ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Central Washington women's soccer team (1-8-4, 0-7-3 GNAC) hosts their final two home games of the season this week. The 'Cats start with a challenging matchup on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. against Seattle Pacific University (7-2-5, 5-1-4 GNAC). They then face Montana State University Billings (5-6-3, 2-5-3 GNAC) on Saturday, November 2^nd at noon for Senior Night where eight Wildcats will be recognized.
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH LINDSEY LEE
"Excited for the team for this week's games. First up is SPU, and the group is excited to get another chance to face them. We have been focusing on the ability to be resilient in our mental game and historically SPU has always been a very tactical game for us."

"Saturday, we get to face Billings. We were able to get a point off them the last time we faced off and historically Billings is a physical game for us. So very excited for that but also our senior game! We honor eight seniors: Emily Darcy, Paige Savage, Maggie McBroom, Lily Newberry, Kylee Gregory, Kass Jaggard, Jordan Bartlow, and Stacia Conely."

"These eight will be incredibly missed by myself and this team. They carried the water, and we will never forget that!"
 
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
Seattle Pacific is 7-2-5 overall and 5-1-4 in conference play. The Falcons are 2-0-3 on the road and most recently tied against Western Oregon 0-0 and then lost to Saint Martin's 2-1 on Senior Day. SPU had 23 shots attempted and 12 on target against WOU but could not find the back of the net as they dominated the offensive end. Andie Buckley found the breakthrough in the 86^th minute, tying the match for SPU before ultimately conceding a goal in the 90^th minute, suffering defeat. The Falcons once again dominated the offensive end as they created 24 shot opportunities with 10 on goal but could not capitalize on their many opportunities. Kayla Wallace is a name to watch as she leads SPU with five goals scored in 14 games started. Teammate Taylor Krueger is another name to watch as she has the most goal contributions with four goals scored and seven assists. Goalkeeper Mercedes Cullen has made 51 saves through 12 games started and will be a player to watch.
 
SCOUTING THE YELLOWJACKETS
Montana State Billings is 5-6-3 overall and 2-5-3 in conference play. The Yellowjackets are 1-5-1 on the road and most recently faced Saint Martins and Western Oregon. On Thursday, they were victorious against Saint Martin's, 2-1. Jackie Sharpe scored early in the game, as she slotted the ball in the back of the net in the fourth minute. Liberty Palmer gave a great pass and was rewarded with the assist. In the 47^th minute, Palmer doubled the lead as she rifled a shot in the back of the net off an assist from Jackie Sharpe. This duo will be names to watch as they each had two goal contributions. In their draw against WOU, Sharpe led the way with three shots attempted and goalkeeper Claire Brogdon recorded a clean sheet with two saves made.  Kendall McGraw and Liberty Palmer are names to watch as they lead the team with four goals scored each. Jackie Sharpe is a name to look out for as she leads the team in goal contributions with four assists and three goals scored. Goalkeeper, Brogdon has made 42 saves through ten games started.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Central Washington played a hard-fought game on Thursday, the 24^th as they suffered a 3-1 defeat against Simon Fraser. Casey Park scored a goal in the 84^th minute off assists from Kylee Gregory and Paige Savage. Danika Galbraith made ten saves, and Park led the team with three shots attempted and two on goal. CWU then faced Western Washington on Saturday which resulted in a 4-0 shoutout defeat. Leighton Menge made two saves in 50 minutes of action and Galbraith also made two saves in 40 minutes of action. Brenna Hart, Casey Park, Jordan Bartlow and Emily Darcy each had a shot on goal.
 
UP NEXT
Your Wildcats travel to Monmouth, Oregon on Thursday, November 7^th to face Western Oregon in their final road trip of the season. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at the WOU Soccer Field. The road trip and regular season concludes on Saturday, November 9^th as they travel to Lacey, Washington to face Saint Martin's. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at Saints Field. Come out support the Crimson and Black as they conclude their season these final two weeks.