Men's Soccer Continues Road Play

Thursday, September 1

Moraga, Calif.

4:30 PM

University of Washington

Saint Mary's (CA)

August 31, 2016 | Men's Soccer

Live Stream Complete Release Game Notes

What's Next

After playing in the first match of the season at Utah Valley University, the Dawgs continue on the road as they face St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. The match is set for Sept. 1 at 4:30 p.m. in St. Mary's Stadium. The match will be available via livestream here.

2015 Season Recap

Last season, the team was denied an NCAA bid, despite finishing third in the conference. The men finished with an 8-5-6 overall record and a 4-3-3 record in conference play. Injury played a large part in the 2015's team's struggles after James Moberg and Mason Robertson saw minimal playing time due to injury. The Huskies saw strong performances from the senior class, Ryan Herman, Michael Gallagher, Ian Lange and Josh Heard.

Season Opener Reply

Last week, the Huskies fell, 2-1, in their season opener at Utah Valley. The first half of the game showed consistent possession from both sides, but the first breakthrough of the game came for Utah Valley in the thirteenth minute of the game. Three minutes later, David Coly was fouled and Steven Wright stepped up and converted his penalty kick, scoring the first goal of the season. The Huskies opened the half strong and created a few early chances, but ten minutes into the second half, UVU's Hoffmeister found the net once again making the score 2-1, UVU. The rest of the half saw the Huskies consistently pressuring UVU's box, but the Wolverine's Defense held strong.

Home Opener

Looking ahead, the Dawgs will play in their season home opener on Sept. 4 against Oral Roberts in Husky Stadium at 3 p.m.

Roldan on a Roll

Seattle Sounders midfielder and former Husky, Cristian Roldan, has been a key role in the Sounders recent three-game winning streak. A second year player in the MLS, Roldan started in 11 games last season, the third-most starts for a rookie in club's history. In 2015 he ranked eighth on the club with 12 shot attempts.

2016 Captains

This season, the Dawgs will be led by senior captains Justin Schmidt, Beau Blanchard and Auden Schilder. The trio embodies the mentality Coach Clark expects from his players. Their leadership and dedication to the team show on and off the field. Last season Blanchard saw action in all 19 games, with eight starts. He scored the team's only goal in the season opener against Gonzaga, leading the team to a win. Schmidt started in 18 games and was named to the NSCAA All-Far West Region First Team. Schmidt played a team-high of 1,737 minutes in the season with 5 points scored in the season. Schilder, in 2015, only allowed one goal in his 135 minute total playing time.

A Look at the Dawgs

Summer was very beneficial for the Huskies. The team took advantage of the time off school and voluntarily worked to improve their fitness and ball handling. The 2016 men's soccer team includes nine freshmen newcomers and 20 returners. The backline made of Justin Schmidt, Quentin Pearson, Luke Hauswirth and Justin Fiddes, who allowed only 13 goals in all season, returns fully intact. Mason Robertson will be returning after spending the majority of the 2015 on the bench due to a leg injury. Henry Wingo and Kyle Coffee will be returning as key attackers for the Huskies.

Nation's Top 100

Junior and Seattle native, Henry Wingo, has earned the No. 57 spot on Tap Drawer Soccer's Top 100 list. Last season he played in all 19 games in 2015, starting in 17. He was named to the NSCAA All-Far West Region Third Team, earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors as well as given Second Team Academic All-Pac-12 honors. Wingo led the Dawgs with 50 shots and had a team-leading 18 shots on goal. Most recently, Wingo was named on the 2016 Preseason Men's Soccer All-Pac-12 Team.

Scouting the Competition

Saint Mary's returns 13 letterwinners and seven starters from last year's team. They went 8-9-1 in 2015 overall and finished just one game out of first place in the West Coast Conference with a 5-2-0 record.
The team features 18 newcomers this season, including 14 true freshmen, three redshirt freshmen and a graduate transfer.

Oral Roberts is currently 2-0 in the season. They finished 7-7-4 in 2015. After finishing third in their conference, ORU went to the conference championships for the first time since 2011. The team welcomed in ten freshmen newcomers and returns 23 student athletes.

Dawgs on the Pac-12

The Pac-12 Networks are set to televise 10 of Washington's 19 matches, including nine of the Dawgs' 10 conference contests. Washington's first appearance on the Network is a nonconference match against Seattle Univeristy set for Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. PST.