ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University women's soccer team opens the 2021 season with a pair of games in Nampa, Idaho against the College of Idaho and Chaminade University in their first fall games since 2019.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Vs College of Idaho
Thursday, September 2
3:30 p.m. PT
Nampa, Idaho
NNU Soccer Field
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Vs Chaminade
Saturday, September 4
10:30 a.m. PT
Nampa, Idaho
NNU Soccer Field
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"We are excited to get our year started finally," CWU Head Coach Michael Farrand said. "We had a really good run of games where we got to see a lot of progress every time out. We are excited as we get to showcase a group of very talented girls who have a chance to be successful. We have faced the College of Idaho or Chaminade in what feels like forever. College of Idaho is well-coached by Brian Smith, a COI alum, who has had a long, successful career. Not having faced Chaminade in such a long time, they are a bit of an unknown for us. They had a good win on the island over Hawaii Pacific in the spring. They have some very talented players and I'm sure they're excited to compete. We have to focus on our game and what we do well. It's exciting to be out and competing again."
 
SCOUTING THE COLLEGE OF IDAHO
The Coyotes posted an 8-4-2 record in the spring of 2021. In the friendly confines of Simplot Stadium, the Yotes were 5-0-1. They played just one neutral site game, a 2-0 loss to No. 8 Central Methodist in the NAIA Championships. In Cascade play, College of Idaho finished 6-1-1 with their only loss coming at Rocky Mount College.
 
Thus far in the fall season, the Yotes are 1-0-0 after a 2-0 victory Whitman. A Whitman own goal and a brace from Brynna Herridge led the Yotes to the season opening win.
 
College of Idaho outscored its opponents 25-18, averaging 1.79 goals per game in the spring. They let loose 173 shots, 90 of which were on goal. The Yotes held their opponents to 139 shots and just 68 on frame.
 
Individually, Maddie Smith led the pack with four goals and four assists. She led the Coyotes in both categories and also led her squad with 12 total points. The sophomore returns to the pitch for the Yotes after starting all 14 matches in the spring. Smith tallied a pair of goals against Idaho State, in her second collegiate appearance, and added an assist in the first draw against a Division I opponent in school history.
 
Megan Wilkinson also returns for the College of Idaho after scoring three goals in the spring. She appeared in all 14 games and started five. Wilkinson made the most of her chances, netting three goals on just eight shots.
 
Shea Waters and Kylee Atkins split time in goal during the spring campaign. Waters allowed 12 goals and posted a 3-3-0 record while Atkins allowed six goals with a record of 5-1-2.
 
SCOUTING CHAMINADE
The Swords went undefeated in their short spring season with a 1-0-3 record. Their lone victory came in a 2-1 affair over Hawaii Pacific. Chaminade outscored its opponents by one, 6-5, on 41 shots. The Swords allowed 37 shots it total. The Swords struggled in 2019 with a record of 3-8-1, including a 3-7-1 mark in conference play.
 
Randi Fontes returns for Chaminade after scoring five of her squad's six goals in the spring. She also led the Swords in 2019, tallying four goals in 11 games.
 
Naomi Takata handled all four games in goal during the spring of 2021. She allowed five goals, on 37 shots, and made 18 saves. In 2019, Takata handled all 1,320 minutes of the Swords' 14 games in the woodwork. She allowed 21 goals and turned aside 83 shots.
 
THE WILDCATS
Central Washington posted a 2-3-0 mark during the shortened spring season. The 'Cats won their first two games over Saint Martin's Unversity by scores of 4-3 and 2-0.
 
Returning to the lineup for the Crimson and Black include veterans Makinzie Packwood, Paige Devine, and Sophia Keenan. Packwood scored two goals in the spring, while Keenan added another. Keenan and Devine both scored a pair of goals in the 2019 season. Keenan also added two assists to her totals.
 
Sydney Lowe tallied one goal and an assist during the spring, after netting three goals and three assists in 2019. Grace Jackson scored her first collegiate goal against Saint Martin's in the spring and added two assists in her first season with the 'Cats.
 
The Crimson and Black will turn to Megan Fox in net. During the spring, Fox appeared in all five games and accumulated a team-high 222:30 minutes played. She allowed five goals on 37 shots. She made one appearance during the 2019 campaign, turning aside six shots in the victory.