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Bears Kick Off Big Sky Play at Portland State

9/21/2023 11:33:00 AM | Women's Soccer

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By: Yash Padhye, Strategic Communications Assistant

Northern Colorado (0-8-1) at Portland State (3-5-0)
Hillsboro Stadium – Portland, Ore.
Friday, Sept. 22 | 7 p.m. MT
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SETTING THE SCENE

Northern Colorado faces Portland State at Hillsboro Stadium Friday.
The matchup is the 18th all-time meeting between the two programs on the pitch.
UNC trails the all-time series 7-9-1, including 3-4-1 in Portland.
The Bears fell 1-0 in Greeley last season.
This is the first Big Sky match for each side.

LAST TIME OUT

Northern Colorado suffered a 5-1 setback against Long Beach State at George Allen Field in Long Beach, Calif. Thursday.
Rachel Mortensen finished with three shots, including one shot on goal.
The Bears tallied four shots on goal in the match.
LBSU took 23 shots and committed five fouls in the match.
Kaya Lindberg totaled 10 saves in the match.

ON THIS DATE

UNC owns a 7-3-1 mark on Sept. 22nd in program history.
The last time the Bears played on this date, they fell to South Dakota 0-1 at Jackson Stadium in 2019.

SCOUTING PORTLAND STATE

Katie Burton is in her seventh season as head coach of Portland State.
She previously served as an assistant coach at San Francisco and UNLV.
Portland State opened the 2023 campaign with a 3-5-0 record after defeating Cal State Northridge 3-2 in its last match.
The Vikings are 3-2 in their last five matches with their only losses coming to Iowa State and Utah Tech.
Portland State registered more saves than its opponents in the first seven contests 41-35.
The Vikings outshot their opponents 122-103, including shots on goal 65-53.

TUITE ON FIRE

Lexi Tuite leads the Bears in goals, points, shots, and shots on goal.
Tuite notched two goals, four points, 16 shots, and five shots on goal this season.
She started nine out of the first 10 matches for the Bears.

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