Washington Welcomes Back Alumni for Friday Night Tilt with Oregon State

SEATTLE – Washington women’s soccer returns to the Emerald City to begin a three-match stretch at home on Friday, hosting Oregon State for a 7 p.m. PT affair at Husky Soccer Stadium.

The match will air on Pac-12 Oregon, while live stats can be found at HuskyStats.com.

SCOUTING OREGON STATE

Lauren Sinacola was named the head coach of the Oregon State program on July 2, 2021 after spending three seasons as a head coach at Notre Dame. It is not Sinacola’s first stint heading up a program, serving as head coach for two seasons at Western Michigan following three years as an assistant for the Broncos. During those two seasons, Sinacola and UWM posted a record of 23-15-2.

 

The Beavers sit at 4-7-2 on the season, including 2-4-1 away from home. Oregon State has lost its first five Pac-12 matches by a combined margin of 20-3.

 

OSU is led in scoring by sophomore forward McKenna Martinez with seven goals on the season, including a pair of game winners. Junior forward Amber Jackson is the only other Beaver with multiple goals this season, scoring twice. Scoring 15 times, OSU has eight total assists on the season.

Junior Hailey Coll has started all 13 matches for the Beavers, posting a 2.14 goals against average and a .706 save percentage on 60 stops.

SERIES HISTORY

The Huskies are 20-7-4 all-time against Oregon State, riding a four match winning streak and unbeaten in the last five matchups. Washington is 8-4-2 all-time against the Beavers when playing in Seattle.

 

LAST MEETING (10/28/21)

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Olivia Van der Jagt scored the game-winner late to give Washington a 2-1 win over Oregon State on Thursday afternoon. The goal was Van der Jagt’s third of the season, coming in the 79th minute and was the difference maker for the Huskies as they continue their march toward the postseason.

Washington came out aggressive from the opening kickoff and were able to create good opportunities at goal throughout the first half. McKenzie Weinert made an immediate impact from the minute she stepped on the field, playing against her former team. Her five shots were a team high on the day, with two on target, nearly scoring when she had a shot rattle off the crossbar and another weaving around the Beaver defenders.

 

The Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute when Weinert played a cross in, and the ball was knocked around the box, with Ruby Hellstrom the last to…