STANFORD, Calif. – No. 1 Stanford battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw with conference rival Washington to open Pac-12 play on Thursday night. The two teams each earned a point in the first conference game of the campaign.
Stanford remains undefeated on the season, moving to 4-0-1 while Washington moves to 2-1-3.
“I thought we started the game well and I was really pleased with how we played in the first part of the first half,” said The Knowles Family Director of Men’s Soccer Jeremy Gunn. “I thought we were crisp in a game that was always going to be very tough. I was happy that we were on top and the better team during that period.”
Stanford came out of the gates firing, registering the first four shots of the match during the opening 20 minutes of play. The first half also saw the Cardinal earn four corner kicks, including one that resulted in the first goal of the match.
Will Reilly served in a ball from the corner and found Noah Adnan on the other end who sent a towering header into the Huskies’ net, securing the lead for Stanford in the 38th minute.
“We were in good positions but didn’t quite have the quality, but we got a goal,” added Gunn. “Then I felt we let them back into the game a bit. Suddenly we’re doing a bit more defending and we give away a free kick that becomes a goal that we shouldn’t be giving away.”
Minutes after the opening strike, Washington equalized from a free kick,…
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