Washington Hosts No. 8 Wisconsin

SEATTLE – Washington men’s soccer is set to face its third straight ranked opponent as No. 8 Wisconsin travels to Husky Soccer Stadium on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. PT and streaming on B1G+.
 
The Huskies enter the matchup with a 4-2-3 and 1-1-1 in Big Ten play.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies earned a 2-0 victory over then-No. 20 Northwestern last Friday at Husky Soccer Stadium. Peter Kingston got the scoring started in the 19th minute and Nick O’Brien tacked on a second goal late in the 86th. Jadon Bowton recorded four saves including an 89th minute penalty kick save on his way to earning Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week.
 
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Since 1997, the Huskies have posted a 185-66-21 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). This season, UW is 3-0-1 at home.
 
ROAD DAWGS
Dating back to the 2019 season, the Huskies are 27-8-10 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 15-3-6 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 3-1-3 against the Top 25 (at the time the game was played) with victories over then No. 4 Oregon State, No. 11 Seattle U and then No. 20 Northwestern – all at home.
 
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…