Wazzu begins its conference schedule, Saturday, Sept. 28, hosting San Diego in its inaugural WCC match. The Cougs and Toreros are scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. PT with coverage on ESPN+ and commentary from Greg Heister. Saturday's match represents Latino/a/x Night with celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and WSU's Hispanic affinity organizations.

Washington State and San Diego meet for the third time in program history and first time with Wazzu under Head Coach Todd Shulenberger. The Cougars hold a 2-0-0 all-time record with a 1994 victory in Pullman and a 2012 win in Los Angeles. The Cougars have never lost to USD and have never held the Toreros scoreless.

Last time on the pitch at No. 7 Utah State, the Cougars held the top-10 Aggies to a scoreless draw in Logan last Thursday, as Nadia Cooper picked up her second cleansheet in three games. The cleansheet marked the first shutout against a top-10 opponent since Cooper's freshman season, playing to a scoreless draw with No. 5 Southern California, Oct. 21, 2021, in Pullman.

Nadia Cooper was named the WCC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 24 for the second time this season, after her cleansheet at Utah State. Cooper earned her 17th career shutout and second cleansheet against a top-10 team. The honor was Cooper's fourth career weekly conference honor, having been named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week twice as a freshman.

Grayson Lynch played her 87th career match last Thursday at Utah State, moving her into sole possession of fourth-most matches played by a WSU field player in program history. If Lynch plays all the remaining regular season matches, she will sit second in all-time WSU matches played with 97 behind Sydney Pulver (98).

In last Thursday's shutout draw at No. 7 Utah State, Nadia Cooper earned her 17th career shutout and second-career shutout against a top-10 opponent. The result marked the Cougs' first road shutout against a top-10 side since defeating No. 5 South Carolina, Nov. 29, 2019 in the NCAA Tournament to clinch a spot in the NCAA College Cup and first result (win or tie) against a top-10 opponent since Cooper's freshman season when WSU drew No. 8 UCLA 1-1, Oct. 24, 2021.

The Pac-12 Conference formally introduced Utah State as the seventh member of its 2026-27 expansion plans, Thursday afternoon, alongside, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State. Wazzu and Oregon State are currently operating as members of the Pac-12 Conference as part of a NCAA two-year grace period and will continue to do so for the 2025-26 academic season before the five new members officially join, July 1, 2026.

Sophomore Natalie Lewis made her first career start in last Thursday's draw at Utah State. Lewis, who has played 21 matches as a Coug, put one shot on frame in 21 minutes of action against the top-10 Aggies.

On the horizon, the Cougars hit the road for their inaugural WCC road game as an affiliate conference member. WSU will face No. 14 Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Match Milestones: In last Thursday's match Grayson Lynch played in her 87th career match, fourth in all-time Cougar history. With her next appearance, Lynch will move within four games of former teammate Mykiaa Minniss with 92 career matches played. Shevaun Judon played in her 50th career match at Utah State, including 13 since transferring from Liberty. Maggie Mace made her 40th career start, including seven starts as a Coug. With her next game, Jenna Studer will reach 60 matches played (31 at WSU).

Cougar soccer was named No. 21 on SoccerWire's list of the Top 50 most successful women's soccer programs in the country over the last five years, as announced in August prior to the season.

Lindsey Turner scored her first goal of the season against Georgia Southern, delivering the game-winning header in the 51st minute. The goal from the fifth-year senior marked her second career Cougar goal and third all-time collegiate goal after netting one at UC Riverside.

Sophomore Nathalie Lewis scored her first career goal in the loss at Georgia, scoring from the right side of the penalty area after a turn to shake her defender. Sophomore Naomi Clark played with her back to goal to receive a pass from sophomore Reagan Kotschau at the top of the box, turning to find Lewis for the sophomore trifecta score - Kotschau to Clark to Lewis.

Head Coach Todd Shulenberger earned his 100th win Sunday, Aug. 25, with a 2-1 win against Idaho. Shulenberger became the 140th active head coach to reach 100 career wins and the 44th to hit the century mark at a single school.

Sophomore Alena Watts tallied her first career assist and first career point in Thursday's win over Georgia Southern. Watts, a Georgia native, served an aerial through ball into the Eagles' defensive area for Lindsey Turner to head home for the game-winner, giving Watts a homecoming memory and the game-winning assist in front of friends and family.

True freshman Kendall Campbell made her first college start at No. 2 Stanford. The California native has started three games and has played in every match. Campbell scored her first collegiate goal against Montana, netting the second goal in a 3-0 win in the home opener.

Shevaun Judon and Ashly Berge made their first WSU starts in the Sept. 8 draw with UCSD. Judon made her first start in 1,060 days, last starting for Liberty at North Florida, Oct. 14, 2021. Berge made her first start in 689 days, last starting for Boise State vs New Mexico, Oct. 10, 2022.

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. The Cougars will be eligible for the WCC's automatic NCAA Tournament bid and compete in the Conference alongside top-25 teams in Santa Clara and Pepperdine.

In the WCC Preseason Coaches Poll, the Cougars were selected to finish second, behind nationally-ranked Santa Clara and ahead of nationally-ranked Pepperdine.

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

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