SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. - The UC Santa Barbara Women's soccer team did not miss a beat as they headed into October. Your Gauchos are now undefeated in their last nine matches and are set to kick off against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday. 

PREVIOUSLY ON THE PITCH 
The Gauchos head to Fullerton after a well-deserved week's rest following their 0-0 tie against California Baptist. The lights-out defensive performance pushes the Gauchos to the top of the Big West standings. Prior to the team's trip to Riverside, the Gauchos took care of Business in their first few matches of Big West conference play, where they boast a 2-0-2 record. 
UC Santa Barbara heads into this weekend ready for a duel with the number two ranked team in the conference. 

TAKING APART THE TITANS
The Titans stand even with the Gauchos in conference play, holding a record of 2-0-2. So far this season, the Titans have an overall record of 5-2-5, most recently tying Utah Valley, who also sits at 2-0-2 in conference play. The Titans have not lost in their last seven matches, putting up 15 goals and only allowing five throughout those matches. They average 1.75 goals per game and 14.8 shots per game, making them a hard team to face. 
Cassie Villanueva leads the team with seven goals, also putting her second in the Big West Conference. Sasha Amescusa is another offensive threat, putting up 36 shots for the Titans. In net, the Titans have Allison Croft. Croft has been putting in the work this season with 43 saves and a save percentage of 0.717. 

FOLLOWING ALONG
UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Fullerton will kick off at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, in Fullerton. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ with live statistics available at ucsbgauchos.com/WSOCLiveStats.