SURPRISE, ARIZ. - OUAZ women's soccer is off to a great start this season, and the team is looking to add to it this week.

The Spirit wrap up non-conference play this week as they travel to California to play a pair of games. Head coach Skelly Kellar wants to see his team locked in.

"We need to go [to California] and be focused, not take anybody lightly," Kellar said.

OUAZ has played opponents from four different states so far this season. The variety in competition can help the budding program get the attention from the rest of the NAIA.

"It's massive, as far as the national scale," Kellar said. "In order to get recognized by the good team, you have to go play the good teams."

THIS WEEK FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER
The Spirit will face Soka on Thursday at 7:00pm, then head over to Lancaster, Calif. to take on Antelope Valley on Saturday afternoon.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Live video and stats for Thursday's game against Soka will be at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/soka/portal.htm?eventId=543768&streamType=video

Live video and stats for Saturday's game against Antelope Valley will be at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/antelopevalley/

AGAINST THE OPPOSITION
OUAZ defeated Soka in the only meeting between the two team. The Spirit tallied the 3-0 victory on August 28, 2017.

The Spirit have faced Antelope Valley in each of OUAZ's first two seasons. The Spirit are 2-0, picking up victories on October 3, 2017 (1-0) and August 24, 2018 (2-1).

NOTABLE QUOTABLE
"Soka has a better team…so we need to go into the game knowing it's going to be a battle. Antelope Valley has played kind of a GSAC schedule so far, and they've done pretty well. They're going to be a scary team, a team that you can't overlook." – Kellar, when discussing the opponents his team will face on the road trip.

SPIRIT NOTES
The Spirit and Krysten Caballero have a shutout streak of 250:04. That is the fourth longest streak in program history. The last goal the team has allowed was in the 20th minute in a 1-0 loss to Embry-Riddle on September 5.

OUAZ has scored triple the amount of goals than they have allowed (27-9). Inafuku leads the team with six.

Six different freshmen have scored a goal; Saipress Jones leads all team freshmen in goals (4), assists (3) and points (11).

The team ranks in the top ten of the NAIA in assists (t-9 with 20) and shutouts (t-5 with 4).

UP NEXT
The Spirit will have a week off, then return to Spirt Field to start Golden State Athletic Conference play. OUAZ will play San Diego Christian on October 3, and will face Hope International on October 5. Both games are scheduled for 5:30pm.