KIRKLAND – Northwest returns home this weekend for a one-game weekend, taking on Carroll College at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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The Eagles are 5-4-2 in the Carroll series, including a scoreless tie last season in Helena, Montana. NU is 3-0-1 at home in the series. Both teams had eight shots on goal last season in the scoreless draw, with NU's
Kierstin Patefield and CC's Sarah Conway getting shutouts in goal.Â
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The Eagles are 7-0-2 on the season and 3-0-1 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference after blanking Providence 4-0 on Saturday.
Trinity Mischel,
Maya Lewis,
Kayla Soderstrom, and
Colette Liston all had goals in the win.
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The Eagles have eight shutouts in their nine contests this season and haven't allowed a goal since the 1-1 tie with Jamestown on Sept. 4–a span of five games. The eight shutouts lead the NAIA this season.
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Freshman goalkeeper
Hanne Breur leads the NAIA with the eight shutouts this season. She leads the Cascade Collegiate Conference with a .969 save percentage and a 0.11 goals-against average.Â
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Through nine games, Northwest has outscored opponents 22-1. The Eagles have four goals each from
Claire Jo Diede and
Elizabeth Moretti, three by
Maya Lewis, two each from Liv Lagererquist and
Gracie VanAssche, and one apiece from
Grace Burke,
Sarah Hansen,
Anna Lau,
Colette Liston,
Trinity Mischel,
Kayla Soderstrom, and
Rachel Russell. Diede and Moretti are tied for second in the Cascade Collegiate Conference in total goals.Â
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Kayla Soderstrom leads the Eagles and the Cascade Collegiate Conference with six assists this season.
Maya Lewis and
Trinity Mischel have three each and are tied for third in the CCC. Liz Moretti,
Olivia Morris,
Rachel Russell, and
Gracie VanAssche have two each and are tied for eighth in the league.
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Carroll is 6-1-3 overall and 3-0-1 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference after a 3-1 win over Multnomah on Sunday. Blair Stapleton leads the CCC with 11 goals and 23 points, and Emily Funseth has four goals on the season. Sarah Conway comes in with a 0.97 goals allowed average.Â
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Northwest wraps up the home portion of the schedule with games Friday, Oct. 7 against Bushnell and Saturday, Oct. 8 against Corban.
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