Washington Falls 3-0 In Pac-12 Opener At #3 USC

Saturday, September 22

Los Angeles, CA

12:00 PM

University of Washington

5-3-1, 0-1-0

USC

8-0-1, 1-0-0

Washington

USC

September 22, 2018 | Women's Soccer

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LOS ANGELES – Possession alone wasn't enough to get Washington the win Saturday, as the Huskies fell 3-0 to the #3 USC Trojans on the road. Washington controlled the ball for most of the first half and put the pressure on in the extended midfield battles of the second half, but three quick attacks by the Trojans sealed the game.

The loss puts Washington's record at 5-3-1 on the year. Siena Ruelas, who made four saves in the match but took the loss, also sees her record go to 5-3-1. This was only the second time in Ruelas' career she has allowed multiple goals in a regulation match, both coming against top-ten teams.

"I thought we came out and played hard in chunks of the game," said Lesle Gallimore. "We're most disappointed in our energy and effort to fight harder at the outset of the second half when we were in it and the game was still there."

Six different Huskies had shots in the game but Washington could not find a goal. This was the first time this season that Washington has been shut out: the Huskies had scored multiple goals in each of the last three matches.

32' | Yates puts a dangerous shot on goal there, pushed away at full stretch by the keeper.#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/bQaNgEKFoA
— Washington Women's Soccer (@UW_WSoccer) September 22, 2018

		SCORING
23:17 \| Despite Washington dominating possession, USC scored the game's first goal, coming on a counterattack. An attempted cross on a Husky attack bounced hard off a defender and straight to USC's midfielders, allowing an attack on the rush that made it 1-0 USC. 65:47 \| USC crossed a ball along the goalmouth, finding an onrushing attacker to take a 2-0 lead. 66:26 \| On a rush, a cross through the box to the far side found a USC attacker, making it 3-0.

		NOTES
Washington has only allowed three goals in the first half this season after allowing one today. Kaylene Pang once again played the entire game and has played every minute of the season thus far. Summer Yates had her streak of six consecutive games with multiple shots end. This was the second time this year Washington has not scored the game's first goal.

		UP NEXT
Washington returns to Seattle for a two-game weekend next week. The Huskies will host Oregon State on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00 pm and Oregon on Sunday, September 30 at 2:00 pm. Make sure to follow Husky women's soccer on Twitter with the username @UW_WSoccer and on Instagram at uw_wsoccer.