Oct. 2, 2001
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This Week
San Diego State begins a four-game homestand with a match against Pepperdine on Friday, Oct. 5, at 1:00 p.m. at the SDSU Sports Deck. On Sunday, the Aztecs will take on USC at 1:00 p.m. at the Sports Deck in the first game of a doubleheader that will see the men facing UCLA at 3:00 p.m. that same afternoon.
Finishing Up At Home
The four-match homestand, which concludes with matches against Utah (Oct. 11) and Brigham Young (Oct. 13), marks the end of the Aztecs' 2001 home schedule. They finish the season with four Mountain West Conference roads matches (at Wyoming, Air Force, New Mexico and UNLV) before competing at the MWC Tournament in Las Vegas.
Series Records
San Diego State leads the series with Pepperdine by a 2-1 margin. The Aztecs defeated the Waves in 1993 (2-1 ot at SDSU) and 1997 (2-1 at Pepperdine). In the most recent meeting between the teams, Pepperdine defeated SDSU, 2-0, at the SDSU Sports Deck last season. The Aztecs have won five of the seven previous meetings with USC. The teams have not faced each other since 1998 when they met in the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament in San Diego. In that match, SDSU scored a 1-0 win in triple overtime on a penalty kick.
Most Recently
SDSU dropped a pair of matches to nationally-ranked opposition at last weekend's adidas Classic in Santa Clara. In the opener, the Aztecs lost to eighth-ranked Stanford, 2-1. After falling behind 2-0, San Diego State got a goal from Kim Castellanos, her seventh of the season, but still came up on the short end of the final score. In SDSU's second contest, 10th-ranked Santa Clara used a stifling defense to win, 2-0. It was only the second time the Aztecs have been shut out this season.
All-Tourney Aztecs
The Aztecs had a pair of athletes named to the all-tournament team at last weekend's adidas Classic in Santa Clara: goalie Linnea Qui?ones and forward Kim Castellanos. Qui?ones made a total of 19 saves over SDSU's two games last weekend. She recorded nine against Stanford on Friday and 10 vs. Santa Clara two days later. Castellanos had SDSU's lone goal of the tournament (vs. Stanford) and was impressive in the offensive end all weekend.
Clegg Reaches Milestone
Chuck Clegg is his ninth season in charge of the SDSU women's soccer program with a record of 100-58-5 (.629). His 100th career win as coach of the women's squad came in SDSU's 2-0 win at UC Riverside on Sept. 18. He joins Clive Charles (Portland) and Anson Dorrance (North Carolina) as the only other NCAA Division I coaches to accumulate at least 100 wins as both a men's and women's collegiate head coach. Clegg compiled 194 victories as head coach of the Aztec men from 1982-99.
Scouting The Opponents
Pepperdine enters the week with a record of 5-0-3. The eight-match unbeaten streak to begin a season is a school record. The Waves' top offensive player is Kristi Bissonette with five goals and a pair of assists. Ali Pavoni, Jenna Ainsworth and Kate Desmond have contributed two goals apiece. Goalie Lindsay Brouilette has a 0.71 goals against average.
USC, ranked 24th in this week's Soccer Times poll, visits San Diego State with a 5-0-3 mark. The Trojans are unbeaten in their last four games, going 3-0-1 in those contests. Three players lead USC with two goals apiece: Shannon Cross, Jessica Edwards and Jackie Fodor. Goalkeeper Shaelyn Fernandes recorded back-to-back shutouts last week while lowering her goals against average to 0.95.
Castellanos
os had her four-match goal-scoring streak snapped in Sunday's shutout loss at Santa Clara. She has scored a goal in seven of SDSU's nine matches this fall. With her goal vs. Stanford last Friday, Castellanos moved into sole possession of the No. 7 spot on the SDSU career goal list with 17. She needs one goal to move into a tie for sixth (with Elicia Petre, 1997-2000), and two more to move into a tie for fifth (with Sufia Wali, 1996-98). Castellanos also needs just four points to move into the Aztec top 10 list for career points. That position is currently occupied by Susan Mendez (1995-98) with 40 points.
Conference Leaders
Arinda Alvarez leads the Mountain West Conference with four assists on the year. She is only one of five players in the league to record two assists in a game this season (vs. Eastern Washington). Castellanos is tied for first in the MWC in goals scored (6) and is second in points (15). Castellanos and senior Nicole Findlay are tied for first in game-winning goals with two apiece.
On The Horizon
Following the USC match on Sunday, the Aztecs will open Mountain West Conference play on Thursday, Oct. 11, when Utah visits the SDSU Sports Deck at 3:00 p.m.. Two days later (Saturday, Oct. 13), SDSU will entertain Brigham Young at the Sports Deck at 1:00 p.m. Brigham Young and Utah were picked to finish first and second respectively in the conference in the pre-season coaches' poll.