#15 WASHINGTON STATE (9-3-0, 2-2-0)
vs Arizona State (6-5-1, 0-3-1) | Sun., Oct. 13 | 1 p.m. | Lower Soccer Field
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OPENING XI
> Washington State suffered it's sixth-straight loss to Arizona Thursday night despite dominating the stat sheet in all cases but in the score column.
> The 1-0 shutout loss was the first time since 2017 the Cougs had been shutout at home.
> WSU is now 6-2 in one-goal games including winning both of their overtime contests. Last season the Cougs were 4-3 in one-goal matches while going 7-6 in 2017.
> Eight of the Cougs' last nine games have been one-goal contests.
> WSU takes on an Arizona State squad struggling for wins in the Pac-12. The Cougs will look to shake off the demons of last seasons contest and get back on the winning track.
> The Cougars enter the week ranked #15 United Soccer Coaches Poll, falling just one spot from the previous week. In the other major polls WSU sits at #11 by TopDrawerSoccer.com and #24 in SoccerAmerica.
> Ella Dederick moved is #3 all-time in career saves 268. She is already the all-time leader in wins now with 46 career victories. She will take over the all-time minutes record 23 minutes into Sunday's contest.
> 10 different Cougars have scored on the year with Morgan Weaver and Averie Collins leading the way with five goals each. Seven different Cougs have scored game-winners with Collins and Makamae Gomera-Stevens tied at two. Both of Gomera-Stevens winners have come in Pac-12 play.
> Morgan Weaver, named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List to start the year, is tied for third all-time in program history in scoring with 33 goals and fifth in points with 74.
> Brianna Alger is #42 in the nation in assists per game at 0.50 (6 total) and tied for #3 in the Pac-12. WSU is #19 overall in assists per contest at 2.25 (27 total).
> In 2019 the Cougars are 4-2-0 and hold a 17-8 scoring advantage. Last season WSU won a record 10 times at home. All-time, WSU is 155-79-24 at home.

LAST TIME OUT
Despite controlling play for most of the night, the Cougs fell victim to some bad luck and timely defense by Arizona as the Wildcats came to Lower Soccer Field and stole a 1-0 win over the Thursday night. Throughout the contest the Cougars peppered the Wildcats' goal only to be turned away time and time again by Arizona's goalkeeper, Hope Hinsley and her backline. Even when the Cougs beat the young keeper they were not rewarded with a goal as three different times WSU saw its potential strike cleared off the line by Arizona's last defender. The Wildcats would sneak the game-winner in in the 81' off a corner.

EXORCISZING THE DEMONS
The Cougs will look to exorcise the demons of the last season when they take on Arizona State Sunday. Last year the Cougs had a nightmare game in Tempe that saw three-starters injured including a pair of ACL injuries that ended the seasons of Elyse Bennett and Aaqila McLyn. In addition to last year, the Cougs look to exorcise the demons of games against the Sun Devils in Pullman as Arizona State has dominated the series on the Palouse winning eight of 10 as the road team.

AN RPI GAME
Playing in the ultra-tough Pac-12 has its advantages as the Cougars enter the week ranked #14 in the RPI. Last season the Cougs were ranked #38 at the end of the year when WSU earned a home game in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
WSU is the third-highest ranked team in the Pac-12 trailing only #1 Stanford and #5 USC. The conference has nine teams inside the top-45 and six inside the top-30.

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