SEATTLE – Seattle University women’s soccer will take on Washington State to begin the 2018 regular season on Friday night.
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ABOUT THE GAME
- Seattle U (0-0-0) at No. 21 Washington State (0-0-0)
- All-time series-Washington State leads, 11-1-0
- Home-Washington State leads, 4-0-0
- Away-Washington State leads, 7-1-0
- Neutral-N/A
- Last meeting-Washington State won, 2-0, at WSU (Sept. 15, 2016)
NEWS AND NOTES
- Seattle U kicks off the 2018 regular season this weekend. It plays at Washington State Friday and at Eastern Washington Sunday afternoon.
- The Redhawks were voted to take third in the WAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Defenders Rachel Bowler and Hannah Carrothers were named to the Preseason All-WAC Team. Carrothers and forward Jessie Ray were 2017 All-WAC Second Team selections.
- Washington State is ranked No. 21 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll. It went 10-8-4 last season, advancing to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.
- Julie Woodward enters her 22nd season as Seattle U head coach. She has guided the Redhawks to four WAC regular season titles, three WAC Tournament crowns, and eight straight winning seasons.
- Last season, SU won nine games and advanced to the WAC Championship game for the fifth straight year. It will have to replace nine seniors who graduated. The Redhawks have a 12-player freshman class in 2018.