Thursday, October 7
San Luis Obispo, CA
7:00 PM
vs
CSU Bakersfield
Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics
Cal Poly Opens Final Home Stand Thursday versus CSU Bakersfield
10/6/2021 12:18:00 PM | Women's Soccer
SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly women's soccer program opens its final home stand of the season – a three-game stretch – when hosting CSU Bakersfield on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. and CSUN on Sunday, Oct. 10 at 12 noon. With six matches remaining in the regular season, Cal Poly (7-6-0, 3-1-0) enters Thursday's game with nine points in the Big West Conference standings, sharing second place alongside UC Davis (8-4-0, 3-1-0). Both the Mustangs and Aggies trail first-place Long Beach State (6-4-2, 3-0-1) by just a point. The top four programs in the Big West standings qualify for the Nov. 4 and 7 conference tournament, hosted by the No. 1 seed. The Big West's highest scoring program and ranked 47th among 335 NCAA Division I programs with 25 goals, Cal Poly won its opening three conference matches before falling at UC Davis (Oct. 3). The Big West's lowest scoring program with just five goals through 11 matches, ninth-place CSU Bakersfield (1-8-2, 0-1-1) earned its lone conference point with a 1-1 draw at UC San Diego (Sept. 30). Seventh-place CSUN (2-11-0, 1-2-0), which has conceded a Big West high 40 goals in 13 matches, has dropped its last two conference matches after winning the opener at Hawai'i (Sept. 23).
FOLLOW CAL POLY THIS WEEK: Zachary Anderson-Yoxsimer will provide play-by-play of Thursday's match versus CSU Bakersfield while Dan Gillman handles Sunday's game against CSUN for GoPoly.com HERE … live stats and video will also be available via GoPoly.com HERE.
CAL POLY VERSUS CSU BAKERSFIELD: Facing CSU Bakersfield as a Big West opponent for the first time (the Roadrunners transitioned into the conference in 2020 before last year's schedule was cancelled), Cal Poly has prevailed in its last six meetings and leads the all-time series, 9-1-0. The two programs last met on Aug. 23, 2017 with Cal Poly delivering a 1-0 road victory.
CAL POLY VERSUS CSUN: The Matadors have won five of the last six meetings against Cal Poly, including the last matchup in Northridge on Oct. 10, 2019, 2-0. Cal Poly's only victory against CSUN since 2014 is a 1-0 home win on Sept. 28, 2018. CSUN leads the all-time series, 9-8-3.
OFFENSE IN FOCUS: Featuring two of the Big West's top three goalscorers and two of its top three assist leaders, Cal Poly remains the conference's top-scoring side with 25 goals – a total that ranks as the program's highest since scoring 26 times in 2015. Highlighted by a 5-0 victory against San Jose State (Sept. 12) and 4-2 win versus Sacramento State (Aug. 29), Cal Poly has scored multiple goals in game seven times and been shutout just twice – including a 2-0, season-opening loss to No. 24 Stanford (Aug. 19). Cal Poly has received goals from 11 different players this season while 15 separate Mustangs have recorded at least a point.
TRUCCO SETS THE SCORING PACE … : The Big West Conference's second leading scorer – alongside teammate Camille Lafaix – with six goals, sophomore forward Nikki Trucco surpassed her 2019, three-goal total after just six matches. Having most recently scored the eventual 24th-minute game-winner at Hawai'i (Sept. 30), Trucco also leads Cal Poly and ranks fourth among Big West players with 18 shots on goal and fifth with 30 total attempts. Trucco has started 12 of 13 matches for Cal Poly in 2021.
… ALONGSIDE LAFAIX: With all six of her goals coming in Cal Poly's last seven games, two-time Big West Offensive Player of the Week honoree and sophomore midfielder Camille Lafaix ranks second in the Big West – alongside teammate Nikki Trucco – in scoring. Also second in the Big West with 15 points and second – with teammate Olivia Ortiz – with four assists, Lafaix produced her second career two-goal match in Cal Poly's 3-2 overtime win against Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 23). Lafaix, who has placed 16 of 22 shot attempts on target, has started in 12 of 13 matches this season.
ORTIZ SETS THE TABLE: With three of four assists coming in Big West matches, sophomore forward Olivia Ortiz – with Camille Lafaix – ranks second among conference players in total assists. Ortiz, who contributed a career high two assists in a 3-2 win against Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 23), scored her second collegiate goal – and first since 2019 – against San Jose State (Sept. 12).
UP NEXT (OCT. 17): Cal Poly closes its 11-game, regular season home schedule at Alex G. Spanos Stadium with a Sunday, Oct. 17 matchup versus first-time opponent UC San Diego. The Tritons (4-6-2, 2-1-1), who joined the Big West in the summer of 2020 before last year's season was cancelled, host UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Oct. 14 before visiting Cal Poly.
FOLLOW CAL POLY THIS WEEK: Zachary Anderson-Yoxsimer will provide play-by-play of Thursday's match versus CSU Bakersfield while Dan Gillman handles Sunday's game against CSUN for GoPoly.com HERE … live stats and video will also be available via GoPoly.com HERE.
CAL POLY VERSUS CSU BAKERSFIELD: Facing CSU Bakersfield as a Big West opponent for the first time (the Roadrunners transitioned into the conference in 2020 before last year's schedule was cancelled), Cal Poly has prevailed in its last six meetings and leads the all-time series, 9-1-0. The two programs last met on Aug. 23, 2017 with Cal Poly delivering a 1-0 road victory.
CAL POLY VERSUS CSUN: The Matadors have won five of the last six meetings against Cal Poly, including the last matchup in Northridge on Oct. 10, 2019, 2-0. Cal Poly's only victory against CSUN since 2014 is a 1-0 home win on Sept. 28, 2018. CSUN leads the all-time series, 9-8-3.
OFFENSE IN FOCUS: Featuring two of the Big West's top three goalscorers and two of its top three assist leaders, Cal Poly remains the conference's top-scoring side with 25 goals – a total that ranks as the program's highest since scoring 26 times in 2015. Highlighted by a 5-0 victory against San Jose State (Sept. 12) and 4-2 win versus Sacramento State (Aug. 29), Cal Poly has scored multiple goals in game seven times and been shutout just twice – including a 2-0, season-opening loss to No. 24 Stanford (Aug. 19). Cal Poly has received goals from 11 different players this season while 15 separate Mustangs have recorded at least a point.
TRUCCO SETS THE SCORING PACE … : The Big West Conference's second leading scorer – alongside teammate Camille Lafaix – with six goals, sophomore forward Nikki Trucco surpassed her 2019, three-goal total after just six matches. Having most recently scored the eventual 24th-minute game-winner at Hawai'i (Sept. 30), Trucco also leads Cal Poly and ranks fourth among Big West players with 18 shots on goal and fifth with 30 total attempts. Trucco has started 12 of 13 matches for Cal Poly in 2021.
… ALONGSIDE LAFAIX: With all six of her goals coming in Cal Poly's last seven games, two-time Big West Offensive Player of the Week honoree and sophomore midfielder Camille Lafaix ranks second in the Big West – alongside teammate Nikki Trucco – in scoring. Also second in the Big West with 15 points and second – with teammate Olivia Ortiz – with four assists, Lafaix produced her second career two-goal match in Cal Poly's 3-2 overtime win against Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 23). Lafaix, who has placed 16 of 22 shot attempts on target, has started in 12 of 13 matches this season.
ORTIZ SETS THE TABLE: With three of four assists coming in Big West matches, sophomore forward Olivia Ortiz – with Camille Lafaix – ranks second among conference players in total assists. Ortiz, who contributed a career high two assists in a 3-2 win against Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 23), scored her second collegiate goal – and first since 2019 – against San Jose State (Sept. 12).
UP NEXT (OCT. 17): Cal Poly closes its 11-game, regular season home schedule at Alex G. Spanos Stadium with a Sunday, Oct. 17 matchup versus first-time opponent UC San Diego. The Tritons (4-6-2, 2-1-1), who joined the Big West in the summer of 2020 before last year's season was cancelled, host UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Oct. 14 before visiting Cal Poly.
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