Aug. 20, 2008
ANTEATERS HOST UNLV IN OPENER: The UC Irvine women’s soccer team will open the season as hosting UNLV in non-conference play Sunday, August 24 at 5:00 p.m. at Anteater Stadium. The UCI men's team will play an exhibition match against Cal State San Bernardino following the women's match.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The Rebels open their season Friday at Loyola Marymount. UNLV returns six starters and 16 players overall from the 2007 squad that went 11-5-5 and won the regular season Mountain West title with a 5-1-1 mark.
EXHIBITION RECAP: The Anteaters faced Cal State San Bernardino Monday night in an exhibition. UCI won the match 3-2 following a last minute goal by freshman Kelly Block (Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain HS). Junior Kate Berrini (Foster City/Notre Dame HS) scored two goals in the opening half.
A LOOK AHEAD: The Anteaters return 15 letterwinners from the 2007 season that saw UCI return to the Big West Tournament. The ‘Eaters return seven starters and three of their top five scorers along with starting keeper sophomore Danielle de Seriere (Cerritos/Mayfair HS). UCI will play a West Coast-heavy non-conference schedule with five matches against West Coast Conference opponents as well as matches against UCLA, Northern Arizona, Weber State, Southern Utah and UNLV. The Big West Conference schedule will feature four home and four away matches for UCI with the Big West Tournament starting November 7th.
2007 REVIEW: Senior Kathleen Lemieux (Redlands East Valley HS), Danielle de Seriere, sophomore Tanya Taylor (Sunny Hills HS) and sophomore Nikki Forrest (Upland HS) were named All-Big West honorable mention. Tanya Taylor, junior Kate Berrini tied for second on the team in scoring with five goals and 11 points each on the year. Sophomore Caty Cope (Northwood HS) had 10 assists on the year. Sophomore keeper Danielle de Seriere had 88 saves and a goals against average of 0.64 and nine shutouts.
UCI RECORD BOOK: Sophomore keeper Danielle de Seriere is tied for sixth all-time in shutouts with nine. Senior keeper Erin Henry (Irvine/Mater Dei HS) is 10th all-time with 119 career saves. Henry is tied for 12th all-time with two shutouts. Junior Megan Ortiz (Corona HS) is currently 30th all-time in goals with six and is 40th all-time with 15 points in her career.
HEAD COACH Scott Juniper: The Anteaters are led by head coach Scott Juniper who is in his second season leading the Anteaters. Juniper led the ‘Eaters to a record of 11-7-2 in 2007 and a third place finish in the Big West Conference.
