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• Saturday, Apr. 17 at 2 p.m.
• vs. Utah Valley (WAC Tournament Championship)
• Stats | ESPN Plus (U.S.) | WAC Digital Network (international)
ABOUT THE GAME
• No. 2 Seattle U (12-4-2, 10-2-2 WAC) vs. No. 1 Utah Valley (11-4-4, 10-2-2 WAC)
• All-time series-Seattle U leads, 16-3-2
• Home-Seattle U leads, 9-0-0
• Away-Seattle U leads, 6-2-1
• Neutral-Series is tied, 1-1-1
• Last meeting-UVU won, 4-1, at Clyde Field on Mar. 27, 2021
NEWS AND NOTES
• SU won, 3-2, at Grand Canyon on Thursday night. Ava Benedetti, Kacey LaBoda, and Hallie Bergford each scored as the Redhawks advanced to their eighth straight WAC Tournament Championship game.
• Seattle U is the only Division I program to advance to its last eight conference tournament finals.
• The Redhawks won the 2019 WAC Tournament Championship, advancing to their fifth NCAA Tournament since 2013. SU is the lone Division I program to play in each of its last seven conference championship matches.
• Since 2013, Seattle U has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments, won five WAC Tournament titles, and claimed five WAC regular-season crowns.
• Since 2016, the Redhawks are 9-0-1 in WAC Tournament play, with three titles in that span.
• This will mark the fourth meeting between SU and Utah Valley in the WAC Tournament Championship. UVU won the crown in 2015 and 2017, while the Redhawks won in 2019.
• Seattle U claimed a share of the WAC regular-season title with a 1-0 overtime win at California Baptist on Apr. 9. Gabe Jillings scored in the 93rd minute to push SU to its second straight regular-season crown.
• Sydney Carr highlighted eight Redhawks who were honored in the WAC postseason awards. Carr earned WAC Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-WAC honors. Michele Adam and Ava Benedetti joined Carr on the first team, while Emily Bunnell and Natalie Dixon were both Second Team All-WAC choices. Hallie Bergford was chosen WAC Freshman of the Year, as Bergford and Sarah Creighton landed WAC All-Freshmen Team accolades. Senior Leahi Manthei was an All-WAC Honorable Mention selection.
• Junior Sydney Carr leads the nation with 16 goals and 38 points this season.
• SU swept two matches with New Mexico State on Apr. 1-3 at Championship Field. Ava Benedetti scored two goals in each contest as the Redhawks won by scores of 3-0 and 3-2 over the Aggies.
• Sophomore Ava Benedetti earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, for the period ending on Apr. 4. She put up a brace in both wins over NM State at Championship Field. Benedetti is second on the team with seven goals this season.
• The Redhawks went to Utah Valley and came away with a tie and a loss on Mar. 25-27. Sydney Carr scored a goal in both matches for SU.
• SU rolled to a pair of record-setting wins over Chicago State on Mar. 18 and 20 at Championship Field. Sydney Carr tallied seven goals and 16 points across the two games, as the Redhawks won by scores of 8-0 and 6-1 in the WAC matches.
• Sydney Carr earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, for the period ending on Mar. 21. The junior put up seven goals in two outings, tying the Division I program record with four goals and setting a new school record with 10 points on Mar. 18. She followed with a hat trick on Mar. 20, moving her into a tie for the national lead with 13 goals this season. Carr is tied for second nationally with 28 points this year.
• SU's eight goals on Mar. 18 are its most in a match since Oct. 26, 2014, when the Redhawks put up 11 goals against Chicago State.
• Seattle U split two games with Grand Canyon on Mar. 11 and Mar. 13 at Championship Field. On Thursday, Sydney Carr recorded a hat trick in under 22 minutes to lift SU to a 4-2 win over the Lopes. Two days later, GCU left with a 2-1 decision to hand the Redhawks their first WAC defeat.
• Sydney Carr's first-half hat trick on Mar. 11 is the first three-goal effort by a Redhawk since Leahi Manthei scored four goals at Idaho on Sept. 4, 2017.
• The Redhawks won two games at Dixie State on Mar. 4-6, as Ava Benedetti scored the game-winner in both matches. On Mar. 4, Benedetti scored in the 95th minute to lift SU to a 2-1 overtime victory. Emily Bunnell scored on a second-half penalty kick to tie the score at 1. Benedetti finished a Bailey Hall assist for the only score of a 1-0 win on Mar. 6. The Redhawks did not allow a shot on goal in the shutout at DSU.
• Seattle U took down California Baptist, 1-0, on Feb. 27 at Championship Field. Sydney Carr scored on a free kick and Madison Waguespack made five saves as the Redhawks extended their unbeaten streak to four games and their shutout streak to 319:57.
• Madison Waguespack was chosen WAC Defensive Player of the Week after posting two shutouts in SU victories the week of Feb. 22-28. The sophomore tallied nine stops, including a late penalty kick save in a 1-0 win at UTRGV on Feb. 22.
• The Redhawks beat Northwest, 2-0, on Feb. 24, as Mo Nagel and Sydney Carr both scored. SU outshot the Eagles, 24-2, in the match. Twenty-three Redhawks appeared in the contest.
• Seattle U beat UTRGV, 1-0, on Feb. 22, as Natalie Dixon scored in the 81st minute to lift the Redhawks to their first WAC win of the year. Madison Waguespack made four saves, including a late penalty kick stop, to claim the shutout in goal.
• On Feb. 20, SU tied, 1-1 in double overtime, at UTRGV. Sydney Carr scored her first goal as a Redhawk in the WAC opener.
• Seattle U fell at Washington, 1-0, on Feb. 12. Madison Waguespack made a career-high nine saves in the match at frigid Husky Soccer Stadium.
• SU battled with No. 10 Washington State in the 2021 opener on Feb. 7, but the Cougars pulled out a 2-1 victory at Championship Field. Leahi Manthei scored early in the second half for the Redhawks.
• The match with WSU marked the Redhawks' first match in 449 days (Nov. 16, 2019 at Washington in NCAA Tournament).
• Seattle U was picked to win the WAC in the preseason coaches' poll, marking the seventh time in the last eight seasons that the Redhawks were voted preseason favorites. Sophomore Michele Adam was named WAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and Adam and senior Leahi Manthei were voted All-WAC Preseason.
• Coach Julie Woodward enters her 24th season at SU. She has won 318 games in her career.
• SU went 2-0-1 in three exhibition matches this preseason. It beat Seattle Pacific and Eastern Washington and tied Gonzaga. Sydney Carr led the Redhawks with three goals in the three games.
• The Redhawks won the 2019 WAC Tournament Championship, advancing to their fifth NCAA Tournament since 2013. SU is the lone Division I program to play in each of its last seven conference championship matches.
• Since 2013, Seattle U has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments, won five WAC Tournament titles, and claimed five WAC regular-season crowns.
• SU features three seniors, 10 juniors, 14 sophomores, and seven freshmen on this year's roster.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
• Saturday, Apr. 17 at 2 p.m.
• vs. Utah Valley (WAC Tournament Championship)
• Stats | ESPN Plus (U.S.) | WAC Digital Network (international)
ABOUT THE GAME
• No. 2 Seattle U (12-4-2, 10-2-2 WAC) vs. No. 1 Utah Valley (11-4-4, 10-2-2 WAC)
• All-time series-Seattle U leads, 16-3-2
• Home-Seattle U leads, 9-0-0
• Away-Seattle U leads, 6-2-1
• Neutral-Series is tied, 1-1-1
• Last meeting-UVU won, 4-1, at Clyde Field on Mar. 27, 2021
NEWS AND NOTES
• SU won, 3-2, at Grand Canyon on Thursday night. Ava Benedetti, Kacey LaBoda, and Hallie Bergford each scored as the Redhawks advanced to their eighth straight WAC Tournament Championship game.
• Seattle U is the only Division I program to advance to its last eight conference tournament finals.
• The Redhawks won the 2019 WAC Tournament Championship, advancing to their fifth NCAA Tournament since 2013. SU is the lone Division I program to play in each of its last seven conference championship matches.
• Since 2013, Seattle U has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments, won five WAC Tournament titles, and claimed five WAC regular-season crowns.
• Since 2016, the Redhawks are 9-0-1 in WAC Tournament play, with three titles in that span.
• This will mark the fourth meeting between SU and Utah Valley in the WAC Tournament Championship. UVU won the crown in 2015 and 2017, while the Redhawks won in 2019.
• Seattle U claimed a share of the WAC regular-season title with a 1-0 overtime win at California Baptist on Apr. 9. Gabe Jillings scored in the 93rd minute to push SU to its second straight regular-season crown.
• Sydney Carr highlighted eight Redhawks who were honored in the WAC postseason awards. Carr earned WAC Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-WAC honors. Michele Adam and Ava Benedetti joined Carr on the first team, while Emily Bunnell and Natalie Dixon were both Second Team All-WAC choices. Hallie Bergford was chosen WAC Freshman of the Year, as Bergford and Sarah Creighton landed WAC All-Freshmen Team accolades. Senior Leahi Manthei was an All-WAC Honorable Mention selection.
• Junior Sydney Carr leads the nation with 16 goals and 38 points this season.
• SU swept two matches with New Mexico State on Apr. 1-3 at Championship Field. Ava Benedetti scored two goals in each contest as the Redhawks won by scores of 3-0 and 3-2 over the Aggies.
• Sophomore Ava Benedetti earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, for the period ending on Apr. 4. She put up a brace in both wins over NM State at Championship Field. Benedetti is second on the team with seven goals this season.
• The Redhawks went to Utah Valley and came away with a tie and a loss on Mar. 25-27. Sydney Carr scored a goal in both matches for SU.
• SU rolled to a pair of record-setting wins over Chicago State on Mar. 18 and 20 at Championship Field. Sydney Carr tallied seven goals and 16 points across the two games, as the Redhawks won by scores of 8-0 and 6-1 in the WAC matches.
• Sydney Carr earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, for the period ending on Mar. 21. The junior put up seven goals in two outings, tying the Division I program record with four goals and setting a new school record with 10 points on Mar. 18. She followed with a hat trick on Mar. 20, moving her into a tie for the national lead with 13 goals this season. Carr is tied for second nationally with 28 points this year.
• SU's eight goals on Mar. 18 are its most in a match since Oct. 26, 2014, when the Redhawks put up 11 goals against Chicago State.
• Seattle U split two games with Grand Canyon on Mar. 11 and Mar. 13 at Championship Field. On Thursday, Sydney Carr recorded a hat trick in under 22 minutes to lift SU to a 4-2 win over the Lopes. Two days later, GCU left with a 2-1 decision to hand the Redhawks their first WAC defeat.
• Sydney Carr's first-half hat trick on Mar. 11 is the first three-goal effort by a Redhawk since Leahi Manthei scored four goals at Idaho on Sept. 4, 2017.
• The Redhawks won two games at Dixie State on Mar. 4-6, as Ava Benedetti scored the game-winner in both matches. On Mar. 4, Benedetti scored in the 95th minute to lift SU to a 2-1 overtime victory. Emily Bunnell scored on a second-half penalty kick to tie the score at 1. Benedetti finished a Bailey Hall assist for the only score of a 1-0 win on Mar. 6. The Redhawks did not allow a shot on goal in the shutout at DSU.
• Seattle U took down California Baptist, 1-0, on Feb. 27 at Championship Field. Sydney Carr scored on a free kick and Madison Waguespack made five saves as the Redhawks extended their unbeaten streak to four games and their shutout streak to 319:57.
• Madison Waguespack was chosen WAC Defensive Player of the Week after posting two shutouts in SU victories the week of Feb. 22-28. The sophomore tallied nine stops, including a late penalty kick save in a 1-0 win at UTRGV on Feb. 22.
• The Redhawks beat Northwest, 2-0, on Feb. 24, as Mo Nagel and Sydney Carr both scored. SU outshot the Eagles, 24-2, in the match. Twenty-three Redhawks appeared in the contest.
• Seattle U beat UTRGV, 1-0, on Feb. 22, as Natalie Dixon scored in the 81st minute to lift the Redhawks to their first WAC win of the year. Madison Waguespack made four saves, including a late penalty kick stop, to claim the shutout in goal.
• On Feb. 20, SU tied, 1-1 in double overtime, at UTRGV. Sydney Carr scored her first goal as a Redhawk in the WAC opener.
• Seattle U fell at Washington, 1-0, on Feb. 12. Madison Waguespack made a career-high nine saves in the match at frigid Husky Soccer Stadium.
• SU battled with No. 10 Washington State in the 2021 opener on Feb. 7, but the Cougars pulled out a 2-1 victory at Championship Field. Leahi Manthei scored early in the second half for the Redhawks.
• The match with WSU marked the Redhawks' first match in 449 days (Nov. 16, 2019 at Washington in NCAA Tournament).
• Seattle U was picked to win the WAC in the preseason coaches' poll, marking the seventh time in the last eight seasons that the Redhawks were voted preseason favorites. Sophomore Michele Adam was named WAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and Adam and senior Leahi Manthei were voted All-WAC Preseason.
• Coach Julie Woodward enters her 24th season at SU. She has won 318 games in her career.
• SU went 2-0-1 in three exhibition matches this preseason. It beat Seattle Pacific and Eastern Washington and tied Gonzaga. Sydney Carr led the Redhawks with three goals in the three games.
• The Redhawks won the 2019 WAC Tournament Championship, advancing to their fifth NCAA Tournament since 2013. SU is the lone Division I program to play in each of its last seven conference championship matches.
• Since 2013, Seattle U has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments, won five WAC Tournament titles, and claimed five WAC regular-season crowns.
• SU features three seniors, 10 juniors, 14 sophomores, and seven freshmen on this year's roster.