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Women's Soccer By Luke Reid - Sports Information Director (lreid@csuchico.edu)

'Cats seeking first road win; try topple another top-25 team

Women's soccer team has won five straight at home

With two statement wins in the rearview mirror, the Chico State women's soccer team has a chance for a couple more this weekend.
 
The Wildcats will shoot for their first road victory Friday at 2 p.m. at Dominican University of California in San Rafael. They'll attempt their second win against a top-25 team against third-ranked Cal State Stanislaus Sunday at 1 p.m. at University Soccer Stadium.
 
Pay-per-view streaming video and links to free live stats and audio of the Dominican match are available at dominicanathletics.com. The livestats link to Sunday's match is at chicowildcats.com.
 
The Wildcats opened the season with a 1-1 draw at Dixie State before losing 2-0 at California Baptist two days later. But they beat then-No. 24 Seattle Pacific in their home opener last Wednesday before slamming Saint Martin's 3-1 at home on Sunday.
 
The Wildcats entered the National Soccer Coaches Association of America West Region rankings at No. 9 on the strength of those two victories.
 
They'll try to keep rolling against a winless Dominican team (0-4). Chico State is 2-0 all time against the Penguins. They last met in 2012 and the Wildcats won 3-0 behind current defender Halima Abdelshife's first collegiate goal and current goalkeeper Brianna Furner's shutout.
 
Chico State leads the all-time series against Cal State Stanislaus 14-9-6, but the Warriors have had the better of the series of late, going 6-1-2 against the Wildcats since 2010. This is a rare non-conference matchup between the teams, which will meet again during conference play on Oct. 19 in Turlock.
 
The defending California Collegiate Athletic Association Champion Warriors are 5-0 and have outscored their opponents 14-1 since season opening 3-2 overtime win at California Baptist.
 
Two-time defending CCAA Player of the Week Jade Poon leads the CCAA and ranks third in the nation with seven goals. The freshman's four game-winning goals top the nation.
 
Cal State Stanislaus brings two impressive streaks into the match. The Warriors are unbeaten (21-0-2) in their last 23 regular season matches and 20-0-4 on the road since the middle of the 2011 campaign.
 
Chico State has won five straight at home.
 
 
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