ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Washington men’s soccer looks to bounce back as they make the trip to Ann Arbor for a meeting with No. 22 Michigan on Monday night. Kickoff from U-M Soccer Stadium is set for 4 p.m. PT and airing on Big Ten Network.
The Huskies enter the matchup with a 3-2-2 and 0-1-0 in Big Ten play.
LAST TIME OUT
UW dropped its opening match of Big Ten action, 1-0, at Michigan State on Friday night.
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 27-8-9 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 week.
HOMEGROWN TALENT
The 2024 rosters see 17 of its 32 players (53%) from the state of Washington, with 13 from King County.
NEW DAWGS ON THE BLOCK
The Huskies brought in some new talent with six freshman and two…
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