California Collegiate Athletic Association play begins this weekend when the Warriors host San Francisco State and Cal State Monterey Bay at Warrior Stadium.
FridayWarriors vs. San Francisco State., Warrior Stadium, 7 p.m.
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SundayWarriors vs. Cal State Monterey Bay., Warrior Stadium, 2 p.m.
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Promotional Events: Friday is Bells, Whistles and Horns night with local law enforcement agencies on hand and Saturday will be "Conquer the Otter Day" with free Otter Pops for fans.
Series Notes: The Warriors lead the series against SF State 17-5-4, including a 21-match unbeaten streak (see note below). SF State has not scored a goal against Stanislaus in the last three meetings. The Warriors won last year's match 1-0 in San Francisco on Sept. 26 … Stanislaus had a 7-match winning streak against Cal State Monterey Bay snapped last Sept. 28 in Seaside. Prior to that the Warriors were 21-2-0 over the Otters.
Within the Ranks: The Warriors moved up to No. 5 in the NSCAA West Region poll released on Tuesday (NR-Not Ranked).
| Week | National
(NSCAA) | Regional
(NSCAA) | Regional
(NCAA) |
| Preseason | 10 | — | — |
| 1 (Sept. 8) | NR | 7 | — |
| 2 (Sept. 15) | NR | 5 | — |
Dominating the Gators: The Warriors have completely owned SF State over the past 13 seasons as Stanislaus holds a 17-0-4 record against the Gators since 2001.
No Sophomore Slump: CCAA freshman of the year
Jade Poon picked up where she left off in 2014 with four goals this past week. She scored in Monday's win over Southern Oregon then scored twice at Saint Martin's, including the OT game-winner. Poon then added another score in the win over Central Washington to complete an awesome week.
Moineau Scores Even More: Jordan Moineau added to her team lead in scoring with another goal and two more assists on Sunday. She now has four goals and three assists on the season. Her 11 points is tied for the most in the CCAA with Kristen Womack of Cal State Monterey Bay.
Four More Goals: The Warriors are on a tear scoring four more goals. In fact they have scored four goals in each of the four victories this season as they lead the CCAA with 16 team goals.
Playing as a Team: The great passing and teamwork has also led to 16 assists this season, which puts the Warriors in a three-way tie nationally in team assists. Alabama-Huntsville and Ursuline also have 16 assists.
Speaking of Assist Leaders: Dani Rodrigues is one of six players in Division II already with five assists this season as the national leader. Rodrigues averages one assist per match which is also sixth best in Division II.
About the Opponents: San Francisco State (2-2) has won two straight, over Montana State-Billings and Concordia (Ore.) after opening 0-2 on the road against GNAC teams. SFSU has only scored four goals this season and goalie Karin Nordin has a 1.25 GAA … Cal State Monterey Bay (2-3) is coming off the same road trip as the Warriors. The Otters won 2-1 at Saint Martin's and loss 2-0 at Central Washington. Kristen Womack leads the team and the CCAA with five goals.
