LA GRANDE, Ore. - Eastern Oregon Men's Soccer closes out regular season play this weekend with two road contests. The Mountaineers head to Washington looking to stay in the hunt for a postseason berth.

OPPONENTS
Northwest Eagles (8-6-2, 4-5-2 CCC)
Evergreen State Geoducks (5-7-2, 5-4-2 CCC)

WHERE
Kirkland, Wash. - NU Athletic Field (NU)
Olympia, Wash. - Geoduck Pitch (TESC)

WHEN
Friday, Oct. 29, 12:30 p.m. - vs. NU
Saturday, Oct. 30, 12:30 p.m. - vs. TESC

Kickoff
• The Mountaineers (6-8-0, 6-5-0 CCC) will look to extend their two-game winning streak and stay in the top-eight of the conference standing this weekend.
• Eastern Oregon goes into the final weekend of the regular season currently sitting sixth in the CCC standings ahead of both Northwest and Evergreen State.
• The Mountaineers currently boast a 3-4-0 record in true road games this season.

How to Watch/Follow
• Livestream access for this weekend's game is available at www.eousports.com/watch.
• Live stats coverage for EOU Men's Soccer games this season can be accessed at www.eousports.com/livestats. 

Story Lines
• The Mountaineers currently rank sixth in the CCC going into the last weekend of regular season play.
• Eastern is ranked ahead of both of its opponents this weekend.
• The Mountaineers will look to make it to the CCC Tournament for just the third time in program history.

Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• EOU picked up a pair of wins at home to close out the home portion of their schedule. The team defeated Carroll College and Walla Walla 1-0 and 6-0, respectively.
• The mountaineers lone goal against the Saints came on a header goal by Ryan Brown.
• Against Walla Walla, five different players netted a goal, led by Kellen Burke with two.
• For the weekend, goalkeeper Dalton Mauzay picked up both wins in net and tallied nine total saves in 150 minutes played.

CCC Player of the Week
• Dalton Mauzay was tabbed the CCC Defensive Player of the Week for his first career weekly honor. He was tabbed with the award after going 2-0 in net.
• Against Carroll College he made eight saves to help the Mountaineers secure a 1-0 win at home. His second win came in a 6-0 victory for the Mountaineers over Walla Walla on Senior Day. He played just over 60 minutes in the win and notched one save.

Previously Against Northwest/Evergreen State
• Last season, EOU and Northwest squared off once with the Mountaineers coming away the victors, 2-0.
• Last year's win was also the first career win for Jessy Watson as the EOU men's head coach. 
• All-time, EOU is 3-1-2 against the Eagles and has won each of the last two match-ups. 
• Eastern and Evergreen State last met in 2019. EOU walked away on top with a 3-2 win.
• All-time EOU is just 1-2-2 with the lone win coming in 2019. This match-up will be the first for Jessy Watson as the bench boss for EOU Men's Soccer.

Mountaineers vs. CCC
• All-time, EOU is 40-39-5 against CCC opponents since the program's inception in 2015.
• The Mountaineers have finished with a .500 record or better three times in the program young history
• Eastern has qualified for the CCC Tournament twice (2018, 2019) and had a runner-up finish in 2019.
• The Mountaineers are 9-10-0 in CCC action under the direction of Jessy Watson.

Scouting the Competition
Northwest University Eagles
• The Eagles are 8-6-2 overall entering the weekend with a 4-5-2 mark in CCC play. At home, they sport a 4-2-1 record.
• Offensively, NU has scored 33 goals this season and averages 2.06 per game on 13.8 shots. The team has tallied 24 assists and taken 145 corner kicks.
• Defensively, the Eagles have surrendered 29 goals and give up 1.81 per game on 15.1 shots. They have posted three assists and have 77 saves on the season.
• Elliott Misic leads the offense with a staggering 14 goals scored to go along with a team best six assists for 34 points. He has taken 50 shots on the year and has had 31 come on goal.
• Second in scoring is Braydon Corwin with four goals. He also sits second in assists with five. 
• Alexander Thiehofe has started all 16 games in net this season. He has tallied 74 savers and has a save percentage of .724.

Evergreen State College Geoducks
• The geoducks enter the weekend with a 5-7-2 overall record and are 5-4-2 in CCC play. At home, Evergreen State is just 1-3-1.
• Offensively, Evergreen has scored 27 goals and averages 1.93 per game on 12.4 shots. They have 24 assists on the year and have taken 36 corner kicks.
• Defensively, the geoducks have allowed 23 goals and give up 1.64 per game on 19.9 shots. They have posted four shutouts this year and have tallied 87 saves.
• Joe DiCarlo leads the offense in goals scored with six and has three assists for a total of 15 points. He has taken 26 shots and had 12 come on goal.
• Maxton Hauser is second in scoring with five goals and is tied for the team lead in assists with four.
• Also tied for the team lead in assists is Brandon Clough and Lucas Alcala with four, respectively. Clough has scored three goals, while Alcala is at two.
• In net, Colin Hauser has appeared in 14 games and started in 12. He has 82 saves this season and an .828 save percentage.

Up Next
• The Mountaineers will await their postseason fate following this weekend's games to see if they will qualify for the CCC Tournament which will begin on Nov. 9 in Springfield, Ore.

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