ARCATA  – This week the Humboldt State women's soccer team (7-7-2, 4-6-2) returns to the road for matches with California Collegiate Athletic Association North Division foes.  On Friday HSU will be in Turlock to face the Warriors of Cal State Stanislaus for a 4:30 p.m. kickoff.  The Jacks end the weekend on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. with a match at the Chico State Wildcats.

For the second week in a row, HSU went 0-1-1 in a pair of CCAA matches.  On Friday, the Jacks fell to SFSU 1-0 in overtime.   Against Cal State Monterey Bay, on Sunday, the Jacks tied the Otters 0-0.

Head-to-Head
The Jacks lead Cal State Stanislaus, 5-4-0 in the all-time series. In the match earlier this year, a Sarah Nakamoto goal in the 44th minute was the difference in a 1-0 HSU victory in Redwood Bowl.  The Jacks are looking for their first win in Turlock since 2006. …With its 1-0 win on Sept. 11 in Redwood Bowl, Chico State now holds a 9-6-4 advantage in the all time series. …The Jacks are 2-7-1 against Chico when the matches are played in Chico, where HSU hasn't won since 2006.

Johnson's Comments
“We have certainly not done ourselves any favors in the last three weeks, but we are not getting blown out in any of these games.  We have played into overtime in five of our last seven matches. Two of those were ties and the other three were losses.  Injuries have come back to haunt us, but the bottom line is we are not finishing our chances.  In order to turn things around we need to take advantage of the opportunities we work for and those that are given to us.   We had those chances this weekend and we didn't get it done.  Tactically on defense and offensively up to the 18, we are playing good possession soccer, we are just not closing the deal when we get the chance.” … “(Cal State) Stanislaus will be difficult.  We will be without both our starting forwards, so we will have to see who steps up to fill those shoes and get the job done.  I'm happy we get to play on a bigger field.  We usually play better on larger fields.  I think it will be a battle.” … “Chico State is a difficult place to play.  I don't think I will have to say much to get our team motivated.  We were disappointed in the result last time (a Chico State 1-0 overtime win in Redwood Bowl).  We had the better run of play and felt that we should have at least gotten a tie if not a win.”

Lumberjack Notes
With a 4-6-2 record, HSU is in third place in the CCAA North.  After opening with a 7-3-0 record in its first 10 matches, the Jacks are winless in their last six matches (four losses and two ties)  … Junior striker Arielle Kern leads the squad in goals (7), points (16) and game winners (3). Junior Kim Carroll has tallied four goals and three assists. Katie Forba, a senior, sophomore Sarah Nakamoto and freshman Carly Kolpin each have two goals.  Kolpin's scores have both been game-winners. … In goal, keeper Kelly Sandberg has played 1,515 minutes and has allowed 21 goals while making 74 saves with a .779 save percentage and 1.25 goals against average.  Sandberg's record is 7-7-2. …Among CCAA players, Kern ranks in the top-10 of five categories including seventh in points, and is tied for fourth in game winners and tied for sixth in goals.  Sandberg also ranks in the top-10 of five categories including third in saves, tied for fifth in shutouts (5) and eighth in save percentage. 

Opponents Notes
The Cal State Stanislaus Warriors (7-8-1, 3-8-1) are in fifth place in the CCAA North.  The Warriors are currently in a three-match conference winless streak.   Last Friday they visited Cal Poly Pomona and lost 3-2 ahead of a 1-0 loss at Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday. …CSUS's offense is led by Lisa Garcia's eight goals, three assists and 19 points.  Of the seven Warriors' wins, Garcia has had the game-winner in five.  Three other players have found the back of the net twice for CSU Stanislaus.  Millie Brown (5-3-1, .787 save percentage) has gotten the majority of minutes in goal for the Warriors. … Cal State Stanislaus is led by fourth-year head coach Gabriel Bolton.  Bolton's teams had an overall record of 33-33-9 entering this season.  …The Wildcats of Chico State (7-4-5, 5-2-5) are in first place in the CCAA North.  Last week Chico earned a 1-1 tie at Cal State San Bernardino on Friday before falling at Cal Poly Pomona, 1-0 on Sunday.  The Wildcats are currently in a four-match winless streak and will host Sonoma State on Friday ahead of their Sunday match with the Jacks. …Ali Sward with 17 points on five goals and seven assists leads the Wildcats' attack.  Lisa Webster has contributed four goals and seven assists and Ashley Perlman has found the back of the net six times and assisted on one goal.  Natalie Bensky has a 7-3-4 record in goal while saving shots at a .831 clip. … The Wildcats are led by ninth-year head coach Kim Sutton, whose career record is 140-94-39 overall and 85-52-25 at CSUC.