ELLENSBURG, Wash. — The Central Washington University women's soccer team plays their final two games of the regular season.
GAME INFORMATION
Thursday, November 4
At Seattle Pacific University
4:30 PM
Interbay Stadium
Seattle, WA
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Saturday, November 6
Vs Montana State Billings
12:00 PM
Tomlinson Stadium
Ellensburg, WA
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QUOTABLE
"This week it is about performing to the best of our ability as well as having fun out on the pitch," Assistant Coach Emmy Koflanovich said. "It is our last week of season and these next two games we will be playing for our seven seniors that have given a lot to our program. Everyone has grown from the start of season and I am excited to see them put it all together with these games. It should be a good match up against MSUB on Saturday at our senior game."
SCOUTING No. 4 SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
The Falcons enter the week atop the GNAC table with a record of 10-1-1 in conference matches. Overall, they have posted a 13-1-1 record. A win in either of their final two games secures the GNAC regular season title.
The Falcons won eight of the 19 regular-season titles since the GNAC began in 2001. They were GNAC Tournament titlists in 2013 and 2014.
Seattle Pacific's offense leads the GNAC with 45 goals. They also lead in goals per game (3.0), assists (41), and points (131). Four players have recorded multi-goal games, including Lauren Forster, Makena Rietz, Sophie Beadle, and AJ DePinto. Forster and Rietz have notched a pair of multi-goal games each and are tied for the team lead with eight goals. Sophia Chilzuk has recorded 11 assists, a team-high.
Defensively, Riley Travis ranks 4th among Division II Goalkeepers. in goals against average (0.24) & 2nd in save percentage (91.4%). SPU has recorded clean sheets in a staggering 73.3 percent of their contests this season. They rank second in Division II in clean sheet percentage. The Falcons have allowed just four goals and conceded only 21 corner kicks.
SPU claimed the reverse end of he season series with a 7-0 victory in Ellensburg.
SCOUTING MONTANA STATE BILLINGS
The 'Jackets enter the week in fifth place in the GNAC table at 4-6-2 in GNAC play. They are tied for fifth with Western Oregon as both teams have accumulated 15 points. The 'Jackets and Wolves are just one point behind fourth-place Simon Fraser University.
Seattle Pacific, tournament host Western Washington, and Northwest Nazarene have clinched their GNAC Championship berths, while Simon Fraser, Western Oregon, and MSUB fight for the final spot.
Montana State Billings takes on Northwest Nazarene on Thursday before heading to Ellensburg for Saturday's match. Last week, the 'Jackets upended Western Oregon 2-1 before beating Satin Martin's by the same score. Billings has struggled on the road, however, posting a record of 0-5-2 away from home.
Liberty Palmer leads the 'Jackets in scoring, amassing 11 points (5G+1A=11TP). She is one of just four players who have recorded multiple goals this season. Haylle Gunter provided three of the 'Jackets four goals in last week's wins for MSUB. Prior to last week, she had not recorded a goal.
In goal, Clare Keenan has made 13 starts. She has allowed 22 goals and posted a record of 3-7-2. Kennan has faced 196 shots, turning aside 69, and allowed 22 goals. Her goals against average stands at 1.63 with a save percentage of 75.8.
Montana State Billings recorded a 2-1 victory in the reverse end of the season series.
LAST TIME OUT
Central Washington split two matches last week. They earned their first clean sheet victory of the season with a 2-0 effort against Simon Fraser. They then fell to No. 18 Western Washington University, 6-0.
Paige Devine and Sophia Keenan tallied goals in the win over SFU. Liz Canton and Megan Fox split time in goal with Canton making one stop in the first half and Fox recording two in the second stanza.
SENIOR DAY
Central will honor seven seniors prior to Saturday's match: Megan Fox, Paige Devine, Sophia Keenan, Sydney Lowe, Bella Brown, Makinzie Packwood, and Jayme Woodfill.
