ELLENSBURG, Wash. (Sept. 27) – The Central Washington Univeristy women's soccer team takes on No. 1 Western Washington and Saint Martin's in a pair of Great Northwest Athletic Conference matches.
 
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KICK-OFF
Thursday vs Western Washington – 3:00 p.m.
Saturday at Saint Martin's – 3:00 p.m.
 
QUOTABLES
"We need consistency in terms of our efforts on both sides of the ball," CWU Head Coach Michael Farrand said.  "Once we are consistent in how we play our results will reflect that effort.  It's been a good week, we've gotten some bodies back."
 
"Number one team in the conference, number on in the region, number one in the nation, it's great," Farrand added.  "It's a great time to play them and a great opportunity for us."
 
"Don't let them score," Farrand said when asked how he plans to slow the Vikings attack.  "We need to do what we do well.  We need to do the little things right. Consistency on the back line is a big key for us on both Thursday and Saturday."
 
"I think it is important that we play a full 90-minute game," senior Emmi Seelbach said.  "Consistency and defending are really big keys for us.  We need to not only be consistent on defense, but find ways to put the ball on goal on offense."
 
SCOUTING NO. 1 WESTERN WASHINGTON
The Vikings are off to a 7-0-0 start on the season.  Last time out the Vikings put up six goals against Saint Martin's in a 6-1 victory. They also defeated Simon Fraser in a 4-0 shutout.  The Vikings have scored three or more goals five times on the season. 
 
Gabriela Pelogi leads the Vikings with eight goals and four assists, for 20 points.  Karli White ranks second in goals (6), leads in assists (5), and second in points (17).
 
Ashley Homer has appeared in goal for 554 of the 630 minutes the Vikings have played this season.  She has made 10 saves and allowed just two goals.  The Vikings' back line has allowed opponents to take just 14 shots on the season, allowing three goals.
 
SCOUTING SAINT MARTIN'S
The Saints are 0-7-0 on the season with an 0-2-0 mark in the GNAC.  They have been shutout four times.  Last week the lost to Seattle Pacific in a 4-1 match at SPU, before losing to No. 1 WWU 6-1.
 
Shea McKnight, Kiersten Madsen, and Lauren Allison have all scored a goal for the Saints.  McKnight leads in points (3) and is tied for the lead in goals (1) and assists (1).

Ali Koehler has handled the majority of the keeper duties, allowing 15 goals and making 37 saves. 
 
CHASING HISTORY
Senior Mackenzie Nolte is now three goals away from the career record and needs just four points for the career high in total points.  She also needs just one game-winning goal to claim the most game-winners in CWU history.
  
LAST TIME OUT
The Wildcats fell 4-2 to Simon Fraser in a GNAC matchup.  A red card in the 38^th minute forced Central to play down a player for the remainder of the match. 
 
Emily Holt made 10 saves and Nolte scored twice.

RECENT HISTORY
The Wildcats are 0-4-0 against the Vikings in the past two seasons, including their last meeting in the NCAA Regional last year.  The Wildcats fell 2-0 after defeating Seattle Pacific to advance past the opening round.
 
The Wildcats are 3-0-0 against Saint Martin's since 2015.  They have not lost to Saint Martin's since 2012.