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Alex McKeon

Women's Soccer

Women’s Soccer Set for Clash at Washington

SAN DIEGO – Fresh off a win at Seattle, the San Diego women's soccer program (1-1-1, 0-0-0 WCC) continues its stint in the Seattle area, traveling to Washington (1-1-1, 0-0-0 WCC) for a matchup on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT
  • The Toreros earned a go-ahead goal from Lexi Zandonella-Arasa in the first half and never looked back, defeating Seattle, 1-0, on Thursday.
  • Ashley Wright tacked on the assist, while the back line held up for their second consecutive shutout.
  • Sophine Kevorkian recorded two saves for her fifth career shutout.
 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
  • San Diego trails Washington, 3-2, in the all-time series, but the Toreros will look to recreate the magic of the last meeting in 2004, when the Toreros downed then No. 3 Washington, matching the highest ranked win in program history.
  • The newcomers have quickly inserted themselves into the offense, as three new players rank in the top-three on the team in shots (Olivia Stone, Mikayla Abrenica and Tamia Graham).
  • Kylie Perez continues her strong adjustment to the college game, playing all 270 minutes of the season thus far at center back and contributing to two shutouts in the first three games.
  • The Toreros have added the No. 40 incoming class of players in the country according to TopDrawerSoccer, adding 12 newcomers with eight as freshmen and another four as transfers.
  • Abrenica (No. 71) and Kamryn Simpson (No. 131) earned national rankings from TopDrawerSoccer as incoming recruits and lead a freshman class with a strong youth soccer pedigree.
  • Joining from the college ranks are graduate transfer Olivia Stone (Northwestern and Vanderbilt), former Arkansas midfielder Lauren Tanner, an NCAA Division II All-American midfielder in Lexi Zandonella-Arasa and Coronado native Aba Dunbar (Notre Dame).
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Perez and Kevorkian are the only two Toreros to play every minute of the season so far.
  • San Diego is averaging 10 shots per game through the first three contests, already surpassing their average from last season.
  • Opponent's shots per game are down almost 7.0 shots per game from last year.
  • San Diego is seeking it's 24th victory against the PAC-12 in program history.  

HOW TO FOLLOW
The match against Seattle will be streamed via PAC-12 Insider, 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
Ashley Wright

#11 Ashley Wright

Defender
5' 0"
Sophomore
Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

#3 Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

Midfielder
5' 4"
Junior
Mikayla Abrenica

#17 Mikayla Abrenica

Midfielder
5' 2"
Freshman
Kamryn Simpson

#23 Kamryn Simpson

Defender
5' 9"
Freshman
Lauren Tanner

#24 Lauren Tanner

Midfielder
5' 7"
Junior
Tamia Graham

#30 Tamia Graham

Forward
5' 6"
Freshman
Kylie Perez

#20 Kylie Perez

Defender
5' 5"
Freshman
Olivia Stone

#4 Olivia Stone

Forward
5' 8"
Graduate Student
Aba Dunbar

#29 Aba Dunbar

Defender
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Sophine Kevorkian

#00 Sophine Kevorkian

5' 7"
Sophomore
Goalkeeper
Ashley Wright

#11 Ashley Wright

5' 0"
Sophomore
Defender
Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

#3 Lexi Zandonella-Arasa

5' 4"
Junior
Midfielder
Mikayla Abrenica

#17 Mikayla Abrenica

5' 2"
Freshman
Midfielder
Kamryn Simpson

#23 Kamryn Simpson

5' 9"
Freshman
Defender
Lauren Tanner

#24 Lauren Tanner

5' 7"
Junior
Midfielder
Tamia Graham

#30 Tamia Graham

5' 6"
Freshman
Forward
Kylie Perez

#20 Kylie Perez

5' 5"
Freshman
Defender
Olivia Stone

#4 Olivia Stone

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Forward
Aba Dunbar

#29 Aba Dunbar

5' 8"
Junior
Defender