Seattle U Heads South for First Conference Road Swing: After playing Portland to a 1-1 draw and a come-from-behind win over Utah Valley, 2-1, in their Western Athletic Conference opener, Seattle U women’s soccer (5-3-1,1-0-0 WAC) sets out for their first league road trip of the season. The Redhawks face Grand Canyon in Phoenix, Ariz. on Friday, Oct. 3 before heading to face Bakersfield on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 12 p.m. PT. SU returns home to host the same pair of teams in a set of doubleheaders with the men’s team next weekend. A link to available live media for the weekend is on the women’s soccer schedule page at GoSeattleU.com.
Scouting Grand Canyon (1-6-1): Grand Canyon and Bakersfield were set to open WAC play last weekend but inclement weather in the Phoenix area postponed the match to a later date. The Lopes lone win thus far came at home against former WAC foe, Idaho, 2-1, on Sept. 19. Maria Monterroso leads GCU offensively with five goals on the season while Blakely Fraasch and Daryl Bradley have shared time in goal. Last season, the Redhawks defeated the Lopes in both meetings including 3-1 in Seattle on Sept. 20 and 5-0 in Phoenix on Oct. 11 (the sixth game of the Redhawks’ seven game shutout streak). In 2013, head coach Stevie Gill led GCU to a fourth place league finish in their first season of Division I as well as first season in the WAC, which would have qualified the Lopes for the WAC tournament if they were not currently in the DI reclassification process.
Scouting Bakersfield (1-8-1): Bakersfield earned their lone win on Sept. 19 at Florida Atlantic, 2-1, after opening the season with a eight game winless streak. Of note, the Roadrunners faced No. 23 Long Beach State, falling 2-0 on Sept. 7, while playing Northern Iowa to a 1-1 tie on Sept. 5. Five different Runners have scored a goal apiece, led by Hedda Regefalk with 17 shots, six on goal. Tori Ornela has seen the most time in goal while Megan Vina has also made two appearances. Last season, SU defeated CSUB 2-0 in Bakersfield on Oct. 4 and 2-1 in Seattle on Oct. 20.
Pink Game Set For October 10: SU’s match vs. Grand Canyon on Oct. 10 will be the team’s annual pink game to benefit breast cancer research and fans will receive a ticket discount ($3 tickets) by wearing pink to the match.
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).
Racine Named to CS360 Weekly Honor Roll: For a pair of assists in the team’s undefeated weekend vs. Portland on Sept. 25 (T, 1-1) and Utah Valley on Sept. 28 (W, 2-1), Madeline Racine was named to the CollegeSoccer360 Weekly Honor Roll. The freshman defender assisted both Natasha Howe’s go-ahead goal vs. Portland as well as Taylor Ritzman’s equalizing goal vs. Utah Valley.
Scouting Grand Canyon (1-6-1): Grand Canyon and Bakersfield were set to open WAC play last weekend but inclement weather in the Phoenix area postponed the match to a later date. The Lopes lone win thus far came at home against former WAC foe, Idaho, 2-1, on Sept. 19. Maria Monterroso leads GCU offensively with five goals on the season while Blakely Fraasch and Daryl Bradley have shared time in goal. Last season, the Redhawks defeated the Lopes in both meetings including 3-1 in Seattle on Sept. 20 and 5-0 in Phoenix on Oct. 11 (the sixth game of the Redhawks’ seven game shutout streak). In 2013, head coach Stevie Gill led GCU to a fourth place league finish in their first season of Division I as well as first season in the WAC, which would have qualified the Lopes for the WAC tournament if they were not currently in the DI reclassification process.
Scouting Bakersfield (1-8-1): Bakersfield earned their lone win on Sept. 19 at Florida Atlantic, 2-1, after opening the season with a eight game winless streak. Of note, the Roadrunners faced No. 23 Long Beach State, falling 2-0 on Sept. 7, while playing Northern Iowa to a 1-1 tie on Sept. 5. Five different Runners have scored a goal apiece, led by Hedda Regefalk with 17 shots, six on goal. Tori Ornela has seen the most time in goal while Megan Vina has also made two appearances. Last season, SU defeated CSUB 2-0 in Bakersfield on Oct. 4 and 2-1 in Seattle on Oct. 20.
Pink Game Set For October 10: SU’s match vs. Grand Canyon on Oct. 10 will be the team’s annual pink game to benefit breast cancer research and fans will receive a ticket discount ($3 tickets) by wearing pink to the match.
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).
Racine Named to CS360 Weekly Honor Roll: For a pair of assists in the team’s undefeated weekend vs. Portland on Sept. 25 (T, 1-1) and Utah Valley on Sept. 28 (W, 2-1), Madeline Racine was named to the CollegeSoccer360 Weekly Honor Roll. The freshman defender assisted both Natasha Howe’s go-ahead goal vs. Portland as well as Taylor Ritzman’s equalizing goal vs. Utah Valley.