Huskies To Celebrate Seniors During Apple Cup Matchup

SEATTLE – Closing out the regular season, Washington will battle in-state rival Washington State on Friday at Husky Soccer Stadium, hosting the Cougars in the annual Boeing Apple Cup matchup.
 
Washington will be looking to repeat last season’s success against the Cougars, in which the Huskies came back not once but twice to upset WSU to capture the first UW victory in Pullman since 1996.
 
Prior to the match, Washington will celebrate Senior Night at Husky Soccer Stadium, celebrating the careers of Megan Nail, Hayden Crowley, Sophie Dimry and Hailey Still.
 
Friday’s affair will air on Pac-12 Washington. Links to live coverage are available above.
 
SCOUTING WASHINGTON STATE
Todd Shulenberger is in his ninth season as the head coach at Washington State, guiding the Cougars to six NCAA Tournament bids in that time. Shulenberger is zeroing in on his 100th win at WSU, entering Friday with a 98-54-23 record on The Palouse.
 
Having drawn three matches in a row and four of their last five, the Cougars sit at 9-5-4, sitting just below the Huskies in the Pac-12 standings at 2-4-4 in league play.
 
A 2022 All-Pac-12 performer, senior Margie Detrizio leads Washington State in nearly every offensive category, including points, goals, assists, shots and shots on goal. The Arizona native has either scored or assisted half of WSU’s 26 goals this season.
 
In goal, junior Nadia Cooper has manned the frame in 17-of-18 matches, posting a pair of clean sheets to go along with a 1.41 goals against average and a .652 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY

While the Cougars own a 15-10-8 advantage in the all-time series, Washington has had the better of their cross-state rivals in recent meetings, posting a 3-1-1 record in the last five meetings. In Seattle, it’s been a dead heat, tied at 6-6-3.

LAST MEETING (10/14/22)

PULLMAN, Wash. – Twice erasing a one-goal deficit, Washington completed the comeback Saturday afternoon at Washington State, earning a 3-2 win at Lower Field.

 

It was the first victory in Pullman for UW since 1996, a year in which none of the members of the 2022 Husky squad had even been born yet.

 

Summer Yates scored her 27th goal in a Husky kit in the victory, moving the fifth-year senior into a tie for third most ever at UW. Kelsey Branson bagged the winner, the fifth goal of her freshman season and fourth in Pac-12 play.

 

The Cougars got off to a…