THE SCHEDULE
Match 11
at SF State (5-3-3, 2-2-2 CCAA)
Friday, Oct. 7 • 12:30 p.m.
Cox Stadium • San Francisco
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Match 12
at Cal State Monterey Bay (4-6, 1-5 CCAA)
Sunday, Oct. 9 • 11:30 a.m.
Otter Sports Complex • Seaside
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EIGHTH-RANKED UC SAN DIEGO OFF TO BAY AREA
The No. 8 University of California San Diego women's soccer team continues its California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) slate with two games up in the Bay Area this week. UC San Diego (8-2, 4-0 CCAA), one of three perfect 4-0 teams left in the conference, are at SF State (5-3-3, 2-2-2 CCAA) on Friday, Oct. 7, at 12:30 p.m., and then Cal State Monterey Bay (4-6, 1-5 CCAA) on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 11:30 a.m. Both contests serve as the first halves of doubleheaders with the UCSD men. The Tritons are 3-1 away from home in 2016. They boast the league's longest current win streak, at five straight, with the last two in shutout fashion.

TRITON SOCCER NOW ON UCSDTRITONS.TV!
For the very first time, all matches at Triton Soccer Stadium in 2016 feature a live video stream on UCSDtritons.tv. The platform, the product of a partnership between UC San Diego Athletics and local broadband services and technology giant ViaSat, is in its first full year. All broadcasts are in multi-camera high definition, and can be viewed from smartphones and tablets alongside desktop and laptop computers. UC San Diego alum and former baseball pitcher (2007-08) Tim Strombel (@Timmy2Sides) will primarily handle the play-by-play duties, with local personality Taylor Quellman (@TJQuellman) filling in, and an array of guests. Viewing is subscription-based, though it is free from UCSD campus IP addresses. A package that gives viewers access to all streamed events (baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, water polo and more) throughout the 2016-17 academic year is available for $34.99. A single-day option can be purchased for $5.99, meaning doubleheaders are two-for-one. Events are archived.

MORE LIVE COVERAGE
All games have live stats. Select road matches will also have video, including both this week. Friday's doubleheader at SF State has a fee of $7.00. Sunday's cost (no audio) is $9.95. Fans can access live coverage from the Schedule/Results page, or by clicking on the links above. Starting lineups, live in-game updates and other news and notes can be found by following Triton Soccer all season long on the UCSD Athletics Twitter handle (@UCSDtritons). Finally, check out the CCAA live scoreboard here to keep up on results around the league.

RANKINGS REPORT
UC San Diego remained at No. 8 in Tuesday's latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. It is still No. 2 in the West Region, behind No. 5 Western Washington. With the first in-season release of the NSCAA poll on Sept. 6, UCSD entered at No. 7, having been left out of the listing in its preseason edition. It marked a first national rank for the Tritons since they were No. 23 on Sept. 17, 2013. UCSD's highest ranks this year have been No. 6 nationally (Sept. 13) and No. 1 in the West.

A LOOK BACK AT LAST WEEK
UC San Diego blanked a pair of league foes at home last week, taking down league leader Sonoma State 2-0 in front of a season-high crowd of 839 on Friday night, before rolling past Humboldt State on Sunday, 4-0. Kiera Bocchino and Jordyn McNutt got the goals against SSU, with McNutt's from the penalty spot after the junior helped set up Bocchino's 12th-minute winner. Bocchino then bagged a brace on Sunday in the middle of strikes by Jamie Benedetto and Katie O'Laughlin, all within the first 12 minutes of the second-half whistle. McNutt assisted on each of the last three, to give her four helpers for the weekend and a league-best eight on the year. Itzel Gonzalez and the Triton defense in front of her kept two more clean sheets.

AROUND THE CCAA
UCSD is 4-0 in the CCAA alongside Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State LA. All three are tied for second in the league table at 12 points apiece, three behind leader Sonoma State (5-1) but all with two games in hand. SSU is idle this week. Of UCSD's opponents on the road trip, SF State is seventh and CSUMB is tied for 10th. The top six teams make the CCAA Tournament field next month. Click here for the latest standings and here to follow the action via the live scoreboard.

O'LAUGHLIN BEST IN WEST
Katie O'Laughlin's nine goals lead the CCAA and the West Region, and are good enough for a seven-way tie for 13th nationally. Teammate Kiera Bocchino is the league's only player even at six goals. O'Laughlin has one of two CCAA and three West Region hat tricks. Of her nine strikes, four have been of the game-winning variety, tied for second in the country. She has strung together a pair of three-game goal-scoring streaks, to begin the year (Sept. 1-9), and also from Sept. 16-25.

GOALS GALORE
UC San Diego's 29 goals as a team, an average of nearly three per game through 10 matches, leads both the CCAA and the West Region, and ranks in a three-way tie for seventh nationally in the NCAA Division II. Katie O'Laughlin(9G, 3A), Mary Reilly (4G, 7A), Kiera Bocchino (6G, 2A) and Jordyn McNutt (3G, 8A) have accounted for 22 of those goals, and 20 of 32 assists. Reilly (11) and O'Laughlin (10) were 1-2 in the CCAA in goals in 2015. It's currently O'Laughlin on top, Bocchino second and Reilly tied for fifth.

O'LAUGHLIN A STAR OF THE MONTH
Katie O'Laughlin was named Wednesday among September's San Diego Hall of Champions (SDHOC) Stars of the Month. She scored eight goals over UCSD's nine matches during the month, including four game-winners, as the Tritons went 7-2. O'Laughlin is a first-time honoree. Strike partner Mary Reilly was an award winner for November of 2015.

GONZY IN GOAL
Fifth-year senior goalkeeper Itzel Gonzalez has kept six clean sheets in this, her first year as UCSD's No. 1 between the posts, including two straight. Her 0.597 goals-against average ranks fourth in the CCAA and 26th nationally. She shares the league lead in shutouts.

JORDY BACK IN FAMILIAR TERRITORY
Jordyn McNutt, who has held at least a share of the CCAA lead in assists in each of her first two years in Triton colors, moved back atop the league standings in that category following this most recent two-game weekend that saw her set up four of UCSD's six goals in the two wins. The junior winger is tied for second nationally in assists this season, and has 25 for her career.

REILLY REELS IN FIRST CCAA WEEKLY NOD
Sophomore starlet Mary Reilly was named on Sept. 27 as the CCAA Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 19-25. It was the first such honor for the Chula Vista product's (Hilltop HS) career, coming after a stalwart performance against Chico State on Sept. 25 that saw her assist on UCSD's first two goals before scoring an exquisite 87th-minute clincher in the 3-1 victory.

STRONG SCHEDULE
For the month of September, six of nine UCSD opponents were either nationally-ranked at the time of the match, or receiving votes just outside of the top 25. In addition, the Tritons won at two-time defending Pacific West Conference champion Point Loma, as well as at Cal State San Marcos, which was the CCAA's last remaining unbeaten when UCSD posted a 4-0 victory on Sept. 21.

MARTINEZ BACK FROM MEXICO
Junior central midfielder Elisa Martinez (El Cajon/Francis Parker School), returned from the Mexican capital of Mexico City on Oct. 1, and was on the bench during the Oct. 2 matchup with Humboldt State, though she did not play. She left on Sept. 18 after being formally invited on Sept. 12 to participate in her second training camp with the Mexico U-20 national team. Martinez was previously involved in her first Mexican camp at any age level, also in Mexico City, July 31-Aug. 7. The training periods served as tryouts for the side which will represent Mexico at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, to be held in Papua New Guinea from Nov. 13-Dec. 3.

HAT TRICK HERO O'LAUGHLIN EARNS FIRST WEEKLY AWARD
On Sept. 6, Katie O'Laughlin was named the season's first CCAA Player of the Week, thanks to her hat trick against APU. The junior Carlsbad product needed a mere 27 seconds to score her first of 2016, before doubling the advantage at 14:05 through a corner-kick header, and then completing her hat trick late on a breakaway. O'Laughlin is a two-time CCAA Player of the Week.

FIRST-WEEK SUPERLATIVES
UCSD's 5-0 rout of Azusa Pacific marked the first time the Tritons tallied five goals in a single game since a 5-1 home win over Cal State East Bay on Oct. 12, 2014. It was their most lopsided defeat since a 6-1 margin at home in the 2012 opener on Sept. 1 against Central Washington. The result is also believed to be UCSD's heftiest victory over a ranked opponent in at least it's Division II history. With the Sept. 6 win at Point Loma, the Tritons are a perfect 3-0 against their crosstown rivals, with no goals conceded over 270 minutes.

TRITON NOTES
UC San Diego is 9-8 in CCAA openers after a 4-0 win at CSUSM on Sept. 21 ended a run of two straight defeats ... UCSD is 15-1-1 in season openers in its NCAA Division II era, since 2000, following the 5-0 rout of then-12th-ranked Azusa Pacific on Sept. 1 ... UCSD is favored to win the 2016 CCAA regular-season title, grabbing six of 13 first-place votes in the preseason poll.

2016 SEASON OUTLOOK
Brian McManus, in his 30th season in charge, has had to replace just one starter in goalkeeper Kelcie Brodsky. The rest of a strong, veteran lineup is back, led by four All-CCAA First Team selections and area products in senior center back Meghan Berry (Mt. Carmel HS), junior winger Jordyn McNutt (University City HS), and the prolific strike tandem of junior Katie O'Laughlin (Pacific Ridge School) and sophomore Mary Reilly (Hilltop HS).

Reilly, the CCAA Freshman of the Year, and O'Laughlin, were statistically the league's top scoring duo, finishing 1-2 in goals scored at 11 and 10, respectively. Reilly in fact paced the conference in most offensive categories, including points (28), game-winners (tied-four), shots (80) and shots on goal (52). McNutt provided a CCAA- and career-best 10 assists, while Berry was a revelation anchoring the back line after moving from central midfield during the 2015 preseason camp.

Senior Itzel Gonzalez has taken over in goal. She and winger Kiera Bocchino are the program's longest-standing members, both in their fifth year. Jamie Benedetto, like Berry, Bocchino, McNutt and Reilly, started all 22 matches in 2015. Kristen Sampietro (18), Brie Diaz (13), Aimee Ellis (13) and Taylor Ramos (10) all drew double-digit starts. Elisa Martinez earned her way into McManus' lineup in central midfield for each of the final nine games, and fellow junior Makenzie Brito the last seven at right back. Benedetto and Bocchino were All-CCAA Second Team picks, with Diaz garnering honorable mention in her first year on campus after a transfer from UC Riverside.

2015 REWIND
The Tritons went 15-6-1 overall and 7-4-1 in the CCAA a year ago. They surged down the stretch for the second year in succession, winning each of their last six regular-season contests after going 5-0-1 over that same period in 2014. Picked seventh in the 2015 preseason, UCSD was seeded fourth in the CCAA Tournament before rolling to a record ninth banner. UCSD has only missed that event once, in 2013, since joining the league for the 2000 season.

ROSTER NOTES
UCSD's 30-player 2016 roster has five seniors in fifth-year team members Kiera Bocchino and Itzel Gonzalez, alongside Jamie Benedetto, Meghan Berry and Kristen Sampietro ... Berry and Bocchino are second-year co-captains ... Twelve newcomers have joined the program, including 10 true freshmen ... Nine players are from San Diego, in Megumi Barber (San Diego/Mt. Carmel HS), Sydney Davey (La Jolla/La Jolla HS), Maxia Espino (Chula Vista/Hilltop HS), Elisa Martinez (El Cajon/Univ. of Sioux Falls/Francis Parker School), Jordyn McNutt (San Diego/University City HS), Katie O'Laughlin (Carlsbad/Pacific Ridge School), Taylor Ramos (San Diego/Coronado HS), Mary Reilly (Chula Vista/Hilltop HS) and Natalie Saddic (San Diego/UC Davis/Torrey Pines HS) ... Third-year Triton Meghan Berry, born in Dallas, Texas, attended San Diego Miramar College after Mt. Carmel High School, but lists Austin, Texas, as her hometown ... Kristin Jones, a two-time national champion and All-American as one of the greatest players to ever come through the storied UCSD program, is in her second year as associate head coach and her 17th straight as a Triton, having joined Brian McManus' staff immediately upon exhausting her eligibility.

CCAA FORMAT UNCHANGED
For the third year in a row, the CCAA slate consists of a single round robin, with all teams facing off once against each other for 12 matches total, and the top six sides (based on most points; three for a league win, one for a tie) in the final regular-season standings qualifying for the 2016 CCAA Tournament. Cal State San Marcos, a new addition in 2015, is ineligible again this time around. First-round matchups will take place on the campuses of the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The semifinals and final will be hosted by Stanislaus State for the sixth time in the last eight years, at Warrior Stadium in Turlock, Nov. 4-6.

HEAD COACH BRIAN McMANUS
Brian McManus is in his milestone 30th season in charge of the UC San Diego women's soccer program. With a career record of 473-87-51, he has achieved the most wins in NCAA Division II women's soccer history, and tied for fourth-most for all divisions. McManus' career winning percentage of .816 heading into 2016 ranked among the top 10 in college women's soccer annals, both overall (No. 10) and Division II only (No. 4). He was also third in win percentage among active Division II coaches. McManus has directed UCSD to seven national titles and a record nine CCAA banners, with the Tritons advancing to the national semifinals a remarkable 15 times in his 29 years. Under his guidance, UCSD has qualified for the NCAA Championship all 13 seasons during the Division III days, and all but three (2004, 2013-14) of 16 years since the move up to Division II. McManus' Tritons have missed the CCAA Tournament just once in 2013, having earned 13 straight berths after joining the conference.

ABOUT THE GATORS
SF State (5-3-3, 2-2-2 CCAA) is winless over its last four and went 1-2-2 during a just-concluded five-game road stretch. The spell ended with back-to-back CCAA losses at Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State LA, both by a 1-0 scoreline. In fact, the Gators managed just two goals over those five contests away from home. They are 2-1-1 in San Francisco. Tracy Hamm is in her second season in charge at SFSU.

SERIES HISTORY
UCSD leads the all-time series, 15-3-6, with a 2-0 win in La Jolla last Oct. 11 thanks to goals by then-freshmen Mary Reilly and Danielle Nunn over the final 13 minutes. The teams played to a scoreless draw in San Francisco on Oct. 19, 2014. The Tritons had swept two-game sets in both 2011 and 2012 while SF State was a fellow member of the CCAA South, and had won five straight in all, prior to a 1-1 tie in La Jolla on Oct. 25, 2013. UCSD had not allowed a goal to the Gators over 338:35 prior to Stephanie Vanni's 29th-minute opener. The equalizer came off of a free kick with just 30 seconds left in the first half. The Tritons are still unbeaten against SF State over their last 20 (6-0-4), including another 1-1 tie in Turlock in the semifinals of the 2010 CCAA Tournament before the Gators advanced on penalty kicks, 4-3.

ABOUT THE OTTERS
Cal State Monterey Bay (4-6, 1-5 CCAA) dropped all four games of a lengthy road segment, on the heels of a 4-2 start to its campaign. The Otters have just seven goals to their credit over 10 matches, with a lone two-score effort in a 2-1 season-opening win at home over Notre Dame de Namur. CSUMB is a perfect 3-0 in Seaside, and first hosts Cal State San Marcos on Friday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. Erin Reinke is in her sixth season at the helm.

SERIES HISTORY
UCSD is an unbeaten 11-0-1 in the all-time series, outscoring the Otters, 36-5, following a 1-1 draw in La Jolla last Oct. 9. That result preceded successive 1-0 decisions, in La Jolla on Oct. 27, 2013, on a 54th-minute goal, and then in Seaside on Oct. 17, 2014, through an 84th-minute penalty by Cassie Callahan. UCSD is 6-0 against CSUMB in Seaside. The Otters had gone scoreless for 502:04 against the Tritons, with four straight shutout losses, prior to Regan Porteous's equaizer at 83:27 a season ago. Katie O'Laughlin provided the 51st-minute opener.

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UP NEXT
The Tritons return to La Jolla for one final regular-season home weekend for 2016. They host Cal State LA on Friday, Oct. 14, at 4:30 p.m., and then Cal State Dominguez Hills on Senior Day on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 11:30 a.m.

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