WASHINGTON STATE (1-1) vs IDAHO (2-1)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 at 7 PM PT // 10 PM ET
PULLMAN, WASH. at LOWER SOCCER FIELD
LIVE ON ESPN+ // WSU.STATBROADCAST.COM

KICKOFF NOTES
Washington State welcomes Idaho for Sunday evening action at Lower Soccer Field, August 25. The match, dubbed a Wazzu Whiteout with thundersticks for fans, will kick off at 7:05 p.m. PT with coverage on ESPN+ and Trevor Williams on the call.

Wazzu and Idaho have met 14 times previously, dating back to 1999. After losing the first match in the series, the Cougs have won 13-straight against the Vandals, most recently a 3-0 win in 2021. Against the Big Sky Conference, the Cougs hold a 52-7-3 record.

WSU's win over Montana marked the 350th program win for the 36-year-old program. The Washington State women's soccer program began in 1989 and boasts an all-time record of 350-253-74 (0.572) with 25 winning seasons.

Head Coach Todd Shulenberger enters his 10th season at the helm of the Cougar soccer program with a 99-55-23 record. When Shulenberger earns his next win, he will become the 140th active head coach to reach 100 career wins and the 44th to hit the century mark at a single school.

Cougar soccer was named No. 21 on SoccerWire.com's list of the Top 50 most successful women's soccer programs in the country over the last five years.

Last time on the pitch the Cougs beat Montana, 3-0, Thursday night at Lower Soccer Field in front of 2,626 fans, the fourth-largest home crowd in program history. The Cougars hold a 23-8-5 in their first match of the year in Pullman.

With five saves in the win over Montana, Nadia Cooper moved to sixth in Cougar goalkeeping saves history with 168 career saves. Cooper picked up her 27th career win (5th at WSU) and 15th career shutout (5th at WSU). With her next shift in goal, Cooper will surpass 5,000  career minutes.

Controlling the region for over three decades, the Cougs have dominated their regional rivals (Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, and Idaho) going a combined 45-2-1 while outscoring the trio 173-to-19.

The West Coast Conference welcomed Washington State as an affiliate member in women's soccer for the 2024 and 2025 soccer seasons, alongside Oregon State.

In the WCC Preseason Coaches Poll, the Cougars were selected to finish second, behind nationally-ranked No. 22 Santa Clara, with a pair of first-place votes.

Two Cougars earned WCC preseason honors with senior forward Grayson Lynch and sophomore midfielder Reagan Kotschau named to the WCC Preseason Team.

Six Cougs have debuted this season, with four debuts in the season opener at Purdue, August 15. Transfers Julianna Duckett and Maggie Mace made their Wazzu debuts in the starting lineup. Ashly Berge made her Cougar debut as a substitute in the 31st minute and true freshman Kendall Campbell entered as a first-half sub. Fifth year transfers Sophie Beadle and Raniyah Burton both made WSU debuts in the home-opening win against Montana.

Several Cougs reached match milestones, including Grayson Lynch playing her 80th all-time match against Montana. The senior will make her 50th career start in her next run out. Raniyah Burton's WSU debut was also her 60th career collegiate match, as she went on to score less than three minutes after entering the pitch. Sophie Beadle subbed on late in the second half against Montana for her 70th college match. Lindsey Turner played her 40th career match as a Coug against the Griz.

The Cougars three-goal win against Montana, Thursday night, marked the first WSU win with three goals scored in 361 days, since defeating Weber State Aug. 27, 2023.

Jenna Studer and Grayson Lynch returned from injury after 12 months away from the pitch. Studer returned for a full 90 shift in West Lafayette, 361 days removed from a season-ending injury at Texas A&M, Aug. 20, 2023. Lynch started up front for the first time in 357 days, having suffered an ACL injury in the win at Portland last August.

Six transfers arrived in Pullman to reload the Cougar roster, including three graduate students, one fifth-year senior, one true senior, and one junior. All five field players have seen the pitch for the Cougs with just transfer goalkeeper Keara Fitzgerald sidelined due to injury.

The last two Cougar shutouts have both involved Reese Tappan delivering an assist for the win. Last October, Tappan assisted on the game-winning goal over Colorado. Against Montana Thursday night, Tappan assisted on the game-winner in the first half for her fifth-career assist.

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