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Thorns select Morgan Weaver second overall in NWSL draft

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen soccer reporter

January 17, 2020

The narrative for two Washington State University soccer players will continue. Senior forward Morgan Weaver and graduate student defender Averie Collins began a new chapter at the 2020 National Women’s Soccer League draft Thursday morning. Weaver and Collins were picked in the first two rounds of the ...

Cougar soccer ends historic season

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen reporter

December 7, 2019

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA— Sometimes the winners in sports are not always the one on the podium. This historic team walked off the field with their heads held high and holding more than just their records this season. It was a bittersweet run for the WSU Cougar women’s soccer team as ...

Cougar soccer makes her-story

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen reporter

December 6, 2019

Unranked and unseeded WSU women’s soccer team will continue its historic run against No. 1 seed University of North Carolina Tar Heels at 4 p.m. on Friday at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California. One week ago, WSU (16-6-1, 5-5-1) did the unthinkable. Only a handful of soccer programs have ever made i...

Athlete of the Week: Mykiaa Minniss

SAM GRANT, Evergreen reporter

December 2, 2019

WSU soccer advanced to the College Cup for the first time in history Friday when it upset No. 5 South Carolina in overtime. The match was scoreless through the first 95 minutes, as South Carolina had not given up a goal during any of their last seven games. After 5 minutes of overtime, Cougar sophomore...

Cougars find golden goal in historic win

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen reporter

November 30, 2019

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA— WSU sophomore defender Mykiaa Minniss had not scored a goal all season. That was until the Colorado native scored the most important goal of her career Friday night. The narrative for the unranked Washington State (16-6-1, 5-5-1) women’s soccer team will continue ...

Cougars make history, advance to the Elite Eight

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen reporter

November 25, 2019

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA—Coming off perhaps the greatest win in program history in a narrow 3-2 upset against No. 1 seed Virginia on Friday, the narrative continues for the WSU women’s soccer team as they won for the second time this weekend. For the first time, the Cougars are Elite Eight bound after winn...

Soccer plays No. 1 seed Virginia in NCAA

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen reporter

November 22, 2019

Washington State soccer will continue play in the NCAA tournament in the second round against the No. 3 University of Virginia Cavaliers at 4 p.m. PCT Friday at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Cavaliers (17-1-3,6-0-3) are one of four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament. This was...

Cougars make it to the second round of NCAA

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen reporter

November 18, 2019

It was a packed house on a rainy night on the Lower Soccer Field as No. 24 WSU soccer beat the University of Memphis Tigers 1-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. This was the Cougars third-straight season advancing to the second round. “The Pac-12 season and this conference definitely prepared...

Coach, soldier, father

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen reporter

November 15, 2019

On the Lower Soccer Field, one coach is known for something more than just soccer. He is known for something a little different. In Pullman, Jon Harvey is known as a soccer coach at WSU who shaped athletes to be better people since his service in the United States Navy. As an assistant soccer coach,...

Cougars take on the Tigers in round one of NCAA

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen reporter

November 15, 2019

No. 24 WSU soccer will play the No. 8 University of Memphis Friday to kick off Dad’s Weekend at Washington State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 5 p.m. on the Lower Soccer Field. “I know we are ready. Mentally we are strong, physically we are ready and we can’t take anything for gr...

Soccer hosts Memphis in NCAA tournament

Jaclyn Seifert, Evergreen reporter

November 12, 2019

No. 24 WSU soccer ended its regular season play with a 1-0 loss in the 29th Boeing Apple Cup Series at the University of Washington last Friday. This was Washington State’s first loss in the Apple Cup (11-6-2, 7-4-0) since 2003. Washington State ends it regular season play 12-6-1 overall and 5-5-1...

Brianna Alger is every team’s dream defender

JACLYN SEIFERT, Evergreen reporter

November 8, 2019

She woke up like most mornings for another 7 a.m. practice alongside her teammates on the lower soccer field at WSU. What was not ordinary that morning? Her coach pulled her aside and said, “Hey, ESPN is asking to have your video.” “It was request after request after request,” Brianna said. It...