Roadrunners Welcome Saint Mary’s & CSUN This Weekend

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The CSU Bakersfield women's soccer team welcomes Saint Mary's College (Calif.) and future Big West Conference foe Cal State Northridge to Main Soccer Field on Friday and Sunday, respectively.

"I expect us to come out and play our best soccer for 90 minutes," said head coach Sebastian Vecchio. "We've talked a lot about being consistent with our performance and that is what I'll be looking for this weekend."

Bakersfield (1-5-0) will face two tough tests this weekend. The Gaels (4-3-0) are coming off a 1-0 win against Fresno State while the Matadors (3-2-1) will host No. 24 Texas Tech on Thursday before preparing for Sunday's clash against the Roadrunners.

"For us, the lineup will change slightly game by game depending on what players do on the training ground," added Vecchio. "We like to reward players when we can, and getting a start here and there is a way to do that."

This will be the seventh and sixth time that CSU Bakersfield will face Saint Mary's College and Cal State Northridge, respectively.

The last meeting with SMC took two extended periods to decide a winner a year ago. CSUB scored the golden goal of the match in the 109th minute to take the 2-1 victory over the Gaels. The last time CSUB defeated CSUN was a 1-0 shutout win back in 2009.

Bakersfield owns a 3-1-2 all-time record over Saint Mary's while Northridge holds a 1-4-0 advantage over the Roadrunners.

Bakersfield tabbed its fifth loss of the season last weekend in a heartbreaking 2-1 decision at Northern Arizona University. Aryana Harvey recorded her second goal of the season in the contest, while Sabrina Delgado tallied her ninth career assist.

"We will continue to work on ourselves, making sure we fine tune our strengths and get better in our weaker areas," said Vecchio.

FAN ENGAGEMENT
A social media BOGO graphic will be posted on Friday to the women's soccer Twitter account. Fans that retweet, repost, or share that graphic will get a FREE ticket with the purchase of an adult ticket.

Sunday night is Hispanic Night (Mexican Independence Day). Fans are encouraged to come to the match wearing a team jersey from their favorite country. There will also be giveaways handed out at halftime.

TICKETING
CSU Bakersfield women's soccer single-game, group and season tickets can be purchased at Main Soccer Field gate before home matches or online by visiting the GoRunners.com/tickets website here.

MEDIA COVERAGE
All of CSU Bakersfield women's soccer home matches will be live streamed on the WAC Digital Network. The two-person broadcast team includes play-by-play announcer Curtis Stelzer and color analyst Olivia Gonzales. The link to watch the video broadcast can be found here, while live stats are also available here.

~GoRunners.com~

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Players Mentioned

#18 Sabrina Delgado: M; 5' 5"; Senior

#16 Aryana Harvey: M; 5' 7"; Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

#18 Sabrina Delgado
: 5' 5"; Senior
: M

#16 Aryana Harvey
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Junior
: M

Players Mentioned

#18 Sabrina Delgado

#16 Aryana Harvey

Players Mentioned

#18 Sabrina Delgado

#16 Aryana Harvey