with total assists on the year at eight and is tied for fifth in assists in per match at 0.80. At 19 assists for her career, she is tied for the most assists in school history. She's also tallied 20 goals in her career, equaling 59 points, the sixth-best mark in program history. Assistant coach Stacey Webster (then Fox) and Primus are tied for the No. 8 total in school history with their 20 career goals. She is all over the record books as she's tied for seventh in school history in goals per match, (0.33) second in assists per match at (0.31) and fourth in penalty kicks made (three).
Senior forward Maddie Bennett, the Sep. 9 Big West Offensive Player of the Week and Sep. 30 honoree, is tied for the team lead with seven goals including match-winning goals against both Houston and Kansas state. Bennett scored her seventh goal of the season and is now tied for the second-most goals in the conference. She ranks No. 3 in the Big West with 17 points on seven goals and three assists. She is No. 41 in the nation in points per game at 1.70.
Brown, the Sep. 16 Big West Offensive Player of the Week, has three goals and six assists on the year to rank her fourth in the Big West in points per game at 1.20 (12 total).
Sophomore Kaya Hawkinson has four assists as well. Redshirt freshman Noa Schumacher has recorded two shutouts on the year as the goalkeeper for the Titans.
As a team, the Titans are sixth in the nation and tops in the Big West in corner kicks per match at 7.60.
UC Davis is 5-5 on the year, including a 3-3 record on the road. The Aggies have lost their last two matches, the most recent of which was also at San Francisco. Leslie Fregoso and Casey Palmer are tied for the team lead with three goals each. Nicki Rucki (3-3 record) and Jessica Lima (2-2) have split time at goalkeeper. In the all-time series, Fullerton leads 10-3-2 but is winless in the last three matches (two losses, one draw).
Brown talked about the squad in-depth in this video here, breaking down the team by position group and talking about the non-conference schedule. Brown has won over 100 matches in his 12 years as head coach. He has steered the Titans to four Big West regular season championships (2007, 2012, 2014, 2015) and five Big West Tournament championships (2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017) representing the league as the Big West's automatic qualifier at the NCAA Tournament for four of the last six years (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017) in addition to the Titans' postseason trip in 2007.
Primus was selected as one of 11 student-athletes to be a Preseason All-Big West honoree. It is her second straight year earning the preseason accolade. As a junior, Primus was 2018 All-Conference First Team selection as she started all 18 games she played in. She scored a team-high six goals and led the team in points scored with 15 as she also dished out three assists.
The Big West Conference also announced that Titans were picked fourth in the preseason coaches poll.
Along with a strong crop of newcomers, the Titans also welcome back Alba Barrios and Jessica Simonian from injuries that forced them to miss the entire 2018 season. You can read more about Barrios and her journey here.
PARKING
CSUF requires a parking permit for all weekday games. Beginning July 1st, parking on campus will be $10 for an All-Day permit Monday through Thursday 7:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday until 5pm. After 5pm on Friday, Permits are not required, as well as on the weekend. Park and Pay stalls Monday through Thursday 7:00 am to 10:00 pm (Friday until 5pm) are $4 for 1-hour, $8 for 2-hours. Permits can be purchased in parking lots at the permit machines and accept only major credit cards.
For more parking information or to purchase a permit online click HERE or go to parking.fullerton.edu.
SUPPORT THE TITANS!
Fans can purchase tickets for various Cal State Fullerton athletic events by visiting FullertonTitans.com/Tickets. The Athletic Ticket Office can also be contacted by phone at 657-278-2783 or by email at athletictixs@fullerton.edu. The Ticket Office is located at the Titan House off of Gymnasium Drive at the eastern end of the Intramural Fields and is open from 10 am – 4 pm PT, Monday – Friday.
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