KIRKLAND – Northwest has the long road trip this weekend, going to Montana to play Rocky Mountain in Billings on Friday and Providence in Great Falls on Saturday, with both matches beginning at noon, Pacific time.
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The Eagles went 1-0-1 last weekend, beating Southern Oregon 1-0 and playing to a scoreless tie with Oregon Tech. Northwest heads to Montana at 5-0-2 this season.
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The Eagles are 3-5-2 all time against Rocky Mountain, including a 1-1 tie last season in Kirkland. Northwest has a 5-0-1 record against Providence after the Eagles won last year's home game, 2-0.
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Freshman goalkeeper
Hanne Breur leads the NAIA with six shutouts this season. She leads the Cascade Collegiate Conference with a .960 save percentage and a 0.14 goals-against average.
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Through seven games, Northwest has outscored opponents 17-1. The Eagles have four goals from
Claire Jo Diede, three from
Elizabeth Moretti, two each from Liv Lagererquist,
Maya Lewis, and
Gracie VanAssche, and one apiece from
Grace Burke,
Sarah Hansen,
Anna Lau, and
Rachel Russell. Diede is tied for second in the Cascade Collegiate Conference in goals scored. NU leads the Cascade Collegiate Conference with a +2.29 average scoring margin.
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Kayla Soderstrom leads the Eagles and the Cascade Collegiate Conference with five assists this season. Lewis has three assists and is third in the CCC.
Trinity Mischel, Moretti,
Olivia Morris,
Rachel Russell, and VanAssche have two each and are tied for fifth in the league.
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Rocky Mountain is 2-2-2 on the season and opened Cascade Collegiate Conference action last weekend with a scoreless tie against Providence after blanking the Argos in a non-conference game in Great Falls, 5-0. Halle Labert and Emma Lensing have two goals each. Mila Allison allows 1.00 goals per game and has 15 saves.
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Providence is 0-3-1 overall after their conference tie with Rocky Mountain. The Argos have one goal on the season, belonging to Daniela Waialeale. Kaitlyn Sisler has a 3.42 goals allowed per game average.
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