TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Soccer will finish their Pac-12 Conference season against in-state rival Arizona State.  

Friday, Nov. 8
vs Arizona State
7:00 p.m. MST 

TV: Pac-12 Network
Twitter: @ArizonaSoccer
#ExperienceItYourself
 

ON THE PITCH

• Jill Aguilera single-handedly broke No. 2 Stanfords eight-game shutout streak by, not one, but two goals. She made Arizona only the second Pac-12 team to score on Stanford this season. Aguilera added two goals to keeper Katie Meyer's total, who came into the match allowing just one goal.

• Jada Talley became the first Wildcat in program history to have nine goals and eight assists in one season, four goals came in one weekend against Oregon and Oregon State, giving her three braces on the year.

• Arizona will finish up the Pac-12 Conference Season with a match against in-state rival Arizona State. The current Senior class has beat the Devils all three years of their careers, and they hope to make it a sweep with the game on Friday.

• For the first time since 2013, three Arizona Wildcats have scored five or more goals in one season. Jada Talley leads with nine, while Jill Aguilera has eight and Brooke Wilson comes up behind them with six.

• Jada Talley was named Pac-12 Offensive player of the week last Tuesday for her stellar performance against Oregon and Oregon State this past week. This is Talley's first Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honor and she is the first Wildcat to receive a Pac-12 Player of the Week honor this season

• For the first time in program history, the Wildcats have won at least 10 games in three-straight seasons.
   

Last Time Out
The Arizona Wildcats fought hard against No. 2 Stanford ending with a score of 6-2 in favor of the Cardinal. Despite the loss the Cats hit some major milestones against the No. 2 team in the country including ending their eight game shutout streak. The only other time Stanford gave up two goals in one Pac-12 game was against USC, who is also the only other Pac-12 team that scored on Stanford all conference season.

How May We Assist You
Forward Jada Talley is at the top of her game, lending eight assists and nine goals within the 17 games of the season. She is the first Wildcat in program history to have that many goals and assists in one year. She earned two braces against Oregon and Oregon State giving her three on the season. Talley has scored 17 career goals and has 11 career assists, putting her in an excellent position to break school records.

We "Hope" You're Ready
Freshman Keeper Hope Hisey has been a crucial asset for the Wildcats in the 2019 season. She has played in 14 of Arizona's 17 matches, with 10 being every Pac-12 Conference game of the season. She has contributed to five of the Cats eight clean sheets, with two being against nationally ranked teams (UCLA & WSU), and has recorded a whopping 47 saves in her first career season.

Reaching Our Goals
Forward Brooke Wilson has stepped up this season in the goal department. Wilson has surpassed her career high of three goals set in 2018 by scoring six goals in 15 matches this season. She added another to her count with a rocket shot from almost 40 yards away against UCLA. The goal landed her in the eighth spot on SportsCenter Top 10 that night and continues to be talked about during every Arizona match since.

Continuity in the Back Line
Arizona returns all four of their back line members for the 2019 season. Last season, Morgan McGarry, Samantha Falasco, Hallie Pearson and Sabrina Enciso played the bulk of the minutes and allowed just 19 goals in 21 games, an average of 0.87 goals allowed per game. The quartet were instrumental in keeping nine clean sheets, including five straight during the non-conference slate, a program record.

Ranked
The Arizona Wildcats received their first taste of national fame on Oct. 8, being ranked for the first time during the 2019 season. They came at 25th after only receiving one vote throughout the season.

Building A Legacy
Tony Amato has taken the Arizona soccer program to heights it has never seen before with four NCAA Tournament appearances in the last five years. In his six years at the helm, the Wildcats have finished .500 or better with at least nine wins in each year. The expectations for the 2019 squad are no different this year with 19 returners from last year's team that hosted the first round of the NCAA Tournament and were knocked out by a quality Tennessee opponent in the second round. UA brings back 72% of their scoring from the 2018 season, including Jada Talley who led Arizona with seven goals last year.

An Unprecedented Run
Head coach Tony Amato, Arizona's winningest coach of all time, has taken the Arizona soccer program to places it has never been. For starters, he has led the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament four of his first six years as head coach, including four of the last five seasons. Prior to his arrival, the team made the tournament just twice from 1994 to 2012. Additionally, his teams have never finished the season below .500 in his six years, while Arizona had a record of .500 or better just twice in the previous 19 seasons.

Going for the Record
Kelcey Cavarra has played in all 77 matches during her 3+ years at Arizona and has helped the lead the Wildcats to a record of 43-26-8 during that time. She is currently four wins behind Arizona's winningest player of all time, Kennedy Kieneker, who graduated in the Spring of 2019.
 

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