Huskies Dominate In 5-0 Win Over Seattle U

Sunday, September 16

Seattle, WA

5:00 PM

University of Washington

5-2-1

Seattle

2-4-2

Washington

Seattle U

Photo by: Rick Edelman Photography

September 16, 2018 | Women's Soccer

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SEATTLE – A dominant defensive first half and an overwhelming offense in the second carried Washington to a 5-0 win over the Seattle U Redhawks Sunday. Five different Huskies scored in the game, including the first goals of the year for Kennedy Smith and Asia Brisco. Pascale Dumesnil, Sianna Siemonsma, and Ruby Hellstrom all also scored in the game.

Washington did not allow a shot in the first half and allowed none on goal in the entire game, the first time this season the Huskies have not allowed a shot on goal. The Huskies fired 20 shots of their own, the third time in the first eight games of the season Washington has had at least that many shots. Over the last three games, all wins, Washington has 59 shots.

"We talked a lot at halftime about putting our stamp on things," said Lesle Gallimore about what fed the big four-goal second half. "Summer Yates and Olivia Van der Jagt and Jessika Cowart all played great in the midfield and gave us the chance to get the ball down and pass it around a little bit. Asia played great, Kennedy was really good so I was happy to see her rewarded for it, same with Sianna."

The win kept Washington undefeated against Seattle U, stretching the all-time series record to 13-0-0.

49' | What a beauty of a goal by Smith as she drops a defender, then defies the very laws of mathematics with that curve!#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/SLOh88FQZb
— Washington Women's Soccer (@UW_WSoccer) September 17, 2018

		SCORING
4:15 \| A long ball sent in toward goal was all the Huskies needed as Dumesnil's speed created the game's first goal. The senior rushed between the two central defenders and was first to the ball, chipping it up and over the keeper into the net. 48:34 \| Smith scored her first goal of the season on a tremendous play from the wing. After dropping one defender on the dribble, Smith ripped a high shot to the perfect place, out of reach of the keeper and curving inside the far post. 74:15 \| A through ball from Laura Roberts whipped through traffic and found the feet of Siemonsma, who had burst behind the defense to find herself alone with the keeper before making it 3-0. 77:41 \| Brisco intercepted an attempted clearance by the Seattle U keeper on the right wing. With the keeper out of position, Brisco ripped a shot over her head into the empty net. 89:52 \| Hellstrom scored on a breakaway as the clock ticked toward zero, potting her second goal of the year with a shot from the right side of the box.

		NOTES
This was Washington's highest scoring output since a 7-0 win in 2001. Over the last four games, Washington has allowed only five shots in the first half. Washington allowed zero shots in a half for the first time since Sept. 8, 2017 against Boise State. Dumesnil now has a career-high in scoring with six points through just eight games. Smith's goal was her first since 2016 after missing all of 2017 with injury. Roberts' assist was her first career point. Shae Holmes, Tasia Kravitz and Dani Hansen became the eighth, ninth, and tenth Huskies to make their Washington debut this year.

		UP NEXT
Washington begins conference play on the road next week, taking on Pac-12 rival USC in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 22 at 12:00 pm. Make sure to follow Husky women's soccer on Twitter with the username @UW_WSoccer and on Instagram at uw_wsoccer.