ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University women's soccer team hosts Simon Fraser in a Great Northwest Athletic

MATCH INFORMATION
vs Simon Fraser
Thursday, Oct.17
3:00 p.m.
Ellensburg, Wash.
Tomlinson Stadium

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"I thought we had a great second half against Simon in Burnaby," CWU Head Coach Michael Farrand said.  "We played really well for 30 minutes, but had 10 minutes or so where we weren't as good and gave up a goal.  We got a great response and were able to score a goal to get back even and eventually grab a win.  It was the first time we went up there and came back with points in awhile.  Concordia last week was a better team than their record indicated.  We had some trouble defending and we'll make the adjustments."

"We need to come in prepared and ready to play hard," captain Sophia Keenan said.  "We have to play at a high intensity, win 50/50 balls, and use space to play and move the ball.  Defensively, we need to be better and quicker in transition, but I think coming out prepared and playing at a high intensity will put us on a good path forward."

SCOUTING SIMON FRASER | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | 2018 STATS | 2019 STATS
Simon Fraser enters the week with an overall record of 1-7-1, including a 1-4-1 mark in GNAC play.  The Clan's lone win on the season came against Saint Martin's University.  Simon Fraser is 0-5-1 away from home with their lone draw coming in the season opener against Cal State San Marcos.  

Their win against Saint Martin's came on October 3, ending a five-game losing streak.  Since the victory, Simon Fraser has lost both its games on the road to Northwest Nazarene and Seattle Pacific.  

The Clan are in the midst of a scoring drought, netting just three goals on the season.  All three have been scored by freshman Giuliana Zaurrini.  Opponents, meanwhile, have scored 17 goals against the Clan.  Other than the two goals scored against SMU in a 2-0 victory, the Clan's only other goal came against Central Washington in the reverse fixture.  After Madison Hinkel scored in the 61st minute, Zaurrini netted the equalizer in the 85th.  The Clan lost the match, 2-1, in overtime.

In goal, Nicole Anderson has handled all nine games and accumulated over 838 minutes.  She has allowed 17 goals on 142 shots, while making 63 saves. Opposing goaltenders have made 29 saves and faced 59 shots.  

Teagan Mackay, Kiara Buono, and Valerie Silva have tallied one assist each and are the only other players, alongside Zaurrini, to have recorded points in 2019 for Simon Fraser.

Simon Fraser's offense is averaging just 6.6 shots per game, while they are allowing 15.8 on the defensive end.  

The Clan's opponents have evenly spaced 16 goals through regulation with eight goals in each half.  Simon Fraser has scored a pair of goals in the second half and one in the first.

LAST TIME OUT
Sydney Lowe scored the Wildcats lone goal in a 1-1 draw at Concordia University (Ore.).  

Lowe's goal came as the equalizer in the 12^th minute after the Cavaliers took an early 1-0 lead.  

Neither the Wildcats or Cavaliers finished a scoring chance in overtime, though Central did come close.  The Crimson and Black had nearly missed a chance to scurry away with a late goal inside the 18 at the end of regulation, before Olivia Sloan's would-be golden goal winner was stopped by Haley Asato.  

Emily Thomson turned a shot aside in the 96^th minute, one of five saves the junior keeper made on the evening.

SFU v CWU HISTORY
Central Washington and Simon Fraser have met 23 times since 2002.  The Wildcats hold a 13-9-1 record against the Clan, including an 8-4-1 record when playing in Ellensburg.

Earlier this season, the Wildcats recorded a 2-1 overtime win against Simon Fraser in Burnaby.  It was the first victory north of the border for Central Washington since October 23, 2014.  

Makenzie Nolte scored a pair of goals as the Crimson and Black finished with a 2-1 victory.  Nolte recorded five shots on the day, four of which were on frame.  The Wildcats finished with eight shots, while Sydney Williams made one stop in goal.

The Wildcats are averaging 1.78 goals per game against Simon Fraser since 2002, scoring 41 goals in 23 games.

Central's win in Burnaby snapped a four-game losing streak against Simon Fraser.