Soccer Hosts Oregon

THIS WEEK

Washington State (7-2-3, 2-2-1 Pac-12) plays host to Oregon (6-5-2, 2-2-1 Pac-12) in a single-match conference weekend…Cougars and Ducks will kick off at 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19 at Lower Soccer Field…live stats will be available on wsucougars.com…match will be televised by the Pac-12 networks with Rich Burk (play-by-play) and Tracey Bailey (analyst) calling the action.

LAST WEEK

Washington State lost 4-1 to Arizona and tied Arizona State 0-0 in a pair of Pac-12 matches at home…senior Jamie Schnieders notched her first-career goal in the match against the Wildcats.

WASHINGTON STATE HEAD COACH STEVE NUGENT

Cougar Head Coach Steve Nugent is in his first year at Washington State, and his fourth year overall as a head coach...owns 7-2-3 record with the Cougars and 37-25-9 overall…Nugent was the mentor at UNC Greensboro from 2011-13.

SETTING RECORDS

With its 1-0 victory at California, Oct. 3, Washington State tied, set or extended several records…Cougars set school record unbeaten streak at 15…extended school-record unbeaten streak on the road to 10 (9-0-1)…equaled best start through nine matches (set last season) at 7-0-2…Washington State tied a school record (set in 2009) with its fifth-straight road win…won a school-record sixth-consecutive Pac-12 road match…won a school-record seventh-straight Pac-12 match overall.

STINGY DEFENSE

Washington State recorded a school-record seven-consecutive clean sheets, (last three matches of 2013, first four of 2014)…did not yield a goal in school-record 798:15 before Hawaii scored in the first half, Sept. 7,

COUGARS SEEK RETURN TO POSTSEASON

Washington State has made three-straight NCAA Championship appearances, a first for the program…Cougars have made five trips to the NCAA postseason in the last six years, one of 28 schools nationally to accomplish the feat…Cougars have advanced to the second round twice in that span…last year, Washington State was eliminated by Illinois in the first round on penalty kicks to finish 14-3-4…victory total tied a school record set in 1990 and equaled in 2009.

WASHINGTON STATE GIVEAWAYS

Sunday is Washington State’s annual Cougars Wave Pink match…Cougars will wear pink jerseys as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month…first 200 fans at Lower Soccer Field will receive a Cougars Wave Pink T-shirt…in addition, 500 Washington State scarves will be handed out to those in attendance.

STRETCH RUN

With six matches remaining in the regular season, Washington State enters the final third of its season…Cougars were 5-1-0 during this stretch last season and 4-2-0 in 2012 on their way to NCAA postseason bids.

ABOUT OREGON

The Ducks are 6-5-2, 2-2-1 Pac-12…Oregon enters the week tied with Washington State for sixth place in the Pac-12 with seven points…three student-athletes share the team lead with two goals…Lilly Archer has recorded a team-best three assists and seven points…Cougars and Ducks have three common opponents so far this season…both teams tied Arizona State and lost to Arizona (Oregon on the road, Washington State at home)…Ducks lost at BYU while Washington State earned a draw in Provo, Utah…Cougars lead the series with Ducks 9-4-5…Washington State is 5-3-1 at home…each team has earned a win and a draw over the last three meetings in Pullman…last year’s result was a 0-0 tie at Oregon.