ARCATA – After dropping two straight conference games to nationally ranked opponents, the Humboldt State women's soccer team will be looking to regain its form on the road against Cal State Dominguez Hills Friday at 4:30 p.m. The Jacks will the wrap up their Southern California roadtrip against UC San Diego at noon Sunday.
 
Head-to-Head: The Jacks have only beaten Cal State Dominguez Hills once in four meetings, with the Toros beating HSU 2-1 last season. ...Humboldt State is 0-1-2 against UC San Diego, the most recent result a 0-0 tie last year.
 
Cumbo's Comments: “This conference is tough and you need to continually show improvement throughout the season,” said Humboldt State head women's soccer coach Andy Cumbo. “Both Dominguez Hills and UC San Diego are very strong at home. We need to be more comfortable offensively and within our system that we have, we need to improvise more often.”
 
Lumberjacks Notes: With the recent two-game slide, the Jacks have seen their record fall to 6-4-1 overall and 2-2-1, which places them in third in the CCAA's North Division. ...The Jacks were ranked No. 9 in the West Region in last week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas poll. ...A major problem for the Jacks lately has been getting off to slow starts and having to come back from early deficits, which according to Cumbo, is something the team can't rely on if it hopes to be successful. ...Two Jacks, forward Kim Carroll and midfielder Katie Forba, have been fighting nagging injuries the past few weeks, but both appeared Friday against Cal State Los Angeles. ...Forward Allison Lawrence continues to lead the Jacks' offense, scoring six goals, good for second in the CCAA. She also tops HSU in points with 13, which places her third in the CCAA. ...Along with Carroll and Forba, midfielder Sarah Nakamoto lead the Jacks with two assists. ...In goal, sophomore Kelly Sandberg has recorded a .88 goals against average and is second in the CCAA with a .848 save percentage.
 
Opponent's Notes: Cal State Dominguez Hills comes into this week on a three-week winning streak, and now stands 6-5 overall and 4-2 in the CCAA, tied for second in the CCAA's South Division. ...Goalkeeper Alyssa Congdon was selected as the Brine/adidas CCAA Player of the Week after leading the Toros to a pair 1-0 victories over Cal State San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona. For the season, Congdon has a 1.59 goals against average, leads the CCAA in total saves (57) and is second in saves per game (5.18). ...Midfielder Melanie DeSalvo, who has scored four goals this season, leads CSDH's offense. ...Forward Jessica Murphy leads the Toros and the CCAA with five assists and is tied for second on the team with DeSalvo with nine points. ...Forward Yvone Vazquez leads the Toros in points with 10, which also places her in a tie for eighth, and is second on the team and fourth in the conference with four assists. ...UC San Diego enters this week 7-2-1 overall and 4-2-0 in CCAA play after having its four-game winning streak snapped by Cal State San Bernardino Sunday in a 1-0 loss. The Tritons were ranked No. 4 in the West Region in last week's NSCAA/adidas poll. ...The UCSD attack is led by forward Natasha Belak-Berger, who has scored five goals this season, which ranks her in a tie for third in the CCAA. ...Forward Sarah McTigue leads the Tritons with three assists on the season. In goal, Jessica McGovern leads the CCAA with a .69 goals against average and is third in the conference with a .844 save percentage. ...Before facing the Jacks Sunday, the Tritons host Sonoma State at 4:30 Friday.