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Wildcats Head West to Battle Seattle, Gonzaga
9/2/2015 1:26:00 PM | Men's Soccer
| NORTHWESTERN MEN'S SOCCER: GAME DAY INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | BROADCAST | LIVE STATS |
| Thursday, September 3 | Seatte | 4:30 p.m. | Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga) | Live Video | GameTracker |
| Saturday, September 5 | Gonzaga | 6 p.m. | Spokane, Wash. | Live Video | GameTracker |
| Social: Twitter (@NUMensSoccer and @NU_SportsLive) | Instagram (@NUSoccer) | Facebook Wildcat Weekly Release | |||||
EVANSTON, Ill. — Coming off a 1-1 double-overtime draw in its season opener, the Northwestern men's soccer program will hit the road for the first time this season as it heads west to Spokane, Washington for a pair of games this week.
The Wildcats will battle Seattle Thursday at 4 p.m. (CT) to get things started before sticking around for a Saturday matchup against host Gonzaga at 6 p.m. (CT). The 'Cats and Redhawks will be meeting for the first time in program history, while Chicago's Big Ten Team claimed its only meeting against Gonzaga in 2010, 2-0.
Both games will be stream for free and can be found through the links available at the top of the page.
Just a "Hop", Skip & Jump Away
Junior Jeffrey Hopson found the back of the net for the first time this season, and just the second time in his career, Saturday in the Wildcats' season opener versus Colgate. The Chesterfield, Missouri native has started 27 consecutive games for the 'Cats.
Between The Pipes
Senior Zak Allen made his fifth career start on Saturday, marking the first time since four starts in 2013 that he was between the Pipes for the 'Cats. Despite giving up an early first-half goal, Allen finished with seven saves, including a pair of diving stops late in the game to help Northwestern come away with a draw.
Welcome Back: Northwestern returns 82 percent of its goal scoring (18-of-22) from last season and is led by senior tri-captain Joey Calistri. The forward enters the season climbing towards the top of the NU record books, ranking fourth in program history in goals (27) and sixth in points (62). Matt Eliason (2007-10) is the career leader in both goals (33) and points (82).
Scouting the Redhawks: Seattle split its first two games of the season last weekend, defeating UC Davis, 6-0, behind four goals from Hamza Haddadi before falling to Gonzaga on Sunday, 1-0. Haddadi was named the WAC Offensive Player of the Week, scoring three of his four goals on penalty kicks alone. He is currently tied for second in the nation after one week. Seattle was picked as the WAC Preseason favorite with seven starters and 10 letterwinners returning from last season's squad that finished 13-2-5.
Scouting the Bulldogs: Gonzaga also split its first two games of the season, falling to Washington, 1-0, before its win over Seattle on Sunday. Junior midfielder Jakob Granlund put three shots on goal in the win over the Redhawks and scored the game-winner in the 52nd minute on an assist Jake Kempf. The Bulldogs went just 5-12-1 last season, but return eight starters and 16 letterwinners for head coach Einar Thorarinsson
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