Washington State

WSU comes in Friday for the back-to-school game.

They beat Hawaii 3-1 on the strength of a hat trick by Eileen Maes, for which she was named Pac12 POW.

I'm not sure what changes they have since the Spring game we played with them.

Most of my questions about the lineup were answered Sunday. The one I have left is the striker pairing. I would expect a few different combinations to see what works, and maybe Cameli to get more than a couple minutes.

One change since the spring scrimmage is the addition of Freshman Nicole Setterlund. She was the captain of Canada's U17 team and played with Sophie on the White Caps team.
One thing I noticed from their roster is three from BC and one from Australia. That is interesting since the state of Washington has some high quality HS players...who I am guessing are opting for further south for college.

I think the FSU game prepared the Pilots for this Wazoo team...we will see.

This from Our Game Magazine, who ranks WA at #21:

"Despite losing four seniors to graduation, Coach Leslie Galimore will return a core group of players...The Huskies backline remains relatively intact, with Hannah Greig as the lone starter from 2010 lost to graduation. More importantly, the Huskies will have All-PAC 10 goalkeeper Jorde Lafontaine-Kussmann between the pipes once again, in addition to senior defender Kate Deines, who capped off an impressive 2010 season with a spring 2011 invite to the US U-23 team. Offensively the Huskies lose Kellye Joswick, Jane Mitchell, and McKenna Waitley, who combined for 26 points, but have a strong freshman class on their way to fill the holes. Two players boast US Youth National Team experience, including Chelsea Archer (forward, Oakland, CA), and Megan Kufeld (goalkeeper, Fremont, CA). The Huskies will play a non-conference schedule that includes BYU, Wisconsin, and Portland before engaging in PAC 12 play Sept. 23 against UCLA."

Not sure what this has to do with Washington State.

I'm sure just looking ahead to September 9

Just so we don't overlook the Coogs in the meantime.

Oops! Getting ahead of myself. Just reading Our Game Magazine.

WSU coach speaks about Cougars last game and upcoming game against Portland. It was hard for me to hear (old ears) the questioner, but I played it twice to get the gist of it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4uD8fI7V52Y

Don't forget the bite on the bluff before the game.

Usually some pretty good eats.

Noon to game time

This is a list of the vendors who are scheduled to be at the Bite: Cha Cha Cha, Kettle Korn, East Side Deli, Lilikoi, Ate-oh-Ate’s, Subway, Thai Cottage, Philly’s Best, Dano’s Dogs

I didn't see Frank at the Florida State game, and a parent asked me about him. Has anyone seen him?

I think I saw him at practice on Wednesday. I was a ways away, but it sure looked like him sitting in a chair right up next to the coaches, which is where he normally has been when I've seen him at practices in the past.

That was one where you just take the three points and get out of there. Looked like Portland's conditioning was a big help in the second half. They started winning headers and beating Cougars to the ball. The back line did a good job for the most part too.

Where was Cloee tonight? Looked like Halley was taking her place.

gnarly wrote:Where was Cloee tonight? Looked like Halley was taking her place.

On the bench next to Kendall. Why? Don't know.