TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona Wildcats (9-4-2) are set to host the final home match of the regular season against No. 22 Washington State on Sunday at noon MST. The match will be streamed on ArizonaWildcats.com.
FIRST TOUCH
- Arizona will host No. 22 Washington State on Sunday at Mulcahy Stadium to wrap up the home slate of matches.
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- In the 2017 season, the Cats walked away with victories against Washington State.
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- The Wildcats are coming off a thrilling double-overtime win over Washington thanks to Brynn Moga's goal in the 104th minute to break a 0-0 tie.
Senior Send-off
Arizona's match against Washington State will mark the last time Arizona's four seniors take the field in conference play this season. Seniors
Lainey Burdett,
Kennedy Kieneker and
Hailey Mazzola have accumulated 42 total wins and qualified for two NCAA tournament appearances during their times in Tucson.
Taryn Siegele, also a senior, will be completing her second year with the Cats and was a part of Arizona's recent NCAA tournament run.
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Feeling Generous
Amanda Porter leads the team in assists with five so far this year, which is also tied for the fifth-most in the Pac-12. Porter was able to get on the scoresheet for the first time this season with a goal against Cal, giving her seven points on the season which is tied for the fourth-most on the team.
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Starting off on the Right Foot
Opponents have scored just four goals in the first half of Arizona's 14 games this season, while Arizona has scored 11 first-half goals.
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Neat and Tidy
Through 14 games, Arizona has allowed just 14 goals to their opponents and had a stretch of 523 minutes where they didn't allow a single goal earlier this season, keeping five-straight clean sheets for the first time in school history.
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Goals are Good
Arizona knocked in 21 goals during the non-conference slate, which is the most they have scored since 2013 when the Wildcats scored 23 in the non-conference portion of the schedule. The Cats also have scored the fourth-most goals in the Pac-12 with 27 total
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The Burd Cage
Lainey Burdett is sixth in the Pac-12 in goals against average (min. 500 minutes played) with a mark of 0.96. Additionally, she ranks seventh in the Pac-12 in save percentage (.791) and is tied for third in clean sheets in the conference (5). Earlier this season Burdett became Arizona's first goalkeeper with at least 21 shutouts.
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Jada's Clutch Gene
Of Arizona's eight wins,
Jada Talley has scored the game-winner in four of those matches. Four game-winning goals is tied for the most in the Pac-12, while her 48 total shots is tied for sixth in the conference and her seven goals is tied for fourth. In 2017, Talley scored just one goal and took 13 shots in 18 games played.
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The Young Guns
Arizona's five top point scorers through 14 games are all underclassmen.
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Jada Talley (14 pts, So.)
Jill Aguilera (11 pts, RSo.)
Emily Knous (11 pts, Fr.)
Brooke Wilson (7 pts, Fr.)
Amanda Porter (7 pts, So.)
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Additionally, of Arizona's 27 goals scored this season, only four have been scored by upperclassmen, all of which are juniors (
Morgan McGarry, Samantha Falsco and
Taryn Siegele).
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GOAT Status
On Sept. 9, 2018,
Tony Amato became the winningest coach in school history with his 59th victory. It took Amato 107 games to become the winningest coach in school history while it took Dan Tobias 135 games to win his 58 games back in the mid to late 2000s. Collecting the most wins in school history is just a sliver of what Amato has done during his time at Arizona.
- Only coach to play in three NCAA Tournaments
- Only coach to have a record above .500
- Only coach to have three or more winning seasons
- Most conference wins in school history (25)
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Perseverance Pays Off
Taryn Siegele's journey to Division I soccer is a unique one. Before joining the team in 2017, Siegele had previously tried out for the team but was not offered a spot. However, Siegele was offered a role as a manager, but politely declined and made it a goal of hers to make the team as a player. In 2017, Siegele tried out again and this time was offered a spot on the roster. She scored her first career goal against Boise State on Sept. 7 in the 80th minute to seal the deal and give the Cats a 2-0 lead.
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