Thomason Wins It At The Death As Dawgs Top Ducks

EUGENE, Ore. – Washington (8-5-4, 3-4-2 Pac-12) left it late Thursday night at Papé Field but finally put away Oregon (0-15-2, 0-9-0 Pac-12) as Tatum Thomason’s 88^th minute goal lifted the Huskies to a 1-0 victory.
 
It was largely one-way traffic throughout the affair as the Huskies spent the majority of the action in the attacking third. Thomason’s winner was the 32^nd shot of the night for the Huskies, the most attempts in a match for UW since 2018.
 
The Huskies put their foot to the pedal right from the word go, dictating the pace of play immediately. While the Dawgs put together a number of dangerous chances, they came closest to scoring shortly before the break when Jadyn Holdenried’s 27-yard free kick rocked clattered off the crossbar.
 

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Despite the dominant play through the first 45 minutes, there was nothing the separate the two sides heading into the half.
 
At the resumption of play, it was all Huskies once again. UW would go on to attempt 22 shots at goal. However, the Duck defense held strong, selling out for the block time and time again.
 
UW thought it had broken through in the 64^th minute when Kelsey Branson put the ball in the back of the net. However, the Husky striker was ruled to be…