FRESNO STATE (6-9-3, 1-7-2 MW) at SAN JOSE STATE (1-12-5, 1-6-3 MW)
Oct. 31, 2024 • 7 p.m. PT • San Jose, Calif. (Spartan Soccer Complex)
COVERAGE
Watch: Mountain West Network
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FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno State closes out the 2024 season on Thursday night at in-state rival San Jose State. Kickoff at the Spartan Soccer Complex is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT and will stream on the Mountain West Network.
QUICK LOOK
The match will be the final one for seniors Averee Campos, Zoe Chung, Lizbeth "Yaya" De Loera, Haley Espinoza, Julia Hardwick, Jordan Lau and Kaelyn Miller.
The Bulldogs go into the match at 6-9-3 overall, 1-7-2 in Mountain West play. The 'Dogs entered conference play with the second-best nonconference winning percentage in program history at .688 after posting a 5-2-1 record.
Fresno State earned its first conference win last week on Senior Night against Air Force. Kaelyn Miller scored the game-winner, the 10th of her career.
Miller is tied for sixth in the MW in goals with six. Her 15 points is 14th.
At Fresno State, Miller is fifth in program history in career goals with 24. Her 55 career points is seventh.
Ciara Wilson is tied for ninth in points (16), 13th in goals (5) and sixth in assists (6) in the MW.
Wilson is seventh in program history in assists with 13.
Miller (15) and Wilson (16) own 31 of the Bulldogs' 50 points this season.
Shivani Battaglia earned her third shutout of the season against Air Force, the most for a first-year Bulldog keeper since 2015. It was the fifth shutout for the 'Dogs this season.
FLYING PAST THE FALCONS
On Oct. 24, Fresno State won its first conference match of the season in dominating fashion. The win meant that the Bulldogs' seven seniors would win the final home match of their career.
Kaelyn Miller scored the game's opening goal, the eventual winner. It was the 10th winner of the senior's career.
Fresno State recorded 22 shots, its most since Sept. 28, 2018 (23 vs. New Mexico).
Fresno State put 13 shots on target, its most since Oct. 15, 2017 (14 vs. Nevada).
MISSING OUT
For the fifth time since joining the conference in 2012, Fresno State will miss the Mountain West Tournament as the 'Dogs sit on just five points heading into the final match.
The Bulldogs had played in five of the last six tournaments.
KEEPING THINGS CLEAN
Heading into the season, a big question was who was going to replace Valentina Vivas who had been in goal for the Bulldogs since 2019. Central Michigan transfer Shivani Battaglia got the nod, and it paid off. The junior had two clean sheets and 19 saves through her first six matches.
On Aug. 17, Battaglia became the first Bulldog keeper to earn a shutout in their debut in a season opener since Kaity Revel on Aug. 31, 2007 (vs. UC Irvine, 3-0).
Battaglia added her third shutout of the season on Oct. 24. It is tied for the most shutouts by a Bulldog keeper in their first season with the program since Marie Berwinkel-Kottman in 2015.
PACING THE 'DOGS
With 16 points through 18 matches, junior Ciara Wilson has surpassed her point total from last season (14). The 16 points is tied for ninth-most in the Mountain West.
Wilson's five goals are tied for ninth-most in the MW while her six assists are tied for sixth.
Wilson is fifth in assists and ninth in goals in conference games.
MILLER MOVING UP THE RECORD BOOK
Kaelyn Miller scored the winner in Fresno State's 1-0 win at Oregon State. It was the 20th goal of the senior's career, and the ninth-most in program history, passing current Mexico National Team member Myra Delgadillo.
Miller has scored four more since, moving her into a tie for fifth with Nicole Gutierrez with 24. She is also seventh in career points with 55, one behind Gutierrez.
Miller has 10 game-winners in her career.
A DISTRIBUTOR
While she has scored a season-high six goals thus far, Ciara Wilson has been the Bulldogs best distributor in her career. With her fifth sixth of the season last week, Wilson has 13 in her career which moved her into sole possession of seventh in program history.
SERIES HISTORY - SAN JOSE STATE
Fresno State leads the all-time series with a 20-12-3 record.
The Bulldogs have won four of the last five contests.
Since 2016, the 'Dogs have scored three goals in each of their six wins.
Fresno State has not won a match in the series when scoring less than three goals since 2013.