FORT MYERS, Fla. – Winners of four-straight and five of the first six matches out of the gate the FGCU women's heads West to face a pair of PAC-12 foes this weekend. With ASUN Conference play rapidly approaching, the Eagles are set to meet Arizona (Sept. 8) and Arizona State (Sept. 10), both in Tucson.

Both matches can be seen on the PAC-12 Networks with an online stream available via Pac-12.com. The Eagles' match against the Wildcats is scheduled for a 9:35 p.m. Eastern Time start. Meanwhile, the Sunday evening match opposite the Sun Devils is slated for a 5:05 p.m. Eastern Time start.

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LAST TIME OUT
The Green and Blue brought their winning streak to four matches thanks to victories over Kent State and Liberty. The Eagles were tasked with MAC Champions Kent State and back-to-back Big South title-holders Liberty.

FGCU defeated Kent State 2-0 to open the weekend, using goals from Marjorie Boilesen (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Porto Seguro/West Florida) and Lauren Greene (Lakeland, Fla./George Jenkins HS). Boilesen opened the scoring in the 21st minute on a tremendous header. With the match winding down, FGCU secured the win with Greene's first goal of the season.

The Eagles then completed the weekend with a 3-2, dramatic weekend over the Lady Flames of Liberty. Boilesen made it four goals in three games, netting a world-class free kick that won ASUN Goal of the Week. Minutes later, Holly Fritz (Cape Coral, Fla./Mariner HS/Florida State) scored the first of her two goals in the match with a header in the 25th minute to put FGCU in front 2-0.

After Liberty scored twice to level the match, the Green and Blue looked to Fritz again to put them in front for good in the 80th minute.

MAKE IT THREE
Fritz made it three consecutive Eagles to win a weekly ASUN award when the junior claimed ASUN Player of the Week Tuesday. Fritz scored twice and added an assist in FGCU's two victories.

The Cape Coral native joins Boilesen and Lindsey Patton (Jacksonville, Fla./Oakleaf HS) as previous winners of weekly awards.

INCOMING CLASS RECEIVES PRAISE
The 13 newcomers brought in by head coach Jim Blankenship ranks among the best incoming classes in the United States. According to a frequent researcher and respected soccer-community member, FGCU has the 17th-best incoming class across all Division I programs. This class, according to Soccerhunter on BigSoccer.com, has FGCU in front on programs such as Florida, Wake Forest, and USF.

The newcomers have already made an impact tallying ten goals and seven assists through six matches this season.

REGIONAL RANKINGS
With its recent run, the Eagles sit 13th in the United Soccer Coaches Association Southeast Region alongside the likes of South Carolina, Florida, UCF, Alabama, and Arkansas. FGCU currently has not received a vote in the national poll.

THE WILDCATS
Arizona sits 1-1-2 following a season-opening win over #16 Oklahoma. Gabu Stoian paces the Wildcats with two of the team's four goals. Meanwhile, Carli Crisler and Amanda Porter each have two assists.

Meanwhile, Lainey Burdett has allowed only three goals through four matches for a 0.68 goals against average.

FGCU and Arizona have met once prior to the weekend, with the Eagles claiming a 2-1 victory in Fort Myers. In 2014, Tabby Tindell scored twice to put FGCU on top.

THE SUN DEVILS
Arizona State enters the weekend 1-2-1 with a victory over San Diego State. The Sun Devils tested the then #24 UCF Knights, but a late comeback fell short 2-1. Four Sun Devils have scored this season with Jemma Purfield and Olive Jones also tallying an assist.

Nikki Panas has recorded the lone win for Arizona State in goal, with a 0.90 goals against average.

FGCU and Arizona State will meet for the first time Sunday.

FOLLOW ALONG
 
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COACH JIM BLANKENSHIP
A veteran of over two decades in collegiate coaching, head coach Jim Blankenship, who was named the ASUN Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, has built FGCU women's soccer into a yearly contender in the ASUN Conference and a rising program in the South Region in just 10 seasons. Blankenship started the program in 2007 and has since guided the Eagles to nine double-digit win seasons, culminating with ASUN Regular Season Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. In 2011 and 2012 he also led the Eagles to back-to-back ASUN Tournament titles and became the first team in the history of the university to make it to the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles went on to win the 2014 ASUN Tournament and hosted the first NCAA Championship event on campus. The Eagles earned their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance with the 2015 ASUN Tournament Championship and won their first NCAA game at USF in 2015, while finishing 24th in the nation. In 2016, the Eagles made it three-consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament with a third-straight ASUN Tournament title. Blankenship has guided FGCU to a 134-48-20 (70.7 W%) overall record through the first 11 seasons of the program's existence, including a 66-10-11 (81.8 W%) mark in the ASUN. Blankenship's impressive career record of 374-119-31 (74.3 W%) over 25 seasons has come while leading FGCU, the University of Miami, Lynn University and St. Thomas University.
 
#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.