#24WASHINGTON STATE (6-1-0)
vs Pepperdine (3-3-2)
 | Sun., Sept. 22 | 4 p.m. (PT) | Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex
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OPENING XI
> Washington State enters the final non-conference contest of the year 6-1-0 and a perfect 3-0 away from home.
> Friday night WSU dispatched host Hawai'i, 1-0, to earn their third shutout on the road in 2019.
> The Cougs are 18-2-2 in non-conference play in the last three seasons.
> WSU takes on a Pepperdine team that beat #1 Stanford, 1-0, and drew with #5 UCLA, 2-2, Friday night in Hawai'i. All-time the teams are even at 2-2-1 while the Cougs are 1-0-1 in the last two meetings, both in Hawaii, the last coming in 2014.
> The Cougars enter the week ranked #24 United Soccer Coaches Poll, falling 11 spots with their loss to Michigan. In the other major polls WSU sits at #11 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
> Coach Shulenberger won his 50th career contest Sunday versus LMU.
> Nine different Cougars have scored on the year with
Morgan Weaver leading the way with five goals. Five different Cougs have scored game-winners.
> WSU is ranked #9 in the nation in scoring of offense at 3.00 goals per game (21 total).
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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.
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Brianna Alger is 15th in the nation in assists per game at 0.71 (5 total) and #1 in the Pac-12. WSU is #5 overall in assists per contest at 3.14 (22 total).
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Ella Dederick enters the game with 43 career victories, one shy of tying the all-time record of 44 held by Gurveen Clair (2011-14). Dederick has recorded 3.5 shutouts on the year with just 4 goals against.
LAST TIME OUT
With an impenetrable defense and a swarming offense the Cougs overwhelmed the host Rainbow Wahine of Hawai'i, 1-0, Thursday night at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium in Honolulu. After settling into a rhythm midway through the opening half the Cougars finally broke through for what would be the lone goal of the game in the 41'. As they have done all season the Cougars took advantage of their size and athleticism in the air to get on the board when
Shayna Whieldon out-jumped the Wahine defenders to head home a free kick from
Brianna Alger.Â
OFFENSIVE DEPTH TAKES CENTER STAGE
Three-deep at every position it is no surprise that the overall depth has shown through as the Cougars' have 9 different goal scorers accounting for 21 goals. The Cougs also have five different game-winners on the year in five wins.
In addition, five of the nine scorers have been first time scorers (including grad-transfer
Averie Collins scoring her first goal at WSU).
DEDERICK, BACK WITH HER SIGHTS SET ON RECORD BOOK
After missing most of the 2018 season due to injury, star keeper
Ella Dederick is back and ready to take her place as the best goalkeeper to ever don the Crimson and Gray. The sixth-year senior was granted an extra year of eligibility for 2019. She was 5-0 with 2.5 shutouts before injury.
Seven games into the season Dederick is 6-1 with 3.5 shutouts and a 0.65 GAA.
Career Ranking – Wins (2nd, 43), Win percentage (4th, 0.630), saves (5th, 245), goals against average (2nd, 0.86), minutes in goal (2nd, 6626:34), shutouts (2nd, 23).
Dederick moved into second place in minutes played against LMU. She is one win shy of tying the all-time record for victories.
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