ADA, Okla. – The East Central University soccer team will play their first Great American Conference matches of the 2019 season at Tiger Field. The Tigers (2-4) will host Southwestern Oklahoma State, Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. ECU will then wait to welcome Northwestern Oklahoma State, Saturday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m.
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- The Tigers will have had 10 days off since their last match against Texas A&M-Commerce (Sept. 21)
- The matches are the middle two of four-straight home contests for ECU
- Final home match in streak will be Oct. 10 against Southern Nazarene (4 p.m.)
- Fr. Madison Wilson saw her first career action in the Tigers match against TAMCU
- While ECU is being out-shot overall against its opponents this season, the Tigers have a better shots-on-goal percentage
- ECU 27-57 (.474) / Opponents 42-103 (.408)
- ECU also has fewer fouls than its opponents (76-47)
- A total of six Tigers have scored a goal or have an assist in 2019
- Jr. Mollie Nance has played all but 9:15 seconds in goal this season
- 549:36 minutes played, 18 goals allowed, .571 saves pct., 24 saves
- Four players are currently on ECU's career lists
- Sr. Alexis Castillo
- Started the season at No. 5 – 54
- No. 5 – Shots on Goal (56)
- 9 away from No. 4 held by Jenny Cruz (2001-04) – 65
- Started the season at No. 8 - 115
- No. 8 – Shots (119)
- 1 away from No. 7 held by Cari Butler (1997-00) – 120
- Sr. Alyssa Butler
- Started the season at No. 6 in Minutes – 4,585
- Moved up to No. 4 – 5,037 minutes so far in 2019
- 144 away from No. 3 held by Carla Rodriguez (5,181)
- Sr. Lizette Carreon
- Started the season at No. 7 – 4,513
- Moved up to No. 5 – 4,885
- 152 minutes behind Butler
- 252 behind No. 3 – 5,181
Against the Competition
- Wednesday's match will be the seventh time that ECU and SWOSU will play their first conference match against each other
- Tigers trail 2-3-1
- Last time: 2017 – T – 0-0 (2OT)
- The Bulldogs hold a slight lead in the all-time series: 14-10-4
- 14-10-3 when playing as league members
- 20-1-3 since both joined the GAC
- The series is tied 5-5-3 when playing in Ada
- Seven players recorded at least one shot in the 2018 matches and Nance saw action in goal
- Carreon: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
- Castillo: 5 shots, 2 shots on goal
- Sr. Kariss Dunson: 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
- Sr. Morgan Medina: 3 shots
- Jr. Cash Pierce: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
- Verner: 1 shot
- Nance: 135 minutes, 5 goals against, 9 saves
- The Tigers and Northwestern have seen action 18 previous times
- ECU leads 11-4-3 overall
- The Tigers also lead 9-3-2 when playing as GAC opponents
- ECU leads 7-1-1 when playing at Tiger Field
- Six players recorded at least on shot in the 2018 matches
- So. Lauren Butler: 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
- Carreon: 1 goal, 4 shots, 2 shots on goal
- Castillo: 1 assist, 2 shots
- Dunson: 3 shots, 3 shots on goal
- Sr. Jordyn Gibbs: 1 shot
- Medina: 1 goal, 4 shots, 2 shots on goal
