WASHINGTON STATE (10-7-3) at #20 TENNESSEE (15-4-1)
11 a.m. PT | Friday | Nov. 17, 2017
Gainesville, Fla. | Donald R. Dizney Stadium
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
The Cougs and the Vols meet for the first time since 2005 in a game WSU won in comback fashion in overtime, 3-2, in Knoxsville...in two matchups, the two sides have needed extra time in each contest, drawing in 2ot, 0-0, in 2004, before the Cougs win in 2005...the current Cougs and Vols were playing youth soccer the last time the two sides met.
COUGSÂ MOVE ON TO THE NCAA SECOND ROUND
For the fourth time the Cougs are on to the NCAA Second Round after upsetting #8 and 2-seed UCF, 1-0, on the road Saturday night...the postseason win was the Cougs' first since 2009 when WSU defeated Villanova, 1-0...the Cougs moved on to the second round in 2011 on PKs after a 1-1 draw with Kentucky...WSU is looking to move on to the third round for the first time in program history...the Cougs returned to the postseason for the eighth time in the last 10 years and the third time in the last four...WSU sports a 3-8-3 record in the NCAA tournament.
LAST TIME OUT: COUGS UPSET 2-SEED AND #8 RANKED UCF
In one of the gutsiest defensive performances in Washington State history, the Cougs (10-7-3) took down the No. 8 and two-seeded Central Florida Knights (13-2-3), 1-0, Saturday night in the first round of NCAA Championships...The Cougs advanced thanks to the efforts of keeper
Ella Dederick and her defensive mates as WSU handed the Knights just their second loss of the season while picking up the Cougs' 11th shutout of the year...Standing on her head throughout the night, Dederick came up with six crucial saves while the backline added three more stops on the line...On the other end, it was the Knights vaunted defense that suffered a fatal blow when an intended clearance on a Cougar cross was inadvertently headed into the home net in just the fifth minute of play.
ABOUT THE VOLS
The Vols moved on to the second round after scoring a pair of second half goals to down Murray State in Knoxsville...Tennessee is in the second round of the tournament for the first time since 2007. The Lady Vols had lost in the first round in 2008, 2011 and 2012 after making the third round in 2007...leading the attack for the Vols is Khdija Shaw with 14 goals on the year, however, Shaw suffered an injury in the opening round and was stretchered off the field. Her status for Friday's game is unknown...in goal, Shae Yanez has picked up all 15 wins while recording eight shutouts. The team has recorded 10 shutouts in 2017.
WHAT'S BEING SAID
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