ARCATA, Calif--- Humboldt State women's soccer team will finish off its home part of their 2021 regular season schedule this weekend with a pair of CCAA games. The 'Jacks will host nationally-ranked Sonoma State this Friday, October 22 at 12:30pm in their Dam Worth It Match in awareness of mental health. HSU will finish off its homestand with a 11:30am match with San Francisco State on Sunday, October 24. This will be the Lumberjacks' Senior Day match.
COACHING STAFF: Coach
Grant Landy will begin his second season at the helm of the Lumberjack women's soccer program after coaching for 23 years at Concordia University-Portland. During his career, Landy has compiled a 392-90-42 record for a .789 winning percentage. He will be assisted by Lumberjack Alum
Taylor McMillin, who is in her fourth season as the top assistant for the women's soccer team.
LIVE STATS/VIDEO: You can view the video stream by going to www.ccaanetwork.com/hsu and for live stats go to https://hsujacks.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary.
RECAP OF LAST WEEKEND: Humboldt State started its week with a 2-0 loss at Stanislaus State on Thursday despite out-shooting the Warriors 22-11. Then on Sunday, HSU lost 1-0 to Cal State East Bay despite once again out-shooting its opponents 11-8.
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LEADERS: Kendal Spencer and
Clara Lenihan each are tied for the team lead with three goals with one assist for a team high seven points.
Maya Davis,
Kelsey Bess and
Baylee Groom each have a team high two assists.
Alexis Aguilar has a .821 saves percentage with a 0.87 goals against average with 54 saves and three shutouts.
SENIOR DAY: Prior to Sunday's match, HSU will recognize its three seniors in
Claire Bareilles,
Tana Eri and
Clara Lenihan.
CCAA LEADERS:
Kendal Spencer and
Alexis Aguilar are in the top ten in the CCAA in five statistical categories. Spencer is tied for fifth in game-winning goals with two. Aguilar is fourth in saves per game, sixth in saves percentage, tied for seventh in shutouts per game and eighth in goals against average.
SONOMA STATE : The Seawolves, who were No. 13 in last week's United Soccer Coaches/NCAA Division II National Poll, are 10-2 overall and 5-1 in the CCAA. They are led by Molly Murphy and Malia Falk each with four goals scored and three assists. Lexi Randonella-Arasa and Renee Ketner each have a team leading three game-winning goals. Sonoma State leads the all-time series 17-1-3 with the Seawolves winning the last 11 consecutive matches. The Seawolves defeated the 'Jacks 2-1 in Rohnert Park in 2019. The last HSU win was a 3-1 win in Arcata in 2009.
SAN FRANCISCO STATE: The Gators are 6-6-1 overall and 4-1-1 in the CCAA. Twelve different players have scored at least one goal this season with Glory Smith leading the team with her one goal and three assists. Marcella Salyer has posted a 1.06 goals against average with a .792 saves percentage, 42 saves and three shutouts.
UP NEXT: Humboldt State will finish off its regular season with a three-match road trip. The 'Jacks will be at Cal Poly Pomona (Oct. 29), Cal State Los Angeles (Oct. 31) and Chico State (Nov. 4) to end their regular season.
