Idaho vs. Seattle U
Idaho Head Coach Jeremy Clevenger and the soccer team head to Seattle as they near the end of the regular season.
The Vandals will face Seattle University Redhawks Friday at Seattle U.
Idaho is coming off a scoreless tie against an undefeated UC Riverside squad in the Kibbie Dome last weekend. Senior goalkeeper Makayla Presgrave showed out in goal, having her second shutout of the year, racking up seven saves to tie her season high.
Idaho is 1-10-1 all-time against Seattle U. The only win for the Vandals in this rivalry came two seasons ago, when Idaho came back from a 1-0 deficit in the last 20 minutes, netting two goals and pulling off a 2-1 win. When the two schools met last season, the Redhawks pulled off a 5-3 win. Senior defender Claire Johnson did add to her highlight reel, netting a goal from 35 yards out.
Idaho and Seattle have both faced similar opponents — Washington State and UC Riverside. Both schools allowed three goals against WSU, but Seattle was able to score one goal on the Cougars. Seattle lost to UC Riverside 2-1 while the Vandals had the scoreless draw.
Seattle U is also 2-0 against Big Sky schools this season, beating Eastern Washington and Portland State.
Idaho vs. Oregon
Idaho will finish up its non-conference schedule taking on the Oregon Ducks on their home turf.
Oregon is sitting at a 5-1-1 through the regular season. Idaho will be their last game before the start their Pac-12 schedule.
Idaho is still looking for their first win against Oregon, with the all-time record between these two programs sitting at 0-4-1. The last time these two met was in Eugene, Oregon last season, with the Ducks pulling out a 1-0 win.
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