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Thomas Christensen

Women's Soccer

Wednesday Marks Season Finale for Women’s Soccer at No. 23 Santa Clara

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's soccer program (1-14-2, 0-6-1 WCC) is set to wrap up the 2023 season on Wednesday night, traveling to face No. 23 Santa Clara (11-4-2, 4-2-0 WCC) at 7 p.m., at Stevens Stadium.
 
LAST TIME OUT
  • The Toreros turned in a strong opening 20 minutes, but were unable to hang on, falling to WCC-leading Pepperdine on Friday night at Torero Stadium.
  • Lexi Zandonella-Arasa nearly added to her team-leading goal total, ringing a shot off the crossbar in the second half.
 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
  • San Diego's offense is slowly rounding into form, with five goals in the last nine games.
  • The Toreros are averaging 8.8 shots per game over their last five games and recently tallied their first two-goal game of the season, where they finished with 12 shots.
  • The newcomers have inserted themselves into the offense, with Zandonella-Arasa as the leading goal scorer and her and Olivia Stone ranking in the top-five on the team in shots.
  • Since her return from injury, Kylie Perez has resumed high level play the center back position, continuously playing full 90-minute games and anchoring the back line as she pursues All-WCC Freshman Team honors.
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Sophine Kevorkian (188) currently sits in seventh on San Diego's all-time saves list. Next up is Courtney Parsons (229) in seventh.
  • Kevorkian leads the WCC and ranks 21st in the nation in saves per game (5.75) and 28th in total saves (92).
  • All five of the highest single game shot totals by the San Diego offense have come either at home or in the city of San Diego.

HOW TO FOLLOW
The match against Santa Clara 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".
 
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Players Mentioned

Sophine Kevorkian

#00 Sophine Kevorkian

Goalkeeper
5' 7"
Sophomore
Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

#3 Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

Midfielder
5' 4"
Junior
Kylie Perez

#20 Kylie Perez

Defender
5' 5"
Freshman
Olivia Stone

#4 Olivia Stone

Forward
5' 8"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Sophine Kevorkian

#00 Sophine Kevorkian

5' 7"
Sophomore
Goalkeeper
Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

#3 Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

5' 4"
Junior
Midfielder
Kylie Perez

#20 Kylie Perez

5' 5"
Freshman
Defender
Olivia Stone

#4 Olivia Stone

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Forward