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No. 1 Huskies Travel to Face UCLA and San Diego State This Week
October 22, 2019 | Men's Soccer
No. 1 Washington (12-1-0, 5-0-0 Pac-12) takes its eight-match winning streak on the road to SoCal to face UCLA (5-6-2, 1-3-1 Pac-12) on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. then San Diego State (3-8-1, 0-5-0 Pac-12) on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The match at UCLA is on the Pac-12 Network while the SDSU match will be streamed online. A link to that broadcast along with links to live stats available on gohuskies.com.
Quick Strikes
The UCLA Bruins At A Glance
The Bruins are under the direction of first-year head coach Ryan Jordan, who has helped guide they to a 5-6-2 record and a 1-3-1 mark in Pac-12 play thus far. UCLA has struggled defensively, allowing a conference-high 30 goals through 13 matches this season. The Bruins are in the midst of an eight-match homestand which has seen them go 2-2-2 thus far with wins over UC Riverside and San Diego State, but losses to Stanford and San Diego.
UCLA's offense is led by senior forward Milan Iloski, who has scored 15 of the team's 23 goals this season. He tallied a UCLA record five goals in the win over San Diego State and has more goals in conference play than any other Pac-12 player has in all matches. The Huskies did a good job of shutting him down earlier this year, holding Iloski without a shot for the only time this year.
Series History vs. UCLA
The Bruins hold a 32-17-3 edge in the all-time series though UW has won five of the last seven matches since 2016. Earlier this year, the Huskies cruised past the Bruins 5-0 in Seattle, scoring five goals against UCLA for the first time in the all-time series. Last season, the Huskies suffered a tough 1-0 loss in Westwood despite holding UCLA to just four shots. But UW got its revenge in Seattle, pulling out a hard-fought 2-0 victory. Despite last year's loss at UCLA, the Huskies have won two of the last three matches in Westwood.
The San Diego State Aztecs At A Glance
The Aztecs have struggled through the 2019 season, posting a 3-8-1 record and a 0-5-0 mark in Pac-12 play. They have lost four-straight matches and are just 1-6-0 over their last seven with the lone win coming as a 2-0 victory at Brown. San Diego State has also struggled defensively, allowing 29 goals through 12 matches including being outscored 14-3 in five conference matches.
Series History vs. San Diego State
UW leads the all-time series 20-6-8 (13-2-2 under Jamie Clark) including an 8-3-4 mark in matches in San Diego. The Huskies have won the last five series matches, outscoring SDSU 10-1 over that stretch. Earlier this year, UW recorded a 2-0 win in Seattle with Meek and Bodily netting a goal each.
Shutout Central
The Huskies have posted nine shutouts through 12 matches this season, which is tied for the second-most shutouts and for the third-best shutout percentage (.692) in the NCAA. In addition, UW ranks seventh in team goals against average at 0.456. Dating back to last season, the Huskies have cleansheets in 14 of their last 18 matches recording an impressive 0.33 goals against average over that stretch (six goals in 1,655 minutes).
In the Rankings ...
Washington made the big leap in the polls this week, moving into the top spot in the latest NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll after spending two weeks at No. 2. The Huskies collected 21 of 27 first-place votes overall to earn the No. 1 spot in the official coaches poll for the first time since the Huskies spent two weeks atop the poll in 2014. UW also was ranked No. 1 two weeks in 1988. Washington opened the season outside of the top 25.
The Huskies made it a clean sweep of all four major polls, ranking No. 1 in the Top Drawer Soccer, College Soccer News and Soccer America polls this week as well.
Bodily Named Pac-12 Player of the Week
Junior midfielder Blake Bodily was named the Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week on Tuesday after assisting on the match-winner and scoring a goal of his own in the Huskies' 4-0 win over Gonzaga last week. The award was the first of the season for Washington and the first in Bodily's career. Bodily leads the team with 15 points, scoring five goals and adding five assists. He has tallied a point in eight of 11 matches on the season.
Meek's STILL A Goal-Scoring Machine!
Redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek continues his impressive offensive run, leading the Huskies with six goals on the season despite playing in just 334 minutes over 11 matches. In addition, five of those goals have been match-winners, which is tied for the NCAA lead in that category. Meek added to both totals with an incredible diving header in the second overtime at #7 Stanford to help the Huskies pull off the upset in Palo Alto.
Meek redshirted his first year, played three minutes at the end of one match last year as a freshman, and was down on the depth chart to start the year this season. Meek's first action in 2019 came in mop-up time in a 4-0 win over San Francisco. He came on in the 41st minute at No. 16 Michigan State, then scored two minutes later and didn't play again in the second half. He did not play at Michigan, but then came in late in the match at CSUN and scored UW's only goal in the 80th minute. Meek scored at Seattle, at home vs San Diego State and just 47 seconds into the match against UCLA. He didn't score against Portland which snapped a five-match goal scoring streak.
Gotta Get That First One
Washington continues to find success when scoring the first goal of the match. Going back to last season, the Huskies are 23-1-0 when scoring the match's first goal with the lone loss coming in a double OT defeat vs Stanford last year. This year, UW is 11-0-0 when scoring first.
Spread The Wealth
The Huskies have scored 29 goals in 13 matches thus far with 11 different players finding the back of the net. Lucas Meek leads the team with six with Blake Bodily adding five and Gio Miglietti and Jaret Townsend each contributing a career-high four each. Meanwhile, 16 different players have tallied a point so far led by Bodily with 15 (5g, 5a), Meek with 13 (6g, 1a) and Miglietti with 10 (4g, 2a).
That Offense!
Washington's offense has been clicking throughout the season, scoring 29 goals in 13 matches to lead the Pac-12 and rank 14th in the NCAA in total goals. The Huskies also rank 13th nationally in total assists (29), 16th in total points (87) and 15th in scoring offense (2.23 goals per game).
Home Bodies
The Huskies have been incredible at home this season, posting a perfect 7-0-0 record and outscoring opponents 20-2. Dating back to last season, the Huskies are 11-0-1 in their last 12 home matches, allowing just two goal over that stretch of 1,100 minutes. Washington's 12-match home unbeaten streak is its longest since a 13-match streak (11-0-2) beginning in 2012 and running through 2013.
Going Streaking!
Washington has just one loss in its last 18 matches (16-1-1) dating back to last season. That is the longest such streak since 1981-82 when the Huskies went 24-1-1 in one of the best runs in program history. In addition, Washington's eight-match winning streak matches its longest streak the Huskies won eight-straight matches to open the 2006 season.
Clark Wins #150
UW Head Coach Jamie Clark picked up his 150th career victory with Washington's 4-0 win over Gonzaga on Oct. 16. In 13 seasons, Clark is 150-58-23 (.699 winning percentage), with this year being the 12th season with double-digit victories. Clark's .699 career winning percentage is the sixth-best among active NCAA DI coaches.
Earlier this year, Clark picked up his 100th win at UW in a 2-1 win over No. 18 Denver. With the victory, he became the third coach in program history with at least 100 wins (Dean Wurzberger 220, Mike Ryan 105), holding a 110-43-20 record in nine seasons on Montlake.
Fowler in Goal
Freshman goalie Sam Fowler extended his win streak to open his career, picking up the victory over Gonzaga to improve to 7-0-0. He shared the shutout with Andrew Morrison, who played the final eight minutes, but lowered his goals against average to 0.14; which currently leads the NCAA.
Fowler earned his first college start in UW's 4-0 victory over San Francisco, becoming just the second freshman to make a start in goal for the Huskies since 2002. The only other during that stretch was Spencer Richey (2010)–the starting goalkeeper for FC Cincinnati (MLS)–who had six shutouts his first year at UW.
Bodily Named CSN National Player of the Week
Junior Blake Bodily had a fantastic trip to the Bay area, assisting on the golden goal at Stanford before scoring the lone goal in Washington's win at California. For that, he was named the College Soccer News National Player of the Week for the week ending October 6.
Bodily was been solid all season, recording a point in eight of the 11 matches he has played, amassing five goals and five assists. Bodily has earned Pac-12 First Team recognition each of the two seasons he has played after being named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2017. He is also on the MAC Hermann Trophy watchlist, awarded to the country's best collegiate player.
Bodily Rakes In The Pre-Season Honors
Bodily was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list to start the year (awarded to the top college soccer player), becoming the first Husky since Cristian Roldan to earn that honor. In addition, Bodily was a preseason All-Pac-12 selection and earned preseason All-America honors from Top Drawer Soccer (3rd Team) and College Soccer News (2nd Team).
Preseason All-Pac-12 Coaches Picks
The Huskies saw three players named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 team: junior Blake Bodily and sophomores Ethan Bartlow and Dylan Teves. In addition, UW was picked to finish second by the Pac-12 coaches, six points behind Stanford and two points ahead of Oregon State.
Soto Earns Freshman Honors
Midfielder Christian Soto was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Best Freshman XI Team prior to the season and recently was named #5 on TDS' list of the Top 100 Freshman in DI men's soccer. Soto comes to UW after playing for Crossfire FC with Husky teammates Charlie Ostrem and Ethan Bartlow and earned a USBNT call-up with the U17 National Team Camp in 2016. He has appeared in 13 matches, making nine starts and has three assists on the year.
Road Trip Success
Washington wrapped up its first road trip of the year with an impressive 3-1-0 record with a pair of wins in Michigan and a commanding 3-0 win over crosstown rival Seattle U. The four-game trip is the longest since 2012 when UW played five-straight away from home.
Bartlow on Fire
Sophomore center back Ethan Bartlow picked up his third goal of the season vs Portland, scoring off a free kick in the 81st minute. That goal along with his strong work along the UW backline helped him earn Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honors for the week ending Sept. 29. Bartlow has scored a goal in each of the last two matches and has four in his career.
French Records His First Goal
At Michigan, the Huskies' lone goal came from redshirt junior Kasey French, who joined the rush from his right back position, finishing with a great shot to the far post. French has been a mainstay on defense, amassing 1100 minutes over the last two years, but got his first goal in 31 collegiate matches.
Teves Earns National Recognition
Sophomore Dylan Teves earned an impressive honor this week, being named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for the week ending Sept. 1. Teves, who was a preseason All-Pac-12 pick, recorded assists on both of Washington's goals in its 2-1 win over Denver on Aug. 30. The sophomore appeared in all but one match for the Huskies as a true freshman in 2018, scoring five goals with two assists.
Quick Strikes
- At 12-1-0, Washington is off to its best start since 1982 (started 15-1-0, finished 18-2-1). The Huskies also started 11-0-4 in 2013, going 9-0-3 through its first 13 matches.
- UW's eight-match win streak equals its longest since 2006. The Huskies last won more than eight-straight in 1999, reeling off 10 in a row near the end of the year.
- Washington is ranked No. 1 in the NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll for the first time since spending two weeks at No. 1 in 2014. The Huskies opened the year outside of the top 25.
- The Huskies have nine shutouts and have allowed just six goals on the season–the second-best shutout percentage (.692) and seventh-lowest goals against average (0.46) in the NCAA.
- Offensively, UW leads the Pac-12 and ranks 14th in the NCAA in goals scored (29).
- The Huskies are 5-0-0 in Pac-12 play for the first time since joining the conference in 2000. It's also Washington's best conference start since a perfect 7-0-0 record in the MPSF in 1999.
- Washington has just one loss in its last 18 matches (16-1-1) dating back to last season.
- The Huskies are 7-0-0 at home this year, outscoring opponents 20-2, and is 11-0-1 over its last 12 home matches dating back to last season. Its the longest undefeated streak for the Huskies since a 13-match streak (11-0-2) spanning the 2012-13 seasons.
- Sophomore Lucas Meek leads the team with six goals and is tied with six other players for the NCAA lead with five match-winning goals. Junior Blake Bodily has three match-winners, tied for second in the conference and 23rd in the NCAA.
- Head Coach Jamie Clark recorded his 150th career coaching victory in the 4-0 win over Gonzaga. Through 13 seasons, he is 150-58-23 (.699 winning percentage) which is the sixth-best among active NCAA DI coaches. At UW, he is 111-43-20 (.694) over nine seasons.
- Eleven different Huskies have scored at least one goal with 16 players recording a point.
- Freshman goalkeeper Sam Fowler leads the NCAA with a 0.14 GAA.
- Washington has only earned all six points on the Southern California road trip once (2017) since San Diego State joined the Pac-12 in 2005. Previously, the best the Huskies had done on the road trip was four points in 2012 when they tied SDSU 1-1 and beat UCLA 2-0.
The UCLA Bruins At A Glance
The Bruins are under the direction of first-year head coach Ryan Jordan, who has helped guide they to a 5-6-2 record and a 1-3-1 mark in Pac-12 play thus far. UCLA has struggled defensively, allowing a conference-high 30 goals through 13 matches this season. The Bruins are in the midst of an eight-match homestand which has seen them go 2-2-2 thus far with wins over UC Riverside and San Diego State, but losses to Stanford and San Diego.
UCLA's offense is led by senior forward Milan Iloski, who has scored 15 of the team's 23 goals this season. He tallied a UCLA record five goals in the win over San Diego State and has more goals in conference play than any other Pac-12 player has in all matches. The Huskies did a good job of shutting him down earlier this year, holding Iloski without a shot for the only time this year.
Series History vs. UCLA
The Bruins hold a 32-17-3 edge in the all-time series though UW has won five of the last seven matches since 2016. Earlier this year, the Huskies cruised past the Bruins 5-0 in Seattle, scoring five goals against UCLA for the first time in the all-time series. Last season, the Huskies suffered a tough 1-0 loss in Westwood despite holding UCLA to just four shots. But UW got its revenge in Seattle, pulling out a hard-fought 2-0 victory. Despite last year's loss at UCLA, the Huskies have won two of the last three matches in Westwood.
The San Diego State Aztecs At A Glance
The Aztecs have struggled through the 2019 season, posting a 3-8-1 record and a 0-5-0 mark in Pac-12 play. They have lost four-straight matches and are just 1-6-0 over their last seven with the lone win coming as a 2-0 victory at Brown. San Diego State has also struggled defensively, allowing 29 goals through 12 matches including being outscored 14-3 in five conference matches.
Series History vs. San Diego State
UW leads the all-time series 20-6-8 (13-2-2 under Jamie Clark) including an 8-3-4 mark in matches in San Diego. The Huskies have won the last five series matches, outscoring SDSU 10-1 over that stretch. Earlier this year, UW recorded a 2-0 win in Seattle with Meek and Bodily netting a goal each.
Shutout Central
The Huskies have posted nine shutouts through 12 matches this season, which is tied for the second-most shutouts and for the third-best shutout percentage (.692) in the NCAA. In addition, UW ranks seventh in team goals against average at 0.456. Dating back to last season, the Huskies have cleansheets in 14 of their last 18 matches recording an impressive 0.33 goals against average over that stretch (six goals in 1,655 minutes).
In the Rankings ...
Washington made the big leap in the polls this week, moving into the top spot in the latest NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll after spending two weeks at No. 2. The Huskies collected 21 of 27 first-place votes overall to earn the No. 1 spot in the official coaches poll for the first time since the Huskies spent two weeks atop the poll in 2014. UW also was ranked No. 1 two weeks in 1988. Washington opened the season outside of the top 25.
The Huskies made it a clean sweep of all four major polls, ranking No. 1 in the Top Drawer Soccer, College Soccer News and Soccer America polls this week as well.
Bodily Named Pac-12 Player of the Week
Junior midfielder Blake Bodily was named the Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week on Tuesday after assisting on the match-winner and scoring a goal of his own in the Huskies' 4-0 win over Gonzaga last week. The award was the first of the season for Washington and the first in Bodily's career. Bodily leads the team with 15 points, scoring five goals and adding five assists. He has tallied a point in eight of 11 matches on the season.
Meek's STILL A Goal-Scoring Machine!
Redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek continues his impressive offensive run, leading the Huskies with six goals on the season despite playing in just 334 minutes over 11 matches. In addition, five of those goals have been match-winners, which is tied for the NCAA lead in that category. Meek added to both totals with an incredible diving header in the second overtime at #7 Stanford to help the Huskies pull off the upset in Palo Alto.
Meek redshirted his first year, played three minutes at the end of one match last year as a freshman, and was down on the depth chart to start the year this season. Meek's first action in 2019 came in mop-up time in a 4-0 win over San Francisco. He came on in the 41st minute at No. 16 Michigan State, then scored two minutes later and didn't play again in the second half. He did not play at Michigan, but then came in late in the match at CSUN and scored UW's only goal in the 80th minute. Meek scored at Seattle, at home vs San Diego State and just 47 seconds into the match against UCLA. He didn't score against Portland which snapped a five-match goal scoring streak.
Gotta Get That First One
Washington continues to find success when scoring the first goal of the match. Going back to last season, the Huskies are 23-1-0 when scoring the match's first goal with the lone loss coming in a double OT defeat vs Stanford last year. This year, UW is 11-0-0 when scoring first.
Spread The Wealth
The Huskies have scored 29 goals in 13 matches thus far with 11 different players finding the back of the net. Lucas Meek leads the team with six with Blake Bodily adding five and Gio Miglietti and Jaret Townsend each contributing a career-high four each. Meanwhile, 16 different players have tallied a point so far led by Bodily with 15 (5g, 5a), Meek with 13 (6g, 1a) and Miglietti with 10 (4g, 2a).
That Offense!
Washington's offense has been clicking throughout the season, scoring 29 goals in 13 matches to lead the Pac-12 and rank 14th in the NCAA in total goals. The Huskies also rank 13th nationally in total assists (29), 16th in total points (87) and 15th in scoring offense (2.23 goals per game).
Home Bodies
The Huskies have been incredible at home this season, posting a perfect 7-0-0 record and outscoring opponents 20-2. Dating back to last season, the Huskies are 11-0-1 in their last 12 home matches, allowing just two goal over that stretch of 1,100 minutes. Washington's 12-match home unbeaten streak is its longest since a 13-match streak (11-0-2) beginning in 2012 and running through 2013.
Going Streaking!
Washington has just one loss in its last 18 matches (16-1-1) dating back to last season. That is the longest such streak since 1981-82 when the Huskies went 24-1-1 in one of the best runs in program history. In addition, Washington's eight-match winning streak matches its longest streak the Huskies won eight-straight matches to open the 2006 season.
Clark Wins #150
UW Head Coach Jamie Clark picked up his 150th career victory with Washington's 4-0 win over Gonzaga on Oct. 16. In 13 seasons, Clark is 150-58-23 (.699 winning percentage), with this year being the 12th season with double-digit victories. Clark's .699 career winning percentage is the sixth-best among active NCAA DI coaches.
Earlier this year, Clark picked up his 100th win at UW in a 2-1 win over No. 18 Denver. With the victory, he became the third coach in program history with at least 100 wins (Dean Wurzberger 220, Mike Ryan 105), holding a 110-43-20 record in nine seasons on Montlake.
Fowler in Goal
Freshman goalie Sam Fowler extended his win streak to open his career, picking up the victory over Gonzaga to improve to 7-0-0. He shared the shutout with Andrew Morrison, who played the final eight minutes, but lowered his goals against average to 0.14; which currently leads the NCAA.
Fowler earned his first college start in UW's 4-0 victory over San Francisco, becoming just the second freshman to make a start in goal for the Huskies since 2002. The only other during that stretch was Spencer Richey (2010)–the starting goalkeeper for FC Cincinnati (MLS)–who had six shutouts his first year at UW.
Bodily Named CSN National Player of the Week
Junior Blake Bodily had a fantastic trip to the Bay area, assisting on the golden goal at Stanford before scoring the lone goal in Washington's win at California. For that, he was named the College Soccer News National Player of the Week for the week ending October 6.
Bodily was been solid all season, recording a point in eight of the 11 matches he has played, amassing five goals and five assists. Bodily has earned Pac-12 First Team recognition each of the two seasons he has played after being named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2017. He is also on the MAC Hermann Trophy watchlist, awarded to the country's best collegiate player.
Bodily Rakes In The Pre-Season Honors
Bodily was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list to start the year (awarded to the top college soccer player), becoming the first Husky since Cristian Roldan to earn that honor. In addition, Bodily was a preseason All-Pac-12 selection and earned preseason All-America honors from Top Drawer Soccer (3rd Team) and College Soccer News (2nd Team).
Preseason All-Pac-12 Coaches Picks
The Huskies saw three players named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 team: junior Blake Bodily and sophomores Ethan Bartlow and Dylan Teves. In addition, UW was picked to finish second by the Pac-12 coaches, six points behind Stanford and two points ahead of Oregon State.
Soto Earns Freshman Honors
Midfielder Christian Soto was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Best Freshman XI Team prior to the season and recently was named #5 on TDS' list of the Top 100 Freshman in DI men's soccer. Soto comes to UW after playing for Crossfire FC with Husky teammates Charlie Ostrem and Ethan Bartlow and earned a USBNT call-up with the U17 National Team Camp in 2016. He has appeared in 13 matches, making nine starts and has three assists on the year.
Road Trip Success
Washington wrapped up its first road trip of the year with an impressive 3-1-0 record with a pair of wins in Michigan and a commanding 3-0 win over crosstown rival Seattle U. The four-game trip is the longest since 2012 when UW played five-straight away from home.
Bartlow on Fire
Sophomore center back Ethan Bartlow picked up his third goal of the season vs Portland, scoring off a free kick in the 81st minute. That goal along with his strong work along the UW backline helped him earn Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honors for the week ending Sept. 29. Bartlow has scored a goal in each of the last two matches and has four in his career.
French Records His First Goal
At Michigan, the Huskies' lone goal came from redshirt junior Kasey French, who joined the rush from his right back position, finishing with a great shot to the far post. French has been a mainstay on defense, amassing 1100 minutes over the last two years, but got his first goal in 31 collegiate matches.
Teves Earns National Recognition
Sophomore Dylan Teves earned an impressive honor this week, being named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for the week ending Sept. 1. Teves, who was a preseason All-Pac-12 pick, recorded assists on both of Washington's goals in its 2-1 win over Denver on Aug. 30. The sophomore appeared in all but one match for the Huskies as a true freshman in 2018, scoring five goals with two assists.
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