This Week For The Redhawks: After being on the road in their last two contests, the Seattle University women's soccer team returns home to host Eastern Washington University (0-0-0) on Monday, Aug. 31, at 4 p.m. at Championship Field. SU then hits the road to take on the Cal Poly Mustangs (0-1-0) on Friday, Sept. 4. The match in San Luis Obispo, Calif. is slated for 7 p.m. at Alex G. Spanos Field.
Last Time Out: SeattleU returns home after splitting their first two road contests of 2009. The Redhawks kicked off the road half of the season on Aug. 26, at cross-town rival the University of Washington. After breaking out with a 1-0 lead off a Kassandra Riozzi assist and Jamie Coe goal, SU could not hold off the Huskies. UW went on to score two goals in the second half to serve Seattle their first loss of the season. After an intense mid-week contest, the Redhawks traveled to Moscow, Idaho to face off with Utah Valley University in a neutral sited match. A tired SU squad got off to a slow start versus the Wolverines, but after a scoreless first half, head coach Julie Woodward went deep into her bench to bring in fresh legs. Late in the second period Coe crossed the ball in the UVU box to sophomore Lauren Munechika, who tapped in the game-winning goal. Ten minutes later, in the 79th minute, Seattle solidified the victory with a second goal from freshman Maddy Cartwright. After weaving through traffic Kara Kuttler passed the ball off to Cartwright, who went one-on-one with the Wolverine 'keeper. The freshman pushed in a pass to the right post for her first career goal.
On Deck: After a lone home match and a solo road contest this week, SU will remain on the road for two games. They will participate in the Oregon Nike Tournament in Eugene, Ore. On Friday, Sept. 11, they will take on Oregon State at 4:30 p.m. Two days later they will close out the weekend with tournament host's Oregon on Sunday, Sept. 13, in a 1 p.m. match.
They will return home next on Sunday, Sept. 20, to host Utah State at 1 p.m.
Scouting Eastern Washington: Eastern Washington heads to Seattle after playing in their season opener on Saturday evening, Aug. 29, versus McNesse State. The Eagles enter 2009 with 11 letterwinners and six starters returning. They went 4-11-3 last season; however they get to play nine of their 14 games this season at home.
The Eagles return forward Brittany Sparks, who is coming off earning All-Big Sky Honorable Mention accolades in 2008. Also returning to the pitch is goalkeeper Lisa Dimak. The veteran will compete for time between the posts with Jackie Gillis and Jamie Walker.
Scouting Cal Poly: The Mustangs of Cal Poly opened up the 2009 campaign with 2008 Final Four participants No. 4 Stanford. Despite giving up two goals to the Cardinal, CP got on the board late in the second half off a Kristina Condon-Sherwood goal. The Mustangs dropped a 2-1 decision in their season opener and are 0-1-0 on the year.
Leading Cal Poly after their lone match of 2009 is Condon-Sherwood, who is the only Mustang with statistical points on the team. She has two points. She has a perfect shot's percentage, with one shot for a goal this year.
Redhawks Tally Shutouts in All Three Victories This Season: With four games under their belt, SeattleU has gone 3-1 thus far. In all three of their wins this season SU has shutout their opponents. They defeated Boise State 1-0 (Aug. 21), Idaho 1-0 (Aug. 23) and Utah Valley 2-0 (Aug. 28).
Coe, Coe, Coe: Senior Jamie Coe has been on a hot streak for the Redhawks, as the tri-captain has either had an assist or scored a goal in all four games this season. She has made the game-winning assist versus Boise State (Aug. 21), Idaho (Aug. 23) and Utah Valley (Aug. 28). All three games were shutouts for the Redhawks. She scored her first goal of the season on Aug. 26, against the University of Washington.
The SU striker now has 16 career goals and is three away from breaking into the top-10 all-time scorers list.
Goverde Posts Third Shutout: Sophomore goalkeeper Madison Goverde tallied her third shutout of the season versus Utah Valley on Aug. 28. After four starts, she posts a 0.50 goals against average, 15 saves and has allowed only two goals against.
In all three of the Redhawks' victories this season, Goverde has earned a shutout.
Freshman Gets on the Board: In her collegiate debut versus Utah Valley on Aug. 28, freshman Maddy Cartwright scored her first career goal. The Salt Lake City, Utah received a pass from Kara Kuttler and she then took on the UVU goalkeeper one-on-one. She knocked in a shot to the right post to solidify the Redhawks' 2-0 victory over the Wolverines.
Redhawk Bench Makes Major Contributions: Head coach Julie Woodward has been able to call onto her bench consistently for results. From the starters to deep in the lineup, the Redhawks have proved to be a team with depth and drive. This season seven players without any prior collegiate experience have stepped and been constant performers.
In addition to Cartwright's first career goal, sophomore Lauren Munechika scored the game-winning goal off the bench versus Utah Valley (Aug. 28). It was the midfielder's first career goal, as well.