Sunday, November 24
Seattle, WA
5:00 PM
University of Washington
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Boston College
Huskies Open NCAA Tournament vs Boston College on Sunday
November 22, 2019 | Men's Soccer
No. 6 Washington (15-3-0, 8-2-0 Pac-12) opens the 2019 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament on Sunday, hosting Boston College (9-5-3, 2-4-2 ACC) in a second-round match at 5:00 p.m. at Husky Soccer Stadium. The match will be live streamed on Pac-12 Plus with Ann Schatz and Andrew Harvey on the call. A link to the broadcast and live stats will be available on gohuskies.com.
Quick Strikes
NCAA Tournament Primer
The Huskies earned the No. 6 overall seed in the tournament and can host at least their first two playoff matches with wins. First up is Boston College, which defeated Yale 3-0 at home in a first round match on Thursday night. With a win on Sunday, Washington would host the winner of the match between No. 11 Marshall and West Virginia which also takes place on Sunday. The complete NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament bracket can be found on the final page.
Huskies in the NCAA Tournament
Washington is making its seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament in nine seasons under Head Coach Jamie Clark. The Huskies are 4-4-3 in those appearances and have reached at least the third round in three of those trips. Overall, Washington is 12-23-3 in the NCAA tournament and has an 8-10-0 record in the first round, having won three of its last four. The Huskies are 10-7-2 at home all-time and 6-2-2 in their last 10. UW has advanced in each of its last four second-round home matches dating back to 2003 (3-0-1).
The Boston College Eagles At A Glance
The Eagles got a playoff berth despite a 2-4-2 conference record thanks to playing in the ACC, which placed 10 teams in the tournament field. While they ended the regular season with a 1-3-1 record, the tie was against No. 1 Virginia and the win was over No. 3 Wake Forest, likely helping secure a final at-large bid. Boston College has been solid at home this year, going 7-1-2. But away from home the Eagles were 2-3-1 and outscored 11-9, finishing with a 0-3-1 record over their last four road matches.
Boston College is making its 15th tournament appearance and is 9-11-5 all-time in the NCAA tournament after its 3-0 win over Yale.
The BC freshman have led the team's offense with freshman forward Stefan Sigurdarson leading the way with seven goals and four assists (20 points). Fellow freshmen Amos Shapiro-Thompson and Mike Suski have added four goals with Suski also tallying four assists. Suski had a goal and an assist in the win over Yale.
Series History vs. Boston College and the ACC
This will be the first match between Boston College and Washington all-time. The Huskies are 4-3-0 all-time against ACC teams, but has yet to face one in the NCAA Tournament. It has been over 10 years since UW last faced an ACC team, falling 2-1 in OT to Virginia (9/6/09) in a neutral site match.
Clark, Bodily and Bartlow Earn Pac-12 Awards
The Huskies won three of four individual Pac-12 awards announced on Nov. 20. Head Coach Jamie Clark was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year after winning the most conference matches in program history. It was the second time he has won the award after taking home the honor in 2013. Bodily was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year after scoring 10 goals including seven in conference play. Bartlow earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors after anchoring the Huskies' backline which posted a .606 goals against average. He also added a career-best three goals.
All-Pac-12 Honors
Washington was well represented on the Pac-12 teams, placing six on the all-conference teams and taking three of the four individual honors. Blake Bodily and Ethan Bartlow were named to the All-Pac-12 First Team with John Magnus earning a second-team nod. Dylan Tevas, Christian Soto and Sam Fowler also earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention. For Bodily, it was the third-straight season he earned first-team recognition.
Bodily On A Hot Streak
Blake Bodily finished the season strong, scoring six goals over his final six matches to give him 10 on the season. He is the first Husky to reach double-figures in goals since Brent Richards tallied 10 in 2012. It's been 13 seasons since a UW player has scored more than 10, since Ely Allen had 12 in 2007.
Bodily was been solid all season, recording a point in 12 of the 16 matches he has played, amassing 10 goals and five assists. Bodily has earned Pac-12 First Team recognition each of his three seasons at UW, being named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2017 and Pac-12 Player of the Year this year.
Shutout Central
The Huskies have posted 11 shutouts through 18 matches this season, which is the fourth-best shutout percentage (.611) in the NCAA. In addition, UW ranks eighth in team goals against average at 0.606 and has as many shutouts (11) as goals allowed (11) on the year. Dating back to last season, the Huskies have cleansheets in 16 of their last 23 matches recording a 0.47 goals against average over that stretch (11 goals in 2,105 minutes).
Going Streaking!
Washington has lost just three games over its last 23 matches (19-3-1) dating back to last season. The Huskies saw a 10-match winning streak snapped in early November. It had been the longest streak since UW won 10-straight matches at the end of the 1999 season.
In the Rankings ...
Washington closed out the regular season ranked No. 4 in the final NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll. The Huskies had been ranked atop the NCAA/USC poll for three-straight weeks earlier this year, marking the first time in program history UW has been ranked No. 1 three weeks in a season. It's a pretty remarkable feat considering the Huskies were unranked to start the season. The Huskies finished ranked No. 4 in the Soccer America Poll, No. 5 in Top Drawer Soccer's poll and No. 6 in the College Soccer News rating.
Meek's Offensive Explosion
Redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek has been a big key to the offense this year, scoring six goals on the season despite playing in just 636 minutes over 16 matches, including an impressive five-match goal streak earlier in the year. In addition, five of those goals have been match-winners, which ranks third in the NCAA lead in that category. Lately, Meek has been adding to his assist total, recording five over his last seven matches to give him 17 points on the season–the fourth-most in the Pac-12.
Meek redshirted his first year, played three minutes at the end of one match last year as a freshman, and was down on the depth chart to start the year this season. Meek's first action in 2019 came in mop-up time in a 4-0 win over San Francisco. He came on in the 41st minute at No. 16 Michigan State, then scored two minutes later and didn't play again in the second half. He did not play at Michigan, but then came in late in the match at CSUN and scored UW's only goal in the 80th minute. Meek scored at Seattle, at home vs San Diego State and just 47 seconds into the match against UCLA.
Gotta Get That First One
Washington continues to find success when scoring the first goal of the match. Going back to last season, the Huskies are 26-2-0 when scoring first. This year, UW is 14-1-0 when scoring first with the lone loss coming against California when the Huskies led 2-1 at halftime before falling 3-2.
Spread The Wealth
The Huskies have scored 38 goals in 18 matches thus far with 11 different players finding the back of the net. Blake Bodily leads the way with 10 goals, with Lucas Meek adding six. Jaret Townsend and Gio Miglietti have each scored a career-best five goals. Meanwhile, 16 different players have tallied a point, led by Bodily with 25 (10g, 5a), Meek with 17 (6g, 5a) and Miglietti with 12 (5g, 2a).
That Offense!
Washington's offense has been clicking throughout the season, scoring 38 goals in 18 matches to lead the Pac-12 and rank 16th in the NCAA in scoring offense (2.11 goals per match). The Huskies also rank 15th nationally in assists per game (2.06) and 23rd in total points (113).
Home Bodies
Washington is 7-2-0 this season, outscoring opponents 22-6. Dating back to last season, the Huskies are 11-2-1 in their last 14 home matches, allowing just six goals over their last 1,190 minutes at home.
Clark Wins #150
UW Head Coach Jamie Clark picked up his 150th career victory with Washington's 4-0 win over Gonzaga on Oct. 16. In 13 seasons, Clark is 153-60-23, with this year being the 12th season with 12+ victories. Clark's .696 career winning percentage is the sixth-best among active NCAA DI coaches. Earlier this year, Clark picked up his 100th win at UW in a 2-1 win over No. 18 Denver. With the victory, he became the third coach in program history with at least 100 wins (Dean Wurzberger 220, Mike Ryan 105), holding a 112-43-20 record in nine seasons on Montlake.
Fowler in Goal
Freshman goalie Sam Fowler suffered his first collegiate loss against California, but not before posting an impressive 8-0-0 record to start his UW career. Despite the setback, Fowler still holds a 0.505 goals against average this season, which is the fourth-best mark in the NCAA this season. Fowler earned his first college start in UW's 4-0 victory over San Francisco, becoming just the second freshman to start in goal for the Huskies since 2002. The only other during that stretch was Spencer Richey (2010)–the starting goalkeeper for FC Cincinnati (MLS).
Bodily Rakes In The Pre-Season Honors
Bodily was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list to start the year (awarded to the top college soccer player), becoming the first Husky since Cristian Roldan to earn that honor. In addition, Bodily was a preseason All-Pac-12 selection and earned preseason All-America honors from Top Drawer Soccer (3rd Team) and College Soccer News (2nd Team).
Soto Earns Freshman Honors
Midfielder Christian Soto was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Best Freshman XI Team prior to the season and recently was named #5 on TDS' list of the Top 100 Freshman in DI men's soccer. Soto comes to UW after playing for Crossfire FC with Husky teammates Charlie Ostrem and Ethan Bartlow and earned a USBNT call-up with the U17 National Team Camp in 2016. He has appeared in all 18 matches, making 13 starts and has four assists on the year.
Huskies Place Three on CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team
Senior John Magnus, redshirt junior Kasey French and redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 honors as the Huskies placed three players on the 12-man team which recognizes student-athletes for their work on and off the field.
For French, it was his third-straight year earning the prestigious honor after posting a 3.88 cumulative GPA while pursuing an incredible double-major in mathematics and physics at Washington. Magnus is close to wrapping up his UW career with an equally impressive 3.73 GPA while working toward a computer science degree with a minor in Mathematics. Meek also earned the honor for the first time, recording a 3.59 GPA through his first two years in pursuit of a business degree at Washington.
Road Trip Success
Overall, the Huskies are 7-1-0 on the road this season, outscoring opponents 13-4 in those matches. Washington is a perfect 4-0-0 in Pac-12 road games this year and have outscored opponents 7-1. The Huskies haven't finished above .500 on the road since 2016 with their one loss being the fewest road losses since 2013.
Washington wrapped up its first road trip of the year with a 3-1-0 record with a pair of wins in Michigan and a commanding 3-0 win over crosstown rival Seattle U. The four-game trip is the longest since 2012 when UW played five-straight away from home.
French Records His First Goal
At Michigan, the Huskies' lone goal came from redshirt junior Kasey French, who joined the rush from his right back position, finishing with a great shot to the far post. French has been a mainstay on defense, amassing over 3500 minutes over the last three years, but it was his first goal in 44 collegiate matches.
Preseason All-Pac-12 Coaches Picks
The Huskies saw three players named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 team: junior Blake Bodily and sophomores Ethan Bartlow and Dylan Teves. In addition, UW was picked to finish second by the Pac-12 coaches, six points behind Stanford and two points ahead of Oregon State.
Teves Earns National Recognition
Sophomore Dylan Teves earned an impressive honor earlier this season, being named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for the week ending Sept. 1. Teves, who was a preseason All-Pac-12 pick, recorded assists on both of Washington's goals in its 2-1 win over Denver on Aug. 30. The sophomore suffered a knee injury which forced him to miss nine matches, but he still finished with a goal and nine assists this season.
Logan/French on National Teams of the Week
Washington saw a pair of players earn National Team of the Week honors for the week ending Sept. 8. Redshirt junior Bryce Logan made eight saves and posted a pair of cleansheets to lead the Huskies to wins at Michigan State and Michigan. For his effort, Logan was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week.
Fellow redshirt junior Kasey French earned Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honors after scoring his first collegiate goal–the match-winner–at Michigan. The stalwart on defense for the Huskies tallied his first goal with a brilliant finish to lead UW to the key road win.
Bodily Repeats as Pac-12 Player of the Week
Junior midfielder Blake Bodily earned back-to-back Pac-12 Player of the Week awards after earning his second-straight honor on Oct. 29. Bodily became the Huskies' first player to win the award in back-to-back weeks after tallying three goals in two matches in Southern California. In the previous week, Bodily assisted on the match-winner and scoring a goal of his own in the Huskies' 4-0 win over Gonzaga. It was the first time Bodily earned a Pac-12 Player of the Week honor. He has four goals over his last three matches and has tallied a point in 10 of 13 matches this season.
Bodily Named CSN National Player of the Week
Junior Blake Bodily had a fantastic trip to the Bay area, assisting on the golden goal at Stanford before scoring the lone goal in Washington's win at California. For that, he was named the College Soccer News National Player of the Week for the week ending October 6.
Quick Strikes
- On Friday, Washington won its third Pac-12 Title and first since 2013, beating Oregon State 3-1 to finish Pac-12 play with an 8-2-0 record–its most conference wins in program history.
- The Huskies are currently ranked No. 6 in the NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll after being ranked No. 1 for three-straight weeks for the first time in program history.
- Washington took home an impressive haul when Pac-12 honors were announced last week. Jamie Clark was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Blake Bodily was named Player of the Year and Ethan Bartlow earned Defensive Player of the Year. In addition, Bodily and Bartlow earned First-Team All-Pac-12 honors with John Magnus earning Second-Team recognition. Dylan Teves, Sam Fowler and Christian Soto received Honorable Mention.
- UW is making its 26th NCAA Tournament appearance, its fourth-straight and seventh under Head Coach Jamie Clark. Overall, the Huskies are 12-23-3 and earned a first-round bye for the fourth time in the last six appearances.
- The Huskies have 11 shutouts and have allowed just 11 goals on the season–the fourth-best shutout percentage (.611) and eighth-lowest goals against average (0.606) in the NCAA.
- Offensively, UW leads the Pac-12 and ranks 16th in the NCAA in scoring offense (2.11 g/gm).
- Eleven different Huskies have scored at least one goal with 16 players recording a point.
- Junior Blake Bodily leads the team in points (25) and goals (10), scoring six goals in his last six matches. Bodily's 10 goals are the most by a Husky since 2011 (Brent Richards, 10).
- Senior Joey Parish scored a pair of goals in a 29-second span in the second half at Oregon State, breaking a tie and giving the Huskies a 3-1 win. It was the Huskies fastest consecutive goals since Greg Foisie scored back-to-back goals in 20 seconds vs California on Oct. 8, 2000.
- At 15-3-0, Washington has its best record though 18 matches since 2013. That year, the Huskies posted a 13-1-4 record at this point, going 16-2-4 overall and reaching the NCAA Quarterfinals.
- The Huskies are 7-2-0 at home this year, outscoring opponents 22-4, and are 11-2-1 over their last 14 home matches dating back to last season.
- Washington has won its last six road matches, outscoring its opponents 13-2, and is 8-1-0 on the road this season and outscoring teams 16-5 away from home.
- UW saw its 10-match win streak snapped in early November. The streak was the fourth-longest in program history and matched its longest since 1999. Over the course of the streak, the Huskies outscored opponents 24-2 with 20 different players scoring those 24 goals.
- Freshman goalkeeper Sam Fowler ranks fifth in the NCAA in Goals Against Average (0.505).
- Head Coach Jamie Clark recorded his 150th career coaching victory in the 4-0 win over Gonzaga. Through 13 seasons, he is 153-60-23 (.697 winning percentage) which is the sixth-best among active NCAA DI coaches. At UW, he is 114-45-20 (.693) over nine seasons.
NCAA Tournament Primer
The Huskies earned the No. 6 overall seed in the tournament and can host at least their first two playoff matches with wins. First up is Boston College, which defeated Yale 3-0 at home in a first round match on Thursday night. With a win on Sunday, Washington would host the winner of the match between No. 11 Marshall and West Virginia which also takes place on Sunday. The complete NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament bracket can be found on the final page.
Huskies in the NCAA Tournament
Washington is making its seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament in nine seasons under Head Coach Jamie Clark. The Huskies are 4-4-3 in those appearances and have reached at least the third round in three of those trips. Overall, Washington is 12-23-3 in the NCAA tournament and has an 8-10-0 record in the first round, having won three of its last four. The Huskies are 10-7-2 at home all-time and 6-2-2 in their last 10. UW has advanced in each of its last four second-round home matches dating back to 2003 (3-0-1).
The Boston College Eagles At A Glance
The Eagles got a playoff berth despite a 2-4-2 conference record thanks to playing in the ACC, which placed 10 teams in the tournament field. While they ended the regular season with a 1-3-1 record, the tie was against No. 1 Virginia and the win was over No. 3 Wake Forest, likely helping secure a final at-large bid. Boston College has been solid at home this year, going 7-1-2. But away from home the Eagles were 2-3-1 and outscored 11-9, finishing with a 0-3-1 record over their last four road matches.
Boston College is making its 15th tournament appearance and is 9-11-5 all-time in the NCAA tournament after its 3-0 win over Yale.
The BC freshman have led the team's offense with freshman forward Stefan Sigurdarson leading the way with seven goals and four assists (20 points). Fellow freshmen Amos Shapiro-Thompson and Mike Suski have added four goals with Suski also tallying four assists. Suski had a goal and an assist in the win over Yale.
Series History vs. Boston College and the ACC
This will be the first match between Boston College and Washington all-time. The Huskies are 4-3-0 all-time against ACC teams, but has yet to face one in the NCAA Tournament. It has been over 10 years since UW last faced an ACC team, falling 2-1 in OT to Virginia (9/6/09) in a neutral site match.
Clark, Bodily and Bartlow Earn Pac-12 Awards
The Huskies won three of four individual Pac-12 awards announced on Nov. 20. Head Coach Jamie Clark was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year after winning the most conference matches in program history. It was the second time he has won the award after taking home the honor in 2013. Bodily was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year after scoring 10 goals including seven in conference play. Bartlow earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors after anchoring the Huskies' backline which posted a .606 goals against average. He also added a career-best three goals.
All-Pac-12 Honors
Washington was well represented on the Pac-12 teams, placing six on the all-conference teams and taking three of the four individual honors. Blake Bodily and Ethan Bartlow were named to the All-Pac-12 First Team with John Magnus earning a second-team nod. Dylan Tevas, Christian Soto and Sam Fowler also earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention. For Bodily, it was the third-straight season he earned first-team recognition.
Bodily On A Hot Streak
Blake Bodily finished the season strong, scoring six goals over his final six matches to give him 10 on the season. He is the first Husky to reach double-figures in goals since Brent Richards tallied 10 in 2012. It's been 13 seasons since a UW player has scored more than 10, since Ely Allen had 12 in 2007.
Bodily was been solid all season, recording a point in 12 of the 16 matches he has played, amassing 10 goals and five assists. Bodily has earned Pac-12 First Team recognition each of his three seasons at UW, being named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2017 and Pac-12 Player of the Year this year.
Shutout Central
The Huskies have posted 11 shutouts through 18 matches this season, which is the fourth-best shutout percentage (.611) in the NCAA. In addition, UW ranks eighth in team goals against average at 0.606 and has as many shutouts (11) as goals allowed (11) on the year. Dating back to last season, the Huskies have cleansheets in 16 of their last 23 matches recording a 0.47 goals against average over that stretch (11 goals in 2,105 minutes).
Going Streaking!
Washington has lost just three games over its last 23 matches (19-3-1) dating back to last season. The Huskies saw a 10-match winning streak snapped in early November. It had been the longest streak since UW won 10-straight matches at the end of the 1999 season.
In the Rankings ...
Washington closed out the regular season ranked No. 4 in the final NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll. The Huskies had been ranked atop the NCAA/USC poll for three-straight weeks earlier this year, marking the first time in program history UW has been ranked No. 1 three weeks in a season. It's a pretty remarkable feat considering the Huskies were unranked to start the season. The Huskies finished ranked No. 4 in the Soccer America Poll, No. 5 in Top Drawer Soccer's poll and No. 6 in the College Soccer News rating.
Meek's Offensive Explosion
Redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek has been a big key to the offense this year, scoring six goals on the season despite playing in just 636 minutes over 16 matches, including an impressive five-match goal streak earlier in the year. In addition, five of those goals have been match-winners, which ranks third in the NCAA lead in that category. Lately, Meek has been adding to his assist total, recording five over his last seven matches to give him 17 points on the season–the fourth-most in the Pac-12.
Meek redshirted his first year, played three minutes at the end of one match last year as a freshman, and was down on the depth chart to start the year this season. Meek's first action in 2019 came in mop-up time in a 4-0 win over San Francisco. He came on in the 41st minute at No. 16 Michigan State, then scored two minutes later and didn't play again in the second half. He did not play at Michigan, but then came in late in the match at CSUN and scored UW's only goal in the 80th minute. Meek scored at Seattle, at home vs San Diego State and just 47 seconds into the match against UCLA.
Gotta Get That First One
Washington continues to find success when scoring the first goal of the match. Going back to last season, the Huskies are 26-2-0 when scoring first. This year, UW is 14-1-0 when scoring first with the lone loss coming against California when the Huskies led 2-1 at halftime before falling 3-2.
Spread The Wealth
The Huskies have scored 38 goals in 18 matches thus far with 11 different players finding the back of the net. Blake Bodily leads the way with 10 goals, with Lucas Meek adding six. Jaret Townsend and Gio Miglietti have each scored a career-best five goals. Meanwhile, 16 different players have tallied a point, led by Bodily with 25 (10g, 5a), Meek with 17 (6g, 5a) and Miglietti with 12 (5g, 2a).
That Offense!
Washington's offense has been clicking throughout the season, scoring 38 goals in 18 matches to lead the Pac-12 and rank 16th in the NCAA in scoring offense (2.11 goals per match). The Huskies also rank 15th nationally in assists per game (2.06) and 23rd in total points (113).
Home Bodies
Washington is 7-2-0 this season, outscoring opponents 22-6. Dating back to last season, the Huskies are 11-2-1 in their last 14 home matches, allowing just six goals over their last 1,190 minutes at home.
Clark Wins #150
UW Head Coach Jamie Clark picked up his 150th career victory with Washington's 4-0 win over Gonzaga on Oct. 16. In 13 seasons, Clark is 153-60-23, with this year being the 12th season with 12+ victories. Clark's .696 career winning percentage is the sixth-best among active NCAA DI coaches. Earlier this year, Clark picked up his 100th win at UW in a 2-1 win over No. 18 Denver. With the victory, he became the third coach in program history with at least 100 wins (Dean Wurzberger 220, Mike Ryan 105), holding a 112-43-20 record in nine seasons on Montlake.
Fowler in Goal
Freshman goalie Sam Fowler suffered his first collegiate loss against California, but not before posting an impressive 8-0-0 record to start his UW career. Despite the setback, Fowler still holds a 0.505 goals against average this season, which is the fourth-best mark in the NCAA this season. Fowler earned his first college start in UW's 4-0 victory over San Francisco, becoming just the second freshman to start in goal for the Huskies since 2002. The only other during that stretch was Spencer Richey (2010)–the starting goalkeeper for FC Cincinnati (MLS).
Bodily Rakes In The Pre-Season Honors
Bodily was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list to start the year (awarded to the top college soccer player), becoming the first Husky since Cristian Roldan to earn that honor. In addition, Bodily was a preseason All-Pac-12 selection and earned preseason All-America honors from Top Drawer Soccer (3rd Team) and College Soccer News (2nd Team).
Soto Earns Freshman Honors
Midfielder Christian Soto was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Best Freshman XI Team prior to the season and recently was named #5 on TDS' list of the Top 100 Freshman in DI men's soccer. Soto comes to UW after playing for Crossfire FC with Husky teammates Charlie Ostrem and Ethan Bartlow and earned a USBNT call-up with the U17 National Team Camp in 2016. He has appeared in all 18 matches, making 13 starts and has four assists on the year.
Huskies Place Three on CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team
Senior John Magnus, redshirt junior Kasey French and redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 honors as the Huskies placed three players on the 12-man team which recognizes student-athletes for their work on and off the field.
For French, it was his third-straight year earning the prestigious honor after posting a 3.88 cumulative GPA while pursuing an incredible double-major in mathematics and physics at Washington. Magnus is close to wrapping up his UW career with an equally impressive 3.73 GPA while working toward a computer science degree with a minor in Mathematics. Meek also earned the honor for the first time, recording a 3.59 GPA through his first two years in pursuit of a business degree at Washington.
Road Trip Success
Overall, the Huskies are 7-1-0 on the road this season, outscoring opponents 13-4 in those matches. Washington is a perfect 4-0-0 in Pac-12 road games this year and have outscored opponents 7-1. The Huskies haven't finished above .500 on the road since 2016 with their one loss being the fewest road losses since 2013.
Washington wrapped up its first road trip of the year with a 3-1-0 record with a pair of wins in Michigan and a commanding 3-0 win over crosstown rival Seattle U. The four-game trip is the longest since 2012 when UW played five-straight away from home.
French Records His First Goal
At Michigan, the Huskies' lone goal came from redshirt junior Kasey French, who joined the rush from his right back position, finishing with a great shot to the far post. French has been a mainstay on defense, amassing over 3500 minutes over the last three years, but it was his first goal in 44 collegiate matches.
Preseason All-Pac-12 Coaches Picks
The Huskies saw three players named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 team: junior Blake Bodily and sophomores Ethan Bartlow and Dylan Teves. In addition, UW was picked to finish second by the Pac-12 coaches, six points behind Stanford and two points ahead of Oregon State.
Teves Earns National Recognition
Sophomore Dylan Teves earned an impressive honor earlier this season, being named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for the week ending Sept. 1. Teves, who was a preseason All-Pac-12 pick, recorded assists on both of Washington's goals in its 2-1 win over Denver on Aug. 30. The sophomore suffered a knee injury which forced him to miss nine matches, but he still finished with a goal and nine assists this season.
Logan/French on National Teams of the Week
Washington saw a pair of players earn National Team of the Week honors for the week ending Sept. 8. Redshirt junior Bryce Logan made eight saves and posted a pair of cleansheets to lead the Huskies to wins at Michigan State and Michigan. For his effort, Logan was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week.
Fellow redshirt junior Kasey French earned Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honors after scoring his first collegiate goal–the match-winner–at Michigan. The stalwart on defense for the Huskies tallied his first goal with a brilliant finish to lead UW to the key road win.
Bodily Repeats as Pac-12 Player of the Week
Junior midfielder Blake Bodily earned back-to-back Pac-12 Player of the Week awards after earning his second-straight honor on Oct. 29. Bodily became the Huskies' first player to win the award in back-to-back weeks after tallying three goals in two matches in Southern California. In the previous week, Bodily assisted on the match-winner and scoring a goal of his own in the Huskies' 4-0 win over Gonzaga. It was the first time Bodily earned a Pac-12 Player of the Week honor. He has four goals over his last three matches and has tallied a point in 10 of 13 matches this season.
Bodily Named CSN National Player of the Week
Junior Blake Bodily had a fantastic trip to the Bay area, assisting on the golden goal at Stanford before scoring the lone goal in Washington's win at California. For that, he was named the College Soccer News National Player of the Week for the week ending October 6.
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