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#15 Cougar Soccer Welcomes Buffs for Thursday Showdown

#15 Cougar Soccer Welcomes Buffs for Thursday Showdown


#15 WASHINGTON STATE (7-1-1)
vs COLORADO (6-2-2)
Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.
Pullman, Wash. | Lower Soccer Field
Watch | Pac-12 Network
Live Stats | StatBroadcast

OPENING XI

    I.    #15 WSU hosts CU for its conference home opener Thursday at 7 p.m….the Cougs have won 3-straight against the Buffs, dating back to 2019

    II.    Wazzu and Colorado last met Oct. 2021 in Boulder…the Cougs won 2-0 courtesy of goals from Elyse Bennett and then-sophomore Alyssa Gray

    III.    With 88 career wins, Coach Todd Shulenberger is tied for the all-time coaching wins record at WSU…the next victory will secure him as the Cougs’ winningest coach in program history with 89 victories

    IV.    WSU has won 7-straight matches for the first time since starting the 2018 season with 10-straight wins…that team advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round

    V.    Mykiaa Minniss started her 82nd career match Friday at Oregon State, securing her position at 5th all-time in career matches started at WSU

    VI.    Margie Detrizio scored her team-best 7th goal of the season, 9/18 at SMC…Detrizio leads the team with 18 points and is tied for 4th-most goals in the Pac-12

    VII.    Sydney Studer scored her third goal of the season, Friday at OSU…marking her 4th career game-winner and her fifth goal as a Coug

    VIII.    Sophomore goalkeeper Nadia Cooper picked up her 17th career win Friday at OSU, moving her one win shy of a tie for 6th on WSU’s all-time GK wins list

    IX.    The Cougs are outshooting opponents 198-55, averaging of 22.0 shots per game

    X.    Detrizio leads the Pac-12 in shots on frame (2.67), which is 4th nationally

    XI.    WSU is 3-3-1 in conference home openers since Shulenberger arrived in 2015

COUGARS VS BUFFALOES

Washington State hosts its first home conference match of the season, Thursday at 7 p.m., welcoming the Colorado Buffaloes to Lower Soccer Field. WSU holds a 8-4-0 advantage in the series history. The programs last met Oct. 3, 2021 in Boulder when the Cougs came away victorious, 2-0, thanks to goals from Elyse Bennett and then-sophomore Alyssa Gray. Since arriving on…

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