Huskies Thrash Gonzaga 4-0 For First Win Of Season

Sunday, August 23

Spokane, Wash.

7:00 p.m. PT

University of Washington

1-1-0, 0-0-0

Gonzaga

0-1-1, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Washington	3	1	4
Gonzaga	0	0	0

August 23, 2026 | Men's Soccer

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SPOKANE, Wash. – The Huskies scored early and often on Sunday, finding their first win of the 2026 season in a 4-0 victory over Gonzaga. The Dawgs move to 1-1 with the result.

Zach Ramsey was the star of the show, scoring three of the four goals for the Dawgs. In the 12^th minute, he got things started with a bang, curling in an inch-perfect free kick that kissed the crossbar on the way in.

Harrison Bertos provided the final touch on the Huskies' second goal. The play began on a corner kick which eventually found the foot of Connor Lofy. The midfielder flicked it along to Bertos who hammered it in in the 37^th minute.

Lofy was involved in the third goal as well, drawing a penalty kick in the 43^rd minute. Ramsey took the penalty calmly, sending the keeper left while firing the ball home to the right.

The Huskies held the 3-0 advantage into the halftime break, but kept the pressure on in the final 45.

Ramsey bagged his hat trick in the 64^th minute. He capped off a stellar counterattack with the crucial assist going to Kevin Hernandez.

Hernandez played the long ball up the field to Ramsey, who poked the ball around the keeper before using the outside of his left foot to lift the ball over the sliding defender.

Washington was dominant from start to finish, tallying 14 shots, 11 more than Gonzaga's three. The Huskies also had eight corners on the day, double the tally for the hosts.

The Huskies used plenty of the bench in the victory, with Emmett Layman, Callum Lugton, Nate Chandler, Ibrahim Rashad, Harper Mikolasy, Shaun Brun, and Kenny Pierpoint each made their Washington debuts in the match.

The Huskies will look to build on their moment as they host No. 6 Portland on Thursday night at Husky Soccer Stadium.

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