Seattle U Wraps Non-Conference Schedule at Home: Seattle U men’s soccer is set to host a pair of games this weekend vs. Oregon State on Friday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. Sunday will be a doubleheader with the women’s team as they host Utah Valley at 12 noon in their Western Athletic Conference home opener. The men will open their own WAC slate at Utah Valley next weekend before returning home for their WAC home opener on Friday, Oct. 10. For non-street parking, fans can find pay parking in the Murphy Garage (11th Ave & E James Way) just three blocks from Championship Field. Links to live stats and video are on the men’s soccer schedule page at GoSeattleU.com.
Redzone Rally for Students Friday: Prior to Friday's match, the Seattle U Redzone will be holding a pregame rally starting at 5:30 pm in the O'Brien Center parking lot. All students are invited and there will be games, activities, and more.
Ticket Information: Fans can purchase single game tickets starting an hour prior to each match at the ticket booth at the main Championship Field entrance (corner of 14th and E Cherry). Prices are as follows: $7 for general admission, $5 for youth (17 and under) and seniors (65+). The Redhawk Sports Pass can also be purchased for $50 by calling the Redhawk Ticket Office at (206) 398-GOSU(4678), which is good for all men’s and women’s soccer, women’s basketball, volleyball, and baseball home contests.
Scouting No. 24 Oregon State (7-1-0): The Beavers recently made their way into both the NSCAA National Poll (No. 24) and the Soccer America National Poll (No. 25) after several marquee wins thus far in 2014. OSU is on a four game win streak including wins vs. Siena, Duquesne, Portland, and Northwest Christian. Oregon State’s 11-1 win over Northwest Christian set a new single-game record and their seven second half goals also set a school record for a single half. Khiry Shelton’s seven points (two goals, three assists) was a team high for the Beavers since 2012. This season, Timmy Mueller leads OSU with six goals while Matt Bersano and Nolan Wirth have played an equal number of minutes in goal. Their lone loss of the season came on Sept. 7 vs. Marquette, 1-0. The Redhawks and Beavers’ previous two matches have gone into overtime as SU came out on top on Sept. 19, 2009 at Championship Field in a 1-0 victory on a header goal by Demaci Roussos in the 94th minute. Last season, OSU came out on top, 2-1, on Sept. 13, 2013 as the Beavers scored the game-winner on a header just 13 seconds before the end of the first overtime period.
Scouting Gonzaga (1-5-0 as of 9/23): Gonzaga opened 2014 with a five-game losing streak before earning their first win of the season in their most recent match vs. UNLV on Sept. 20. Before the trip to Seattle, the Bulldogs will go south to face Stanford on Friday, Sept. 26. Jakob Granlund leads the team with two goals while Chris Lowrimore has played all six complete games in goal. GU has been shut out three times, with the most narrow margin, 1-0, to then-No. 18 Cal on Sept. 14. Conner Bevans was named West Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week this week after scoring a goal and assisting two more.
WAC Tournament All-Session Tickets Now on Sale: All session tickets are now on sale for the Western Athletic Conference men’s and women’s soccer tournaments hosted by Seattle U. The women’s tournament will take place on Nov. 6-7, 9 while the men’s tournament will take place the following weekend on Nov. 14-15, 16. Pricing and links for all-session tickets can be found on www.goseattleu.com/sutickets. Single game tickets can be purchased at the ticket gate as well as by calling the Redhawk ticket office at (206) 398-GOSU(4678).
Cystic Fibrosis Game Set For Oct. 18: The Redhawks’ match vs. Utah Valley on Oct. 18 will be the team’s annual Cystic Fibrosis game and fans will receive a ticket discount ($3 tickets) by wearing blue to the match.