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Thomas Christensen

Women's Soccer

Senior Day Matchup with Pacific Awaits Women’s Soccer

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's soccer program (1-9-2, 0-1-1 WCC) will honor their senior class on Saturday at 1 p.m., hosting Pacific (6-6-1, 0-2-0 WCC) for senior day at Torero Stadium.
 
LAST TIME OUT
  • Behind a late, game-tying goal from Olivia Stone, the Toreros battled to earn their first point of the WCC season, with a 1-1 draw against LMU on Wednesday.
  • Sara Evans took a corner kick short to Lexi Zandonella-Arasa in the 83rd minute, who delivered a perfect cross to the head of Stone for the goal.
 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
  • San Diego leads the all-time series 12-2-2, with three of the last four games in the series separated by one goal or less.
  • San Diego's offense is slowly rounding into form, with goals in three of the last four games.
  • The Toreros stand ahead of Pacific in the WCC standings, as the Tigers are off to an 0-2 start in WCC play.
  • The newcomers have inserted themselves into the offense, with Zandonella-Arasa as the leading goal scorer and three new players ranking in the top-five on the team in shots (Stone, Zandonella-Arasa and Mikayla Abrenica).
  • San Diego will honor their senior class on Saturday, as senior day is set for Katie Baxter, Brianna Pearson, Laney Steed, Stone and Maronne Suzuki. The group has played in a combined 308 games in their collegiate careers.
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Sophine Kevorkian (164) currently sits in eighth on San Diego's all-time saves list. Next up is Libby Bassett (177) in seventh.
  • Kevorkian (30) now stands in a tie for ninth on San Diego's all-time charts in career starts at goalkeeper with Bassett.  
  • Kevorkian leads the WCC and ranks 19th in the nation in total saves (68) and 21st in saves per game (5.67).
  • Stone and Suzuki's next start will be the 50th of their collegiate career.

HOW TO FOLLOW
The match against Pacific 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

Katie Baxter

#9 Katie Baxter

Defender
5' 7"
Senior
Sara  Evans

#7 Sara Evans

Forward
5' 5"
Junior
Sophine Kevorkian

#00 Sophine Kevorkian

Goalkeeper
5' 7"
Sophomore
Brianna Pearson

#18 Brianna Pearson

Defender
5' 4"
Graduate Student
Laney Steed

#6 Laney Steed

Midfielder
5' 5"
Senior
Maronne Suzuki

#2 Maronne Suzuki

Midfielder
5' 2"
Senior
Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

#3 Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

Midfielder
5' 4"
Junior
Mikayla Abrenica

#17 Mikayla Abrenica

Midfielder
5' 2"
Freshman
Olivia Stone

#4 Olivia Stone

Forward
5' 8"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Katie Baxter

#9 Katie Baxter

5' 7"
Senior
Defender
Sara  Evans

#7 Sara Evans

5' 5"
Junior
Forward
Sophine Kevorkian

#00 Sophine Kevorkian

5' 7"
Sophomore
Goalkeeper
Brianna Pearson

#18 Brianna Pearson

5' 4"
Graduate Student
Defender
Laney Steed

#6 Laney Steed

5' 5"
Senior
Midfielder
Maronne Suzuki

#2 Maronne Suzuki

5' 2"
Senior
Midfielder
Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

#3 Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

5' 4"
Junior
Midfielder
Mikayla Abrenica

#17 Mikayla Abrenica

5' 2"
Freshman
Midfielder
Olivia Stone

#4 Olivia Stone

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Forward