WASHINGTON STATEÂ (13-5-1)
at #2 (one-seed) Georgetown (18-0-3)
 | Fri., Nov. 16 | 10:30 a.m. PT
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OPENING XI
> Washington State won it's opening round matchup, 5-1, against Montana, it was the Cougs' 13th win of the year, one shy of the program record.
> WSU heads to the second round for the second-straight season and fifth time in 12 NCAA appearances. Last season WSU advanced to the third round for the first time in program history.
> The Cougs are 4-9-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. Last week's win was WSU's first at home in the NCAA improving to 1-3-1.
> WSU's trip to D.C. marks their longest roadtrip of the season having previously been to Minnesota and Nebraska (both victories for the Cougars).
> Four Cougs were named All-Pac-12:
Morgan Weaver (1st Team),
Maddy Haro (2nd Team),
Maegan O'Neill (3rd Team),
Mykiaa Minniss (All-Frosh).
> The Cougs have never played Georgetown. Against No. 2 teams, WSU is 2-6-1 all-time having fallen, 3-2, to No. 2 USC earlier this season.
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Maddy Haro moved to No. 5 all-time in Pac-12 single season history with her 14th and 15th assist of the season against Montana. She ranks No. 2 in the country in assists and assists per game (0.83)
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Morgan Weaver moved into a tie for first in the Pac-12 with 13 goals scored after scoring against Montana. She is No. 5 all-time in career goals scored with 28 goals.
> 12 different Cougars have scored the team's 41 goals on the year with seven different game-winning scorers.
> WSU is back in the rankings after a three-week hiatus, ranking #20 in TopDrawerSoccer.
> WSU has dealt with a rash of bumps, bruises, and injuries to starters
Ella Dederick,
Elyse Bennett,
Aaqila McLyn, and
Maegan O'Neill.
LAST TIME OUT
For the second-straight season WSU is moving on in the NCAA Tournament as the Cougars dominated Montana, 5-1, in the opening round of play Friday night at Lower Soccer Field. From the opening whistle to the final horn, the Cougars were in complete control of the game, outshooting Montana 33-6, while seeing five different players score in the win. In the opening round the Pac-12 flexed its collective muscle as USC, UCLA, Arizona, Stanford and Washington State knocked off the champions of the Big West, Mountain West, Summit, Western Athletic and Big Sky conferences by a combined score of 22-1.
COUGS HEADED TO THE SECOND ROUND
The Cougs are headed back to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season after defeating Montana in the opening round last week. It is the fifth time in 12 NCAA appearances the Cougars advanced out of the first round. WSU sports a 4-9-4 record in the NCAA tournament. It is just the second time in program history the Cougs have made it out of the first round in back-to-back seasons, the first being in 2009 and 2010.
Last season, WSU went 1-1-1 and for the first time in program history, moved on to the NCAA Third Round. WSU bested #8 UCF, 1-0, in the opening round and #20 Tennessee on penalty kicks in the second round. The PK victory was the first for the Cougs since 2011 after losing their last two shootouts in the postseason in 2012 and 2013. WSU's postseason came to an end in the third round against #16 Florida in a 1-0, 2OT, loss in Gainesville.
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