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SEATTLE – Seattle University women’s soccer hosts Eastern Washington in the 2018 home opener on Monday afternoon.
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ABOUT THE GAME
- Seattle U (0-1-0) at Eastern Washington (1-0-0)
- All-time series-Seattle U leads, 7-0-0
- Home-Seattle U leads, 4-0-0
- Away-Seattle U leads, 3-0-0
- Neutral-N/A
- Last meeting-Seattle U won, 4-1, at Championship Field (Sept. 5, 2014)
NEWS AND NOTES
- Seattle U began the regular season with a 3-1 setback at No. 21 Washington State on Aug. 17.
- Jessie Ray finished a header off a Laura Hooper assist in the 13th minute to account for the Redhawks’ goal at WSU.
- Eastern Washington beat CSU Bakersfield, 1-0 in overtime, to open its 2018 campaign Friday. Emma Vanderhyden scored in the 95th minute to win it for the Eagles.
- EWU has won each of the last two Big Sky titles and it was voted as the favorite in the 2018 preseason poll.
- 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.
- 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.