After closing out the non-conference matchups for the season, Eastern Washington looks to dominate the Big Sky. Eastern will host its first conference match versus Idaho State and Weber State.
Eastern Washington first home match against Idaho State will be on Thursday, September 22nd at 3 p.m. Pacific Time. After the Bengals, Weber State will be in town to play on Sunday, September 25th at 1 p.m.
The Eagles are coming into their Big Sky home opener with an overall record of 3-5-2 against non-conference opponents. The Eagles have played the Bengals a total of 26 times bringing their record to 12-12-1.
Look at the Eagles:
Coming into the home opener for the Eagles, they are on a two-match losing streak versus San Jose State (1-2) and Boise State (0-4). As a team, Eastern has a total of 10 goals, 91 shots and an average of 9.1 shots per match.
Madison Kem scored the only goal for the Eagles in their last two matches and now leading the team with three goals and six points. Within the last two matches, Eastern has a total of 18 saves, 16 total shots, and seven corner kicks. For the Eagles,
Maddie Morgan leads the team with 17 shots and two assists. She is also tied with
Corina Froehle and
Chloe Pattison with one winning goal on the season.
Look at the Bengals:
As Idaho State comes into Cheney to play Eastern Washington, they have a record of 1-5-2 with a four-match losing streak. In their last two matchups against UNLV (0-1) and Gonzaga (0-3) the Bengals have 18 total shots, 18 saves and three corner kicks. For Idaho, Deborah Pond is tied for first with one goal and leads the team with two points and six total shots on goal.
The last match against the Bengals was on September 24th of 2021, with the Eagles winning 3-1. At home versus the Bengals, Eastern is 8-4-0 and away they are 4-7-1. Against Idaho State, Eastern has a six-match winning streak.
Look at Weber State:
For Weber State, they will be coming into the match against the Eagles with an overall record of 1-7-0 and a three-match losing streak. In the last two losses for Weber State against Utah Tech (0-1) and Gonzaga (0-3), they had 13 total shots, 11 total saves, and four corner kicks. On the season, the Wildcats have 63 total shots, 32 total saves, 18 corner kicks, and averaging 7.9 shots per match. For the Wildcats, Grace Kirby leads the team with nine shots. Gentrey Gibson has the only winning goal for Weber State and has one goal and two points.
Eastern Washington's overall record vs. Weber State is 10-15-0 with a home record of 5-6-0 and an away record of 5-9-0. The Eagles last matchup against the Wildcats was on September 26th of 2021, with the Eagles losing 1-2.
Up Next:
After hosting Idaho State and Weber State, the Eagles will be on the road to Northern Colorado and Montana. The match against UNC will be on Friday, September 30th at 6 p.m. Eastern will then travel up to Montana and play on Sunday, October 2nd at 12 p.m.
