Women's Soccer Finishes Regular Season With Two Critical Games

Wednesday, October 28

Orem, Utah

5 p.m. PT

Long Beach State University

Utah Valley

10/27/2026 3:20:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Game Notes - Week 12

The Beach travels to Utah Valley before hosting Cal State Bakersfield on Senior Day.

By: Roger Kirk, Associate Athletics Director, Communications & Broadcast

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The regular season comes to a close as the Beach faces two more contests, traveling to Utah Valley for the first meeting as Big West opponents on Wednesday before finishing the regular season against Cal State Bakersfield on Halloween.

KICKOFF
• Long Beach State is locked in a five-way tie for fourth place on 12 points in the Big West standings. Three spots in the upcoming Big West Championship are up for grabs in the final two games.

• Wednesday's game is the third meeting between LBSU and Utah Valley. Long Beach State and the Wolverines tied in Long Beach in 2023 before the Beach grabbed a 2-1 win in 2024 on the road.

• Natalie Arnold finished with her second straight brace against UC Riverside, and Cherrie Cox scored her 13th goal of the season as the game-winner as the Beach defeated the Highlanders 3-1 in their last contest.

• With the goal against UCR, Cox has now scored 13 on the year which continues to lead the Big West and ties Ashley Gonzales for the most in Long Beach State history with 36 goals at the Beach.

• Sophomore Ameera White scored all three goals for Long Beach State on spot kicks starting on October 14. White opened her week with a direct free kick goal against Cal State Fullerton in the team's 2-1 defeat. She then scored both of her two penalty kicks against UC Irvine on the way to a 2-1 win on the road against the Anteaters in the Black and Blue Rivalry.

• The Beach took their first loss of the season on the road at UC San Diego, but still have a record of 4-1-3 away from George Allen Field. Long Beach State has outscored their road opponents 17-7, earning shutout victories at Fresno State, New Mexico State and Nevada before playing Grand Canyon to a 1-1 draw. In conference play, the Beach earned two ties to start Big West action at UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly before a win at UC Irvine.

• Senior Radisson Banks used some fancy footwork to open the door for a left-footed strike in front of a stout defense as the Beach returned to the win column with a 1-0 victory over California Baptist in the first meeting between the two teams.

• The game-winning goal was the fourth of the year for Banks, while Aurora Shuck and Amaya Sanles each took a half in front of a strong defense that held the Lancers to seven shots in the team's seventh shutout of the year.

• Long Beach State rallied from a 2-0 deficit to score two goals in the final 11 minutes of their contest with Sacramento State to earn the third tie of the Big West season for the Beach. Nikki Velasco assisted both goals, while Ameera White and Natalie Arnold found the net.

• Senior Cherrie Cox scored two more goals for Long Beach State in two ties to begin Big West play, continuing her torrid start to the season. Cox now has 13 goals on the year which ranks 11th in the nation and leads the Big West.

• The former Big West Offensive Player of the Year is climbing up the career lists at Long Beach State as well. With 36 career goals, Cox is now tied with the previous program record-holder Ashley Gonzales, and ranks in the top 10 in points, assists and game-winning goals as well.

• Long Beach State opened up Big West play with a pair of draws on the Central Coast against UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly. The two ties came on the road against the two teams picked to finish on top of the Big West prior to the season.

PLAYER NOTES
• Senior Cherrie Cox scored in five straight games for Long Beach State in September, and has found the net in 9 of Long Beach State's 18 games this season. Cox leads Long Beach State with 13 goals and 28 points, starting every game this season.

• Cherrie Cox recorded her third multi-goal performance of the season with a brace at Nevada. She also scored a hat trick at Fresno State and another brace against Weber State.

• With her performance at Nevada, Cox became the fifth player in program history to score at least 10 goals in multiple seasons. She scored a career-high 13 goals in 2023, a total that she has matched this season in 2026.

• Cox has 36 goals and 13 assists for 85 points through 66 career appearances. She passed program legend Nadla Link for third in career points, and ranks sixth with nine career game-winning goals.

• The 2023 Big West Offensive Player of the Year, Cox was also named the conference's Freshman of the Year in 2022. She earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week recognition earlier this season.

• Senior midfielder Jordan Candelaria serves as the team's captain in 2026. The senior has started all 18 games this season and owns three goals and five assists during her Long Beach State career, playing primarily as a defensive midfielder this season.

• Sophomore Ameera White leads Long Beach State with eight assists, which is tied for 18th in the nation. The three-goal week against the LBSU rivals also helped her rise into second on the team in total goals with five, including the game-winning brace at UC Irvine. The 2025 Big West All-Freshman Team selection is second on the team with 18 points on the season, and started every game before missing the last two with an injury.

• Senior Radisson Banks is second on the team with 55 shots and 24 on goal this season. She converted a penalty kick at Nevada and has four goals and three assists this season after scoring against in Big West play against both CSUN and California Baptist.

• Kailey Supa is tied with Banks for third on the team in goals with four this season. The junior scored on the road at UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego, and has 10 points this season with two assists as well. Her point total this season is higher than either of her previous two seasons, and the junior has well surpassed her minutes played total as well.

• Zoe Willis remains the only Long Beach State player to have played all 1620 minutes this season. The senior captain has contributed to all seven shutouts while extending her career total to over 5,500 total minutes.

• Kana Uchida also surpassed 5,000 career minutes during the victory at Nevada. The senior has appeared in 73 matches with 67 starts and has one goal and six assists in her career as a defender and defensive midfielder.

• Senior goalkeeper Aurora Schuck has recorded five shutouts this season, and continues to pile up big career numbers. Shuck ranks third in program history with 15 shutouts, and her 4,455 minutes in goal also rank third. Her 169 saves are fourth-most in program history, and her 18 wins are tied for 5th all-time.

• Amaya Sanles made a career-high five saves in the 3-0 victory at Nevada. The redshirt sophomore has recorded shutouts in both of her collegiate starts, stopping all six shots on goal she faced over those 180 minutes.

• Taylor Bellotti has appeared in every game and made 9 starts during her freshman season. She has one goal and two assists for four points.

• Emerson Obrist matched her career high with two shots at Nevada and put both attempts on goal. The freshman has appeared off the bench in 16 games and recorded her first collegiate assist at Fresno State.

• Sydney Beaumont has started all 13 games in which she has appeared, playing 1146 minutes on the back line. The freshman recorded her first collegiate assist at Grand Canyon.

• Ruby Mansour has started 16 games on the back line and played over 1,500 minutes. The sophomore has helped the Beach hold seven opponents scoreless while contributing 11 shots at the other end.

• Junior Natalie Arnold has appeared in every game in 2026, and has six goals and two assists through 51 career appearances, scoring a second straight brace against UC Riverside as the defender continues to dominate the Highlanders.

• Cassidy Drago transferred to the Beach from BYU, and the sophomore has started 13 games. Playing in every game this season, Drago ranks fourth on the team with 21 shots, putting 10 on goal.

• Senior Kylie Perez has played in 16 games this season, helping the Beach defense record six shutouts during her time on the field. The senior scored her first goal of her career against CSUN, and has tallied over 2,000 minutes as a defender at the Beach.

• Other early contributors include freshman Olivia Yu, who had her first collegiate assist setting up Cherrie Cox at UC Santa Barbara, freshman Ava Jackman who has played in five games, and Nikki Velasco, who has 15 appearances after transferring from UC Riverside. Velasco had a pair of assists in Long Beach State's tie with Sacramento State.

THIS AND THAT
• Long Beach State completed non-conference play at 6-1-2. The Beach earned victories over Colgate, Fresno State, New Mexico State, Weber State, Portland and Nevada while drawing Saint Mary's and Grand Canyon. That was the best start through nine games in program history.

• Long Beach State has scored 34 goals through 18 games, averaging just under two goals per game. The Beach have taken 255 shots and put 130 on goal, an on-goal percentage of 51.0%.

• The Beach defense has recorded seven shutouts while allowing 22 total goals. Long Beach State has held opponents to 165 shots and 78 shots on goal over 1620 minutes.

• The Beach have recorded seven shutouts in 18 games. Aurora Schuck has four, while Amaya Sanles picked up two in her first two collegiate starts. The pair then combined in a clean sheet against Calfiornia Baptist.

• Mauricio Ingrassia is in his 23rd season leading Long Beach State. He earned his 200th career victory at the Beach on August 31, 2024, and starts the week with a 218-155-65 career record.

• The October 10 win against Sacramento State was the 400th career win in Long Beach for Ingrassia, who began his career with 184 wins during his tenure as the head coach at Long Beach City College.