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WIU Heads to NDSU For Weekend Tilt

| By: WIU Athletic Communications

The Bison and Leathernecks are set for action on Friday (Feb. 19) and Sunday (Feb. 21).

Who | Western Illinois (0-2-0) at North Dakota State (1-1-0)
When | Friday (Feb. 19) at 6 p.m. & Sunday (Feb. 21) at 1 p.m. 
Where | Dacotah Field Bubble - Fargo, N.D. 
Social Media | Twitter + Facebook #TRADITIONofTOUGH

Kickoff | Western Illinois continues league play with a trip to North Dakota State on Friday and Saturday.

Last Time Out | WIU kicked off the season last weekend and fell to Denver in both games in Burlington, Iowa. 

Freshman Isabel Navas Rodriguez recorded back-to-back outings of nine saves to total 18 for the opening weekend and is the current saves leader of The Summit League. Nine players made their debuts in the Purple and Gold - Navas Rodriguez, Ella Kiely, Emma Brinkmann, Bailey Burlingham, Angie Knies, Audrey Narine, Maddie Hasken, Alex Bassen, and Grace McLaughlin. 

Momentum From Last Season | Last year Western Illinois won four straight matches for the first time since 2009. The streak was highlighted by back-to-back shutout victories to begin Summit League play en route to four total shutouts for seventh all-time in program history.  The six wins also tied for ninth all-time. 

Back of the Net | WIU returns 100 percent of their goal scorers from last season led by Amy Andrews who had a team-leading six goals and wrote her name into the individual match-record for points (4) and goals (2) in a game vs. UIC. She now sits tied seventh all-time for game-winning goals with three.

Preseason Recognition | Defenders Lauryn Peters and Bridget Schuler were both named 2021 Summit League Preseason Players to Watch. The duo anchored four shutouts and started all 18 games and played all 1660 minutes last year.

Newcomers | This season the Purple and Gold welcomed nine newcomers - Isabel Navas Rodriguez, Lauriane Castonguay, Ella Kiely, Audrey Narine, Maddie Hasken, Emma Brinkmann, Bailey Burlingham, Grace McLaughlin, and Angie Knies. 

Schedule Format | The league's nine members will play a 16-match regular season with a double-round robin format with each team receiving one bye during the spring season. Teams will play the same opponent twice at one site. 

The regular season will precede a Summit League Championship event in those sports, which will feature the top four teams from the regular season competing for a chance to earn the league's automatic bid to the subsequent NCAA Championship. 

Up Next | The Leathernecks return home for back-to-back weekends series against Kansas City (Feb. 26 & 28) and North Dakota (March 5 & 7). 
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