SEATTLE – No. 17 Stanford battled Washington to a 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon, earning each team a point in the conference standings. The draw matched the 1-1 score of the previous Huskies and Cardinal contest earlier this season on The Farm.
Stanford moves to 7-2-4 on the season and 1-1-4 in Pac-12 play while Washington moves to 5-5-5 and 2-3-2 in conference matches.
“So incredibly proud of how the team played today,” said the Knowles Family Director of Men’s Soccer Jeremy Gunn. “We started magnificently. We created a great opening and hit the crossbar with a very early chance.”
Mark Fisher had a phenomenal attempt at an opener, hitting the crossbar and bouncing out.
“We thought we had a guaranteed penalty decision turned down from another attack,” explained Gunn. “And we thought we had scored a legitimate goal that had been called back from another attack, all of which happened early in the first half.”
In a tight battle from the very beginning, it was the Cardinal who had the better chances throughout the 90 minutes. Stanford launched 13 shots, five of which were on target, whereas Washington tallied only six attempts during the match.
Washington was the first team on the board, however, recording the opening goal in the 44th minute just before halftime.
“I was very impressed with the attitude of the team and with how we got into the game,” said Gunn. “Washington managed to weather the storm, and hit us with a goal against the run of…
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