MONMOUTH, Ore. --- The Western Oregon women's soccer team returns home to host a pair of GNAC games this week, taking on Central Washington 1:30 p.m. Thursday on the WOU Turf Field before hosting Northwest Nazarene 11 a.m. Saturday at the WOU Soccer Field.

WOLVES HEADING INTO THE WEEK | 2022 STATISTICS
WOU went 0-1-1 last week on the road in GNAC action, dropping a 2-1 contest at Seattle Pacific on Thursday before playing to a 1-1 draw at MSU Billings on Saturday. Savannah Taylor scored for the Wolves against SPU while Chloe Smith scored for WOU in the tie against MSUB.

Smith, Taylor and Briana Kubli are tied for the team lead in points with five - each having two goals and an assist on the season. Leeci Snyder also has a pair of goals this season for the Wolves while Elizabeth Parker leads the team with three assists. At keeper, Isabella Lopez made her first start of the season in the 1-1 draw against MSUB on Sunday and has a 0.87 GAA in 103 minutes this season while Olivia Holdenried has started the other seven matches and owns a 1.17 GAA.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON HEADING INTO THE WEEK | 2022 STATISTICS
The Wildcats went 0-1-1 last week at home, losing to Western Washington 3-0 on Thursday before playing Simon Fraser to a 3-3 draw on Saturday - getting goals from Jordan Bartlow, Cassidie Andrews and Kayla Gout.

Emily Darcy leads the team in points (5) and goals (2) while adding an assist and a team-high 11 shots as CWU has five goals in eight games this season. At keeper, Kassandra Jaggard has played the majority of the minutes (556 of 720) with a 1.78 GAA, 0.750 save percentage and 33 saves.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE HEADING INTO THE WEEK | 2022 STATISTICS
The Nighthawks are coming off a 1-0-1 week at home, beating Simon Fraser 3-0 on Thursday (goals from Alejandra Jaramillo, Madison Grande and Sierra Sanchez and a shutout from Alexis Montoya with three saves) before playing Western Washington to a 0-0 draw (Montoya with another shutout with three more saves). 

Madison Grande leads the NNU and the GNAC in shots (29), points (12) and goals (6) with no other GNAC player with more than three goals - which one of those are her teammate Ashley Parton, who also has an assist to total seven poins this season. Sanchez (who is second on the team with 17 shots) and Alejandra Jaramillo have two goals apiece with Sanchez also adding an assist. Montoya on the season at keeper has started seven of the team's eight games and has a 1.00 GAA with 18 saves, a 0.720 save percentage and three shutouts.

RECENT HISTORY VERSUS CWU, NNU
The Wolves have won three games in a row against Central Washington - including 4-2 and 3-0 wins last season. The last loss to the Wildcats came Oct. 25, 2018 in Monmouth - a 1-0 defeat.

Against NNU, WOU is 0-3-3 over the last three seasons. The last win came Sept. 22, 2018 in Nampa, Idaho - a 1-0 win. The last win for WOU over the Nighthawks in Monmouth came Sep. 24, 2016 - a 2-1 victory.