ELLENSBURG, Wash. (Sept. 3) – The Central Washington University women's soccer team has a trio of non-conference home games this week.
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Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. vs Northwest |
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Thursday at 3:00 p.m. vs Metro State |
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Sunday at noon vs Cal State San Bernardino |
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"Northwest has struggled a bit coming out of the gate," CWU Head Coach
Michael Farrand said. "They are coming back from a long trip to Florida. They've been one of the top teams in the Cascade Confernece. They've made the run to the NAIA Finals. Brian has done a great job with is program and they always play great soccer. It's up to us to concentrate on what we do well. Coming out of Stanislaus we have things to work on. This is a big week for us because we are trying to tune up both the older girls and the younger girls, as well as rest bodies."
"We definitely have an energy about us this year," Senior
Kennedy Anson said. "After we got scored on in both games last week we responded quickly. We came back, fought, and never gave up. Makinzie's [Packwood] goal with less than 30 seconds left against Fresno shows we kept fighting. We still have some learning to do and we have a big week ahead of us. The younger girls are eager to learn. There's things that we, as upperclassmen, have learned through experience, so when you look at this coming week, it's a big week in terms of experience for the younger girls."
"We showed a lot of good moments in California," Senior
Bailey Martoncik said. "There's a lot more for us to show this upcoming week. We are going to use what we did in California to build off of our good moments and put together more complete results. This week is a chance for us to come out with a bang to not only pick up three wins at home, but to help set the table for when we start playing conference opponents."
SCOUTING NORTHWEST
The Eagles are 0-5-0 on the season, including a 2-1 loss in their last contest to Linfield. They have scored just two goals on the season, one each in consecutive losses to Keiser and Linfield. Prior to Aug. 25, the Eagles had been held scoreless by their opposition in three straight matches.
Bailey Travis and Rylee Rassier have each scored one goal and are tied for the team lead with two points each. Katie Michkopsky and Madison Morrow have an assist each.
Last season, the Wildcats played at Northwest and captured a 2-1 victory with goals by
Whitney Lowe and
Lexsi Manning.
SCOUTING METRO STATE
The Roadrunners enter the week with a 2-0-0 record after picking up a 6-0 win over Texas A&M Commerce and a 3-1 victory over Dallas Baptist last week.
Gabriella Gamboa leads MSUD in points with eight (3G-2A=8P). She is tied for the lead in goals with Regina Banks. Gamboa is also tied for the team lead in assists with Jaimy Sawaged. Bry Sanchez, Elisa Dean, and Luna Garcia have each scored one goal as well.
SCOUTING SAN BENARDINO
The Coyotes are 0-2-0 on the season after dropping a 2-0 match to Dixie State and a 3-1 match to Concordia Irivine.
Kelly Kevershan scored the lone goal for the Coyotes, with an assist from Valerie Warren.
In the 3-1 loss to Concordia Irvine, the Coyotes managed just five shots. All five came in the second half, with Kevershan's goal coming in the 52
nd minute.
Last season the Wildcats travelled to San Bernadino and fell 2-1.
Emily Minogue scored the Wildcats' only goal in the 56
th minute.
LAST TIME OUT
The Wildcats went 0-1-1 in their opening two games of the 2018 season in California.
Makinzie Packwood scored an equalizer with just 26 seconds remaining in regulation against Fresno Pacific, forcing two overtime periods. Thursday's match against Fresno ended in a 1-1 draw.
Madison Bradley scored the Wildcats' lone goal against Stanislaus State University in a game the Wildcats dropped 3-1.
