Washington State soccer makes the short trip north to face Gonzaga, Sunday evening at 6 p.m. in Spokane. It marks the first road match of the young season for the Cougars (1-1), who are coming off a 1-0 victory against No. 13 Santa Clara Thursday night.

WASHINGTON STATE HEAD COACH TODD SHULENBERGER
Cougar Head Coach Todd Shulenberger is in his second year at Washington State…In 2015 Shulenberger became the seventh head coach in program history after spending the previous two seasons as the associate head coach at Texas Tech…last season the Cougars reached the NCAA Championship for the fifth-straight season and finished with a 14-6 record.

WASHINGTON STATE: LAST TIME OUT
Washington State posted a 1-0 victory over No. 13 Santa Clara at Lower Soccer Field...WSU scored on a header by sophomore Alysha Overland then let the defense handle the rest...goalkeeper Ella Dederick recorded her first shutout of the season and fifth of her career...the win marked the first against Santa Clara in nine matches (1-7-1).

WSU SETS ATTENDANCE RECORD AGAINST BYU
During the Cougars' season-opener against No. 16 BYU, WSU drew a Lower Soccer Field record 2,623 fans for the match, eclipsing the previous mark of 2,251 set last season against Arizona...in two home matches this season, WSU is averaging 2,064 fans per contest.

WASHINGTON STATE-GONZAGA: THE SERIES
Washington State is 23-0-1 all-time against Gonzaga. In the last meeting the Cougars posted a 3-0 victory in Pullman as three different players scored in the win...the last meeting in Spokane resulted in a 2-1 overtime victory for WSU...Gonzaga enters Sunday's contest with a 1-1-1 record. 

NEXT UP
After facing Gonzaga, WSU returns home to host Montana at Lower Soccer Field, Friday, Sept. 2...the Cougars hold 10-6-1 advantage over Montana all-time, including a current six-match winning streak dating back to the 2005 season.

COUGARS SEEK RETURN TO POSTSEASON
Washington State has made five-straight NCAA Championship appearances, a first for the program…the Cougars have made seven trips to the NCAA postseason in the last eight years...the Cougars have advanced to the second round twice in that span…last year, Washington State fell to Northwestern in the first round in double overtime to finish 14-6.

COUGARS READY FOR 2016 SEASON
Washington State returns 17 student-athletes, including 15 letterwinners and eight starters from its 2015 squad...the Cougars return senior Kaitlyn Johnson, who led the 2015 team with seven goals and six assists...the Cougars also welcome back redshirt-sophomore goalkeeper Ella Dederick, who tallied 99 saves, the most by a WSU 'keeper since 2008.

ROAD WARRIORS
The Cougars found most of their success away from the Palouse last season…WSU boasted a 9-1 overall record and a perfect 6-0 record in Pac-12 play on the road during the regular season…the Cougars were perfect on the road in conference play for the first time since 2000 (4-0-0)…Washington State tallied 19 of its 34 goals in away matches, while allowing eight goals.