ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University women's soccer team is back at home for a pair of GNAC matches after back-to-back weeks on the road.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Thursday, October 7
Vs Western Oregon
7:00 PM
Tomlinson Stadium
Ellensburg, WA
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Saturday, October 9
Vs Saint Martin's
7:00 PM
Tomlinson Stadium
Ellensburg, WA
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QUOTABLE
"It's an exciting week for us as we get our first conference home games," Assistant Coach Emmy Koflanovich said. "We have put in work this week and are ready to see what we can put together.  The girls have come ready to train at each practice and we are looking to put a full 90 minutes together on both Thursday and Saturday. Both Western Oregon and Saint Martin's picked up shutout wins last week and are playing well. We'll need focus on what we do well and execute our game."
 
SCOUTING WESTERN OREGON
The Wolves improved to 2-5-1 last week with a big upset over then No.7 Seattle Pacific and a draw against Montana State Billings. Western Oregon is now 1-2-1 in GNAC play.
 
Overtime was required against the Falcons but WOU notched a 1-0 win over nationally ranked SPU. Lilly Nowatzke's 96^th minute goal lifted the Wolves to their first GNAC victory. Western Oregon and Seattle Pacific were near even in shots with SPU hold a slight 16-14 edge. The Wolves claimed the edge in shots on goal 5-4. In their second game of the week, a 51^st minute goal from Piper Matson levelled the score against the 'Jackets in the 1-1 draw.
 
Matson and Jada Foster are tied for the side's high in goals with two each. Nowatzke is the only other goal scorer for WOU. Chloe Smith has recorded a pair of assists, while Matson and Hannah Rispler have also recorded an assist. The Wolves have amassed 76 shots on the season, 21 coming from Smith. Nine of her shots have been on frame, Western Oregon has been on frame a total of 34 times this season.
 
Defensively, the Wolves have allowed 10 goals on 105 shots. Darlen Walton has seen 68 shots and made 20 saves in six starts, while Emily Wheeler has compiled 12 saves on 37 shots. Wheeler made her first two starts of the season last week and earned her first clean sheet over SPU.
 
SCOUTING SAINT MARTIN'S
The Saints are 3-5-0 overall and 2-2-0 in GNAC play. They defeated Montana State Billings, 2-0, last week before falling 3-0 to No. 7 SPU.
 
Maddie Wolff and Rebecca Garrison scored goals in the first 20 minutes of play against the 'Jackets en route to SMU's clean sheet. The Saints fired 20 shots with eight on goal. They held the Yellowjackets to just seven shots. Only one of which was on goal. The Saints allowed three second half goals against Seattle Pacific. After being held to seven shots in the first half, the Falcons responded with 13 shots in the second stanza.
 
Wolff and Kiersten Madsen lead Saint Martin's with two goals. Garrison, Elizabeth Cole, Mia Fleming, Daeh Lindquist, and Salma Perez have also tallied a marker for SMU. Garrison leads her side in assists with two. The Saints have taken 116 shots with 43 on goal. They have kept a varied look offensively, as 12 players have taken more than three shots each. Both of Madsen's goals have come on penalties.
 
Ali Campigotto has started six of the Saints' eight games in goal. She has faced 62 shots and allowed seven goals. She has also turned aside 24 shots. Campigotto has one clean sheet and combined with Soph Mendoza for a second. Mendoza has appeared in three games, starting two. On 24 shots, she has allowed two goals and made eight saves. Western Oregon has allowed just 86 total shots with a goals against average of 1.13.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Wildcats dropped both of their matches last week. Stacia Conely scored the 'Cats lone goal against Simon Fraser.
 
Liz Canton faced a total of 56 shots against No. 10 Western Washington and Simon Fraser. She made 22 saves, 13 of which came against the Vikings. Canton's 13 saves are the most in a single game since CWU keepers notched 10 saves against Seattle Pacific in the spring. The last time a CWU keeper was called on for 13 saves was September 28, 2017 and also against Western Washington. Emily Holt made 13 stops in Central's 2-0 loss to the then-ranked No. 1 Vikings on 29 shots. The Vikings' 37 shots are the most Central keepers have faced since October 3, 2019, when Emily Thomson faced 32 shots at Western Washington.
 
The 56 total shots were the most a Central keeper has faced in a two-game stretch. She eclipsed the 53 shots faced by Kayla Lipston and Kori Butterfield against WWU and WOU in September 2011. The pair combined for 18 saves.