KIRKLAND –Northwest plays away from home for the sixth and seventh times this season with their weekend trip to face Oregon Tech at 2:30 p.m. on Friday and Southern Oregon at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Eagles are 0-4-1 away from home this season.
Oregon Tech requires masks at soccer matches. Southern Oregon requires masks and proof of vaccination or a negative test within 48 hours before entry and a photo ID.
Northwest is 10-8 all time against Oregon Tech, but the Owls have won the last four meetings. NU's last win in Klamath Falls came in a 3-1 victory in 2016.
Southern Oregon has a slim 9-8-4 record all time against the Eagles. NU tied and won in a two-game set in Kirkland last spring. NU has not won in Ashland since 2014.
Northwest is coming off of a tough 3-2 overtime loss to No. 17 Westmont on a neutral field. The Eagles got goals from
Kayla Soderstrom (assisted by
Maya Lewis) and
Elizabeth Moretti (assisted by
Olivia Morris).
Oregon Tech dropped a 2-0 loss on the Eagles last spring, getting goals by Amy Morikawa and Mehana Ortiz. NU got off just three shots in the game, with
Colette Liston producing the only shot on goal for the Eagles.
Kierstin Patefield logged nine saves for Northwest.
Southern Oregon and NU played to a scoreless tie last spring in Kirkland.
Olivia Morris and Sarah (Hommas) Hansen had three shots on goal each.
Callie Wright and
Anna Lau also had shots on goal. NU outshot their guests 16-7.
Claire Jo Diede leads the Eagles with six points this season with a team-high two goals to go with two assists.
Kayla Soderstrom is second with four points with a goal and two assists.
Maya Lewis has a goal and an assist for three points.
Northwest leads the Cascade Collegiate Conference with nine assists this season.
Kayla Soderstrom is tied for first in the league with three, while
Claire Jo Diede and
Callie Wright are tied for third with four other players with two assists.
Kierstin Patefield lowered her goals-against average to 2.25 in two contests last weekend. She has 19 saves this season.
Oregon Tech comes into the weekend with a 3-1 record and an 8-1 goal differential. Kyra Mull and Nyah Kendall have two goals each to lead the Owls, and Mehana Ortiz has a conference-leading 0.75 assists per game. Alyx Burkhartzmeyer has a 0.28 goals-against average.
Southern Oregon enters the weekend at 2-2-1. The Raiders are led by Sarah Mauk with three points on one goal and one assist. Jasmine Gray, Morgan Rohmann, and Mia Santander have one goal each. Jessie Selby has a team-leading 0.32 goals-against average and 27 saves.
