<strong>CHENEY, Wash. –</strong> A mid-season reschedule turned in to the biggest match of the year for the Eastern Washington University soccer team. The Eagles will host Montana this Wednesday (Oct. 30) at the EWU Soccer Field for the regular season Big Sky Conference title at 1 p.m.<br /> The match was originally supposed to be Eastern's second conference match of the season, but it was spoiled by late-September snow and was rescheduled to this Wednesday.<br /> <br /> The Eagles finished last weekend with a 4-1 victory over Portland State and a 1-0 loss versus Sacramento State as they now have an overall record of 9-6-2 and a Big Sky Conference record of 6-1-1.<br /> <br /> <strong>WHAT'S AT STAKE:</strong> Eastern Washington will be playing for its second regular season title in the past three years, as they won the 2017 regular season outright and went on to clinch the tournament title as well. It will be the third regular season title in program history, as the Eagles also clinched back in 2004.<br /> <br /> The Eagles can claim the regular season title and earn the No. 1 overall seed at the conference tournament with a win or draw. The loser of the match will earn the No. 3 seed. Eastern Washington is currently tied for first with Sacramento State in the Big Sky with 19 points while Montana is third with 18. Sacramento State has already locked in the No. 2 seed.<br /> <br /> If Eastern wins or ties on Wednesday, they will earn the No. 1 seed and play the winner of No. 3 Montana vs. No. 6 Portland State on Friday, Nov. 8, in the semifinals at 2 p.m. Pacific time. A loss would make the Eagles a No. 3 seed and they would play No. 6 Portland State on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. PT in the quarterfinals.<br /> <br /> Montana, the defending Big Sky Conference Tournament Champions, can only take the title with a win.<br /> <br /> <strong>HOW TO WATCH: </strong>EWU's match verses Montana will be streamed for free on Pluto TV Ch. 534 or on <a href="https://bigskyconf.com/sports/2015/11/19/WatchBigSky.aspx">WatchBigSky.com.</a> Fans can also catch the <a href="http://www.statbroadcast.com/">live stats here.</a><br /> <br /> <strong>A LOOK AT THE EAGLES: </strong>Junior Sariah Keister has scored six goals on the season and currently leads the Eagles while senior Brooke Dunbar is close behind as she has scored four goals and has two assists.<br /> <br /> Redshirt sophomore Brittany Delridge has scored three goals and senior Saige Lyons has recorded five assists and is ranked third in the Big Sky for total assists. Taylor Matheny, Mya Elder-Hammond, Kendall Pope, Madison Kem, Maddie Morgan, and Brooke Flores have each scored two goals for the Eagles as well.<br /> <br /> EWU goalkeeper Kelsee Winston has started all 17 matches and has recorded 64 total saves with a .762 save percentage. She has faced 182 total shots this season and recorded five shutouts.<br /> <br /> <strong>A LOOK AT THE GRIZZLIES: </strong>Montana heads into the match with an overall record of 6-5-6 and a conference record of 5-0-3. The Grizzlies are coached by Chris Citowicki who enters his second season at the helm and are coming off of a 1-1 draw versus Northern Colorado last Sunday.<br /> <br /> Redshirt sophomore Rita Lang leads the Griz with four goals and junior Alexa Coyle trails close behind with three goals and one assist. Both players have scored two game-winners for Montana this season. As a team, they have had seven different players who have scored at least one goal and seven different players with at least one assist.<br /> <br /> Montana's goalkeeper Claire Howard has recorded eight shutouts on the season and has allowed 14 goals thus far. She has recorded 67 total saves and has a .827 save percentage.<br /> <br /> <strong>ALL-TIME SERIES: </strong>The Eagles are 7-14-2 all-time against the Grizzlies, but are 2-0-1 in the last three meetings with three-straight shutouts. Eastern has not allowed the Grizzlies to score a goal in over 290 minutes of action between the two foes.<br /> <br /> The competition between EWU and Montana has been close, as the last two wins have been 1-0 victories and both took place in Cheney. Last season, the teams met in Missoula on Sept. 28 and finished with a 0-0 draw.<br /> <br /> The Eagles are 2-3-1 all-time under head coach Chad Bodnar.<br /> <br /> <strong>BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP INFO: </strong>After the Eagles finish their last regular season match on Wednesday, they will prepare for the Big Sky Conference Tournament starting Nov. 6-10 at the Jackson Stadium in Greeley, Colo., hosted by Northern Colorado.<br /> <br /> The action begins with the quarterfinals on Nov. 6 and follows with the semifinal matches on Nov. 8 before the title game takes place on Nov. 10. All matches will air on Pluto TV Ch. 531 and <a href="https://bigskyconf.com/sports/2015/11/19/WatchBigSky.aspx">WatchBigSky.com</a> and the semifinal and championship matches will also air on Eleven Sports.<br /> In addition to Eastern Washington and Montana qualify for the tournament and awaiting their bids, Sacramento State (No. 2), Northern Colorado (No. 4), Northern Arizona (No. 5) and Portland State (No. 6) complete the championship field.<br /> <br /> The winner of the championship receives the Big Sky's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Eastern Washington has won two (2016, 2017) of the last three tournament titles.<br /> <br /> For more information, including tickets and a full schedule, click <a href="https://bigskyconf.com/tournaments/?id=560">HERE</a>.<br />