SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's soccer program (1-11-2, 0-2-1 WCC) returns home in search of a WCC victory, hosting Saint Mary's (7-5-2, 1-3-0 WCC) on Wednesday at 7 p.m., at Torero Stadium.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Toreros delivered a strong opening half, but ultimately lost momentum, falling 4-0 to Portland on Saturday.
- Talei Moodie nearly struck for her first collegiate goal in the dying seconds of the first half.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
- San Diego leads the all-time series 18-12-1 and in the last meeting, the two sides played to a 2-2 draw in Moraga, Calif.
- San Diego's offense is slowly rounding into form, with goals in three of the last six games.
- The Toreros are averaging 8.0 shots per game over their last seven games after averaging 6.4 over the previous five games.
- The newcomers have inserted themselves into the offense, with Lexi Zandonella-Arasa as the leading goal scorer and three new players ranking in the top-five on the team in shots (Olivia Stone, Zandonella-Arasa and Mikayla Abrenica).
- The defense is also finding its form, allowing three of their four lowest output of shots against in the last six games.
- Much is spurred by the return of Kylie Perez from injury at the center back position, alongside her fellow freshman Kamryn Simpson and junior transfer Aba Dunbar.
TORERO TIDBITS
- Kevorkian (173) currently sits in eighth on San Diego's all-time saves list. Next up is Libby Bassett (177) in seventh.
- Kevorkian leads the WCC and ranks 26th in the nation in saves per game (5.50) and 31st in total saves (77).
- The five lowest shot totals from the Toreros have come on the road, while three of the top-five highest have been at home.
HOW TO FOLLOW
The match against Saint Mary's will be streamed via ESPN Plus, 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".