Five Banana Slugs Score in Lopsided C2C Quarterfinal Win - University of California, Santa Cruz

Thursday, November 5

Newport News, VA

4:00 PM PT | 7:00 PM ET

UC Santa Cruz Athletics

10-4-1

Regent University

5-11-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Regent	0	0	0
UC Santa Cruz	2	4	6

11/5/2026 9:42:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

NEWPORT NEWS, Virg – The UC Santa Cruz women's soccer team cruised through round one of the Coast-to-Coast Conference Tournament with a dominant win over Regent University on Thursday night in a score of 6-0. Sisters Alex Freeman and Erin Freeman each scored in the opening half of the contest to help the Banana Slugs get out to an early lead in the matchup. Erin Freeman earned the fourth goal of her career and her first goal of the season in today's contest, and Alex Freeman scored the second goal of her career and her second of the 2026 season. Second half scores came from Alexandra Torres, Caroline Alanis, and Ryley Flaming boosted moral going into the semifinals for the Banana Slugs as they look to continue the positive momentum. Alanis scored a noteworthy two goals in the contest to earn the first brace of her collegaite career, and earned her third and fourth goals all-time as a Banana Slug. Up next, UC Santa Cruz will face Mary Washington University on November 6th at 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET for the semifinals of the Coast-to-Coast Conference Championship.

How It Happened:
The Banana Slugs were in control from the opening minute of the quarterfinals, with Erin Freeman going to work early in the half taking the first shot for UCSC in the second minute. Erin Freeman and Alex Freeman continued to be all over the stat sheet early in the matchup, with Erin Freeman taking a header in the fifth minute and another shot in the sixth. Susanaitzel Juarez-Mancera and Sharon Alcocer each took one shot attempt before Alex Freeman found the net assisted by Alcocer. More Banana Slugs continued to take shots as UC Santa Cruz was in complete control of the contest thus far. Amaya Espardinez, Jade Jones, and Amelia Fung each took a shot attempt before Erin Freeman scored the second goal of the match in the 26th minute on an assist from Espardinez. The Banana Slugs ended the half in dominant fashion and outscored Regent 20-0 in shots and 2-0 in corner kicks during the first 45 minutes.

The second half opened with Ariel Sandoval taking the first shot for UCSC in the 54th minute to get things reignited after halftime for UC Santa Cruz. The Banana Slugs stayed persistent on the offensive side of the ball and continued to increase the staggering ratio of shot attempts in comparison to Regent. After more shots on goal, Torres finally connected the first goal of the second half for the Banana Slugs with an assist from Ryley Flaming on a high lofted shot through to the netting. Less than seven minutes later, Caroline Alanis scored goal number four for UC Santa Cruz with the assist from Madeline Puente on a long-range boot from deep in the field. With multiple players for UCSC earning minutes on the field, all athletes were looking to grow the lead even more to make a statement in the quarterfinals. With the final minutes in play, first-year Flaming scored her first collegiate goal of her career as a Banana Slug on an assist from Madilyn Ornelas. With only second left to play, Alanis scored the sixth and final goal for UCSC to put a cap on their opening game in the Coast-to-Coast Conference tournament. UC Santa Cruz ended the match outshooting Regent 43-2 in total shot attempts and 22-1 in shots on goal.