49ERS HOST OREGON STATE FRIDAY, AT USD WEEKLY RELEASE (PDF)
FULL STATISTICS COMING BACK TO CALI
The 49ers (0-4-0) will return home on Friday to host Pacific-10 foe Oregon State (2-1-1) on Friday at 4 p.m. before traveling to San Diego (2-1-1) on Sunday at 1 p.m. The 49ers will then cross the Pacific to the Hawaii Classic in two weeks. OREGON STATE
SEPT. 13 @ LBSU
RECORD: 2-1-0
Last Games: def. Gonzaga 2-0, def. Hawaii 1-0
Quick Kicks: The Beavers have won their last two over Hawaii and Gonzaga after losing 2-1 to Wake Forest and tying No. 10-ranked Florida State 0-0... goalkeeper Jo Fletcher has an impressive 0.47 goals against average... Katie Henderson has the team's two game-winning goals this year... the team has achieved five assists on four goals this season... the Beavers return 14 lettermen and 10 starters.
SERIES: First meeting.
HEAD COACH: Steve Fennah (32-45-7, 5th year) SAN DIEGO
SEPT. 15 @ San Diego, CA
RECORD: 2-1-0
Last Games: tied Denver 1-1, def. UC Riverside 3-0
Quick Kicks: The Toreros will play three times this week, hosting CS Northridge on Wednesday and Fresno State on Friday before taking on The Beach on Sunday... San Diego has already beaten two BWC schools in UCS Santa Barbara (4-2) and UC Riverside (3-0)... their lone loss is to nationally ranked UCLA (6-0)... Lee Ann Klopschinski leads the team with three gaols while Brenna Mullen has two goals... USD returns 13 lettermen and eight starters to a team that went 14-7 and finished fourth in a tough WCC field.
SERIES: USD leads 4-0, but two of those wins are by a single goal, including last year when they won 2-1 in overtime.
HEAD COACH: John Cossaboon (76-60-3, 8th year)
| IN THE FUTURE:
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MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM
For the second straight season, The Beach will host the Mexican National Team in an exhibition. This year's match will be played on Thursday, September 26 at 3 p.m. Please note the date and time change from earlier schedules.
LAST WEEK
The Beach continue to be "right there," especially this last weekend in West Lafayette, IN. The 49ers kept two regionally ranked teams, Purdue (5th) and UW-Milwaukee (10th), on the ropes in each of the 49ers two matches at the Boilermaker Challenge Cup. Despite going 0-2, the 49ers held their own with a physical Purdue club on Friday, only to lose 1-0; and against UW-Milwaukee, leading 1-0 ten minutes into the second half. A couple of unlucky bounces and a lightening strike (despite no rain, the match was delayed 45 minutes) led to a 3-1 Panther win.
AT THE HELM
Veteran coach Peter Reynaud (CS Hayward '72) is in his second year as the 49ers head coach. Now in his 21st season as a head coach, Reynaud is 232-124-5.
RIGHT IN THE MIX
The 49ers 0-4-0 record is deceptive. LBSU has been in each of their four matches this season, holding their own against three regionally ranked opponents. The 49er defensive efforts have kept them tied or within one goal for 261 of the team's 360 minutes, or just over 73% of the time.
FRESHMEN CONNECT
Freshman Laura Kucich (Diamond Bar) gave the 49ers their first lead of the season in the 38th minute on September 8 against UW Milwaukee, scoring on cross off a corner kick from fellow frosh Amy Leipham (Davis, CA).
BARRAGAN ENDS CAREER
Marissa Barragan (Long Beach/Poly HS) suffered another season ending knee injury on September 6 at Purdue, ending her LBSU career. Barragan, who redshirted last year after hurting the same knee, worked herself back into shape and into the starting lineup for the 2002 campaign. She ended her career with 10 points and eight goals. Her 55 career shots ranks fifth all-time. She started two games in 2002.
DOFFING ALL-TOURNEY
Defender Lauren Doffing (San Diego, CA) was named to the all-tournament team at the Boilermaker Challenge Cup in early September. Doffing helped the team's defense hold Purdue without a goal for the first 70 minutes and keep ahead of UW-Milwaukee for the first 64 minutes. Both the Boilermakers and UW-Milwaukee were rated amongst the best teams in the Great Lakes Region.
CURRY HAS FIRST GOAL
Abie Curry (Chico, CA) scored the team's first goal of the season against No. 20-ranked Pepperdine on September 1. The unassisted goal came in the 85th minute.
SCHEDULING TOUGH
According to pre-season rankings, this year's schedule features two top-20 opponents and six teams ranked regionally in Soccer Buzz's pre-season poll. No. 20-ranked Pepperdine (loss 4-1) and No. 13-ranked Saint Mary's (Oct. 10) were fifth and sixth, respectively, in the West Region. CS Fullerton (11th) and San Diego (12th) were also ranked in the West Region. Two teams in the BoilermakerChallenge Cup were ranked in the Great Lakes Region, Purdue (5th, loss 1-0) and UW-Milwaukee (loss 3-1, 10th). The team also plays in an exhibition against the Mexican National Team on September 26 at 3 p.m.
YOUNG AND TALENTED
Of the 15 returning lettermen, eight were starters last year. Of the team's eight starters, five have earned all-conference honors in their careers. Defender Diana Sanguinetti (Stevenson Ranch, CA) was a first team pick, while forward Allison Wiegand (Modesto, CA) was a second team selection in 2001. Abie Curry (Chico, CA), Becky Ricci (San Diego, CA) and Shana Wender (Fresno, CA) have earned honorable mention accolades sometime in their career.
AND YOUR NAME IS?
This year's team will feature two redshirt freshmen from last year's team and 13 newcomers. The 49ers top newcomers include: forwards Allison Reeves (Lakewood, CA), Mackenzie Blechel (Forestville, CA), and Shaina O'Donnell (Victorville, CA); midfielder Natalie Messina (Santa Rosa, CA), and goalie Meghan Hartwyk (Los Alamitos).
BIG WEST COACHES POLL
CS Fullerton was picked to repeat as conference champions with 99 points, followed by UCSB (81 points), Cal Poly (80), UC Irvine (65), Pacific (56), CS Northridge (50), LBSU (49), Idaho (33), Utah State (24) and UC Riverside (13). LBSU went 4-11-2 and 3-5-1 in the Big West for sixth place in 2001.
NSCAA TOP-25
1. North Carolina (3-0-1)
2. Stanford (3-0-0)
3. Santa Calra (2-1-0)
4. Texas (3-1-0)
5. UCLA (2-1-0)
6. Penn State (2-1-0)
7. California (3-1-0)
8. Texas A&M (2-2-0)
9. Michigan (4-0-0)
10. Virginia (1-1-1)
11. Notre Dame (2-2-0)
12. Connecticut (3-1-0)
13. Wake Forest (4-0-0)
14. Florida (2-2-0)
15. Nebraska (2-1-1)
16. Washington (3-1-0)
17. Portland (2-2-0)
18. Clemson (2-2-0)
19. Kentucky (3-1-0)
20. Pepperdine (3-0-1)
21. Princeton (1-0-0)
22. Southern Methodist (3-1-0)
23. Utah (2-0-1)
23. Harvard (1-0-0)
25. Maryland (3-1-0)
WEST REGION TOP-10
1. Stanford (3-0-0)
2. Santa Clara (2-1-0)
3. UCLA (2-1-0)
4. California (3-1-0)
5. Washington (3-1-0)
6. Portland (2-2-0)
7. Pepperdine (3-0-1)
8. Utah (2-0-1)
9. Southern Cal (1-2-1)
10. Brigham Young (2-2-0) | 
