Gonzaga (1-1-0, 0-0-0 WCC) vs. Colorado State (2-0-0)
AUG. 29 | 7 P.M. | LUGER FIELD | SPOKANE, WASH.
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QUICK KICKS:
- Gonzaga and Colorado State meet for the second time.
- The Zags are 19-13-5 against current Mountain West Conference members all-time.
- GU won the first-ever meeting between the programs last year in Fort Collins, 2-0.
- Gonzaga is the only current member of the West Coast Conference that Colorado State, which started its program in 2013, has ever played.
- The Bulldogs three contests this season, including their exhibition, have all been decided in the final 10 seconds.
- The Zags were selected fifth in the West Coast Conference's preseason poll as voted by the league's head coaches. It's the best ranking for GU in the WCC preseason poll since 2006, when the Bulldogs were tabbed third, which was the highest position in the poll in program history.

SCOUTING THE RAMS:
- Colorado State's Bill Hempen won his 300th game Sunday, as the Rams held off SIU-Edwardsville.
- CSU completed the season opening weekend with two wins, which marks the best start to a season in the program's seven-year existence.
- Kristen Noonan, Caeley Lordemann and Kaitlyn Abrams all found the back of the net for Colorado State. Gabi McDonald made two saves in the Rams' net.
- Lordemann scored twice in CSU's season-opening 2-0 win over Marquette. McDonald recorded the shutout with four saves. Noonan had an assist in the victory.
- Colorado State was picked 10th in the 12-member preseason Mountain West Conference poll.
 
LOOKING AHEAD ... MONTANA:
- Gonzaga hosts Montana Sunday at 1 p.m.
- The Grizzlies have a 13-10-0 advantage in the all-time series, but GU has won 10 of the last 11 meetings, including the latest, 1-0, in Spokane in 2016.
- Montana tied its first two opponents this season, 1-1 at North Dakota State and 0-0 at North Dakota.
- The Griz play four road games to start the season, including at Washington State Thursday.
- Claire Howard has made four saves in the Montana net so far this season. Alexa Coyle has the lone UM goal.
- The Grizzlies were picked third in the Big Sky Conference preseason poll.
 
FRESHMAN'S FAST START:
- Erin Healy scored three goals in her first two collegiate games. The freshman found the back of the net twice in a win at Sam Houston State, including the game-winner as the buzzer sounded.