Cougars Host Northern Colorado Thursday Night

WASHINGTON STATE (4-1-1)
vs NORTHERN COLORADO (4-2-2)
Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.
Pullman, Wash. | Lower Soccer Field
Watch | WSU Live Stream (Trevor Williams)
Live Stats | StatBroadcast

OPENING XI

    I.    WSU hosts Northern Colorado for the first time, Thursday in the final nonconference home game of the season…WSU is 2-0-0 vs UNCO all-time

    II.    The Cougs and Bears last met in 2021 in Greeley, a 3-0 victory for the Cougs

    III.    Coach Todd Shulenberger is three wins shy of tying the all-time coaching wins record at WSU (88)

    IV.    Mykiaa Minniss earned her 79th career start Sunday vs Cal Poly, moving her into a tie for 5th all-time in career matches started at WSU, excluding GKs

    V.    Minniss and Detrizio have each put together 3-game streaks with an assist this season, matching the 2nd-longest streak in program history…first players to reach 3-games straight since Sydney Studer last season

    VI.    Sophomore goalkeeper Nadia Cooper moved one win shy of a tie for 8th all-time in GK wins with her 14th career win against Cal Poly on Sunday

    VII.    The Cougs are outshooting opponents 136-52 through six matches

    VIII.    WSU’s average of 22.7 shots per game, ranking sixth nationally

    IX.    Junior Margie Detrizio tallied the first multi-assist game of her career vs Cal Poly, bringing her season total to 4 assists, tied for 2nd in the Pac-12 and tied for 24th in the country

    X.    Detrizio is tied for 4th nationally and 2nd in the Pac-12 in shots per game (4.7)

    XI.    Through four matches Wazzu has an average attendance of 1,456, including the home opener with 2,408 fans – the 4th-largest crowd in program history

COUGARS VS BEARS

Washington State hosts Northern Colorado at Lower Soccer Field, Thursday evening, for the final nonconference home game of the season. The matchup marks the third all-time meeting between the programs, with WSU victorious in the first two contests. WSU last faced UNC on Sept. 19, 2021 in Greeley, Colo., when then-junior Grayson Lynch netted a first-half brace alongside an Elyse Bennett goal for a 3-0 WSU win.

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