The Mountains Await In Utah For No. 7 Soccer

Sunday, October 7

Salt Lake City, UT

11:00 AM

Washington State University

Utah

October 06, 2018 | Soccer

Game Notes (PDF)Pac-12 Network Live Stats

The Cougs look to rebound against the Utes Sunday.

By: Athletic Communications

#7 WASHINGTON STATE (10-1-0, 3-1-0 Pac-12)
at Utah (5-6-1, 2-2 Pac-12) | Sun., Oct. 7 | 11 a.m. PT
Watch Live | Pac-12 Networks (Troy Clardy (Play-by-Play) & Krista Blunk (Analyst)
Live Statistics | WSUCougars.com

OPENING XI
> Washington State sits tied for second in the Pac-12 with nine points through four games. WSU was picked to finish 7th in the preseason poll.
> WSU won a program record 10-straight to start the season before falling at Colorado Thursday.
> WSU enters the week ranked #7 in the coaches poll, the highest ranking in program history. The team is #5 in TopDrawerSoccer and SoccerAmerica.
> The Cougars have won three of the last four against the Utes and two of the last three in Salt Lake City.
> Maegan O'Neill was named Defensive Player of the Week, the sixth weekly award for WSU.
> Cougs RPI sits at 24 in NCAA RPI.
> Maddy Haro is second the nation in assists (10) and first in assists/game (0.91). Her 10 assists on the year is the second most in WSU single-season history.
> Morgan Weaver enters the weekend No. 6 all-time in career goals scored with 22 goals. She is tied for third in the Pac-12 in scoring.
> 10 different Cougars have scored the team's 24 goals on the year with six different game-winning scorers.
> WSU is 4th in the Pac-12 and 37th in the nation in scoring (2.18 gpg) entering the game.
> Defensively, WSU is 5th in the Pac-12 and 39th in the nation in goals against average at 0.73.

RECORD RUN FOR WSU ENDS
The last perfect team in the country the Cougars suffered their first loss of the season at Colorado on Oct. 4. The loss snapped a 10-match winning streak to start the season. The 10-straight wins set both the record for a single-season win streak and the most wins to start a season. Additionally, the streak tied the Cougars all-time record for consecutive wins which spanned multiple seasons from Oct.14, 1990 to Sept. 11, 1991.

HARO'S HELPERS
A year after posting a career-best seven assists, senior Maddy Haro has been even better in her final season as the senior has posted 10 assists in 11 games. Her 10 assists ranks No. 2 in single-season history, one short of the all-time record.
For Haro, her 10 helpers ranks second in the nation while her 0.91 assists/game ranks leads the country.
Additionally, Haro has posted two separate streaks of three-straight games with an assist tying for the longest streak in WSU history.

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IN THE TWITTERVERSE

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— Troy Clardy (@TroyClardy) October 5, 2018

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— Dyuce Woodson (@DyuceWoodson) October 5, 2018

Hang in there, you're having a great season because you're a great team! Bounce back! Go Cougs!
— Jim (@76coug) October 5, 2018

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