Huskies Advance To Big Ten Championship Match In Penalties Over Rutgers

Wednesday, November 11

Husky Soccer Stadium

6:00 p.m. PT

University of Washington

10-4-4, 6-2-2

Rutgers

9-6-3, 6-3-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Rutgers	0	1	0	0	0	1
Washington	0	1	0	0	0	1

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November 11, 2026 | Men's Soccer

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SEATTLE – In dramatic fashion, the No. 11 Huskies advanced to the Big Ten Championship Match over No. 15 Rutgers. The teams battled to a 1-1 draw after two overtime periods, with Washington victorious in penalty kicks, 3-2.

The Huskies will head to Bloomington, Ind. to take on No. 3 Indiana for the Big Ten title.

Neither team could jump out in front in the first half despite Rutgers having a 7-5 advantage on shots through 45 minutes.

After the break, the Scarlet Knights struck first, capitalizing on a corner kick to take a 1-0 lead in the 66th minute.

11 minutes later, Jake Goetting drew a penalty, setting up an opportunity for the Huskies to equalize.

Zach Ramsey stepped up to take the kick and was blocked on his first attempt. The striker followed his chance, however, and sent in the rebound to knot the game at 1-1.

Ramsey scored his 19th goal of the season, tying the UW single season record (Craig Beeson, 1987).

Washington was relentless on the attack, more than doubling Rutgers chances in the second half. Harrison Bertos nearly ended the game with a goal, connecting sweetly on a header in the final seconds, but the Rutgers keeper made the save.

The Huskies continued to be the aggressor in overtime, but no golden goal was found, sending the match into a penalty shootout.

Stockton Short made his presence felt immediately. The senior keeper stopped the first two attempts from the Scarlet Knights. Following a miss by Ramsey, Alex Hall and Egor Akulov scored their shots to give Washington a 2-1 advantage through three rounds.

Rutgers scored their fourth round before Kevin Hernandez missed his shot, tying the shootout at 2-2 heading into the fifth round. Rutgers' fifth round shooter launched his shot off the crossbar, opening the door for Clarens Dollin to finish the shootout for the Huskies.

The sophomore stepped up calmly and took his time approaching the ball before rocketing a crossbar down shot to the top right corner, sending the Dawgs to the championship match and Husky Soccer Stadium into a frenzy.

Washington finished the match with 17 shots to Rutgers 12. Washington had 10 shots on goal against Rutgers' six.

Stockton Short, Egor Akulov, Zack Meier, and Shaun Brun each played the full 110 minutes of action. Ramsey played 108 of the 110 minutes while Harrison Bertos played all but the final minute of the match.

Clarens Dollin, Kevin Hernandez, Jake Goetting, and Wyatt Lewis each played more than 65 minutes off the bench in the match.

The Huskies now shift their attention to Sunday's championship match against Indiana. Washington heads to Bloomington for the second time this season, with the match slated to kickoff at 12 p.m. PT on the Big Ten Network.

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