SAN DIEGO – San Diego State women's soccer continues MW play at San Jose State Sunday afternoon, and lead the series against the Spartans 15-2-3. SDSU opened Mountain West action on Thursday with a convincing 5-1 win over Fresno State.
Aztec Notes
- SDSU enters conference play at 5-2-1, good for a .688 winning percentage, and have won three straight matches. That is the Aztecs' best record in non-conference play since 2012, when SDSU earned a school-record 21 wins, advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, and finished No. 7 in the nation.
- Last time out the Aztecs took down USD 4-0 at Snapdragon Stadium in front of a crowd over 2,533. The Aztecs scored a trio of goals in the first half, including Emma Gaines-Ramos' first of the season to open the scoring, while Denise Castro provided a goal in each half to help the Aztecs to the win. Kiera Utush also tallied her first assist of the season in the win.
- San Diego State beat cross town foe UC San Diego 3-2 two weeks ago in the first of two local matches. The Aztecs were led by Kali Trevithick who tallied a career-high five points in the win (2G, 1A). She opened the scoring with a goal from open play and then iced the game with a stunning free kick goal in the 76th minute to secure the win for the Aztecs. Trinity Coker also scored her first goal of the season in the win.
- SDSU split a pair in the Pacific Northwest to end the month of August. After dropping a back-and-forth contest with No. 17 Washington State 2-1, the Aztecs responded with a 2-0 win over Eastern Washington to conclude the trip.
- Dori Savage scored her fourth and fifth goals of the season to lead the Aztecs to a win over Eastern Washington on Sunday. Freshman Emma Fuller assisted on the first goal Savage scored, it was the first assist of her career. The win over Eastern Washington was head coach Mike Friesen's 175th in charge of the program.
- Back in mid-August the Aztecs earned an impressive 1-1 draw against one of the best teams on the west coast in Pepperdine in the final seconds on Thursday, before falling to Long Beach State on Sunday 3-0.
- In the match against Pepperdine (Aug. 24), the Aztecs fell behind during the midway point of the second half before Dori Savage leveled the match at the 89:15 mark. The goal was the Aztecs first 90th minute goal since Denise Castro scored in the 90th minute to beat Nebraska in the 2022 season opener.
- San Diego State opened the 2023 regular season with two wins to open the season. SDSU took down Sacred Heart 2-0 in the season opener (Aug. 17), before earning a comeback win over UTEP on Sunday morning 2-1 (Aug. 20).
- SDSU improved to 20-14-1 in season openers at home and has now won five of their last six season openers. Olivia Sekimoto scored the first goal of the season, while forward Denise Castro provided the Aztecs with a late second goal to earn the win.
- San Diego State also earned a win in tough conditions over UTEP to close out their opening weekend. The Aztecs took down UTEP, with rain coming down and strong winds throughout the morning, courtesy of a Dori Savage brace. The two goals were the first of Savage's collegiate career.
Instant Impact
- Dori Savage (Chula Vista, Calif.) has quickly made a name for herself coming off the bench for the Aztecs. The local product has scored five times off the bench to lead the Aztecs in the scoring column in 2023. She has two braces on the year: the first came against UTEP, while the second came at Eastern Washington. Savage also added a goal in the 90th minute in the Aztecs 1-1 draw with Pepperdine.
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- Dori Savage has scored five goals in 2023. The sophomore's five goals are the second most scored off the bench by any women's soccer player in the country this season. She is tied for 44th nationally in goals scored, and is 52nd in the nation in goals per game at 0.71 per game. Her five goals over 311 minutes played comes out to a goal scored every 62 minutes of action.
That's a First
- Kali Trevithick notched her first two goals as an Aztec in the 3-2 win over UC San Diego on September 7. She also tallied an assist on the night to set a new career-high in total points with five. The Anchorage, Alaska natives' previous high was four points (2G) while she was at UCLA.
- Dori Savage scored two goals against UTEP on August 20. Those two goals were the first brace of her collegiate career, as well as the first two goals overall of her career. Savage has appeared in 15 total matches for the Aztecs over the course of the 2022 and 2023 seasons and has scored five goals. All five of those goals have come in the 2023 season where she has played just 256 minutes.
- Four Aztecs made their collegiate or San Diego State debut in the 2-0 win over Sacred Heart to open the season. Boston Girman and Lily Boudet made their first collegiate appearances, while Kali Trevithick and Bekah Brooks made their SDSU debuts. Additionally, Emma Fuller and Sofia Bacsafra both earned their first career minutes in the win at Eastern Washington (9/3), Fuller also earned her first career assist in the 2-0 win over the Eagles.
- Olivia Sekimoto scored the first goal of the season in the Aztecs win over Sacred Heart. It was the second goal of her career (first was 8/21/22 vs. Idaho).
- Emma Gaines-Ramos scored her first goal of the season in the Aztecs 4-0 win over USD at Snapdragon Stadium, and also added an assist later in the match. The junior now has nine career goals to go along with 15 career assists.
- Jenna West, Alyza Eckhardt, and Alexys Ocampo all dished out their first career assists in the Aztecs opening weekend (West against Sacred Heart, Eckhardt, Ocampo against UTEP). Emma Fuller also earned the first assist of her career in the win at Eastern Washington (9/3).
Best in the Mountain West
- The Aztecs are ranked in the top three in the Mountain West as a team in multiple categories. San Diego State leads the conference in points (40), goals (15), goals per game (1.88), and is tied for first in assists with 10. The Scarlet and Black are also second in shots (119), tied for second in assists per game (1.25), and currently sit third in total saves with 43.
Climbing the Ranks
- Keeper Alexa Madueno, a three-year starter to date on The Mesa, continues to climb the ranks of the SDSU record book. After making 35 stops in goal so far this season, Madueno has climbed to second all-time in saves with 246. Additionally with the shutout win over Sacred Heart in the season opener, and two combined shutouts in the wins over Eastern Washington and USD, Madueno continues her climb up the career shutouts board and now sits sixth all-time with 18. Madueno is also eighth in the record book in career goals against average at 1.34.
The Chase For 100
- Head Coach Mike Friesen finished the 2022 campaign with 98 career regular season MW wins at the helm of San Diego State women's soccer. The 17-year MW veteran head coach, who is already the winningest coach all-time in conference history would become the first MW head coach to reach the milestone in the league's history.