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1 Game 19 - (4) Wyoming/(5) Colorado College - MW Semifinals 2015 Record 14-4 (10-1 MW) SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS 2015 Women s Soccer Weekly Notes Darin Wong (Primary Contact) Assistant Athletic Director - Media Relations Office Phone Number: (619) Address: dwong@mail.sdsu.edu News Release Date: Nov. 1, 2015 SDSU Official Athletics Website: GoAztecs.com SDSU Official Athletics SDSU Official Athletics SDSU Official Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/goaztecs SDSU Official Athletics YouTube: youtube.com/goaztecscom Schedule/Results Overall: 14-4 Home: 8-0; Away: 6-3; Neutral: 0-1 August 21 Utah Valley (Mountain West Network) W, at [16/17] Kentucky (SEC Network+) W, at [RV/--] California (Pac-12 Bay Area) L, at [22/--] Arizona State (ASU Live Stream) Canceled September 4 vs. [RV/--] Arizona^ (ASU Live Stream) L, Florida Gulf Coast (Mountain West Network) W, San Diego (Mountain West Network) W, at UC Davis L, at Boise State* (Mountain West Network) L, at Utah State* (Mountain West Network) W, 2-0 October 2 UNLV* (Mountain West Network) W, Nevada* (Mountain West Network) W, Colorado State* (Mountain West Network) W, at Wyoming* (Mountain West Network) W, Fresno State* (Mountain West Network) W, San José State* (Mountain West Network) W, at Air Force* (Mountain West Network) W, at Colorado College* (Mountain West Network) W, at New Mexico* (Mountain West Network) W, 2-1 November 5 (4)Wyo./(5)Colo. College# (Mountain West Network) 7 p.m. PT 7 MW Finals# (Mountain West Network) 7 p.m. PT National ranking reflects NSCAA/Soccer America ^ - at Tempe, Ariz. * - Mountain West game # - Mountain West Championship at SDSU Sports Deck Socially Facebook: facebook.com/aztecwsoccer Game Week Preview (4) Wyoming (10-5-4; MW) or (5) Colorado College (8-11-1; 6-5 MW) at (1) San Diego State (14-4; 10-1 MW) - Mountain West Championship Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 5 7 p.m. PT Mountain West Network SDSU Sports Deck San Diego, California Storylines - San Diego State will play host to the Mountain West Women s Soccer Championship for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in the last six seasons. The tournament, which the Aztecs have won three years in a row, is set for Tuesday (quarterfinals), Thursday (semifinals) and Saturday (final) atop SDSU Sports Deck. - The field includes the top-seeded Aztecs, No. 2 seed San Jose State, No. 3 New Mexico, No. 4 Wyoming, No. 5 Colorado College and No. 6 UNLV. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. PT on each day with the title game set for 7 p.m. PT. All five games will stream live on the Mountain West Network. - Tickets for the Championship are $10 for adults and $5 for youth, students with ID and groups. Those interested in group tickets need to call the Aztec ticket office in advance at (619) The Aztecs finished the regular season with a 2-1 road victory at New Mexico on Friday. SDSU allowed a goal in the 36th minute, but responded six minutes later when Hailey Balma scored her first career goal. Then in the 87th minute, Leah Pruitt scored her fifth game-winning goal in conference and San Diego State emerged with its 10th straight victory. - The Aztecs 10-game winning streak is the third-longest in school history and the longest since San Diego State won 14 straight in It is also the third double-digit winning streak in school history, joining the 2012 team s 14-gamer and the 1998 squad that won 12 in a row. The trio senior of Tiffany Geer, Ashley Hauke and Melanie Vaughn has now won 63 games, which is a four-year program record. - SDSU s string of 10 straight wins has given it the school s first double-digit win total in conference play. The last two seasons the Aztecs have fallen just short, totaling nine Mountain West victories in each of those years. - With her goal at New Mexico, Pruitt has 29 points, which is the ninth most in a single season in school history. In the Mike Friesen era, her total trails only Megan Jurado s 39 points in 2012 and is the most by a freshman. - Vaughn is closing in on the school record for career shutouts. The senior from Harbor City has 24.5 clean sheets, including 7.5 this season. The record holder is Aubree Southwick with 26 from Additionally, Vaughn has 14 victories this season, which ties a career high first established last year. - This is the fifth time the Aztecs have played host to the MW Championship (1999, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015). SDSU has advanced to the title game three of the previous four times with the lone exception coming in San Diego State won the tournament when it was held in America s Finest City in 2012 and SDSU is looking to claim its fifth MW tournament trophy after winning the event in 2009 in Provo, Utah, 2012, 2013 (Albuquerque, N.M.) and The Aztecs are looking to become the first Mountain West program in any sport to sweep four straight regular-season and tournament crowns. Women s soccer is one of seven MW sports that crown a regular-season and tournament cham-.

2 Game 19 - (4) Wyoming/(5) Colorado College - MW Semifinals 2015 Record 14-4 (10-1 MW) General Information Location San Diego, Calif. Founded Enrollment ,396 Nickname Aztecs Colors Scarlet and Black Conference Mountain West Affiliation Division I President Dr. Elliot Hirshman Director of Athletics Jim Sterk Faculty Representative Patrick Papin Executive Associate Athletic Director/SWA Jenny Bramer Team Information Head Coach Mike Friesen (Sonoma St., 1996) Record at SDSU (Seasons) (9) Career Record Same mfriesen@mail.sdsu.edu W. Soccer Office Phone (619) W. Soccer Office Fax (619) Associate Head Coach Juan Pablo Favero (4th Season) Assistant Coach Edgar Anzaldo (3rd Season) Assistant Coach Sergio Duck (1st Season) Director of Operations Daniel Codina (1st Season) Athletic Trainer Lisa Contois Home Facility SDSU Sports Deck (1,250) 2014 Overall Record Home Record Road Record Neutral Record MW Record/Finish /1st First Year of Competition All-Time Record (.594) NCAA Appearances ( 98, 99, 09, 12, 13, 14) Letterwinners Returning/Lost /9 Starters Returning/Lost /5 Key Returners (Alphabetical) Victoria Barba (MF, Jr.) NSCAA All-Pacific Region Third Team Mountain West All-Tournament Team All-Mountain West First Team Meggie Gulczynski (D, Sr.) Returning Starter (3 goals, 4 assists, 10 points in 2014) Ashley Hauke (D, Sr.) Mountain West All-Tournament Team Stacie Moran (D/F, So.) All-Mountain West Second Team Aliyah Utush (F, So.) Returning Starter (6 goals, 2 assists, 14 points in 2014) Melanie Vaughn (GK, Sr.) Mountain West All-Tournament Team Key Losses Kelsey Booth (Sr., F/MF) Mariah Helmer (Sr., F) Haley Locker (Sr., F) Katie Perry (Sr., MF) Hannah Keane (Sr., F) Media Relations Women s Soccer SID Darin Wong dwong@mail.sdsu.edu Twitter @dwong_ SID Office Phone (619) SID Cell Phone (310) SID Office Fax (619) Mailing Address SDSU Media Relations Fowler Athletics Center th Street, Suite 3014 San Diego, CA pion. The others are men s and women s basketball, baseball, football and men s and women s tennis. Earlier this season after defeating Colorado College on the road, SDSU clinched the MW regular-season title for the fourth straight year. - San Diego State beat both Wyoming and Colorado College earlier this year, both of which were on the road. On Oct. 11, SDSU downed the Cowgirls, 2-1, before defeating the Tigers, 3-1, on Oct. 25. The two wins were a part of the Aztecs 5-1 road record in Mountain West action. - SDSU is all-time vs. Wyoming and 10-0 in games played in San Diego, including last year s championship game thriller that saw the Aztecs win, 1-0, in overtime. - San Diego State is all-time vs. Colorado College and in America s Finest City. If the Aztecs face the Tigers, it will be a rematch of last season s semifinal game that required penalty kicks. SDSU and CC were tied at 1-1 after 110 minutes, which led to PKs, a session the Aztecs won, 3-2, to advance to the final against Wyoming. Opponent Notebook Wyoming The Cowgirls finished the season with three straight wins and posted victories in four of their last five games following their loss to the Aztecs... Shaina Ashouri finished with a team-best nine goals, seven assists and 25 points... Cassidy Entsminger logged 1003:20 of a possible 1813:20 in net... Georgia Rowntree, meanwhile, played the other 810:00 in between the pipes. Colorado College Colorado College started MW play 4-0, but fell on hard times, losing five of its next seven... The Tigers were led by Sarah Schweiss 10 goals and 22 points... Samantha Curran and Rae Conlon were the top players in assists with four apiece... Louisa Mackenzie has played every minute in net. SDSU s National Ranking Pre W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 NSCAA t45 t26 36 t39 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Nov. 3 SA n/a 22 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Nov. 3 Roster No. Player Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown (Last School) 00 Melanie Vaughn 5-7 GK Sr. Harbor City, Calif. (St. Joseph HS) 0 Kate Hart 5-6 GK Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach HS) 1 Gabby English 5-10 GK Fr. Winter Park, Fla. (Winter Park HS) 2 Meggie Gulczynski (gull-zin-ski) 5-6 D Sr. San Diego, Calif. (San Diego) 3 Milan Moses 5-4 D/MF/F Fr. San Leandro, Calif. (Dublin HS) 5 Victoria Barba 5-4 MF Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. (Sandia HS) 6 Xochi Hunter (so-chee) 5-5 MF/D So. Milpitas, Calif. (St. Francis HS) 7 Katie Saavedra (suh-vay-druh) 5-4 MF So. Apple Valley, Calif. (Aliso Niguel HS) 8 Hedda Regefalk (reh-geh-faulk) 5-9 F Jr. Stockholm, Sweden (Bakersfield) 9 Angela Mitchell 5-1 F So. Corona, Calif. (Roosevelt HS) 10 Morgan Darling 5-4 F Jr. Fresno, Calif. (Bullard HS) 11 Tiffany Geer (Gear) 5-9 D Sr. Morgan Hill, Calif. (Live Oak HS) 12 Taylor Russell 5-5 D Fr. Riverside, Calif. (Riverside Poly HS) 13 Stacie Moran 5-9 D/F So. Alta Loma, Calif. (Alta Loma HS) 14 Zsuria Phare (SEER-ree-ay Fair) 5-2 D Jr. Denver, Colo. (Metro State) 15 Morgan Simpson 5-5 F Jr. Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) 16 Jen Rupey 5-9 D Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) 17 Aliyah Utush (ah-lee-uh OOH-toosh) 5-3 F So. Rocklin, Calif. (Whitney HS) 20 Ashley Hauke (Hockey) 5-5 D Sr. San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo HS) 21 Gemma Craine (GEM-uh) 5-4 MF Jr. Derby, England (Monroe College (N.Y.)) 22 Leah Pruitt 5-9 F Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Alta Loma HS) 23 Hailey Balma 5-7 D So. Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista HS) 25 Dani DeRosa 5-5 F/MF So. Rocklin, Calif. (Louisiana) Head Coach: Mike Friesen (Sonoma State, 1996), Ninth season Associate Head Coach: Juan Pablo Favero (Palm Beach Atlantic, 1994), Fourth season Assistant Coaches: Edgar Anzaldo (St. Gregory s, 2005), Third season; Sergio Duck, First season Director of Operations: Daniel Codina (San Diego State, 1999).

3 Game 19 - (4) Wyoming/(5) Colorado College - MW Semifinals 2015 Record 14-4 (10-1 MW) 00 Melanie Vaughn Senior 5-7 GK Harbor City, Calif. Kate Hart Freshman 5-6 GK Huntington Beach, Calif. 0 1 Gabby English Freshman 5-10 GK Winter Park, Fla. Meggie Gulczynski Senior 5-6 D San Diego, Calif. 2 3 Milan Moses Freshman 5-4 D/MF/F San Leandro, Calif. 5 Victoria Barba Junior 5-4 MF Albuquerque, N.M. Xochi Hunter Sophomore 5-5 MF/D Milpitas, Calif. 6 7 Katie Saavedra Sophomore 5-4 MF Apple Valley, Calif. Hedda Regefalk Junior 5-9 F Stockholm, Sweden 8 9 Angela Mitchell Sophomore 5-1 F Corona, Calif. 10 Morgan Darling Junior 5-4 F Fresno, Calif. Tiffany Geer Senior 5-9 D Morgan Hill, Calif Taylor Russell Freshman 5-5 D Riverside, Calif. Stacie Moran Sophomore 5-9 D/F Alta Loma, Calif Zsuria Phare Junior 5-2 D Denver, Colo. 15 Morgan Simpson Junior 5-5 F Trabuco Canyon, Calif. Jen Rupey Junior 5-9 D Mission Viejo, Calif Aliyah Utush Sophomore 5-3 F Rocklin, Calif. Ashley Hauke Senior 5-5 D San Diego, Calif Gemma Craine Junior 5-5 MF Derby, England 22 Leah Pruitt Freshman 5-9 F Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Hailey Balma Sophomore 5-7 D Danville, Calif Dani DeRosa Sophomore 5-5 F/MF Rocklin, Calif. HC Mike Friesen Ninth Season Sonoma State, 1996.

4 2015 SDSU Women's Soccer San Diego State Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2015) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 21 UTAHVALLEY W Aug 23 at #16 Kentucky W Aug 29 at California L Sep 04 vs Arizona L Sep 06 FLORIDAGULFCOAST W Sep 17 SAN DIEGO W Sep 20 at UC Davis L * Sep 25 at Boise State L * Sep 27 at Utah State W * Oct 02 UNLV W * Oct 04 NEVADA W * Oct 09 COLORADOSTATE W * Oct 11 at Wyoming W * Oct 16 FRESNOSTATE W * Oct 18 SAN JOSE STATE W * Oct 23 at Air Force W * Oct 25 at Colorado College W * Oct 30 at New Mexico W TEAMSTATISTICS SDSU OPP SHOTSTATISTICS Goals-Shotattempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shotsongoal-Attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNERKICKS PENALTYKICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 8/541 9/473 NeutralSite #/Avg 1/615 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 22 PRUITT, Leah UTUSH, Aliyah MITCHELL, Angela MOSES, Milan REGEFALK, Hedda RUPEY, Jen DEROSA, Dani BARBA, Victoria DARLING, Morgan PHARE, Zsuria BALMA, Hailey MORAN, Stacie RUSSELL, Taylor SAAVEDRA, Katie HAUKE, Ashley CRAINE, Gemma HUNTER, Xochi SIMPSON, Morgan GEER,Tiffany GULCZYNSKI, Meggie HART, Kate VAUGHN, Melanie Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 0 HART, Kate 1 13: /1 00 VAUGHN, Melanie : /1 Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total San Diego State Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total San Diego State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total San Diego State Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total San Diego State Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total San Diego State Opponents

5 2015 SDSU Women's Soccer San Diego State Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2015) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. * Sep 25 at Boise State L * Sep 27 at Utah State W * Oct 02 UNLV W * Oct 04 NEVADA W * Oct 09 COLORADOSTATE W * Oct 11 at Wyoming W * Oct 16 FRESNOSTATE W * Oct 18 SAN JOSE STATE W * Oct 23 at Air Force W * Oct 25 at Colorado College W * Oct 30 at New Mexico W TEAMSTATISTICS SDSU OPP SHOTSTATISTICS Goals-Shotattempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shotsongoal-Attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNERKICKS PENALTYKICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 5 10 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 5/542 6/410 NeutralSite #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 22 PRUITT, Leah MITCHELL, Angela UTUSH, Aliyah MOSES, Milan RUPEY, Jen DEROSA, Dani REGEFALK, Hedda BARBA, Victoria DARLING, Morgan BALMA, Hailey RUSSELL, Taylor PHARE, Zsuria SAAVEDRA, Katie HAUKE, Ashley CRAINE, Gemma MORAN, Stacie SIMPSON, Morgan GEER,Tiffany HUNTER, Xochi Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 00 VAUGHN, Melanie : /0 Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total San Diego State Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total San Diego State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total San Diego State Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total San Diego State Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total San Diego State Opponents

6 SAN DIEGO STATE SPORTS DECK - SAN DIEGO, CALIF. NOVEMBER 3-7, 2015 #2 San José State #3 New Mexico Thursday, Nov. 5 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 4 p.m. #6 UNLV Saturday, Nov. 7 7 p.m. Champion #4 Wyoming Tuesday, Nov. 3 7 p.m. #5 Colorado College Thursday, Nov. 5 7 p.m. # 1 San Diego State *All times Pacific Time and are subject to change.