No. 15 Huskies Kick Off Pac-12 Play Friday at Oregon

SEATTLE – Boasting an undefeated record, the No. 15 Washington women’s soccer team heads to Eugene, Oregon, to open up Pac-12 play against the Ducks of Oregon. The Huskies and Ducks will square off at Papé Field on Friday at 7 p.m. PT.

Friday’s affair will be available for streaming through Pac-12 Insider. Live Stats can be found at HuskyStats.com.

SCOUTING OREGON

Graeme Abel is in his third season at the helm of the program at Oregon, posting a 17-11-15 record in Eugene. Under Abel, the Ducks have posted back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in 40 years.

The Ducks enter Friday’s conference opener with a 2-2-4 record, snapping a three-match losing streak with a 1-0 win at Hofstra and a 1-1 draw at Portland in their last two matches.

Oregon is led in scoring by freshman forward Ajanae Respass, who has bagged three goals on the year. Respass is also tied for the team lead with a pair of assists, matching freshman midfielders Trinity Morales and Livvy Moore.

Junior goalkeeper Leah Freeman has started every match between the posts for the Ducks, posting a 1.50 goals against average and a .806 save percentage with a pair of clean sheets.

SERIES HISTORY

Washington leads the all-time series with the Ducks 20-4-2, riding a six-match winning streak. The Huskies are 9-3-2 all-time in Eugene.

LAST MEETING (10/31/21)

EUGENE, Ore. – The Huskies scored three goals on their way to defeating Oregon at Pape Field. The Huskies scored early and never looked back, cruising to a 3-1 victory over the Ducks.

The Huskies started strong out of the gates when Jessika Cowart opened the scoring early in the 4th minute off an assist from Helena Reischling and Karlee Stueckle. The goal was Cowart’s third of the season.

UW doubled their lead ten minutes later when Kyla Ferry found the back of the net after Olivia Van der Jagt played a deep ball in the box. Ferry’s goal was her second as a Husky, both coming in the last three matches.

Summer Yates sealed the deal early in the second half as she scored with her left foot off a cross from Stueckle, who had her second assist of the day.

The Ducks were able to score late in the 74th minute, but the result wouldn’t change as the Husky defense stood strong in the final 15 minutes of play.

Ferry was again a major factor up top as she had three shots, all of which were on target. Stueckle, Kala McDaniel and Ruby Hellstrom also had two shots on…