Daily 49er, October 13, 2016

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

VOL. LXVIII, ISSUE 26 | OCTOBER 13, 2016

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FORUM

Vote 2016 forum tackles gender and race issues Professors and students join in the political conversation.

By Michael Garcia Staff Writer

About 100 people packed the Anatol Center last night, with attendants standing in the back of the room and sitting on the floor to join the Vote 2016 forum on race, gender and the presidential election.

This forum, the third in the Vote 2016 panel series, featured anthropology graduate student Alex Bellenger, human development professor Kim Kelly, art professor Rebecca Sittler, communications professor Lucretia Wright and women’s, gender and sexuality studies professor Shira Tarrant as panelists.

Moderated by interim Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Daniel O’Connor, the panel began

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ANNIVERSARY

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Come around

By Laura Manriquez Staff Writer

Step on up and pin a penis on a scrotum at Thursday’s Sextival.

The event will take place from 11 a.m.

“

In a way, it’s a good thing to educate on sex. If anything, they should bring this kind of event into high school, where most of unwanted pregnancies happen.

-Gabriela Garcia, First year nursing major

to 1 p.m. at the West Speaker’s Platform

FUEL puts together yearly celebration of Marco Antonio Firebaugh’s legacy.

“A lot of times, sex [education] has a negative connotation and often focuses

“

Students will learn how to set boundaries and communicate what they want at today’s Sextival.

AB 540 author to be honored

by CSULB students

only on STDs and unplanned pregnancy,” ‘Sextival’ is to promote sexual health and awareness because [those are] part of a healthy sex life.”

The carnival-themed event will have nine booths with different games or activities. “Each booth will be different and they could be fact-based or activity-based,” Goldpaint said.

“In a way, it’s a good thing to educate on sex. If anything, they should bring this kind of event into high school, where

how to maintain a healthy sex life. An-

most of unwanted pregnancies happen,”

Store and is aimed to educate about sex-

other goal is to teach students to com-

said first year nursing major Gabriela

ual health.

municate their desires and learn how to

Garcia. “I personally feel that by the time

set boundaries with their partners,

Sextival in 2012, with the purpose of ed-

according to CSULB health educator

ucating Cal State Long Beach students on

Christina Goldpaint.

Staff Writer

Goldpaint said. “So, what we are doing on

Lawn, in front of the University Book

The Health Resource Center created

By Elizabeth Campos

see SEX, page 2

This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of AB 540 — the California assembly bill, proposed by Marco Antonio Firebaugh, that exempts qualifying non-resident students from paying out-of-state tuition even while living in-state.

On Oct. 13, Future Underrepresented Educated Leaders, described on their website as an organization that aims to advocate, educate and empower undocumented students on campus, will host a tribute night to celebrate Firebaugh’s legacy at the University Student Union room 205 from 8 - 10 p.m.

see AB 540, page 3

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SEX

continued from page 1 you’re in college, you should know how to set your limits and trust your gut feeling.”

Another focus of the Sextival is self-love

and

increasing

students’

overall self-confidence. One booth, will encourage students to acknowledge their worth by having them write down their positive attributes on sticky notes and place them on a lifesized mirror.

Body Positive at the Beach, an HRC program in which students are taught by health educators how to overcome conflicts with their bodies, will also have a booth present. There will be an activity in which students can use buttons to write what they think is “sexy” on in order to help them communicate their sexuality.

There will be 10 on- and off-campus organizations, such as Family PACT, the Women’s and Gender Equity Center and Project OCEAN, performing community outreach at Sextival.

“I believe this is a creative way to help students better understand sexual activity and safe sex practices,” Associated Students Inc. President Marvin Flores stated. “Students should feel comfortable asking questions they may have and this event is a good way to start that dialogue.”

HRC is expecting approximately 150-200 people to attend the event. It will be free and open to CSULB students and the public.

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At last year’s inaugural Sextival, students participated in a booth activity aimed at raising awareness toward anatomy and sexual health. This year’s Sextival will have similar booths, opening today in the West Speaker’s Platform.

VOTE

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Faculty staff and students attend the 2016 Voter Panel Monday in the Anatol Center where an open discussion about topics pertaining to the presidency was held.

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this year. In California alone there have been 107 deaths, 16 of which were African American.

Another issue discussed was how presidential candidates should behave in public and what kind of image they have.

This panel comes just days after a leaked tape revealed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump making lewd comments about women and casually talking about sexual assault.

The tape, which was recorded in 2005 during an episode of “Access Hollywood” with host Billy Bush, features Trump talking about how he would grope and kiss women without their consent.

Creative writing and journalism major Eduardo Lavin said he enjoyed the panel and the discussion on race.

“It was very intense. They addressed some good questions and were well versed in the topics discussed,” he said. “The most prevalent topic to-

night was on gender, given how this is the first time we have a female as the presidential candidate of a major party.”

English major Jaime Fernandez said he found the panel informative and that it is important for students to come out and voice their opinions on these issues.

“The whole panel was centered around taking questions from the audience and was student driven,” he said. “The panelists and the whole structure wasn’t just on saying what they wanted to say, but bringing up issues that other people are thinking.”

He said it is important to have the student body informed about this election so they can make informed decisions when it comes time to vote in November.

“There’s this worry that if Trump is elected president, that may empower people to feel more overtly racist or prejudiced,” Fernandez said.

The next forum will be held Oct. 26 and the topic will be social media and campaigns. It will be held at the Anatol Conference Center located in the Academic Services from 5 - 6:30 p.m.

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Student government plans for grand reopening of the Beach Pantry.

AB 540

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The tribute night, which is taking place on his 50th birthday, will consist of several guest speakers talking about Firebaugh’s work and its impact, as well as an open-mic for attendees to share their opinions and experiences as undocumented students or allies.

Refreshments will be provided and a cake will be cut to celebrate Fireabaugh’s birthday.

Firebaugh died in 2006 from liver failure and influenza. He was 36-years-old.

As a California Assembly member, his most notable accomplishment was writing assembly bill - AB 540.

This bill was signed by Governor Gray Davis in October 2001 and added a new section to the California Education Code.

Firebaugh was honored with a

By Meghan McGillicuddy Staff Writer

The Associated Students, Inc. Senate clarified that students will not be cited for smoking on campus in last night’s meeting.

“We are trying to create a supportive environment,” ASI Senator-at-Large Samuel King said. “Not a hostile one where students will be punished.”

The smoking ban is not being enforced for the next three years, so students who are caught smoking will not be punished, according to ASI Vice President Logan Vournas “We refer [smokers] to the Health

high school named after him in 2005 - Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School, located in Lynwood.

FUEL president Luis Flores said there is an assumption that all immigrants are from Mexico and Central America, which is not the case. Many undocumented students come from other countries, such as Asia, and all share similar experiences because of their immigration status.

Undocumented students are required to meet certain requirements to be eligible for AB 540 – attending a California high school for three years or more, graduating with a high school diploma or equivalent and signing the California Nonresident Exemption Request.

In addition to authoring AB 540, Firebaugh was chairman of the California Latino Legislative Caucus and wrote legislation to provide financial help to low-income communities affected by air pollution.

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Center where that can find more information to help them,” Vournas said.

At the beginning of September, Cal State Long Beach became a smokefree campus, enacting a zero tolerance policy for the use of tobacco, smoke or vapor (electronic cigarettes) products on campus.

Before the ban, CSULB created the Breathe Campaign, an outreach program designed to inform students of the ban and distribute smoking cessation resources.

However, with the less hostile approach, students are still smoking on campus.

“We are having issues with students smoking behind the Molecular Science

major and FUEL Vice President Gaby Hernandez said that AB 540 inspired her to chase after a higher education.

“Honestly, if it wasn’t for AB 540, I would’ve given up on college because out-of-state tuition wouldn’t have

“

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ASI clears the smoke

Honestly, if it wasn’t for AB 540, I would’ve given up on college because outof-state tuition wouldn’t have been feasible for me.

-Gaby Hernandez, FUEL Vice President

been feasible for me,” she said.

Hernandez and Flores are organizing the event in hopes that attendees

Building,” said Hajer Rawag, senator of the College of Natural Science and Math. “This is a problem because the smoke is getting in through the vents and damaging the equipment in the labs.”

As of now, ASI does not have a solution to counteract students smoking behind the Molecular Science building.

ASI announced that the Beach Pantry will be holding its grand re-opening ceremony Oct. 26 from 11 a.m. to noon.

The Beach Pantry is a program that provides food to students who are not be able to afford it otherwise. Students can use the pantry, located on the third floor of the University Student Union,

learn more about Firebaugh’s AB 540 impact in undocumented students’ pursuit of higher education.

FUEL has held this event for the past three years. Unlike the past celebrations, however, this year the Firebaugh family will be in attendance.

The family will be recognized in honor of the legislator’s accomplishments.

Other guests expected to be at the event are Hector Preciado, director of Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School’s director, and Jorge Morales, South Gate mayor.

Armando Vazquez-Ramos, president of the California-Mexico Studies Center — a study abroad program that takes DREAMers to Mexico — will also attend.

DREAMers are immigrants under the age of 31 that entered the United States before the age of 16.

This program has worked closely with the community of undocumented students on campus and creates short

once a week.

“The Beach Pantry at CSULB has blazed a trail for other California State Universities, like California State University, Northridge, to start [its] own pantry,” Vournas said.

Last on the agenda, senior Danielle Caracho, was elected as senator-at-large for Lobby Corps.

Lobby Corps is the organization responsible for traveling to Washington, D.C. and lobbying on behalf of the university and its students.

Caracho will be responsible for handling student voter registration. She said she wants to get the most out of her last year of college and serve as a student leader.

videos touching on immigration issues.

At the event, a California-Mexico Studies Center’s short documentary titled “Who was Marco Antonio Firebaugh? And why we should honor him? #AB 540” will be showed.

For both Hernandez and Flores, AB 540 helped their pursuit of higher education as undocumented students.

Flores has been working closely with other organizations and communities, such as the Muslim Student Association and Asian American and Pacific Islander community, that face the same issues due to their immigration status.

The event is open to the public regardless of status or cultural background, as Flores’ goal to let students of every ethnicity know of the importance of AB 540.

For Flores, Firebaugh “had that fire, that instinct to want to do more for his community” and wishes to transmit that message through events like this.

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The 2016 BFA dance concert is entitled “Variance,” and will be showing Oct. 13-15 in the Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater on the CSULB campus.

Dance digs deep

By Ashlee Blosser Contributing Writer

A blue velvet curtain sits idly, hiding the hustle and bustle backstage of dancers warming-up, crew members set up props and choreographers give last-minute notes.

Once the curtain rises, the audience will be welcomed to a program that delves into social justice, farce, politics, family and technology.

Cal State Long Beach’s College of the Arts and Department of Dance will present its second annual BFA Fall concert, “Variance,” Oct 13-15.

The concert marks the debut of original compositional works by BFA in Dance candidates Bradford Chin, Madison Clark, Jasmine Mosher and Maili Schlosser – all of whom have collaborated with composers from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music.

In addition to the student works, “Variance” will showcase a piece

by CSULB Distinguished Alumnus Robert Moses, a renowned San Francisco-based choreographer, and a restaging of a solo by faculty member Keith Johnson.

CSULB welcomes back Moses as he debuts “How Does One Approach

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Current and former CSULB dance students collaborate for upcoming concert.

I’ve been really trying to extend the branches to the audience, and I think that has been really challenging, but also really riveting.

-Madison Clark, BFA Dance candidate

Short Story Technique?” a non-linear narrative featuring 13 BFA candidates.

The students collaborated with

Moses on creating this piece as he directed them through prompts, material and assignments.

In “How Does One Approach Short Story Technique?” Moses takes the audience through the different phases of human connection and individuality.

The partnering work is intricate and daring through tactile connection with rigid, quirky moments as the dancers intertwine and untangle.

The dancers connect purely through eye contact, energy and touch.

Moses plays with rhythm, texture, juxtaposition and contact to reveal the individual spirit within the collective.

“I thought his way of creating work was really interesting to learn from,”

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Toria Painter, a third year BFA candidate said. “He gave us [seemingly] impossible tasks to see how we as dancers and artists reacted and handled the situation.”

Faculty member and BFA in Dance Advisor Keith Johnson will present “Folly,” a solo set on dance major Robert Wells. “Folly” plays with seamlessness, fluidity and precision that matches the beautiful harp compositions by Marcel Grandjany.

Johnson’s choreography welcomes and interacts with the audience, creating a world that is intimate, playful and eccentric.

For this concert, BFA candidates had to apply to choreograph, hold au-

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Arts & Life Editor

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ditions and rehearse over the summer with their casts.

Throughout the choreographic process, the BFA choreographers collaborated with CSULB composers and production designers, and received advice from chosen mentors and Concert Director Rebecca Lemme.

“The experience was a little bit new for me just because I haven’t had a cast this big for a piece yet,” student choreographer Schlosser said. “I utilize them more than I utilize my own brain for a lot of stuff. I mean, I create a majority of it, but I also relied on them to bring a lot of themselves and their own creativity into the piece.”

Chin welcomes the audience behind the scenes in his piece “Great Expectations.”

In collaboration with composer Zaq Kenefick, Chin crafted a piece that will keep the laughter rolling throughout the audience.

The dancers move across the stage with movements and moments that create a farce based on the process of concert dance.

With original composition by Oscar Santos-Carrillo, Clark invites the audience to bear witness to a family dealing with shifting paradigms in “Decay On Us.”

Photo by Gregory RR Crosby

Dancers rehearse Maili Schlosser “We Adapt Quickly” as a video is largely projected to the on the back of the stage.

Her work narrates a universal message that aims to trigger an intense emotional response as she takes you on a nostalgic journey through the lens of love and loss.

“I’ve been really trying to extend the branches to the audience, and I think that has been really challeng-

ing, but also really riveting. As the piece grows I think people’s emotions really grow with it and that has been really exciting to see,” Clark said.

Choreographer Jasmine Mosher and composer Cristina Lord create a haunting, rich landscape for the audience in “As The Shoreline Recedes,

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So Do They Vanish.” Mosher’s work sculpts and manipulates the stage space to explore a world of suffering and detachment that calls into question the capacity of human compassion.

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mented that Mosher’s piece unfolds beautifully in every poetic and painterly moment.

Schlosser’s piece “We Adapt Quickly” is built on major historical and social events that shine a light on how responses to tragedy evolve over time. Her use of video projection guides the audience as it watches young adults twitch, glitch and become numb to the world around them.

Christina Lord’s musical composition for “We Adapt Quickly”’ adds to this shifting landscape that equally develops in intensity and environment.

“Variance” performances will take place Oct. 13-15 at 8 p.m., with an additional matinée Oct. 15 at 2 p.m..

Following the opening performance on Thursday, there will be a short Q&A with the BFA choreographers and composers moderated by Concert Director Rebecca Lemme.

“It’s been really fun working with everybody all together. It doesn’t even feel like I’ve made the piece, but that I’m facilitating what’s going on and what happens when,” Clark said.

Performances are located in the Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater on the CSULB campus.

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#repealTrumpscandidacy How a misogynist social media hashtag has unfortunately achieved a “trending” status.

By Jorge Paniagua Opinions Editor

W

hen I realized that the hashtag #repealthe19th was trending on Twitter earlier today, I exhaled a concerned sigh and wishfully thought, “Hey, maybe this has nothing to do with Trump.”

This desirous kind of thinking proved to be futile, because my election-senses tingled — and they were right.

Trump supporters initiated the Twitter trend, promoting the idea that if it weren’t for women’s suffrage having passed 96 years ago under the 19th Amendment, their preferred candidate would be ahead in the polls.

As reported in an article titled “Election Update: Women are defeating Donald Trump” by writer Nate Silver for news site FiveThirtyEight, “If men were the only voters...we’d have to subtract 10 points from Clinton’s current margin in every state — which would yield an awfully red map. Trump would win everything that could plausibly be called a swing state.”

After sharing the article throughout social media, a plethora of Trump supporters came to the realization that if the 19th Amendment were annulled, their lord and savior Trump would win in a landslide election.

Thus, #repealthe19th was born.

One must realize that this call to end women’s suffrage from Trump supporters is not only extremely hateful, but also very damaging to women’s rights and their recognition.

This insensitive display of ignorance from Trump supporters accurately showcases the kind of obnoxious and misogynist following that the Republican candidate has.

The sort of following that not only backs Trump when he makes inflammatory remarks encouraging sexual as-

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sault, but defends him zealously against any and all opponents.

So, aside from Mexicans and Muslims, Trump’s followers have added women to Trump’s enemy list of marginalized people.

The people behind this atrocious hashtag are the kind that keep sexism alive in this nation.

How? When you support a politician who has, for example, referred to women as pigs and dogs, you’re also supporting an ideology where women are viewed as sub-human.

This #repealthe19th hashtag is proof that Trump’s supporters believe this sort of language coming from the candidate is not only acceptable, but worthy of praise.

One tweet accompanied with the

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chauvinistic hashtag by user ContrarianGent read: “Women’s suffrage is a force of chaos and destruction. Civilization will collapse under female/POC coalition #Repealthe19th.”

Even female Trump supporters have used the hashtag in support of the candidate. Twitter user TracyOgrodnik tweeted: “I would be willing to give up my right to vote to make [Trump’s victory] happen #repealthe19th.”

This hashtag came days after the 2005 footage of Trump making repugnant comments toward women surfaced.

I’m convinced that the backlash Trump received as a result of this footage — along with the article published

by FiveThirtyEight — helped inspire the hashtag.

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These Trump supporters in favor of repealing the 19th Amendment have been given a social media platform which has inadvertently helped normalize such a radical viewpoint.

This message has already reached a “trending” status on social media — which means it has become a part of our rhetoric. The message is visible to millions and a social media campaign against the hashtag is needed.

Although the supporters behind this social media trend are minuscule in comparison to those against the #repealthe19th hashtag, supporters of such an extreme ideology have made their voice heard by millions.

It’s important to counter these kinds of misogynist messages — but it is also important to realize the kind of Ameri-

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Trump has ardently claimed that he wants to make this nation “safe” — aside from “great”— again. Yet, the way I see it, Trump wants to make America his personal locker room, a place where he can be even more obnoxious compared to when he’s in the public limelight.

The kind of America where tweets like #repealthe19th flow through social media timelines without causing any social grief.

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No. 6 LBSU knocks off UC San Diego, 10-6 Long Beach State faces another ranked opponent after San Diego win.

By Matthew Simon Sports Editor

The No. 6 Long Beach State men’s water polo team defeated No. 16 UC San Diego Wednesday at the Canyonview Aquatic Center.

Early in the match, both teams were making offensive adjustments and at the end of the first period the 49ers and Tritons were tied 2-2.

The Tritons (9-6) jumped out to a 1-0 lead with 6:43 remaining in the first period after senior utility play Nassim Hmeidan scored.

LBSU answered back to tie the game after senior attacker Nolan McConnell connected with sophomore Chandler Kaltenbach for a goal.

In the last 2:30 of the period, both teams scored. After falling behind 2-1, sophomore defender Keegan Wicken tied the game.

The 49ers took a 5-3 heading into halftime after outscoring UCSD 3-1.

LBSU’s defense continued to play tenaciously as they took a 6-3 lead in the third period, after Wicken scored again for his second goal of the game.

Both teams exchanged goals in the final 1:11 of the third period with the 49ers holding onto a 8-4 lead.

The 49ers and Tritons scored two goals, but LBSU won the game 10-6.

The No. 6 49ers will continue their tough schedule as they take on another ranked opponent when they welcome No. 8 Pepperdine at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center on Friday at 7 p.m.

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The Long Beach State men’s water polo warm-up at the start of their Tuesday practice Sept. 27.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

LBSU looks to remain undefeated in Big West

After 6-0, start LBSU prepares for its match against Cal State Northridge Saturday.

2016 STANDINGS | WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

BIG WEST GAMES

By Matthew Simon

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After a thrilling 5-set win against No. 12 Hawai’i at the Walter Pyramid Oct. 8, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team hosts Cal State Northridge Saturday at 7 p.m.

The win ended Hawai’i’s 2016 regular season 7-game winning streak and its 26-game winning streak in Big West play.

After going 2-0 with wins over Hawai’i and UC Riverside Oct. 6, junior middle blocker Ashley Murray and freshman libero Hailey Harward earned Big West honors.

Murray was named the Big West Player of the Week, while Harward was named the Big West Defensive Player of the Week.

CSUN (6-11, 2-3) heads to Walter Pyramid on a 3-game losing streak

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Long Beach State coach Brian Gimmillaro talks to his team during the 49ers’ 5-set victory over Hawai’i at Walter Pyramid Oct. 8. after losses to Hawai’i Oct. 6, Cal Poly Oct. 1 and UC Santa Barbara Sept. 30.

Last season, the 49ers swept the Matadores in both meetings on Oct. 17 and Nov. 13.

The 49ers will rely on senior outside hitter Nele Barber and Murray to provide leadership as the team continues

their quest for the Big West title.

LBSU will be without redshirt sophomore Anete Brinke, who is out with an undisclosed injury she suffered against Hawai’i.

After their match against CSUN, the 49ers will head to UC Santa Barbara Oct. 21.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016 DAILY49ER.COM | SPORTSD49ER@GMAIL.COM

WOMEN’S SOCCER

After a crushing loss, 49ers head to Hawai’i LBSU women’s soccer continues road trip against Rainbow Wahine Friday night.

By Christian Gonzales Assistant Sports Editor

The women’s soccer team will look to rebound from a devastating loss in the Big West when they travel across the Pacific Ocean to face Big West opponent Hawai’i.

The 49ers (6-6-2, 2-1-1) visit Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium to take on the Rainbow Wahine (9-3-1, 2-2-0) Friday at 10 p.m.

LBSU is coming off a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Cal State Fullerton Sunday, after a shot by the Titans was deflected by 49ers’ senior goalkeeper Ashton McKeown for an own goal. The loss snapped LBSU’s 3-game unbeaten streak to start Big West Conference play.

Hawai’i is coming off a 2-0 win against UC Davis Sunday for its second consecutive Big West victory. The Rainbow Wahine are tough at home, as they are on a current 7-game win streak.

Last season, LBSU defeated Hawai’i 3-2 at George Allen Field with junior Ashley Gonzales scoring a pair of goals, including the game-winner in the 89th minute.

Both teams will look to snatch three points from each other in the Big West standings, where only the top four teams will make it to the conference tourna-

Chrsitian Gonzales | Daily 49er

Freshman defender Chloe Froment, 10, greets senior Mimi Rangel, 15, during the 49ers’ 2-1 win against Cal Poly Oct. 6 at George Allen Field.

ment. LBSU is only one point ahead of Hawai’i for third place.

Hawai’i’s senior forward Addie Steiner leads the Rainbow Wahine with eight assists while sophomore midfielder Raisa Strom-Okimoto leads the team in goals with eight. Steiner and Okimoto account

for more than half of the team’s total goals and assists this season.

Steiner was awarded Big West Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after netting a pair of game-winning goals last week.

For LBSU, the team has thrived on

spreading the ball around, resulting in seven different players scoring two or more goals this season while Hawai’i has four.

LBSU senior midfielder Mimi Rangel leads the team in assists with four and Gonzales leads the team in goals with

seven.

The 49ers continue their road trip when they travel to UC Davis on Oct. 21 and at UC Riverside on Oct. 27. LBSU will have its final regular season game Oct. 30 when UC Santa Barbara comes to George Allen Field.

KEY PLAYERS FOR FRIDAY’S GAME

ASHLEY GONZALES

KAITLIN FREGULIA

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2016 STATISTICS PLAYERS

Ashley Gonzales Mimi Rangel Dana Fujikuni Jessica Vincent Kaitlin Fregulia Tori Bolden Rocio Rodriguez Chloe Froment Sarah Maher Paige Conway

MIMI RANGEL

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2016 STANDINGS | WOMEN’S SOCCER

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