First Road Trip Up Next for Soccer

After going 1-0-1 to open the season, Oregon hits the road for the first time this year to face Gonzaga Saturday at 7 p.m. (WCC Network).

GAME NOTES

KET STORYLINES

• This will be Oregon’s first trip to Spokane since 2006.

• True Dydasco got her sixth season off to a quick start, assisting on the game-winning goal Aug. 18 versus New Mexico State and scoring the tying goal three days later against San Francisco.

• Aug. 21 versus San Francisco, Leah Freeman matched her career high with nine saves.

• Callan Harrington made her long-awaited Oregon debut Aug. 18 against New Mexico State and scored on her very first shot attempt. Harrington holds the state of Oregon high school record for career goals with 133, one more than soccer Hall of Famer and U.S. national team star Tiffeny Milbrett. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and untimely injuries, it had been nearly three years since Harrington last took the field in 2019 in the Oregon 6A state championship match.

• Seven players made their Oregon debuts on opening weekend. That list included senior Madeline Gravante, junior Bel Rolley, sophomore Callan Harrington and freshmen Anna Emperador, Livvy Moore, Trinity Morales and Ajanae Respass.

• The oldest and youngest Ducks accounted for all of Oregon’s points during the opening weekend. Sixth-year senior True Dydasco had a goal and an assist, while fifth-year senior Chai Cortez had an assist. Freshmen got in on the act with Ajanae Respass scoring a goal and Livvy Moore earning an assist. Sophomore Callan Harrington, in her first game as a Duck, also scored.

• The Ducks played their opening weekend without the services of three returning starters from 2021. Kess Elmore, Caitlin Shaw and Croix Soto were held out recovering from minor ailments.

• Oregon welcomed the No. 25 recruiting class (Top Drawer Soccer) to campus for the 2022 season. Among the 10 incoming freshmen are four-star recruits Kristen Conti, Trinity Morales and Ajanae Respass, who join USC transfer Bel Rolley.

• In 2021, Oregon posted consecutive winning seasons for the first time in 40 years; 1980 (13-1-3) and 1981 (13-2-3).

 • The Ducks were an impressive 4-1-5 on the road in 2021 (2-1-3 in league play).

WEEK ONE RECAP

Oregon went 1-0-1 on the opening weekend of the 2022 season. In the…