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GAMEDAY: WSOC vs. UC Riverside

GAME PREVIEW: WSOC vs. UC Riverside

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SEATTLE – Seattle University women’s soccer welcomes UC Riverside Friday, as the Redhawks continue their eight-game home stand at Championship Field.

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  • Friday, Sept. 7 at 4:30 p.m.
  • vs. UC Riverside (Championship Field)
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ABOUT THE GAME

  • Seattle U (2-1-1) vs. UC Riverside (5-0-0)
  • All-time series-Seattle U leads 2-1-0
  • Home-N/A
  • Away-Seattle U leads, 2-1-0
  • Neutral-N/A
  • Last meeting-Seattle U won, 1-0 in overtime, at UC Riverside (Sept. 22, 2016)

NEWS AND NOTES

  • Seattle U’s eight-game home stand rolls on as UC Riverside visits Championship Field Friday.
  • SU beat Portland State, 3-0, on Sept. 2 as Emily Zimmer, Leahi Manthei, and Laura Hooper each scored for the Redhawks. Zimmer’s goal was the first of her career (61 games).
  • Ariana Romero made her first career start in goal, playing 75 minutes and extending her season-long scoreless streak to 152:33. Mackenzie Curry closed the game, making a save to split the shutout.
  • UC Riverside is 5-0-0 to start 2018 and it has yet to concede a goal.
  • The Highlanders have hosted all five of their contests this season and Friday will mark their first road game of the year.
  • UCR was voted to take seventh in the Big West Preseason Poll. It won eight games in 2017.
  • SU tied Cal State Fullerton, 1-1, on Aug. 26. Jessie Ray scored her fourth goal of the season in the draw at Championship Field.
  • Freshman goalkeeper Ariana Romero was named WAC Defensive Player of the Week, for the period ending Aug. 26. Romero did not allow a goal in 77 minutes of action over two games, making one save and sharing a shutout with Mackenzie Curry.
  • SU beat two-time defending Big Sky Tournament champion Eastern Washington, 3-0, on Aug. 20. Jessie Ray scored two goals and assisted on another as the Redhawks opened their eight-game homestand with a victory.
  • Emily Bringgold scored for SU in the win over Eastern Washington, notching her first career goal as a Redhawk.
  • 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.
  • 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.