Dominating In The Desert, The Cougs Shutout ASU, 1-0

Thursday, October 26

Tempe, Ariz.

7:00 PM

Washington State University

9-6-2, 4-5-0

Arizona State

4-10-3, 1-6-2

Washington State

Arizona State

October 26, 2017 | Soccer

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Freshman Elyse Bennett scored the game-winner early in the second half.

By: Athletic Communications

In Case You Missed It
... The Match In 140 Words Or Less
TEMPE, Ariz. - From start to finish the Cougs were in complete control in the desert as Washington State (9-6-2, 4-5-0) shutout Arizona State (4-10-3, 1-6-2) behind the strength of a 63' minute strike from freshman Elyse Bennett. After peppering the goal without a result in the first half, Bennett finally broke the Cougs through with a powerful header off a cross from her Morgan Weaver as the two hooked up for the second-straight game.. The goal would hold up thanks to a stifling defense that held the Sun Devils to just nine shots with only one really testing Ella Dederick in goal as the third-year keeper earned her ninth shutout of the year. WSU would hammer a season-high 25 shots on the night with 12 hitting on goal led by Bennett's career-high 11 attempts.

Coach's Quote Of The Match
"Anytime you can pick up a win and three points on the road it is big. Getting a win like this starts the weekend off on the right foot and sets us up for Sunday. I am super proud of this team for getting this road win. Outside of the win, the goal Elyse scored tonight was great from a perfect cross from Morgan. That goal put us in a great position now looking towards the postseason with only two games to play."

The Moment's That Made The Match

63' | GOOOOOAAAALLL The freshman does it again, Bennett with the header puts the Cougs on top | 1-0 WSU #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/wWVR0OQ3Ok
— WSU Cougar Soccer (@WSUCougarSoccer) October 27, 2017

57' | Dederick makes her first save of the night, pushing the ball over the bar } 0-0 #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/zuF8prOVsl
— WSU Cougar Soccer (@WSUCougarSoccer) October 27, 2017

29' | Weaver's robbed of a goal by a big save and Bennett's shot off the rebound is high, eventually one of these will go in | 0-0 #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/Z9PrzbvZrp
— WSU Cougar Soccer (@WSUCougarSoccer) October 27, 2017

Things You Need To Know

WSU took a season-high 25 shots the most since taking 25 against Oregon last season on Oct. 30, 2016. Prior, the Cougs had fired off 30 against Arizona State on Oct. 9 of that year. Both games were double-overtime contests.
The 1-0 scoreline marked the 11th one-goal game between the two sides in 12 years with the lone exception being a 0-0 draw.
The Cougs improved their record in Tempe to an impressive 8-3 all-time.
Elyse Bennett scored for the second-straight game as she has scored the last two goals for the Cougs. The goal was her first game-winning strike.
Bennett's 11 shots in the game were a season high for the Cougs and the most since Morgan Weaver took eight against Arizona State last season.
Morgan Weaver came up with her second assist of the season and second assist to Bennett in as many games. Weaver moved into a tie with Maddy Haro for the team lead in points with 14 (6 G, 2 A)
Ella Dederick earned her ninth shutout of the season, tying Gurveen Clair's 2014 season for second most in WSU history. Dederick now has 16 career shutouts.
The Cougs look for a weekend sweep of action Sunday, Oct. 29 against Arizona which enters the match coming off a 2-1, come-from-behind, win over Washington Thursday night in Tucson.