SEATTLE – Washington men’s soccer kicks off Big Ten, traveling to Michigan State on Friday night. Kickoff from DeMartin Stadium is set for 4 p.m. PT and streaming on B1G+.
The Huskies enter the matchup with a 3-1-2 record and unbeaten in their last five matches.
LAST TIME OUT
UW regained the Fewing Cup following a 2-1 upset victory over No. 11 Seattle U on Monday night. Richie Aman got the scoring started with his goal in the ninth minute off a corner taken by Chris Meyers. Cooper Brunell recorded the game-winning goal (also his first career goal) in the 69th minute on assists by Joe Dale and Charlie Kosakoff.
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Since 1997, the Huskies have posted a 184-66-21 overall record at Husky Soccer Stadium, winning at least eight matches in 13 seasons including a 10-1-2 mark in 2013. In 2022, the Huskies set a new program record for single-match attendance when 3,876 people came to see Washington take on Seattle U in the Fewing Cup (formerly WAC/101 Club Cup).
ROAD DAWGS
Dating back to the 2019 season, the Huskies are 27-7-9 in road contests. UW went undefeated in road matches twice during that span in 2022 (5-0-2) and 2021 (8-0-1). The Huskies also won eight road matches in 2019.
RANKED MATCHUPS
Since the 2019 season, the Huskies are 14-3-5 against ranked opponents in the regular season (at the time the game was played). Last season, Washington went 3-1-2 against ranked teams. UW went undefeated against ranked opponents in 2022 (2-0-1). In the last seven home matches against Top-5 teams, the Huskies hold a record of 6-1-0. This season, UW is 2-1-1 against the Top 25 (at the time the game was played) with victories over then No. 4 Oregon State and then No. 11 Seattle U – both at Husky Soccer Stadium.
THE RETURNERS
Plenty of experience returns for Washington with 24 returners from the 2023 team, including all-conference honorees Chris Meyers and Richie Aman. The Huskies return 61% of their goal production led by with Peter Kingston, Nick O’Brien, Mani Diop and Sean Sent who all had two goals apiece. UW also has 50% of their assists returning led by Kingston (5), Aman (4) and Cooper Brunell (3). O’Brien, Harrison Bertos and Joe Dale all had one assist. Kingston, Aman and Sent were all named to the Big Ten preseason players to watch list, that was announced earlier this…
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