ADA – For the first time since 2016 and just the sixth time in school history, the East Central University soccer team will open its season at Tiger Field. The Tigers will first face Southwestern Christian, Thursday, Aug. 30 at 3 p.m. and then battle with Texas Woman's, Friday, Aug. 31 at 4 p.m.
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Tiger Quick Hits
- ECU returns 18 players and seven starters from the 2017 season
- The Tigers have seven newcomers and five seniors
- ECU returns nine of its top 10 scorers
- All but four players return who scored a goal last season
- All five players that scored multiple goals return
- All three goalies return
- Senior Chole Hull – 1.13 GAA, 112 saves, 5-5-4 record
- Junior Alyssa Butler earned United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Third Team Defender
- All-Great American Conference First Team
- All-GAC Tournament Team
- Juniors Lizette Carreon and Alexis Castillo – All-GAC Second Team
- Hull – All-GAC Honorable Mention
- Ranks No. 1 in ECU Career Goals Against Average (1.63)
- No. 3 Saves (253)
- No. 3 Shutouts (9.1)
- No. 4 Wins in Goal (8)
- Juniors Jordyn Gibbs and Kay Woodring, sophomores Courtney Tracy and Allie Verner all scored three goals
- Gibbs and Tracy added an assists for a team-high seven points
- The Tigers finished in the top-three on the ECU Single Season Charts in four categories
- No. 2 Shutouts (7)
- No. 2 Goals Against Average (1.06)
- No. 2 Shots (289)
- No. 3 Match Winning Goals (6)
- Tigers have gone 9-11-1 in season openers
- 3-2 when playing at home for the first match
Southwestern Christian Quick Hits
- Played once in 2018 – L, 2-3 to Friends (Kan.)
- Meghan Whitty – One goal
- Ashlynn Breedlove – One goal
- Jordyn Howe – Nine saves, three goals against
- 4-13, 1-9 Sooner Athletics Conference in 2017
Texas Woman's Quick Hits
- 6-9-4, 3-6-3 Lone Star Conference in 2017
- Friday's match will be the first of the season for the Pioneers
- Return 19 players, lost two
- Top three scorers return
- Chelsea Martin – Seven Goals, six assists
- Haley Ward – Six goals, two assists
- Maddi Nolton – Five goals, three assists
- One goalie returns
- Toni Worley – Two matches played, two goals against, one save
