KIRKLAND – Northwest plays Corban in a pair of 1 p.m. contests Sunday and Monday that could make a big impact on the West Division of the Cascade Collegiate Conference.
Northwest leads the West Division with 10 points and a 3-0-1 record, followed by Oregon Tech and Corban at eight points each and with matching 3-1 records after splitting their series at Corban last week. With no postseason conference tournament, the winner of each division will claim the league's two automatic NAIA berths.
The Northwest-Corban series has been a close one the last few years. There have been two ties, an overtime loss, and three other one-goal margins among the last nine contests. Corban leads the all-time series 7-6-2.
The Eagles claimed a 2-0 win last year in Kirkland when now-assistant coach
Rylee Rassier scored two goals.
Olivia Morris and
Callie Wright had assists.
NU is coming off a 5-0 win at Warner Pacific.
Jennifer Conner,
Colette Liston, Morris,
Anna Lau, and Wright all had goals, with Conner adding two assists. Wright and
Maya Lewis also had assists.
Northwest has not allowed a goal in the last four games. The Eagles had a five-game shutout streak last season.
Kierstin Patefield has a 410-minute scoreless streak in goal.
Corban is 3-2 overall and 3-1 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference after splitting two games with Oregon Tech last week. Juliana Pires leads the Warriors with five goals and 11 points. Maria-Frances Serrant had a team-leading three assists. Devan Archer has played all 450 minutes in goal with a 0.80 goals-against average and 18 saves.
