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GAMEDAY: WSOC at Grand Canyon

Seattle University women's soccer heads to Grand Canyon on Sunday, Oct. 22. The WAC game is set for a 1 p.m. kickoff. Click here to follow the match.

GAMEDAY: WSOC at Grand CanyonGAMEDAY: WSOC at Grand Canyon

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SEATTLE – (Oct. 21) Seattle University women’s soccer travels to Grand Canyon for its final road game of the regular season on Sunday afternoon.

FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS

  • Sunday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m.
  • at Grand Canyon (GCU Stadium)
  • Stats | Watch

ABOUT THE GAME

  • Seattle U (6-8-2, 2-2-1 WAC) at Grand Canyon (4-12-1, 1-4-0 WAC)
  • All-time series-SU leads, 7-1-0
  • Home-SU leads, 4-1-0
  • Away-SU leads, 3-0-0
  • Neutral-N/A
  • Last meeting-SU won, 1-0, at Seattle U (Oct. 7, 2016)

NEWS AND NOTES

  • Seattle U plays its final regular season road contest on Sunday afternoon at GCU. With a win or a tie or a CSU Bakersfield loss, the Redhawks will clinch a WAC Championship berth.
  • SU claimed a key 1-0 win over CSU Bakersfield at Championship Field on Oct. 20, as Stephanie Spiekerman scored her first goal of the season. Seattle U is now 18-0-0 all-time against the Roadrunners.
  • The Redhawks suffered a 2-1 setback against New Mexico State on Oct. 14 at Championship Field. Isabelle Butterfield scored her first goal of the season as SU outshot the Aggies, 27-5, in the contest.
  • SU tied UTRGV, 0-0, on Thursday night. Mackenzie Curry made two saves for her fourth shutout of the season.
  • Grand Canyon has lost two straight entering Sunday, both by scores of 1-0. GCU has scored more than one goal in a game just once since Sept. 1-a 7-0 win over Chicago State on Oct. 13.
  • SU is dropped a 3-0 setback at Kansas City on Oct. 8. The decision snapped the Redhawks’ 24-game unbeaten streak in WAC regular season contests and their 15-game win streak in such outings.
  • The Redhawks are 39-3-2 in their last 44 WAC regular season games.
  • McKenzie Cook paces the Lopes with three goals and four assists in 16 games this year.
  • SU won, 6-1, at Chicago State on Oct. 6. Madeline Racine notched a goal and three assists, while Kelsey Eagle scored twice in the WAC opener.
  • Seattle U outshot the Cougars, 27-3, in the match.
  • Madeline Racine’s three-assist showing against Chicago State is the first such performance by a Redhawk since Julia Moravec tallied three helpers on Oct. 25, 2015, at Grand Canyon.
  • SU set new season highs in goals (6), shots (27), shots on goal (16), and corner kicks (9) in the win at Chicago State.
  • The Redhawks dropped a 2-1 double-overtime game at Gonzaga on Sept. 24. Jennifer Plummer scored and Mackenzie Curry made a career-high seven saves in net.
  • SU settled for a 1-1 tie with Portland on Sept. 22. Jessie Ray scored her fourth goal in four games and Mackenzie Curry logged four saves.
  • Jessie Ray and Mackenzie Curry were named WAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, on Sept. 25. Ray leads the league with seven goals, while Curry posted 11 saves in two outings over the weekend.
  • UTRGV was picked to place third in the WAC Preseason Poll.
  • SU tops the WAC with 1.9 assists per game. It is ranked 40th nationally, as 15 different Redhawks have registered an assist this year. Nationally, only Stanford has more players with a helper in 2017.
  • Seattle U won, 4-0, at Portland State on Sept. 17. Jessie Ray scored two goals and assisted on another, as the Redhawks claimed their third shutout of the season.
  • Jessie Ray leads the WAC in goals per game (0.78) this season. The sophomore leads the conference with seven goals in 2017.
  • SU dropped a 3-0 decision at Washington on Sept. 15. Both sides tried eight shots in the contest at Husky Soccer Field.
  • SU fell, 4-1, to Santa Clara on Sept. 11. Jessie Ray scored her fourth goal of the season and the Redhawks outshot the Broncos, 14-12, at Championship Field.
  • Leahi Manthei set a program Division I record with four goals in a 5-3 win at Idaho on Sept. 4. The freshman came off the bench to score a goal in the first half and then three in the second frame. She earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week recognition for the showing.
  • The win at Idaho marked SU’s first comeback from a two-goal deficit to win in Division I history.
  • Seattle U recorded a 2-0 showing at the Outrigger Classic at the University of Hawaii Aug. 26-28. SU beat Pacific, 3-0, and Hawaii, 2-0. Jessie Ray earned Tournament MVP and WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, as the sophomore scored in both games.
  • Coach Julie Woodward, in her 21st season at SU, has guided the Redhawks to three NCAA Tournament appearances in the last four years. She has 281 career victories.
  • Derek Leader is in his second season as GCU’s head coach. He was previously the head coach at Georgia State.
  • For a fifth straight year, SU was voted as favorites in the WAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Stephanie Spiekerman, the reigning WAC Defensive Player of the Year, was chosen WAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.