Gonzaga Womens Soccer

Zags number 11 home suits in interesting future slate

GU starts period Aug. 14

SPOKANE, clean. - The Gonzaga women's soccer team announced its 2015 routine Wednesday. The Zags welcome 11 opponents to Luger Field, while playing a complete of 20 matches within the upcoming autumn.

Gonzaga's 11 non-conference games function an opponent eight various conferences. The Southeastern Conference's Vanderbilt helps make the trip from Nashville, Tenn., to GU, for the first time previously. Oklahoma State associated with Big 12 is going to do equivalent.

Twelve of the Bulldogs' 20 opponents published winning records in 2014. Eight completed their particular months when you look at the NCAA Tournament. Three had been seminar champions.

Gonzaga starts its routine at Eastern Washington in a convention on Aug. 14. The Zags begin their particular regular season slate listed here few days at Nevada on Aug. 21. Vanderbilt and GU then satisfy on Aug. 28, inside Bulldogs' residence opener. Gonzaga won both of the last group meetings in Nashville, like the last matchup in 2012, 1-0. The Zags finalize their August record with a house online game against Cal State-Bakersfield.

Through the Vanderbilt match to Sept. 13, GU will relish six successive contests yourself. The Bulldogs perform nine of their 11 home games in an 11-game period during August and September.

The Zags open September with Seattle University. The Redhawks advanced level into second round of the NCAA Tournament after winning the west Athletic Conference last period. They are stopping a 15-win season. After hosting Utah State on Sept. 6, Gonzaga welcomes Cal State-Fullerton on Sept. 11. The Titans won the Big western meeting title in 2014.

Three straight NCAA Tournament qualifiers follow the Zags, starting with Oklahoma State on Sept. 13. The Cowgirls make their very first day at Spokane after a 10-10-1 period, which included their particular second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament and 8th in the last 10 years. Into the only earlier conference, OSU presented off GU in Stillwater in 2013, 2-1.

In-state foes, Washington State and Washington follow-on Sept. 17 and 20. GU travels to Pullman for a 7 p.m. matchup. The Cougars escaped Luger Field with a 2-1 overtime triumph last season. The Bulldogs and Washington satisfy the very first time in Spokane since 2011. The Huskies won the final meeting in Seattle in 2013, 1-0.

In the lone first-ever meeting for the period, Gonzaga moves to Memphis on Sept. 26. The Tigers finished 9-6-4 last year, and had been 6-1-2 in American Athletic meeting play. While the second-seed inside AAC competition, their particular season concluded once they had been upset when you look at the quarterfinals.

The Zags available West Coast Conference play up against the protecting WCC champions, BYU, on Oct. 1. The Cougars went 13-5-3 in general final period, with a 7-1-1 seminar record. Gonzaga after that hosts north park, another 2014 NCAA Tournament qualifier, on Oct. 3.