Opening Night Draw As The Cougs Play #19 Minnesota To A Standstill

Friday, August 18

Pullman, Wash.

7:00 PM

Washington State University

0-0-1

Minnesota

0-0-1

OT 1

OT 2

Minnesota

Washington State

Opening Night Draw As The Cougs Play #19 Minnesota To A Standstill

August 18, 2017 | Soccer

Box Score WSU vs Minnesota Box Score (PDF)Highlights

110 minutes proved to not be enough for a winner to be decided.

By: Athletic Communications

In Case You Missed It
... The Match In 140 Words Or Less
PULLMAN, Wash. – Opening the 2017 season at home against a ranked opponent for the second-straight season, the Cougars soccer team (0-0-1) played the No. 19 ranked Minnesota Gophers (0-0-1) to a 0-0, double overtime, draw Friday night. Throughout the night, both teams had their chances with the Cougs Morgan Weaver striking the post early in the game while the Gophers forced keeper Ella Dederick to come up with a trio of saves.
Despite being held off the scoreboard on the offensive end, the Cougs were able to fall back on their veteran defense to match the Gophers tackle for tackle to stymie the Minnesota attack. After giving up eight shots in the second half, the Cougs gave up just one attempt during the two overtime periods allowing the youthful offense to take a crack at the win in the waning moments.

Coach's Quote Of The Match
"Obviously you want to get the win, but that's a very good side over there. Getting a tie against a nationally ranked team and the amount of freshmen we played tonight and the situations, they had to become grown up tonight. I'm excted for that. So, we'll take that result."

The Moment's That Made The Match

Morgan Weaver cuts past her defender and hits a hard shot off the post int he 19th minute. #GoCougs https://t.co/zg2QNfpWaV
— WSU Cougar Soccer (@WSUCougarSoccer) August 19, 2017

Ella Dederick's massive save to keep @WSUCougarSoccer tied is the @OpusBank #12BestMoment of the game! #Pac12Soccer https://t.co/S9cXVY74Br
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) August 19, 2017

Morgan Weaver weaves her way through the defense to take a shot that goes just to left of the net. #GoCougs https://t.co/IksbxjF3FW
— WSU Cougar Soccer (@WSUCougarSoccer) August 19, 2017

Things You Need To Know

The Cougs are 22-5-2 in season openers and 9-3-1 at home
WSU is now 1-4-2 against ranked opponents to open the season
All-time, Minnesota leads the series 1-2-1
Just the second Big 10 team the Cougs have hosted to open a season, the last coming in 1998 when WSU faced off against Minnesota in Pullman
Ella Dederick recorded her eighth career shutout, moving her into a tie for ninth all-time with Kris Young, 1991-94
Attendance: 2,137