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OPPONENTS The Big Sky Conference is entering its golf, and tennis. 56th year overall and 31st year of women’s competition during the 2018-19 school year. About the Big Sky

The Conference was established in 1963 The Big Sky Conference is a NCAA Division I by six charter members – Idaho, Idaho State, conference, spread across the western United Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and Weber States. The venerable Division I Big Sky Con- State. The name originated in a novel written ference has nearly 4,500 student-athletes, by A.B. Guthrie of Great Falls, MT, entitled “The from 15 different institutions, competing in Big Sky”. The name “Big Sky” was adopted by 16 sports (seven men’s, nine women’s). The the six presidents of the charter members as Big Sky Conference was founded on Feb. 25, the name of the new conference on February 1963, as the name “Big Sky” was adopted by 25, 1963. the six presidents of the charter members as STAFF DIRECTORY the name of the new conference. Four of the Four of the current league members - Idaho current league members – Idaho State Univer- Mailing and Street Address: State, Montana, Montana State and Weber sity, the , Montana State 2491 Washington, Suite 201 State - have been with the league since its University and – have Ogden, UT 84401 birth. Northern Arizona enters its 48th season been with the league since its inception. Phone: (801) 392-1978 in the league, giving the league five members Fax: (801) 392-5568 with at least 45 years of continuous member- www.bigskyconf.com ship. The Conference welcomed Southern on July 1, 2012 as a full member and UC Davis Founded: 1963 and Cal Poly as football affiliate members. Affiliation:NCAA I Hartford and Binghamton joined the Big Sky as affiliate members in men’s golf in 2014. Idaho Sports Sponsored returned most of its sports to the Conference MEN & WOMEN: Cross Country, Football*, in 2014, while football returned to the league *, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor in 2018. Eastern Washington, Northern Colo- Track and Field, Tennis*, Golf* rado, Portland State and Sacramento State WOMEN ONLY: Softball* round out the current membership. * Conference champion receives automatic bid to NCAA Tournament The Big Sky is one of three conferences in the western United States playing Division I Interim Commissioner football and is a national leader in the Foot- Ron Loghry • (801) 392-1978 x14 ball Championship Subdivision. Big Sky teams e-mail: [email protected] have won the Division I Football National Assoc. Commissioner Compliance (VB) Championship seven times, including Eastern Jaynee Nadolski • (801) 392-1978 x15 Washington most recently in 2010. In 2016, e-mail: [email protected] Northern Arizona won the NCAA Division I Compliance Men’s Cross Country National Championship, Ty Singletary • (251) 622-4777 making them the first conference team to e-mail: [email protected] win a national championship in a sport other Asst. Commissioner/Championships than football, repeating in 2017. Currently, Jon Kasper • (801) 392-1978 x16 the Conference sponsors championships in 16 e-mail: [email protected] sports (nine women’s and seven men’s sports), Asst. Commissioner/External (FB, GOLF) including softball, women’s soccer, women’s Denise Thompson • (512) 216-3440 volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, e-mail: [email protected] indoor and outdoor track and field, basketball, Communications Director (MBB, SOC, TEN) PAST BIG SKY SOCCER CHAMPS Blake Barington • (325) 423-2512 e-mail: [email protected] Year Regular Season Tournament Tournament Location Asst. Communications Director (WBB, 2001 Weber State Idaho State Ogden, Utah T&F, VB) 2002 Idaho State Idaho State Pocatello, Idaho Lea Williams• (435) 915-6537 2003 Weber State Idaho State Ogden, Utah e-mail: [email protected] 2004 Portland State & Weber State Portland, Ore. Coord. Championships & Comm. (XC, Eastern Washington SB) 2005 Weber State Weber State Ogden, Utah Alex Kelly • (765) 721-1725 2006 Idaho State Idaho State Pocatello, Idaho e-mail: [email protected] 2007 Sacramento State Sacramento State Sacramento, Calif. Business Manager 2008 Weber State Northern Arizona Ogden, Utah Stacy Freeman • (801) 392-1978 x13 2009 Portland State Northern Arizona Portland, Ore. e-mail: [email protected] 2010 Northern Arizona Sacramento State Flagstaff, Ariz. 2011 Northern Colorado & Montana Greeley, Colo. Portland State 2012 Idaho State & Idaho State Pocatello, Idaho Portland State & Montana 2013 Portland State Weber State Hillsboro, Ore. 2014 Montana Northern Arizona Missoula, Mont. 2015 Idaho Northern Colorado Moscow, Idaho 2016 Idaho Eastern Washington Cheney, Wash. 2017 Eastern Washington Eastern Washington Cheney, Wash.

58 2018 Women’s Soccer OPPONENTS 2018 REGULAR-SEASON OPPONENTS

MATCH #1 MATCH #2 Friday, Aug. 17, 4 p.m. (CT) • Edinburg, Texas • UTRGV Field Sunday, Aug. 19, 11 a.m. (CT) • Edinburg, Texas • UTRGV Field ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS Head Coach: Roger Bush Head Coach: Kathryn Saunders 2017 Record: 8-10-1, 5-2-0 Summit League 2017 Record: 8-7-3, 6-3-1 Southwestern Athletic Soccer SID: Jarrett Hardwick Soccer SID: Andrew Roberts Jr. SID Email: [email protected] SID Email: [email protected] Athletics Website: www.oruathletics.com Athletics Website: www.tsusports.com Series: Oral Roberts leads, 1-0-0 Series: First Meeting Last Meeting: Oral Roberts, 3-0 (2002) Last Meeting: - MATCH #3 MATCH #4 Friday, Aug. 24, 5 p.m. (PT) • Spokane, Wash. • Luger Field Sunday, Aug. 26, 1 p.m. • Hillsboro, Ore. • Hillsboro Stadium CSUN MATADORS Head Coach: Chris Watkins Head Coach: Keith West 2017 Record: 10-8-1, 2-7-0 Western Athletic 2017 Record: 14-6-1, 7-0-0 Western Athletic Soccer SID: Barrett Henderson Soccer SID: Nick Bocanegra SID Email: [email protected] SID Email: [email protected] Athletics Website: www.gozags.com Athletics Website: www.gomatadors.com Series: Gonzaga leads, 11-3-2 Series: CSUN leads, 1-5-0 Last Meeting: Gonzaga, 2-1 (2017) Last Meeting: CSUN, 1-0 (2016)

MATCH #5 MATCH #6 Sunday, Sept. 2, 3 p.m. • Seattle, Wash. • Championship Field Sunday, Sept. 9, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro, Ore. • Hillsboro Stadium Head Coach: Julie Woodward Head Coach: Kerri Scroope 2017 Record: 14-6-1, 7-0-0 Western Athletic 2017 Record: 5-13-2, 2-7-0 West Coast Soccer SID: Brian Vail Soccer SID: Elliot Thornton SID Email: [email protected] SID Email: [email protected] Athletics Website: www.goseattleu.com Athletics Website: www.pacifictigers.com Series: Seattle leads, 5-0-4 Series: Pacific leads, 5-2-0 Last Meeting: Seattle, 4-0 (2017) Last Meeting: Pacific, 3-1 (2017) MATCH #7 MATCH #8 Thursday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m. (PT) • Phoenix, Ariz. • GCU Stadium Sunday, Sept. 16, 12 p.m. (CT) • Columbia, Mo. • Walton Stadium GRAND CANYON LOPES MISSOURI TIGERS Head Coach: Derek Leader Head Coach: Bryan Blitz 2017 Record: 6-13-2, 2-4-1 Western Athletic 2017 Record: 8-12-1, 3-7-0 SEC Soccer SID: Sarah Woodward Soccer SID: Kate Lakin SID Email: [email protected] SID Email: [email protected] Athletics Website: www.gculopes.com Athletics Website: www.mutigers.com Series: First Meeting Series: First Meeting Last Meeting: - Last Meeting: - MATCH #9 MATCH #10 Friday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m. (PT) • Moscow, Idaho • Guy Wicks Field Sunday, Sept. 23, 1 p.m. (PT) • Cheney, Wash. • EWU Soccer Field EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES Head Coach: Jeremy Clevenger Head Coach: Chad Bodner 2017 Record: 8-9-2, 4-5-1 Big Sky 2017 Record: 13-5-4, 5-3-2 Big Sky Soccer SID: Joe St. Pierre Soccer SID: Amy Hartleroad SID Email: [email protected] SID Email: [email protected] Athletics Website: www.govandals.com Athletics Website: www.goeags.com Series: Idaho, 7-5-0 Series: Portland State, 14-7-2 Last Meeting: Portland State, 2-1 (2017) Last Meeting: Eastern Washington, 2-1 (2017) MATCH #11 MATCH #12 Friday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro, Ore. • Hillsboro Stadium Sunday, Sept. 30, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro, Ore. • Hillsboro Stadium IDAHO STATE WILDCATS Head Coach: Tim Crompton Head Coach: Allison Gibson 2017 Record: 3-12-3, 2-5-3 Big Sky 2017 Record: 3-14-1, 2-7-1 Big Sky Soccer SID: Corie Holmes Soccer SID: Graysen Ludiker SID Email: [email protected] SID Email: [email protected] Athletics Website: www.weberstatesports.com Athletics Website: www.isubengals.com Series: Series tied, 10-10-4 Series: Portland State, 11-9-1 Last Meeting: Weber State, 2-0 (2017) Last Meeting: Portland State, 2-1 (2017)

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MATCH #13 MATCH #14 Friday, Oct. 5, 6 p.m. (PT) • Flagstaff, Ariz. • Lumberjack Stadium Sunday, Oct. 7, 12 p.m.• Cedar City, Utah • Thunderbird Soccer Field NORTHERN ARIZONA LUMBERJACKS SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS Head Coach: Andre Luciano Head Coach: Fred Thompson 2017 Record: 9-10-1, 4-5-1 Big Sky 2017 Record: 5-13-0, 4-6-0 Big Sky Soccer SID: Sean Horner Soccer SID: Kyle Birnbrauer SID Email: [email protected] SID Email: [email protected] Athletics Website: www.nauathletics.com Athletics Website: www.suutbirds.com Series: Northern Arizona, 13-7-5 Series: Portland State, 4-2-1 Last Meeting: Portland State, 1-0 (2017) Last Meeting: Portland State, 2-0 (2017) MATCH #15 MATCH #16 Sunday, Oct. 14, 12 p.m. (PT) • Sacramento, Calif. • Hornet Field Friday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro, Ore. • Hillsboro Stadium MONTANA GRIZZLIES Head Coach: Randy Dedini Head Coach: Chris Citowicki 2017 Record: 8-8-4, 3-3-4 Big Sky 2017 Record: 10-7-4, 5-2-3 Big Sky Soccer SID: Robert Barsanti Soccer SID: Joel Carlson SID Email: [email protected] SID Email: [email protected] Athletics Website: www.hornetsports.com Athletics Website: www.gogriz.com Series: Sacramento State, 12-9-3 Series: Portland State, 12-11-3 Last Meeting: Portland State, 2-1 (2017) Last Meeting: Tied, 1-1 (2017)

MATCH #17 Friday, Oct. 21, 1 p.m. (PT) • Hillsboro, Ore. • Hillsboro Stadium Head Coach: Tim Barrera 2017 Record: 13-7-2, 5-3-2 Big Sky Soccer SID: Matthew Kushar SID Email: [email protected] Athletics Website: www.uncbears.com Series: Portland State, 8-5-1 Last Meeting: Northern Colorado, 2-0 (2017)

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