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Friday, Sept. 20 |
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Eastern Washington vs. SIU-Edwardsville - 4 p.m. |
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North Dakota State vs. Colorado State - 7 p.m. |
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Sunday, Sept. 22 |
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SIU-Edwardsville vs. Colorado State - 11 a.m. |
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North Dakota State vs. Eastern Washington - 2 p.m. |
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The week ahead:
NDSU Soccer to Host Doublewood Inn Classic
Bison women's soccer will host the Doublewood Inn Classic Friday, Sept. 20 and Sunday, Sept. 22 at Dacotah Field. The Bison will face Colorado State Friday at 7 p.m. before hosting Eastern Washington Sunday at 2 p.m. The other matches in the classic will feature Eastern Washington vs. SIU-Edwardsville at 4 p.m. Friday and SIU-Edwardsville vs. Colorado State at 11 a.m. Sunday.
The Series against Colorado State and Mountain West Conference Opponents
The Bison and Colorado State Rams have not met before. Friday's contest will be the inaugural meeting. Against Mountain West opponents, the Bison are 0-5-0 overall.
The Series against Eastern Washington and Big Sky Conference Opponents
Sunday's tilt with Eastern Washington will be the third meeting all-time. They lead the series 1-0-1. Last season NDSU defeated the Eagles in Cheney, 3-2. The Bison's record against Big Sky Conference opponents is 9-8-2.
About the Colorado State Rams
Colorado State enters the week at 1-3-1 overall after they settled for a 1-1 draw at Northern Arizona Sunday.
Offensively, the Rams are paced by four players with a goal each (S. Pchenitchnikova, E. Bratschun, C. Seib, A. Eckert). Pchenitchnikova and Eckert also have one assist each through five matches. The Rams primary goalkeeper is Elena Eldson. She enters the week with a goals-against average of 2.40, allowing 11 goals while making 22 saves. Her record in goal is 1-1-1 with one shutout.
As a team Colorado State is averaging 0.80 goals-per-match while giving up 2.40 per-match to its opponents. CSU is also being outshot by its opponents 15.2 to 10.0.
About the Eastern Washington Eagles
The Eagles enter the week at 1-5-0 overall after winning at Idaho Friday, 2-1, to pick up their first win of the season.
Offensively, the Eagles are led by Cassie Black with two goals scored. Eastern Washington's main goalie is Nathalie Schwery. Through six matches, she has compiled a goals-against average of 1.63, allowing 10 goals and making 30 saves. Her record between the pipes is 1-5-0.
As a team the Eagles are averaging 1.50 goals-per-match and 9.2 shots-per-match.
Catching Up with the Bison
NDSU enters the week at 3-5-0 overall after dropping a pair of matches last week. The Bison fell to rival North Dakota Wednesday, Sept. 11 in Grand Forks, 4-2, before losing to Boise State Friday, Sept. 13, 1-0, in double overtime at home.
A Look at the Numbers
Through eight matches, the Bison are led offensively by
Anisha Kinnarath and
Lauren Miller with four goals each. Miller also has team-highs in assists (3) and points (11).
Katie Tallas has scored a pair of goals while
Meghan Johnston and
Mikayla Jacobson round out the scoring with a goal apiece.
As a team, NDSU is averaging 1.50 goals-per-match while giving up 2.50 per-match. The Bison are being outshot by their opponents, on average, 19.9 to 9.4.
A Glance in Goal
Bison goalkeeper
Sierra Bonham has compiled a goals-against average of 2.55 in seven matches, allowing 16 goals. She has made 44 saves and has a record of 2-4-0 in goal with one shutout.
Fellow NDSU goalkeeper
Katie McCormick has seen action in three matches and has a GAA of 2.14, allowing four goals. She has made nine saves and is 1-1-0 overall between the pipes.
Double Scoring Threat
Anisha Kinnarath and
Lauren Miller have become double scoring threats for opponents, scoring eight of the Bison's 12 goals through eight matches.
Precision Approach
The Bison have only taken 75 total shots through eight matches compared to 159 by their opponents but of those 75 shots, 35 of them have been on-goal for a SOG mark or .467.
Head Coach Mark Cook
Mark Cook is in his second season as the head coach of the North Dakota State University Bison women's soccer team and has a career record of 11-15-0. Cook led the Bison to an 8-10-0 overall record and a third place finish in The Summit League with a record of 5-3-0 in his inaugural season as the bench boss last year. He also led the Bison to their fourth straight bid to the conference postseason tournament with the third place finish in 2012.
Cook came to NDSU after serving as the Director of Coaching at the Minnesota Thunder Academy for 11 years, where he transformed a program with just four teams to one of the premier soccer club programs in the Twin Cities with 65 teams as of 2012. Under his leadership, Minnesota Thunder Academy placed almost 85 percent of all club graduates in collegiate soccer programs.
He graduated from Alfred (N.Y.) University in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in communications.
The Opposing Coaches
Bill Hempen - Colorado State University
Bill Hempen is the Ram's first-ever head women's soccer coach after assuming the post Feb. 5, 2013.
Prior to being named the head coach at Colorado State, Hempen was the head coach at the University of Colorado and also served as a scout and player development coach for U.S. Soccer. His career coaching record is 276-188-44 in 24 years of coaching,
Hempen graduated with a degree in health/physical education from the University of Evansville in 1981.
George Hageage - Eastern Washington University
George Hageage enters his 14th season as the head women's soccer coach at Eastern Washington University. Hageage is the longest tenured women's soccer coach in the Big Sky Conference. His record in 13 seasons at Eastern Washington is 66-142-20.
Hageage received his bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Richmond in 1988 and his master's in education from Toledo in 1998.
