First Roadtrip Sends No. 22 Soccer to Minnesota

Friday, August 24

Minneapolis, MN

3:00 PM

Washington State University

Iowa

August 22, 2018 | Soccer

Game Notes (PDF)HC Shulenberger Press Conference

The Cougars take on the Big 10 in a pair of matchups over the weekend.

By: Athletic Communications

#22 WASHINGTON STATE (2-0-0) vs IOWA (1-0-1)
2 p.m. PT | Friday | Aug. 24
Minneapolis, MN | Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
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#22 WASHINGTON STATE (2-0-0) vs MINNESOTA (2-0-0)
11 a.m. PT | Sunday | Aug. 26
Minneapolis, MN | Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
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ABOUT THE MATCHUPS
The Cougars hit the road for the first time in 2018 with a trip to Minneapolis to take on Iowa and Minnesota at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. The Big 10 foes come into the weekend unbeaten as Iowa went 1-0-1 on opening weekend with a win over Creighton while Minnesota went 2-0-0 and took down Utah and Utah State. For the Cougars, their matchup with Iowa marks the first-ever meeting between the two schools. On Sunday, the Cougars meet the Gophers in a rematch of an epic battle from last season in Pullman. The Gophers came into the season opening contest ranked No. 19 in the country and WSU was able to battle them to a 0-0 draw. In the last three meetings between the two sides the Cougars and Gophers have played even, each taking one win to go along with last season's draw.

LAST TIME OUT
The Cougars started the season a perfect 2-0 beating Seattle, 3-1, and Grand Canyon, 1-0 OT, at Lower Soccer Field. Against Seattle, Morgan Weaver put on a show as the junior scored a pair of goals and assisted on the would-be game-winner as WSU tallied three unanswered strikes to win. Sunday, a dominating effort found the Cougars outshooting GCU 24-2 but struggling to find the back of the net. Freshman Molly Myers put an end to the madness in the second minute of overtime to grab her first collegiate goal and the win for WSU.

HARO NAMED PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
For the second time in her career, junior Maddy Haro captured Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week recognition, earning the first award of the season in the conference. Haro led the Cougs to a pair of wins on opening weekend including a shutout of GCU in which her defense allowed just two total shots. Additionally, Haro was the catalyst to the Cougars' offense, assisting on three of the four goals scored over the weekend including the game-winner in overtime against Grand Canyon.

~ Full Game Notes ~ (PDF)

IN THE TWITTERVERSE

Maddy Haro is starting her senior season with a bang!

She's named #Pac12Soccer Defensive Player of the Week after leading @WSUCougarSoccer with three assists: https://t.co/CbEaJtW34K pic.twitter.com/q9vSOLtQ0S
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) August 21, 2018

Congrats @WSUCougarSoccer Maddy Haro! #GoCougs https://t.co/H0tl9BeqW4
— Pat Chun (@pat_chun) August 21, 2018

The new rankings are out and the Cougs are #22 across the board in all three polls. Big road week ahead against some very good Big10 teams #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/S1peIDK4d8
— WSU Cougar Soccer (@WSUCougarSoccer) August 21, 2018

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