SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's soccer program (2-5-3, 0-0 WCC) will open the WCC portion of their schedule this weekend, traveling to No. 17 Pepperdine (6-1-2, 0-0 WCC) for a contest on Saturday at 12 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The Toreros continued to find success at home, securing a 1-1 draw with Northern Arizona on Sept. 25. Freshman
Leila Kahoano scored the first goal of her collegiate career, off assists from
Maronne Suzuki and
Ashley Wright.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
- San Diego trails 11-18-2 in the all-time series against Pepperdine, but have lost the last seven meetings.
- The Toreros are 119-99-8 (.544) all-time in WCC play dating back to 1992.
- The two sides have faced several similar opponents, with Pepperdine drawing with LSU, while defeating San Diego State and Long Beach State.
- Saturday's matchup features two of the most prolific scoring freshmen in the WCC, as San Diego's Cameryn Maddox and Pepperdine's Tatum Wynalda (nine points in nine games) take the pitch.
- 14 of the 26 points (53.8%) tallied by the Toreros this season have come from a freshman. Maddox (six) and Josefine Schlichting (four) have been the leaders for the Toreros.
TORERO TIDBITS
- Freshman Sophine Kevorkian currently ranks third in the West Coast Conference in in total saves (42) and fourth in saves per game (4.20). Between Kevorkian and Ellyn Casto, the Toreros rank second in the WCC in team saves per game (5.00).
- Freshman Cameryn Maddox currently ranks in a tie for seventh in points among freshman in the WCC with six.
- Dating back to her time at Maryland, graduate student Adalee Broadbent has played in 1,461 consecutive minutes, including every minute of this season.
HOW TO FOLLOW
The match against Pepperdine will be streamed via the WCC Network, with live stats available via statbroadcast. To stay up to date with Toreros women's soccer, follow the team on Instagram & Twitter by searching "USDwsoccer".
