Weekly Release: No. 8 Portland and Washington
This Week for the Redhawks: The Seattle University women's soccer team will remain on the road this weekend, but play in familiar territory at the Husky NIKE Invitational. For the first time this season, SU (3-1) will play in the city of Seattle at the University of Washington-hosted tournament. The Redhawks will face No. 8 Portland (2-1) on Friday, Sept. 2, at 4:30 p.m. and conclude the weekend with the Huskies (0-2-1) two days later. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.
Last Time Out: The Redhawks went 1-1 this past weekend on the road. Guided by freshman Megan Daniels' 32nd minute goal, SU shutout Idaho 1-0 on Aug. 26. It marked Seattle U's second consecutive shutout and third straight win. Two days later the Redhawks dropped a 1-0 decision at Washington State for their first loss of the season.
Follow the Redhawks: For the most up-to-date news and information about the SU women's soccer team, please log onto GoSeattleU.com. Live stats will be available for both games this weekend at UW. Seattle U will host their first-ever live blog for both games this weekend and live streaming will be available for Sunday's game at UW. All are free on GoSeattleU.com.
Husky NIKE Invitational: Seattle U is one of four teams participating in this weekend's Husky NIKE Invitational. In addition to UP, SU and host-UW, Boston University travels west to participate in the two-day tournament.
Close to Home: SU currently is amidst a 10-game road swing. This weekend's tournament will mark their first games in the city of Seattle this season. The Redhawks will open the home slate versus San Francisco on Friday, Sept. 23.
Road Warriors: The Redhawks will only play five games at Championship Field this season.
The Woodward Tally: Head coach Julie Woodward currently boasts 197 career victories at Seattle University. She is 197-73-25 all-time and is the winningest coach in SU women's soccer history.
Back-to-Back: At Idaho on Aug. 26, SU tallied their second consecutive 1-0 shutout victory.
Daniels Scores!: Freshman Megan Daniels has been a spark plug in the Redhawk lineup, whether it is coming in off the bench or breaking into the starting 11. She propelled SU to their 1-0 shutout win at Idaho on Aug. 26, behind her first half game-winner.
Scoring First: When scoring first the Redhawks are 3-0 on the year.
The Newbies: The freshmen class has made an immediate impact, with both Megan Daniels and Stephanie Verdoia scoring their first career goals already. In addition, Taylor Ritzman has come in off the bench in all four games this season and contributed in all three SU victories thus far.
The Captains: Senior goalkeeper Madison Goverde and senior defender Renee Vandermause will captain the 2011 Redhawk squad.
Makin' the Save: Senior goalkeeper Madison Goverde brought her career save total to 227, behind nine combined saves at UI and WSU.
Final Year of Independence: 2011 will mark SU's final season playing as an NCAA DI Independent. On July 1, 2012 Seattle U will officially join the Western Athletic Conference as full members.
Scouting No. 8 Portland: For the first time this season the Redhawks will face a ranked opponent in the No. 8 Portland Pilots. UP (2-1) travels to Seattle following a 1-0 loss at San Diego State on Aug. 28. They opened the year with a 2-1 victory at home over then-No. 4 Florida and edged past Washington State, 1-0.
Leading the Pilot offense is Danielle Foxhoven, who's scored a pair of goals in three games played. Defensively, Hailee DeYoung has played all 270 minutes in goal and sports a 0.67 goals against average, seven saves and a shutout.
The Last Time Seattle U Faced Portland: Portland leads the all-time series with Seattle U 7-2-1. The teams last met in 1989, with the then-NAIA Redhawks falling 9-0.
Scouting Washington: After opening the season in the national polls, the University of Washington returns home riding a 0-2-1 record. The then-No. 23 Huskies dropped both their games in the Midwest, falling 2-1 to Wisconsin on Aug. 26, and 2-0 at Iowa State on Aug. 28.
UW has seen minutes from a pair of goalkeepers, with Jorde Lafontaine-Kus starting and playing in their first two games. She's tallied 17 saves and a 1.71 goals against average, behind a 0-1-1 record. Kari Davidson holds a 2.00 goals against average and four saves in her lone start. Offensively, Lindsay Elston leads the team with a pair of goals in three starts.
The Last Time Seattle U Faced Washington: The Redhawks are 0-4-1 all-time versus the Huskies; however in their last two meetings SU was edged by one goal deficits. In their last meeting, SU fell 1-0 to UW on Aug. 20, 2010 at Championship Field.