MONMOUTH, Ore. – Having played a condensed spring schedule, the Western Oregon University soccer team will look forward to a full fall schedule for the 2021 campaign.
It will be a home start to the schedule with a pair of exhibition contests taking place towards the end of August in Monmouth. WOU will play Linfield on Aug. 24 and Portland State on Aug. 27, with both games being played at home and will count as exhibition contests.
WOU played Linfield last year in an exhibition game in McMinnville claiming the 3-1 victory. Hannah Rispler, Alyssa Tomasini and Liz Parker all recorded goals in the game. The Wolves rolled to the exhibition victory during the 2019 season taking the 6-0 win that was also played in McMinnville. Linfield played several games during the spring as well, going 7-1 overall. Michayla Sponsel led the team with nine points, while Laney Green had a team-high three goals. In net, Madi Reimer played in all eight games, coming away with five shutout victories.
Just a few days later, WOU will welcome in Portland State. This will be just the second time since 2000 that the teams will play in Monmouth. The Wolves won the first two meetings in the series in 2000 and 20001, while Portland State has victories in the last two meetings in 2002 and in 2005. It's been even over those four matches, with neither team winning by more than a goal and each team scored five goals. Portland State went 0-8 during the spring season, with Paige Donathan leading the team with four points and a team-high two goals. In goal, Enya Hernandez started all eight games, collecting 49 saves.
The final exhibition of the fall will arrive on Aug. 30 when WOU travels to Klamath Falls to face Oregon Tech. The Wolves are 2-0 against Oregon Tech since 2009, with both wins coming in Monmouth. The most recent meeting took place in 2016 with WOU claiming the 3-1 victory. Oregon Tech played a full spring schedule, going 12-1-1. Mehana Ortiz led the team with 29 points, while Maddie Miller added a team-high 11 goals and 23 points. Three players saw time in goal, with Alyx Burkhartzmeyer playing in 10 games, picking up seven shutout wins and two combined shutout wins.
When the calendar rolls to September, WOU will open the regular season in Colorado against Western Colorado and Colorado Mesa. It will be the second straight fall season that the Wolves have traveled out to Colorado to start the regular season, having played Western Colorado and Adams State to start the 2019 year.
WOU will face Western Colorado first on Sep. 3. The Wolves rolled to a 6-0 win over Western Colorado back in 2019 in the only meeting between the teams. It was the first win as head coach of WOU for Kacey Bingham, as Tomasini tallied a pair of goals. Western Colorado went 1-8 during the spring season with Jessie Jacobsen leading the team with four points and a team-high two goals. In net, Kaeyla Noble and Grace Walker each saw time, with Noble picking up the win.
To finish the Colorado road trip, WOU will play at Colorado Mesa on Sep. 5. This will be the first meeting between the schools. The Mavericks went 5-4-1 in the 2021 spring season, with Lila Dere leading the offense with 14 points on seven goals. Lexi Newton added eight points. In goal, both Chloe Dody and Emily Signorio saw time, with Signorio collecting three wins and 20 saves.
The Wolves return home from that trip to host Sonoma State and Humboldt State. WOU will play the Seawolves first on Sep. 10. The two teams have played each other a lot since 2000, but not recently. Sonoma State has gone 7-1 during that time with all but three of the games played in California. The most recent meeting took place in 2010 with Sonoma State taking the 201 victory. The Seawolves have won the past six meetings, with the only WOU win coming in 2002.
Sonoma State, part of the CCAA conference, didn't participate in any sports during the 2020-21 season, so their last games were in 2019 where they went 15-4-1, advancing to the NCAA West Regional. Alexis Espitia led the team with 18 points, posting eight goals. Julia Pritchard added 10 points. In goal, Ashley Morton started all 20 games, tallying eight shutouts and recorded 61 saves.
Humboldt State will come to Monmouth a few days later on Sep. 12. The two teams played this past spring in an exhibition contest with the Wolves taking the 4-1 victory. Tomasini recorded a hat trick on her way to being named the GNAC Player of the Week. Humboldt State holds a slight 9-7-1 record in the series since 2000, as the Jacks have won the past three meetings in the series not counting the most recent exhibition win for WOU.
Humboldt State went 1-0-1 during the spring 2020 season in countable games, as they played a total of five games going 2-1-2. They finished the season tying with Portland State and then claiming a 1-0 win over the Vikings. In the two countable games, Brooke Weese led the team with two points, coming away with a goal. Alexis Aguilar started in goal and posted a shutout win.
The first GNAC games of the season arrive near the end of September when WOU will play at Saint Martin's and Western Washington. The Wolves will face the Saints on Sep. 23 in Lacey. The teams split their meetings this past spring, with WOU taking the 3-2 win in Monmouth before Saint Martin's claimed the 1-0 win in Lacey. In the meeting in Monmouth, Tomasini, Camille Darland and Piper Matson all recorded goals. WOU holds a 11-10-4 edge in the series since 2007, with the Wolves holding a 5-4-1 advantage over the past 10 meetings.
Saint Martin's went 1-10 during the 2021 spring season with Kiersten Madsen leading the team with 11 points, recording five goals. Lexi Caceres added four points on a pair of goals. In net, Ali Campigotto started all 11 games, recording a shutout and 63 saves.
WOU will continue the road trip on Sep. 25 at Western Washington. The two teams played one neutral site game during the 2021 spring season with the Vikings taking the 3-0 victory. Western Washington has gone 9-0-1 over the past 10 meetings and are 33-5-1 in the series since 2000.
During the 2021 spring season, Western Washington went 4-1-2 with Estera Levinte leading the team with eight points, posting three goals. Zola Carbone added six points on three goals. In goal, Natalie Dierickx saw a majority of the time, picking up three wins, two combined shutouts and 10 saves.
A pair of home games arrive on Sep. 30 and Oct. 2 when WOU welcomes in Seattle Pacific and Montana State Billings. WOU will play the Falcons first, as the two teams played twice during the 2021 spring season with SPU taking both wins. The Falcons have gone 35-3-1 in the series since 2001 and are 9-1 over the past 10 meetings.
The Falcons went 8-0-1 during the 2021 spring season, with Sophia Chilczuk leading the way with 28 points and 10 goals. Claire Neder added 21 points and eight goals. In goal, Riley Travis went 6-0-1 with two shutouts, two combined shutouts and 17 saves.
WOU finishes the two-game homestand against MSU Billings on Oct. 2. The two teams didn't play during the 2021 spring season, as they split the 2019 meetings with each winning on their home fields. MSU Billings holds a slight 11-10-4 series edge since 2000, going 5-3-2 over the past 10 meetings.
The Yellowjackets went 4-5 during the 2021 spring season, with Jordan Roe leading the team with seven points and three goals. Lexie Bloyder and Izzy Menning added four points apiece, as each scored two goals. In goal, Clare Keenan started seven games, grabbing three wins, 35 saves and was part of two combined shutouts.
The final two games on the first look of the conference teams will take place Oct. 7, Oct. 9 and Oct. 14 against Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene and Simon Fraser. WOU has gone 17-12-8 against Central Washington in the meetings since 2000, going 3-3-4 over the past 10 meetings. The two teams didn't play during the 2021 spring season, as the teams split their 2019 meetings with each winning on their home fields.
During the 2021 spring season, the Wildcats went 2-3 with Grace Jackson, Makinzie Packwood and Jayme Woodfill leading the way with four points apiece. Packwood and Woodfill each recorded two goals. In goal, Megan Fox played in five games, picking up two wins and a combined shutout, along with 10 saves.
WOU finishes the road trip on Oct. 9 traveling to Idaho to face Northwest Nazarene. WOU has gone 21-12-6 in the series since 2000, but NNU holds a 4-3-3 edge over the past 10 meetings. The two teams met twice during the 2021 spring season with the Nighthawks taking both meetings. The Wolves played a tough rematch game in Monmouth for Senior Day, coming close before NNU claimed the 2-0 victory.
NNU put together an impressive run during the 2021 spring season going 11-0. McKenzie Buell led the team with 19 points and six goals, while Ashley Parton added 17 points and seven goals. In goal, Alexis Montoya started 10 games, going 10-0 with six shutouts and one combined shutout, along with 12 saves.
Simon Fraser will travel to Monmouth on Oct. 14. Simon Fraser holds a slight 10-8-2 advantage in the series since 2001, as the teams didn't play during the 2021 season. The last meeting came in 2019 in Canada and WOU took the 3-1 victory. The teams have split the past 10 meetings going 5-5.
With the border restrictions in 2020-21, Simon Fraser wasn't able to compete in any games. During the 2019 season, they went 2-13-1. Giuliana Zaurrini led the team that year in points with 11, collecting five goals. Kiara Buono and Jenieva Musico each tallied six points apiece and added a pair of goals. In goal, Nicole Anderson saw a majority of the time, playing in 16 games and picked up two wins and a shutout, along with 98 saves.
The second turn through the GNAC part of the season starts on Oct. 16 when WOU will host Saint Martin's and Northwest Nazarene on Oct. 21. The homestand continues as WOU will host Central Washington on Oct. 23, before traveling out to face MSU Billings on Oct. 28 and Seattle Pacific on Oct. 30. The final two games of the regular season arrive in November when WOU hosts Western Washington on Nov. 4 and will play at Simon Fraser on Nov. 6. The GNAC Championships will start on Nov. 11.
During the 2021 spring season, Darland, Matson and Tomasini all led the team in goals with one in the countable eight games. Four goalies saw time in net, with Morgan Mihelich playing in four games and had a win with 11 saves. Emily Wheeler played in four games and tallied 22 saves.
Back to the 2019 season, Tomasini led the team in points with 25, collecting nine goals. Isabelle Creighton and Selene Konyn added 14 points apiece, with Creighton tallying four goals and Konyn with five. Alex Qualls started 19 games in goal, tallying 10 wins, six shutouts, one combined shutout and 57 saves.
2021 Fall Schedule
Aug 24 (Tue) 3:00 PM Home Linfield University (Exhibition) Monmouth, Ore.
Aug 27 (Fri) 2:00 PM Home Portland State University (Exhibition) Monmouth, Ore.
Aug 30 (Mon) 2:30 PM Away Oregon Tech (Exhibition) Klamath Falls, Ore.
Sep 3 (Fri) 4:00 PM Away Western Colorado University Gunnison, Colo.
Sep 5 (Sun) 12:00 PM Away Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, Colo.
Sep 10 (Fri) 3:00 PM Home Sonoma State University Monmouth, Ore.
Sep 12 (Sun) 12:00 PM Home Humboldt State University Monmouth, Ore.
Sep 23 (Thu) 3:00 PM Away Saint Martin's University Lacey, Wash.
Sep 25 (Sat) 2:00 PM Away Western Washington University Bellingham, Wash.
Sep 30 (Thu) 2:00 PM Home Seattle Pacific University Monmouth, Ore.
Oct 2 (Sat) 11:00 AM Home Montana State University Billings Monmouth, Ore.
Oct 7 (Thu) 7:00 PM Away Central Washington University Ellensburg, Wash.
Oct 9 (Sat) 1:00 PM Away Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, Idaho
Oct 14 (Thu) 2:00 PM Home Simon Fraser University (B.C.) Monmouth, Ore.
Oct 16 (Sat) 2:00 PM Home Saint Martin's University Monmouth, Ore.
Oct 21 (Thu) 2:00 PM Home Northwest Nazarene University Monmouth, Ore.
Oct 23 (Sat) 2:00 PM Home Central Washington University Monmouth, Ore.
Oct 28 (Thu) 1:30 PM Away Montana State University Billings Billings, Mont.
Oct 30 (Sat) 2:00 PM Away Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Wash.
Nov 4 (Thu) 2:00 PM Home Western Washington University Monmouth, Ore.
Nov 6 (Sat) 12:00 PM Away Simon Fraser University (B.C.) Burnaby, B.C.
