Homestand Continues For Women's Soccer Against California Baptist

Saturday, October 10

Long Beach, Calif.

7 p.m.

Long Beach State University

California Baptist

Tickets From $12 - $18

Homestand Continues For Women's Soccer Against California Baptist

10/8/2026 11:06:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Game Notes - Week 9

Kickoff is set for Saturday at 7 p.m. at George Allen Field.

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

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A four-game homestand in Big West action continues on Saturday as Long Beach State hosts California Baptist in the first ever meeting between the new conference foes. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday in the only game of the week for both teams.

KICKOFF
• Long Beach State rallied from a 2-0 deficit to score two goals in the final 11 minutes of last Saturday's game 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.

• In a wild game to open the week, Long Beach State scored three second-half goals to take a 3-2 lead at George Allen Field with the first career goal for senior defender Kylie Perez, but the Matadors rallied to steal a 4-3 win despite Long Beach State putting up 24 total shots in the contest.

• 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 12 goals on the year, fifth-most in the nation.

• The former Big West Offensive Player of the Year is climbing up the career lists at Long Beach State as well. With 35 career goals, Cox is just one away from tying program record-holder Ashley Gonzales, and ranks in the top 10 in points, assists and game-winning goals as well.

• Two weeks ago on the Central Coast, the Beach rallied from two one-goal deficits to come away with a 2-2 draw at UC Santa Barbara behind goals from Kailey Supa and Cox. Then on the weekend, Cox scored early for a 1-0 lead at Cal Poly, but a penalty kick allowed the Mustangs to come away with the tie despite putting just one shot on target in the run of play.

• The two ties came on the road against the two teams picked to finish on top of the Big West prior to the season.

• The Beach completed non-conference play with a 6-1-2 record, their best start through nine matches in program history.

PLAYER NOTES
• Senior Cherrie Cox scored in five straight games for Long Beach State in September, and has found the net in 8 of Long Beach State's 13 games this season. Cox leads Long Beach State with 12 goals and 26 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.

• Cox has 35 goals and 13 assists for 83 points through 61 career appearances. She is one goal away from tying the program record set by Ashley Gonzales. She passed Gonzales for fifth on the all-time points list for 5th, and ranks sixth with eight 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 13 games this season and owns three goals and four 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 third in the nation. The 2025 Big West All-Freshman Team selection is second on the team with 12 points on the season, and has started every game during the 2026 campaign.

• Senior Radisson Banks is second on the team with 37 shots and 75 on goal this season. She converted a penalty kick at Nevada and has three goals and three assists this season after scoring against CSUN.

• Kailey Supa is tied for second on the team in goals with three this season. The junior scored on the road at UC Santa Barbara, and has eight 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 is going to well surpass her minutes played total as well.

• Zoe Willis remains the only Long Beach State player to have played all 1170 minutes this season. The senior captain has contributed to all six shutouts while extending her career total to over 5,000 total minutes.

• Kana Uchida surpassed 5,000 career minutes during the victory at Nevada. The senior has appeared in 68 matches with 63 starts and has one goal and six assists in her career.

• Senior goalkeeper Aurora Schuck has recorded a four shutouts this season, and continues to pile up big career numbers. Shuck ranks third in program history with 14 shutouts, and her 4,140 minutes in goal also rank third. Her 165 saves are fourth-most in program history, and her 15 wins is seventh 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 has 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 while playing 656 minutes.

• 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 all 13 games and recorded her first collegiate assist at Fresno State.

• Sydney Beaumont has started all 11 games in which she has appeared, playing 965 minutes on the back line. The freshman recorded her first collegiate assist at Grand Canyon.

• Ruby Mansour has started 11 games on the back line and played over 870 minutes. The sophomore has helped the Beach hold six opponents scoreless while contributing eight shots at the other end.

• Natalie Arnold made her third start of the season at Nevada. The senior has appeared in all 13 games and has four goals and two assists through 46 career appearances, scoring her most recent goal against Sacramento State.

• Cassidy Drago transferred to the Beach from BYU, and the sophomore has started 9 games. Playing in every game this season, Drago also and ranks fourth on the team with 17 shots, putting eight on goal.

• Senior Kylie Perez has played in 11 games this season, helping the Beach defense record five 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 10 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.

• The Beach are unbeaten away from home at 3-0-3. Long Beach State has outscored their road opponents 14-4, 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.

• Long Beach State has scored 26 goals through 12 games, averaging 2.17 per game. The Beach have taken 186 shots and put 78 on goal, an on-goal percentage of 48.9%.

• The Beach defense has recorded six shutouts while allowing 16 goals. Long Beach State has held opponents to 130 shots and 61 shots on goal over 1170 minutes.

• The Beach have recorded six shutouts in 12 games. Aurora Schuck has four, while Amaya Sanles picked up two in her first two collegiate starts.

• The Beach went 2-4-4 in Big West play last season. Long Beach State earned conference victories over UC Riverside and UC Davis while recording draws against Hawai'i, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego.

• 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 215-152-64 career record.