WASHINGTON STATE (0-0-0)
vs Montana (0-0-2)
 | Fri., Aug. 30 | 7 p.m. | Lower Soccer Field
at JMU (1-1-0)
 | Sun., Sept. 1 | 1 p.m. | Lower Soccer Field
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OPENING XI
> Washington State comes into the weekend fresh off a 4-0 shutout at Seattle U to start the 2019 season last week. The Cougars improved to 24-5-2 all-time in season openers.
> WSU will open its home schedule against Montana, a team the Cougs hosted twice last season with a 3-1 win in the regular season and a 5-1 win in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. WSU is 0-1-1 all-time against JMU with the last meeting coming in 2008 on the road.
> In 2018, WSU went 10-1-1 at home, marking a program record for wins at Lower Soccer Field.
> The Cougars enter the week ranked #23 United Soccer Coaches Poll and look even better in the two other major polls at #12 by TopDrawerSoccer.com and #22 by SoccerAmerica.
> WSU was picked to finish fourth in the Preseason Pac-12 Coaches poll, the highest preseason pick in program history.
> Four different Cougars scored in the opener including first-time goal scorers
Hanna Goff and
Skye McMillon who bookended the contest. Freshman
Grayson Lynch tallied her first-career assist on the McMillon goal.
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Morgan Weaver, named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List to start the year, scored from the penalty spot for her 29th career goal.
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Brianna Alger was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after coming up with a pair of assists in her first career start as the Cougars' left back and primary distributor.
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Ella Dederick earned her 21st career shutout to move into a tie with Katie Hultin (2002-05) for second all-time in program history. She also earned her 38th career victory.
> Defensively the Cougs allowed just one shot on goal and three total shots at Seattle U. In 2018 WSU posted five total shutouts while in 2017 the defense tallied 11.
> The Cougs used six of their 10 new players at Seattle U with grad-transfer
Averie Collins and freshman
MacKenzie Frimpong-Ellertson getting the start.
LAST TIME OUT
Picking up where it left off from a season ago the Washington State soccer team ran away with its season-opening contest at Seattle U, 4-0, Thursday night in Seattle. The Cougars saw four different players strike the back of the net on the night while allowing just three total shots to the host Redhawks. Both
Hanna Goff (game-winner) and
Skye McMillon netted their first collegiate goals in the win while
Morgan Weaver and
Elyse Bennett each scored as well.
NON-CONFERENCE DOMINANCE
In their evolution into one of the elite teams in the country, the Cougars have proven to be nearly unbeatable outside of the Pac-12. In 2018, WSU went a perfect 7-0 in non-conference play en route to a 10-0 start. In all, the Cougars have not dropped a non-conference match since Aug. 27, 2017 at Santa Clara. WSU has not dropped a home non-conference contest since Aug. 19, 2016 to BYU.
With the win at Seattle the Cougs are 12-0-1 since their last non-conference loss.
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