#19 WASHINGTON STATE (10-4-1, 3-3-1)
at #18 UCLA (10-4-1, 4-3-0) | Sun., Oct. 27 | Noon | Wallis Annenberg Stadium
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OPENING XI
> Washington State dropped a 3-0 decision to #7 USC Thursday, dropping their sixth-straight against the Trojans.
> The Cougs have four contests left in the regular season with two on the road against top RPI teams in UCLA and UW and two at home against Utah and Colorado.
> WSU takes on a Bruins squad Sunday. The Cougs have won three of the last four and the last two against UCLA including a 1-0 win in Westwood last season. Morgan Weaver scored the game-winner.
> 10 of the Cougs' last 12 games have been decided by one-goal or fewer with WSU going 7-2 in one-goal contests.
> The Cougars pushed their way back into the top-25 at #19 in the United Soccer Coaches. In the other major polls WSU sits at #13 in TopDrawerSoccer.com and #25 in SoccerAmerica.
> Ella Dederick has 6 full shutouts on the year and has 26 career shutouts (2nd all-time). She is the program's all-time leader in wins (47) and minutes (7277:45) and 3rd in saves (269).
> The Cougars defense has been solid all year allowing just 1.13 gpg, while producing seven shutouts in 15 games. In the last five contests the Cougs have earned three shutouts and conceded four goals (three coming Thursday at USC).
> 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, Makamae Gomera-Stevens and Elyse Bennett tied at two. 
> The Cous are in great shape for the postseason with four  matches to play as they enter the week at #18 in the RPI. WSU still has games against #12 UW, and #19 UCLA. 
> Brianna Alger is #44 in the nation in assists per game at 0.47 (7 total) and tied for #4 in the Pac-12. WSU is #37 overall in assists per contest at 1.93 (29 total).
> On the road, the Cougs have been solid with an impressive 6-2-0 record with the two losses coming to #2 Stanford and #7 USC.

LAST TIME OUT
A pair of early goals put the Cougs in a hole it could not recover from as USC dropped the Cougs with a 3-0 decision on a scorching afternoon in Los Angeles. Using individual brilliance, USC's Tara McKeown, the second-leading scorer in the Pac-12, notched an early brace for the Trojans, netting the would-be game-winner just 3:52 into the contest. She would strike again 13 minutes later on a counter that doubled the lead outracing the Cougars' defense before finding the back of the net a second time.

AN RPI GAME
Playing in the ultra-tough Pac-12 has its advantages as the Cougars enter the week ranked #18 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 fourth-highest ranked team in the Pac-12 trailing #1 Stanford, #4 USC, and #12 Washington. The conference has eight teams inside the top-40 and five inside the top-20.

ROAD WARRIORS
A season after setting the program record for wins at home, the Cougars have taken their talents on the road this season with an impressive 6-2 mark away from Lower Soccer Field. The Cougs have earned five of their seven shutouts on the road, allowing just one goal to teams not named the Stanford or USC.
WSU's biggest win to date came on the road at #20 Cal when the Cougs won a 1-0 overtime thriller over the Golden Bears.

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