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WAC PREVIEW: WSOC vs. NM State

Seattle University women's soccer takes on New Mexico State in the first round of the 2017 WAC Championship on Wednesday. The match is slated for a 4 p.m. kickoff. Click here to follow the match.

WAC PREVIEW: WSOC vs. NM StateWAC PREVIEW: WSOC vs. NM State

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SEATTLE – (Oct. 31) Seattle University women’s soccer will face New Mexico State in a WAC Championship first-round contest on Wednesday afternoon.

FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS

  • Sunday, Nov. 1 at 4 p.m.
  • vs. New Mexico State (GCU Stadium)
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ABOUT THE GAME

  • Seattle U (7-8-3, 3-2-2 WAC) vs. NM State (9-9-2, 3-3-1 WAC)
  • All-time series-SU leads, 7-1-0
  • Home-SU leads, 6-0-0
  • Away-SU leads, 5-1-0
  • Neutral-Series is tied, 1-1-0
  • Last meeting-NM State won, 2-1, at SU (Oct. 14, 2017)

NEWS AND NOTES

  • The Redhawks face NM State in a WAC Championship first-round contest at GCU.
  • SU is going for a second straight WAC Championship and its fourth in the last five seasons.
  • Seattle U enters the tournament on a three-game unbeaten streak and hasn’t conceded a goal in 299:41 of game play.
  • New Mexico State wrapped up the regular season with a 9-9-2 record, including a 3-3-1 WAC mark. Devin Hart leads the Aggies with 11 goals and 9 assists, while Aileen Galicia has 10 goals and 5 helpers. Audriana Chavez has added nine scores in 2017.
  • Seattle U beat Utah Valley, 2-0, on senior night at Championhip Field. Leahi Manthei and Natasha Howe both scored and Ashley Routh recorded six saves for her third straight shutout in net.
  • SU tied, 0-0, at Grand Canyon on Oct. 22. Ashley Routh made two saves for her second straight shutout in goal.
  • With the result at GCU, Seattle U clinched a spot in the WAC Championship for a sixth straight season. The Redhawks have won three of the last four WAC Championships.
  • 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.
  • Utah Valley has secured the second seed and a first-round bye in the WAC Championship. It has won five straight after losing to Kansas City to open WAC play.
  • 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 39-3-3 in their last 45 WAC regular season games.
  • Breanna DeWaal leads the Wolverines with nine goals and six assists in 2017. Breanna McCarter has six goals and four helpers in 19 outings.
  • 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.
  • Utah Valley beat Seattle U, 3-0, at UVU on Sept. 30. Tori Smith led the Wolverines with a goal and two assists in the non-conference match.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Freddy Delgado is in his fourth season at NM 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.