Game 1 | ISU vs EWU – Live Stats | ESPN+ | KISU | Notes
Game 2 | ISU vs UI – Live Stats | ESPN+ | KISU |Notes
POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State soccer is back home at Davis Field for Homecoming to open up Big Sky Conference play. The Bengals will face off against Eastern Washington on Friday, Sept. 24 at 7:00 p.m. Then It's an ICCU Battle of the Domes match between the Bengals and the University of Idaho Vandals Sunday, Sept. 26 at 12:00 p.m.
All fans that show a ticket stub from this weekend's football game will recieve free admission to the match on Sunday.
Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ and KISU. Livestats will also be available for both matches. Follow the links above to access all forms of media.
Bengal Bites
· The Bengals are looking to open Big Sky Conference play strong and pick up their first win against a conference opponent.
· Deborah Pond is off to a hot start. Pond has a team leading 31 shots and three goals with a .419 shot on goal percentage.
· Gabby Warta is second in the team standings with 16 shots.
· The Bengal keepers have combined for 61 total saves this season with McKayla Wetsel leading the team with 45 saves in eight games played.
· After the CSUB match the Bengals are averaging 8.7 shots per game with a shot on goal percentage of .436.
Quick Scout and All-Time History – Eastern Washington University
· The Eagles are 6-2 coming out of non-conference play.
· EWU has wins against St. Thomas (Minnesota) and common opponent CSUB who the Eagles beat 5-0 in Cheney.
· The Eagles have six goals on 53 attempts and have been outscored 6-17 so far this season.
· The team is averaging a .415 shot on goal percentage while averaging 6.6 shots per game.
· Sariah Keister leads EWU with 14 shots and two goals.
· In goal, Kelsee Winston leads the Eagles with 57 saves and 13 goals allowed with an .814 save percentage.
The Bengals lead the overall series 12-11-1 with a home record of 7-3-1 at Davis Field.
Previous 10 games.
* 10/15/2010 A L 2-0
* 10/13/2011 H W 2-1
* 09/23/2012 A L 2-1
* 09/26/2013 H W 1-0
* 09/26/2014 A W(2OT) 2-1
* 09/27/2015 H L 3-2
* 09/23/2016 A L 3-0
* 10/20/2017 H L 2-4
* 10/14/2018 A L 1-8
* 10/11/2019 H L 3-0
Quick Scout and All-Time History – University of Idaho
· The Vandals ended non-conference play with a Big Sky leading 6-1-1 record.
· Idaho picked up wins against Nevada, Hawaii, North Dakota, North Dakota State, St. Thomas and common opponent CSUB who the Vandals defeated 4-1.
· The Vandals are averaging 1.83 goals per game and have outscored opponents 11-5 this season.
· Idaho is averaging nine shots per game and has a .463 shots on goal percentage.
· Maddy Lasher leads the Vandals with nine shots and three goals with a .556 shot on goal percentage.
· Avrie Fox leads the Vandals in goalkeeping statistics with 16 saves and four goals allowed with a .800 save percentage.
The Vandals lead the overall series 10-7-4 with the Bengals holding a 5-3-1 advantage when playing at Davis Field.
Previous 10 games
# 09/03/2010 H L 1-2
# 09/02/2011 A L 1-4
08/31/2012 N W 2-0
08/25/2013 H W 2-0
* 10/19/2014 A T(2OT) 2-2
* 09/25/2015 H L 1-2
* 10/28/2016 A L 0-3
* 10/22/2017 H L 1-2
* 10/12/2018 A L 0-1
* 10/13/2019 H W 2-1
Previous match vs CSUB
Idaho State soccer fell to CSU Bakersfield 1-0 on a rainy Sunday afternoon in Pocatello, Idaho.
The Bengals had 20 shots in the game, the most since Sept. 2019.
Deborah Pond had eight shots with four on goal. Gabby Warta had four and Peyton Dion and Kaylyn Buchanan both tacked on three each.
The Bengal defense held the roadrunners to zero shots in the first half. In the second half, the Bengal defense continued to hold strong until the 85th minute when the roadrunners were able to sneak a goal past ISU Keeper McKayla Wetsel.
The Bengals tied their season high in corners with seven.
