Milan Moses

Women's Soccer

Final Home Weekend

San Diego plays host to No. 6 Santa Clara and San Francisco

San Diego - San Diego finishes up its regular season home schedule this weekend when it plays host to No. 6 Santa Clara and San Francisco.
 
The Toreros open the week against the Broncos (14-2-1,5-1) on Thursday at 7 p.m. (PT).
 
USD will honor its seniors and conclude its home schedule Sunday at 11 a.m., when it plays host to the Dons (10-5-2, 3-1-2). The Toreros will honor seniors Maddie Marotta, Allie Jara, Kelsi Dantu, and Summer Mason.
 
Both games will be streamed on TheW.tv and live statistics will be available via USDToreros.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
  • USD earned a pair of victories over the weekend, defeating Saint Mary's 1-0 and earning a 3-0 victory against Pacific.
  • Devyn Kelsey recorded her first goal as a Toreros against Saint Mary's.
  • Mina Ghazizadeh and Marley Walke set up Kelsey for her goal after a corner.
  • Milan Moses scored two goals and Summer Mason recorded an assist and a goal in the first half, to propel USD to a 3-0 win against the Tigers.
  • Sami Fairweather recorded an assist on Moses' goal and Katie Lapomarda recorded an assist for Mason's.


SANTA CLARA SERIES HISTORY
  • The Toreros are 8-18 against SCU, losing to the Broncos last year 3-0. USD beat SCU at Torero Stadium in 2016, 1-0.
SAN FRANCISCO SERIES HISTORY
  • USD has a winning record of 20-6 against USF. Last year the Dons defeated the Toreros, 2-0, but USD secured a 3-1 win at home in 2016. The Toreros hold a 9-2 home record against USF.
DYNAMIC DUO LEADS THE ATTACK
  • Mason and Moses have been the most dangerous up top. Moses leads the team with twelve goals and 27 points.
  • Moses has scored five game-winning goals this season, which ties the USD all-time record for game winning goals in a season and ranks 10th nationally.
  • Moses is ranked second in the WCC in points per a game, 1.80, and goals per a game, 0.80; she is also ranked 19th nationally for points per a game
  • Mason is second in the WCC and 15th nationally for shots per game, 4.60.
  • USD's five goals to beat San Diego State, 5-2, are the most goals the Toreros have scored in a single game since Aug. 29, 2014, when they defeated No. 10 Michigan, 5-0.
QUALITY DEFENDING
  • Michel has registered four or more saves in ten-of-fifteen matches this year, including a career-best 13 stops against Georgia (Aug. 19).
  • Michel is second in the WCC in saves per game (5.20) and in save percentage (.773).
  • The Toreros backline – consisting primarily of Emma Barrow, Kelley Carusa, Devyn Kelsey, and Mina Ghazizadeh- has played well to limit the opposition's attack and keep the Toreros within striking distance in each game.
FRESH LEGS
  • Moses, the red shirt junior transfer from SDSU, has made an immediate impact to offense. She leads the team in goals and shots on goal.
  • Kelsey a junior transfer from ASU, has made an impact on the Toreros back line. She has started in the last three matches. Over the summer, she played in the U-19 US Women's National Team Camp. She scored her first goal as a Torero against Saint Mary's to secure USD's win 1-0. (Oct.18).
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Players Mentioned

Allie Jara

#0 Allie Jara

Goalkeeper
5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Summer Mason

#2 Summer Mason

Forward
5' 2"
Senior
Kelley Carusa

#6 Kelley Carusa

Defender
5' 6"
Junior
Maddie Marotta

#7 Maddie Marotta

Midfielder
5' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Sami Fairweather

#10 Sami Fairweather

Midfielder
5' 3"
Sophomore
Marley Walke

#11 Marley Walke

Midfielder
5' 5"
Sophomore
Mina Ghazizadeh

#15 Mina Ghazizadeh

Midfielder/Defender
5' 3"
Sophomore
Kelsi Dantu

#21 Kelsi Dantu

Forward/Defender
5' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Emma Barrow

#25 Emma Barrow

Midfielder/Defender
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Katie Lapomarda

#33 Katie Lapomarda

Forward/Midfielder
5' 0"
Sophomore
Devyn Kelsey

#5 Devyn Kelsey

Defender
5' 7"
Junior
Milan Moses

#8 Milan Moses

Midfielder
5' 5"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Allie Jara

#0 Allie Jara

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Goalkeeper
Summer Mason

#2 Summer Mason

5' 2"
Senior
Forward
Kelley Carusa

#6 Kelley Carusa

5' 6"
Junior
Defender
Maddie Marotta

#7 Maddie Marotta

5' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Midfielder
Sami Fairweather

#10 Sami Fairweather

5' 3"
Sophomore
Midfielder
Marley Walke

#11 Marley Walke

5' 5"
Sophomore
Midfielder
Mina Ghazizadeh

#15 Mina Ghazizadeh

5' 3"
Sophomore
Midfielder/Defender
Kelsi Dantu

#21 Kelsi Dantu

5' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Forward/Defender
Emma Barrow

#25 Emma Barrow

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Midfielder/Defender
Katie Lapomarda

#33 Katie Lapomarda

5' 0"
Sophomore
Forward/Midfielder
Devyn Kelsey

#5 Devyn Kelsey

5' 7"
Junior
Defender
Milan Moses

#8 Milan Moses

5' 5"
Redshirt Junior
Midfielder