Last Time Out: SU put together a pair of comeback heroics this past weekend to win the Redhawk Invitational. Behind an assist and a game-winning goal from sophomore transfer Emma Levy, Seattle U defeated Idaho 2-1 on Sept. 24. Two days later, the Redhawks battled back from being down early to earn a 3-2 double overtime victory over Sacramento State. Ava Ames scored two goals in the game, including the golden-goal in the second overtime period.
What Woodward Says: "We are coming off a tough weekend of work at the Redhawk Invitational. The team battled hard and we were able to come away with a pair of victories at the tournament. It showed a lot of resiliency on our part, after giving up equalizing goals or going down, to battle back and stay perfect on the weekend and win the tournament. We are going to take on a pair of solid squads in Utah Valley and Portland State, so hopefully we can carry the momentum of this past weekend into this week's action," said head coach Julie Woodward.
Follow the Game: Fans can follow all the Redhawk women's soccer action this weekend by logging onto www.GoSeattleU.com. Live stats will be available for all action this weekend at the Redhawk Invitational. Live Twitter and Facebook updates will also be available.
Redhawk Invite Champs!: Behind a pair of victories and being the only team to go perfect at the Redhawk Invitational, the Seattle U women's soccer team earned their first NCAA DI tournament title since reclassifying back.
Ames Named Tourney MVP: Freshman Ava Ames capped off her golden-goal performance to keep Seattle U perfect at the Redhawk Invitational by earning MVP honors. She scored a pair of goals in SU's final game versus Sacramento State on Sept. 26, including the game-winner in double overtime.
Redhawk Invite All-Tourney Team: In addition to Ava Ames being named MVP of the Redhawk Invitational, three fellow newcomers were selected to the all-tournament team. Midfielders Julia Besango and Monique Escalera, and sophomore transfer Emma Levy all represented the Redhawks on the 10 player team.
Levy Scores and Assists: Sophomore transfer Emma Levy helped guide the Redhawks to a 2-1 victory in their opening match of the Redhawk Invitational on Sept. 24, versus Idaho. She assisted on Kara Kuttler's first half goal and a minute after subbing in she slammed in the game-winner. She was named to the all-tournament team for her weekend performance.
Newcomers Rising to the Challenge: This season the Seattle U newcomers have made immediate impacts in the Redhawk lineup. Five newbies have gotten in on the scoring game, including both Ava Ames and Emma Levy scoring game-winners in SU's Redhawk Invitational title winning weekend.
The Kuttler Counter: Senior captain Kara Kuttler continues to rise on the all-time Seattle U goal scorers list. She currently is T-9th all-time with 22 career goals. She scored her second goal of the season on Sept. 24, versus Idaho.
Scouting Utah Valley: The Wolverines of Utah Valley (3-6) are coming off a weekend where they split results. They earned their third win of the season over Idaho State, 2-0, on Sept. 23, before falling to Southern Utah 3-1, on Sept. 25. UVU currently is 0-3 when playing on the road.
Leading the Wolverine offense is Nicole Spencer. She has scored three goals for six points in nine starts. Both Andi Bagdan and Regan Clifford each have a pair of assists on the season.
Defensively, Utah Valley has shutout all opponents they earned victories over. Two goalkeepers have seen time between the pipes, with Lauren Sack seeing a majority of the time. In 540 minutes, Sack has tallied 34 saves, a 1.67 goals against average and a pair of shutouts. She 2-3-0 on the year and has allowed 10 goals against. Hailey Brown has also seen time in goal, sporting 17 saves, a 2.67 goals against average and a shutout. She's 1-3 on the year and has allowed eight goals.
The Last Time Seattle U Faced Utah Valley: The last time the Redhawks squared off with the Wolverines was on Aug. 28, 2008, in Moscow, Idaho. Lauren Munechika and Maddy Cartwright scored SU's goals in Seattle U's 2-0 shutout over Utah Valley.
Scouting Portland State: Portland State (4-5) is coming off a pair of losses to West Coast Conference opponents. They dropped a 5-1 decision to San Diego on Sept. 19, and fell 1-0 to Gonzaga on Sept. 26.
Leading the Vikings this season is Melissa Trammell, who in nine games played and seven starts, has scored three goals. Frankie Ross has a pair of goals and two assists in seven games played.
Rachel Jarvis has started in seven games in goal for PSU. In 575:58 minutes, she's tallied 41 saves, a 1.09 goals against average and a shutout. She posts a 2-4 record and has allowed seven goals. Lainey Hulsizer has made a pair of starts in three appearances between the posts this season. She has made 15 saves and posts a 1.82 goals against average. She has a 2-1 record with one shutout. This season she's allowed five goals.
The Vikings square off with Idaho on Tues., Sept. 28, and Utah Valey on Friday, Oct. 1, prior to heading to Championship Field.
The Last Time Seattle U Faced Portland State: In their last meeting on Sept. 22, 2009 the Redhawks and the Vikings played to a 1-1 double overtime draw in Portland, Ore. Kara Kuttler scored the Redhawks lone goal in the 43rd minute. Dolly Enneking equalized the game in the 83rd minute for Portland State.