Preview: at Idaho; at Eastern Washington

Friday, October 20

Moscow, Idaho

7:00 PM

University of Northern Colorado

Idaho

10/19/2023 2:20:00 PM | Women's Soccer

By: Michael High, Assistant Director for Strategic Communications

Northern Colorado (0-12-4, 0-3-3) at Idaho (8-4-2, 3-2-1)
Guy Wicks Field – Moscow, Idaho
Friday, Oct. 20 | 7 p.m.
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Northern Colorado (0-12-4, 0-3-3) at Eastern Washington (2-12-1, 1-4-1)
EWU Soccer Field – Cheney, Wash.
Friday, Oct. 22 | 1 p.m. MT
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SETTING THE SCENE
UNC puts a bow on the 2023 regular season with a pair of road matches, beginning at Idaho Friday. With two contests remaining, the Bears remain mathematically alive to qualify for the Big Sky Soccer Championship. UNC must record wins in each match and have Weber State register a home victory over Idaho State Sunday.

LAST TIME OUT

Northern Colorado fell 3-0 against Montana at Jackson Stadium Sunday.
Before the match, the Bears coaching staff and senior athletics administrators honored the five seniors for their contributions to the program and university.
Annie Hughes, Rayna Kenney, Lucy Roberts, Kailey Seymour and Lily Thimsen were members of the 2021 team that won the Big Sky regular-season championship.

SERIES HISTORY - Idaho

UNC trails 4-7-2 in the all-time series, including 0-4-2 in Moscow.
The teams split the last five contests (2-2-1), with the Bears winless (0-2-1) in the last three.
Both sides' longest winning streak stretched three matches.
- UNC registered three shutouts in succession from Oct. 6, 2017-Nov. 2, 2018.
- The Vandals went 3-0 from Aug. 27, 2010-Oct. 25, 2015.

SERIES HISTORY – Eastern Washington

UNC leads the all-time series 11-5-5, including 4-3-3 in Cheney.
The Bears have a 5-3-2 record in the last 10 meetings, including 4-0-2 over the last six.

ON THIS DATE

On Oct. 20, UNC holds a 5-4-3 mark, including 4-3-2 away from Jackson Stadium.
- The Bears are 1-1-3 over their last five contests on this date, with the last win at Southern Utah in 2013.
On Oct. 22, they are .500, at 4-4-0, with a 2-3-0 mark on the road.
- They last played on this date in 2017, defeating Portland State 2-0 on the Vikings' pitch.

YOUTH SERVED

Freshmen and sophomores accounted for six of the Bears' seven goals, 86% of the team's offense.
Rookies Lexi Tuite and Mia Norman combine for four goals, with Tuite's three goals pacing the team.
Sophomores Riley Kaali-Nagy and Alex Michael registered one marker each, while senior Morgan King netted one goal.