Gonzaga (3-1-0) vs. Oklahoma (3-1-0)
THURSDAY, AUG. 31 | 7 P.M. | LUGER FIELD | SPOKANE
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LIVE STATS
A SEASON-OPENING FIRST:
- Gonzaga won its first three games of the season for the first time in program history.
- The Bulldogs started the 2006 season 3-0-1, and 4-0-1 in 2017.
BACK IN THE RANKINGS:
- The Zags are No. 24 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25. GU is second in the West Region poll.
- Gonzaga climbed to a program best No. 16 ranking in 2021 after a program-best start to the season at 9-1-0.
- GU has been ranked in the Top 25 only twice since 2006. (No. 20, 9/21/21) (No. 16, 9/28/21).
HOME SWEET HOME:
- Gonzaga boasts a 35-10-7 (.755) record at Luger Field under Head Coach Chris Watkins. Over the last three seasons, GU is 16-4-4 at home, and 27-7-5 over the last five seasons.
- The Zags are unbeaten in six of their last seven contests at Luger Field.
- The Bulldogs have outscored their foes at Luger Field, 51-21, over the last three seasons, and 84-35 the last five seasons.
PROGRAM ON THE RISE:
- The Zags have as many 10-win seasons over the last six seasons (5) than the rest of its program history combined (5). GU has won 10 or more games under Watkins five times out of six seasons, with the exception being seven wins in the Spring 2020 shortened season.
- Gonzaga has reached five wins in WCC play in each of the past five seasons. The Bulldogs never won five games in conference play until this recent streak.
THATS A LOT OF GOALS:
- Gonzaga has scored 20 goals through its first four games, which tops the WCC and is second in the nation.
- The Zags' 13 assists rank 11th in the country, and
Kelsey Oyler is fourth in the nation with four.
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Kate Doyle leads the conference with five goals, which is fifth in the nation.
- Doyle and
Giana Riley's 11 points top the WCC and are ninth in the country.
RECORD WATCH:
- Kemp is seventh in program history in most career goals (16) and shots (142), and eighth in points (43).
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Kate Doyle is 10th in career points (39).
- Oyler is fourth in career assists with 13, one away from being tied from third. Kemp and Oyler are eighth with 11 career assists, one assist from fifth.