Women's Soccer 9/14/2023 4:52:00 PM

Vikings Close Out Non-Conference Action at UC Riverside and CSUN

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland State women's soccer team will head to California this weekend for its final two non-conference matches of the season. The Vikings (1-5-0) will face UC Riverside on Friday, Sept 15 at 7 p.m. followed by a Sunday matchup against CSUN on Sept 17 at 1 p.m.

MATCH 1: PORTLAND STATE (1-5-0) at UC RIVERSIDE (0-4-4)
Friday, Sept. 15 | 7:00pm PT | Riverside, Calif. (URC Soccer Stadium)
All-Time Series: PSU leads, 2-1-0
Last Meeting: L, 4-1 (Aug. 25, 2022)
UC Riverside 2022 Record: 2-9-7, 0-7-3 Big West
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The Highlanders are 0-2-2 at home so far this season, looking for their first win of the year against the Vikings on Friday evening. Last week, they played Fresno State to a 1-1 tie before falling to San Francisco 2-5. They average 7.8 shots and 0.63 goals per game, while allowing 15 goals over eight contests. They're led by Nat Gonzalaez in his 11^th season at the helm.

MATCH 2: PORTLAND STATE (1-5-0) at CSUN (0-7-1)
Sunday, Sept. 17 | 1:00pm PT | Northridge, Calif. (Matador Soccer Field)
All-Time Series: CSUN leads, 2-7-0
Last Meeting: L, 2-0 (Sept. 18 2022)
CSUN 2022 Record: 3-15-1, 1-8-1 Big West
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The Matadors are 0-4 at home this season, entering the weekend with a 0-7-1 overall record. They'll take on Hawaii on Thursday before hosting the Vikings. Their only draw of the season came against UNLV on Aug, 20. Since then, they've suffered six straight losses. The Matadors have scored one goal over eight games, doing so against Idaho in a 5-1 loss on Sept. 7. CSUN is led by third-year head coach Christine Johnson.

VIKINGS' LAST TIME OUT - VS. UTAH TECH - After five-straight home games to open the season, the Vikings played their first road match of the year at Utah Tech on Sunday, Sept. 10. The Vikings were shut out by the Trailblazers despite 11 shots in the contest. Utah Tech secured the victory with a goal in the 66th minute to win 1-0.

THE GREEN STREAK - Fifth-year defender Hailey Green holds one of the longest complete-game streaks in the NCAA, playing 26 consecutive matches without leaving the field. Green's streak spans across three seasons, dating back to Oct. 17, 2021. She enters Friday's match having played 2,360 consecutive minutes on the Vikings' back line.

BETWEEN THE PIPES - Sophomore Natalie Cunningham and graduate transfer Eden Millan have both seen action in goal for the Vikings this season. Making her first career start in the season opener against New Mexico State on Aug. 17, Cunningham was impressive in the net, recording 10 saves in the contest. Millan has played the full 90 minutes against both St. Thomas and Iowa State. Cunningham (1-3-0) leads with 18 saves in 315 minutes, allowing five goals. Millan (0-2-0) has ten saves over 225 minutes of action and three appearances.

BURTON'S 30TH WIN - As a result of her 28th-career win on Aug. 27, Portland State Head Coach Katie Burton is two wins away from reaching the 30-win mark. Burton will be just the second coach in program history to reach the milestone.

OFFENSE NOTES

The Vikings attempted 31 shots in their win against Pacific, the second-most in a single match in program history
With 89 shots over six matches, the Vikings' 14.83 shots per game average ranks second in the Big Sky behind Northern Arizona
Abi Hoffman leads the Vikings with 18 shots, averaging 3.00 shots per game which also ranks second in the conference
Hoffman leads the Vikings with two goals, scoring a brace against Pacific on Aug 27
Newcomers Ashley Peterson and Kiara Van Deusen both netted their first goals as Vikings against Pacific on Aug. 27

2022 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

Made their 14th appearance in the Big Sky Tournament
Secured the program's highest Big Sky Tournament seed since 2014 (3-seed)
Notched the first five-win season since 2018
Posted three consecutive shutouts to open Big Sky competition for the first time in program history
Opened Big Sky play 4-0-1 which marked their best start to conference action since 2013
Claimed their first wins over Northern Colorado, Montana, and Weber State since 2016

UP NEXT: Sunday's match against CSUN will conclude the Vikings' regular season non-conference schedule. They'll return home next week to host back-to-back Big Sky contests against Northern Colorado (Friday, Sept. 22) and Northern Arizona (Sunday, Sept. 24).

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Players Mentioned

#10 Hailey Green: D; 5' 8"; Senior; Hailey Green

#29 Abi Hoffman: MF; 5' 8"; Sophomore; Abi Hoffman

#0 Natalie Cunningham: GK; 5' 11"; Freshman; Natalie Cunningham

#26 Ashley Peterson: D; 5' 8"; Sophomore; Ashley Peterson

#1 Eden Millan: GK; 5' 4"; Graduate Student; Eden Millan

#12 Kiara Van Deusen: MF/D; 5' 8"; Freshman; Kiara Van Deusen

Players Mentioned

#10 Hailey Green
: 5' 8"; Senior; Hailey Green
: D

#29 Abi Hoffman
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; Abi Hoffman
: MF

#0 Natalie Cunningham
: 5' 11"; Freshman; Natalie Cunningham
: GK

#26 Ashley Peterson
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; Ashley Peterson
: D

#1 Eden Millan
: 5' 4"; Graduate Student; Eden Millan
: GK

#12 Kiara Van Deusen
: 5' 8"; Freshman; Kiara Van Deusen
: MF/D