LA GRANDE, Ore. - The 2021 Cascade Collegiate Conference Women's Soccer Tournament is finally here. Eastern Oregon begins its hunt for a tournament title as the No. 5 seed and will face Northwest University in the quarterfinal round. This year's CCC Tournament is hosted by Bushnell University.

OPPONENT
No. 4 Northwest Eagles (9-6-3, 8-2-2 CCC)

WHERE
Springfield, Ore. - Williamalane Park (Quarterfinals & Semifinals)
Eugene, Ore. - Civic Park (Championship)

WHEN
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 8 p.m. - vs. Northwest (Quarterfinals)
Wednesday, Nov. 10 - vs. TBD (Semifinals)
Friday, Nov. 12, 3 p.m. - vs. TBD (Championship)

Kickoff
• The Mountaineers enter the postseason with an 11-5 overall record and finished the regular season with an 8-4-0 mark in CCC play.
• This will be the sixth straight year EOU has made the CCC Tournament since 2015. There was no CCC Tournament in 2020 due to COVID-19.
• Eastern must win the CCC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament.

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

Story Lines
• The Mountaineers No. 5 seeding for the CCC Tournament is the lowest they have been under the direction of Jacob Plocher.
• EOU has matched up with Northwest three times in the CCC Tournament and is 1-2-0 against the Eagles.
• Northwest has defeated the Mountaineers each of the last two times in the CCC Tournament.
• The Mountaineers are 0-1-0 this year in neutral site matches.

All-CCC Mountaineers
• Going into the postseason, EOU will have four All-CCC players on their team as Morgan Farrington, Sarah Mitchell, Erika Skindlov, and Yahaira Chavarria-Mondragon were all selected.
• Both Farrington and Mitchell were named First Team All-CCC, while Skindlov was named Second Team All-CCC. Mondragon was the lone Honorable Mention All-CCC selection.

Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• The Mountaineers finished the final weekend of regular season play with a 1-1-0 split on the road. EOU fell at Northwest, 2-0, before securing a 3-0 shutout at Evergreen State.
• In the loss to the Eagles, Eastern racked up eight saves as oh squads finished the match with 16 shots, respectively.
• In the win at Evergreen State, three different players scored in Mackinley Gregus, Kana Mateaki, and Kasey Johnson.

Mountaineers vs. the CCC
• All-time, EOU is 101-105-17 in conference matches since the program's inception in 2001.
• The Mountaineers have now finished with a .500 record or better 10 times and have done so in each of the last seven seasons.
• Eastern has won two regular season CCC titles (2017, 2018) and two CCC Tournament titles (2017, 2019).
• The Mountaineers are 40-9-6 in CCC action under the direction of Jacob Plocher.

There's No Place Like Home
• Since 2017, the Mountaineers are a staggering 29-3-0 at home under Head Coach Jacob Plocher.
• Since 2018, when EOU started playing inside Community Stadium, the team is 23-2-0 at home.
• Since 2017, EOU has posted three undefeated records at home in 2017, 2018, and 2020.

Road Warriors
• Eastern is currently 7-2-0 this season in true road contests. six of the sevens wins have been shutouts, while one was a forfeit.
• Of the 16 scheduled regular season games for the Mounties in 2021, nine were true road contests.
• The Mountaineers are 23-8-9 in true road games under the direction of Jacob Plocher.

Blanking the Opposition
• Of the 11 wins for EOU this year, nine have come in shutout fashion.
• Under the direction of Jacob Plocher, the Mountaineers have posted 55 total shutouts.
• EOU's six-game shutout streak this season was the longest under the direction of Jacob Plocher.
• On the road, EOU has posted eight shutouts this season.

Scouting the Competition
Northwest University Eagles
• The Eagles enter the CCC Tournament with momentum having won each of their last six contests, including one of them being against EOU. They are 9-6-3 overall and went 8-2-2 in CCC play.
• NU averages 1.61 goals per game on 18.4 shots. They are holding opponents to under 1.00 goals per game at 0.96. They have also posted eight shutouts this season.
• Callie Wright has eight goals and four assists on the season for 20 points to lead the offense.
• Claire Jo Diede has 18 points on six goals and six assists.
• Kayla Soderstrom has three goals and six assists for 12 points.
• Nine Eagles have scored goals this season, led by Wright with eight and Diede with six. Gracie VanAssche, Soderstrom, and Elizabeth Moretti have scored three apiece, and Olivia Morris and Grace Burke have two each. 
• Kierstin Patefield leads the Eagles with 73 saves and carries a 1.00 goals allowed average. She has a CCC-leading eight shutouts this season. She is third all-time at NU with 14 career shutouts.

The CCC Tournament Field
• Oregon Tech won the regular-season CCC championship with an 11-1 conference mark to pick up the first automatic qualifier (AQ) for the NAIA National Tournament and the top seed in the CCC Championship Tournament.
• Southern Oregon University grabbed the No. 2 seed after being predicted to finish seventh in the preseason conference poll. The Raiders come off a 10-2-0 record in CCC action.
• College of Idaho enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed with a 9-3-0 conference mark, while fourth-seeded Northwest University posted a 8-2-2 record in CCC play.
• Eastern Oregon University rounds out the top-five seeds at No. 5, while No. 6 seed Corban University, No. 7 seed Rocky Mountain College and No. 8 seed Carroll College round out the final three spots.
• Top-seeded OIT takes on Carroll on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 5:00 p.m., while second-seeded Rocky and SOU also battle it out at 5:00 p.m. College of Idaho and Corban square off while EOU and NU challenge each other in the nightcap at 8:00 p.m.
• The CCC tournament takes place Nov. 9-12, hosted by Bushnell University. The quarterfinals and semifinals at Willamalane Park in Springfield, Ore., with the championship game kicking off in Civic Park in Eugene, Ore. The CCC Women's Soccer Tournament Champions will grab the conference's second AQ. If the Owls advance to the final, their opponent will earn the AQ.

Up Next
• Should the Mountaineers win against NU, they will advance to the semifinal round and face the winner of No.1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Carroll College on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. PT.

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