Sunday, December 1
Seattle, WA
5:00 PM
University of Washington
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Marshall
Huskies Host Marshall in NCAA Third Round Match Sunday
November 29, 2019 | Men's Soccer
No. 6 seed Washington (16-3-0, 8-2-0 Pac-12) hosts No. 11 seed Marshall University (16-2-3, 5-1-1 CUSA) on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. in the third round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament at Husky Soccer Stadium. The match will be live streamed on Pac-12 Plus with Andrew Harvey on the call. A link to the broadcast and live stats will be available on gohuskies.com.
Quick Strikes
NCAA Tournament Primer
The Huskies earned the No. 6 overall seed in the tournament and advanced to the Round of 16 with a 2-0 win over Boston College last week. The winner of Sunday's match takes on the winner of the match between No. 3 Georgetown and Louisville on either Dec. 7 or 8 at the home of the highest remaing seed. The complete NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament bracket can be found on the final page.
Huskies in the NCAA Tournament
Washington is making its seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament in nine seasons under Head Coach Jamie Clark. The Huskies are 5-4-3 in those appearances and have reached at least the third round in three of those trips. Overall, Washington is 13-23-3 in the NCAA tournament, 11-7-2 at home and 1-2-1 all-time in the third round. The Huskies won their only third-round match in Seattle, beating conference rival Stanford 1-0 in 2013.
The Marshall University Herd At A Glance
The Herd are having their best season in program history, winning the program's first conference title, setting a record for wins (16) and making their first trip to the NCAA tournament. Marshall has won as many matches this year as it has over the last two years combined under third-year head coach Chris Grassie. The Herd have won six-straight matches and are no stranger to close games with their last nine decided by one of fewer goals.
Redshirt freshman Milo Yosef leads the team with 12 goals, though he has just two in his last eight matches. One of those was the match-winner against West Virginia last week. Just behind him is Jamil Roberts, a junior with seven goals and 10 assists on the year.
Series History vs. Marshall and Conference USA
This will just be the second time Washington faces Marshall with the Huskies winning 2-0 in Seattle in the only other meeting. That match came back in the 2006 Husky Classic Championship match with current UW assistant Raphael Cox netting the match winner just 16 minutes in. The Huskies also hold a 6-4-1 edge against teams in Conference USA, though the last time UW played a CUSA team was in 2012 (2-0 loss at Alabama-Birmingham).
Bodily On A Hot Streak
Blake Bodily continued his hot play as of late, scoring a goal and assisting the other in the Huskies' 2-0 win over Boston College last week. Bodily now has seven goals over his last seven matches and has scored 11 on the season. That is the most goals by a Husky in 13 years, since Ely Allen tallied 12 in 2007.
Bodily was been solid all season, recording a point in 13 of the 17 matches he has played, amassing 11 goals and six assists. He leads the team in both caterogires Bodily has earned Pac-12 First Team recognition each of his three seasons at UW, being named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2017 and Pac-12 Player of the Year this year.
Clark, Bodily and Bartlow Earn Pac-12 Awards
The Huskies won three of four individual Pac-12 awards announced on Nov. 20. Head Coach Jamie Clark was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year after winning the most conference matches in program history. It was the second time he has won the award after taking home the honor in 2013. Bodily was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year after scoring 10 goals including seven in conference play. Bartlow earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors after anchoring the Huskies' backline which posted a .606 goals against average. He also added a career-best three goals. Bartlow was the team's first winner of the defensive award with Bodily becoming Washington's fourth Player of the Year recipient, but first since Ely Allen shared the honor in 2007. He is the second Husky to win the award by himself (Kevin Forest, 2006).
All-Pac-12 Honors
Washington was well represented on the Pac-12 teams, placing six on the all-conference teams and taking three of the four individual honors. Blake Bodily and Ethan Bartlow were named to the All-Pac-12 First Team with John Magnus earning a second-team nod. Dylan Tevas, Christian Soto and Sam Fowler also earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention. For Bodily, it was the third-straight season he earned first-team recognition.
Shutout Central
The Huskies have posted 12 shutouts through 18 matches this season, which is the third-best shutout percentage (.632) in the NCAA. In addition, UW ranks fifth in team goals against average at 0.574 and has more shutouts (12) than goals allowed (11) on the year. Dating back to last season, the Huskies have cleansheets in 17 of their last 24 matches recording a 0.45 goals against average over that stretch (11 goals in 2,195 minutes).
Going Streaking!
Washington has lost just three games over its last 24 matches (20-3-1) dating back to last season. The Huskies saw a 10-match winning streak snapped in early November. It had been the longest streak since UW won 10-straight matches at the end of the 1999 season.
In the Rankings ...
Washington closed out the regular season ranked No. 4 in the final NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll. The Huskies had been ranked atop the NCAA/USC poll for three-straight weeks earlier this year, marking the first time in program history UW has been ranked No. 1 three weeks in a season. It's a pretty remarkable feat considering the Huskies were unranked to start the season. The Huskies finished ranked No. 4 in the Soccer America Poll, No. 5 in Top Drawer Soccer's poll and No. 6 in the College Soccer News rating.
Meek's Offensive Explosion
Redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek has been a big key to the offense this year, scoring six goals on the season despite playing in just 704 minutes over 17 matches, including an impressive five-match goal streak earlier in the year. In addition, five of those goals have been match-winners, which ranks third in the NCAA lead in that category. Lately, Meek has been adding to his assist total, recording six over his last eight matches to give him 18 points on the season–the third-most in the Pac-12.
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.
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 27-2-0 when scoring first. This year, UW is 15-1-0 when scoring first with the lone loss coming against California when the Huskies led 2-1 at halftime before falling 3-2.
Spread The Wealth
The Huskies have scored 40 goals in 19 matches thus far with 11 different players finding the back of the net. Blake Bodily leads the way with 11 goals, with Lucas Meek and Jaret Townsend adding a career-best six goals each. Meanwhile, 16 different players have tallied a point, led by Bodily with 28 (11g, 6a), Meek with 18 (6g, 6a), Townsend with 13 (6g, 1a) and Miglietti with 12 (5g, 2a).
That Offense!
Washington's offense has been clicking throughout the season, scoring 40 goals in 19 matches to lead the Pac-12 and rank 18th in the NCAA in scoring offense (2.11 goals per match). The Huskies also rank 11th nationally in assists per game (2.06) and 14th in points per game (6.32).
Home Bodies
Washington is 8-2-0 this season, outscoring opponents 24-6. Dating back to last season, the Huskies are 12-2-1 in their last 15 home matches, posting 11 shutouts while allowing just six goals over their last 1,280 minutes at home, a remarkable 0.42 goals against average.
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 154-60-23, with this year being the 12th season with 12+ victories. Clark's .696 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 112-43-20 record in nine seasons on Montlake.
Fowler in Goal
Freshman goalie Sam Fowler suffered his first collegiate loss against California, but not before posting an impressive 8-0-0 record to start his UW career. Despite the setback, Fowler still holds a 0.458 goals against average this season, which is the secvend-best mark in the NCAA. Fowler earned his first college start in UW's 4-0 victory over San Francisco, becoming just the second freshman to 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).
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).
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 all 18 matches, making 13 starts and has four assists on the year.
Huskies Place Three on CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team
Senior John Magnus, redshirt junior Kasey French and redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 honors as the Huskies placed three players on the 12-man team which recognizes student-athletes for their work on and off the field.
For French, it was his third-straight year earning the prestigious honor after posting a 3.88 cumulative GPA while pursuing an incredible double-major in mathematics and physics at Washington. Magnus is close to wrapping up his UW career with an equally impressive 3.73 GPA while working toward a computer science degree with a minor in Mathematics. Meek also earned the honor for the first time, recording a 3.59 GPA through his first two years in pursuit of a business degree at Washington.
Road Trip Success
Overall, the Huskies are 7-1-0 on the road this season, outscoring opponents 13-4 in those matches. Washington is a perfect 4-0-0 in Pac-12 road games this year and have outscored opponents 7-1. The Huskies haven't finished above .500 on the road since 2016 with their one loss being the fewest road losses since 2013.
Washington wrapped up its first road trip of the year with a 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.
Quick Strikes
- With its 2-0 win over Boston College Sunday, Washington advances to the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history and third time under Jamie Clark. The Huskies are 1-2-1 in third-round matches, 1-0-0 at home (beat Stanford 1-0 in 2013).
- UW is making its 26th NCAA Tournament appearance, its fourth-straight and seventh under Clark. Overall, the Huskies are 13-23-3 in the tournament including a 11-7-2 record at home.
- Washington won its third Pac-12 Title and first since 2013, beating Oregon State 3-1 to finish Pac-12 play with an 8-2-0 record–its most conference wins in program history.
- At 16-3-0, Washington has its most wins through 19 matches since 1982 (17-1-1).
- UW's 16 wins are the most in a season since 2013 when the Huskies went 16-2-4 overall and reaching the NCAA Quarterfinals. Washington last won 17 or more matches in 1983 (17-3-1).
- Washington has 12 shutouts and allowed just 11 goals on the season–the third-best shutout percentage (.632) and fifth-lowest goals against average (0.574) in the NCAA.
- Offensively, UW leads the Pac-12 and ranks 18th in the NCAA in scoring offense (2.11 g/gm).
- Eleven different Huskies have scored at least one goal with 16 players recording a point.
- Junior Blake Bodily has scored seven goals over his last seven matches and leads the team in points (28) and goals (11). Bodily's 11 goals are the most by a Husky since 2007 (Ely Allen, 12).
- Freshman goalkeeper Sam Fowler ranks second in the NCAA in Goals Against Average (0.458).
- Washington is 8-2-0 at home this year, outscoring opponents 24-4, and are 12-2-1 over its last 15 home matches dating back to last season.
- In addition, UW has won its last six road matches, outscoring its opponents 13-2. This season, the Huskies are 8-1-0 on the road, outscoring the home team 16-5 in those matches.
- The Huskies closed out the regular season ranked No. 4 in the NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll after being ranked No. 1 for three-straight weeks for the first time in program history.
- Washington took home an impressive haul when Pac-12 honors were announce: Jamie Clark was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Blake Bodily was named Player of the Year and Ethan Bartlow earned Defensive Player of the Year. In addition, Bodily and Bartlow earned First-Team All-Pac-12 honors with John Magnus earning Second-Team recognition. Dylan Teves, Sam Fowler and Christian Soto received Honorable Mention.
- UW saw its 10-match win streak snapped in early November. The streak was the fourth-longest in program history and matched its longest since 1999. Over the course of the streak, the Huskies outscored opponents 24-2 with 20 different players scoring those 24 goals.
- Senior Joey Parish scored a pair of goals in a 29-second span in the second half at Oregon State, breaking a tie and giving the Huskies a 3-1 win. It was the Huskies fastest consecutive goals since Greg Foisie scored back-to-back goals in 20 seconds vs California on Oct. 8, 2000.
- Head Coach Jamie Clark recorded his 150th career coaching victory in the 4-0 win over Gonzaga. Through 13 seasons, he is 153-60-23 (.697 winning percentage) which is the sixth-best among active NCAA DI coaches. At UW, he is 114-45-20 (.693) over nine seasons.
NCAA Tournament Primer
The Huskies earned the No. 6 overall seed in the tournament and advanced to the Round of 16 with a 2-0 win over Boston College last week. The winner of Sunday's match takes on the winner of the match between No. 3 Georgetown and Louisville on either Dec. 7 or 8 at the home of the highest remaing seed. The complete NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament bracket can be found on the final page.
Huskies in the NCAA Tournament
Washington is making its seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament in nine seasons under Head Coach Jamie Clark. The Huskies are 5-4-3 in those appearances and have reached at least the third round in three of those trips. Overall, Washington is 13-23-3 in the NCAA tournament, 11-7-2 at home and 1-2-1 all-time in the third round. The Huskies won their only third-round match in Seattle, beating conference rival Stanford 1-0 in 2013.
The Marshall University Herd At A Glance
The Herd are having their best season in program history, winning the program's first conference title, setting a record for wins (16) and making their first trip to the NCAA tournament. Marshall has won as many matches this year as it has over the last two years combined under third-year head coach Chris Grassie. The Herd have won six-straight matches and are no stranger to close games with their last nine decided by one of fewer goals.
Redshirt freshman Milo Yosef leads the team with 12 goals, though he has just two in his last eight matches. One of those was the match-winner against West Virginia last week. Just behind him is Jamil Roberts, a junior with seven goals and 10 assists on the year.
Series History vs. Marshall and Conference USA
This will just be the second time Washington faces Marshall with the Huskies winning 2-0 in Seattle in the only other meeting. That match came back in the 2006 Husky Classic Championship match with current UW assistant Raphael Cox netting the match winner just 16 minutes in. The Huskies also hold a 6-4-1 edge against teams in Conference USA, though the last time UW played a CUSA team was in 2012 (2-0 loss at Alabama-Birmingham).
Bodily On A Hot Streak
Blake Bodily continued his hot play as of late, scoring a goal and assisting the other in the Huskies' 2-0 win over Boston College last week. Bodily now has seven goals over his last seven matches and has scored 11 on the season. That is the most goals by a Husky in 13 years, since Ely Allen tallied 12 in 2007.
Bodily was been solid all season, recording a point in 13 of the 17 matches he has played, amassing 11 goals and six assists. He leads the team in both caterogires Bodily has earned Pac-12 First Team recognition each of his three seasons at UW, being named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2017 and Pac-12 Player of the Year this year.
Clark, Bodily and Bartlow Earn Pac-12 Awards
The Huskies won three of four individual Pac-12 awards announced on Nov. 20. Head Coach Jamie Clark was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year after winning the most conference matches in program history. It was the second time he has won the award after taking home the honor in 2013. Bodily was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year after scoring 10 goals including seven in conference play. Bartlow earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors after anchoring the Huskies' backline which posted a .606 goals against average. He also added a career-best three goals. Bartlow was the team's first winner of the defensive award with Bodily becoming Washington's fourth Player of the Year recipient, but first since Ely Allen shared the honor in 2007. He is the second Husky to win the award by himself (Kevin Forest, 2006).
All-Pac-12 Honors
Washington was well represented on the Pac-12 teams, placing six on the all-conference teams and taking three of the four individual honors. Blake Bodily and Ethan Bartlow were named to the All-Pac-12 First Team with John Magnus earning a second-team nod. Dylan Tevas, Christian Soto and Sam Fowler also earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention. For Bodily, it was the third-straight season he earned first-team recognition.
Shutout Central
The Huskies have posted 12 shutouts through 18 matches this season, which is the third-best shutout percentage (.632) in the NCAA. In addition, UW ranks fifth in team goals against average at 0.574 and has more shutouts (12) than goals allowed (11) on the year. Dating back to last season, the Huskies have cleansheets in 17 of their last 24 matches recording a 0.45 goals against average over that stretch (11 goals in 2,195 minutes).
Going Streaking!
Washington has lost just three games over its last 24 matches (20-3-1) dating back to last season. The Huskies saw a 10-match winning streak snapped in early November. It had been the longest streak since UW won 10-straight matches at the end of the 1999 season.
In the Rankings ...
Washington closed out the regular season ranked No. 4 in the final NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll. The Huskies had been ranked atop the NCAA/USC poll for three-straight weeks earlier this year, marking the first time in program history UW has been ranked No. 1 three weeks in a season. It's a pretty remarkable feat considering the Huskies were unranked to start the season. The Huskies finished ranked No. 4 in the Soccer America Poll, No. 5 in Top Drawer Soccer's poll and No. 6 in the College Soccer News rating.
Meek's Offensive Explosion
Redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek has been a big key to the offense this year, scoring six goals on the season despite playing in just 704 minutes over 17 matches, including an impressive five-match goal streak earlier in the year. In addition, five of those goals have been match-winners, which ranks third in the NCAA lead in that category. Lately, Meek has been adding to his assist total, recording six over his last eight matches to give him 18 points on the season–the third-most in the Pac-12.
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.
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 27-2-0 when scoring first. This year, UW is 15-1-0 when scoring first with the lone loss coming against California when the Huskies led 2-1 at halftime before falling 3-2.
Spread The Wealth
The Huskies have scored 40 goals in 19 matches thus far with 11 different players finding the back of the net. Blake Bodily leads the way with 11 goals, with Lucas Meek and Jaret Townsend adding a career-best six goals each. Meanwhile, 16 different players have tallied a point, led by Bodily with 28 (11g, 6a), Meek with 18 (6g, 6a), Townsend with 13 (6g, 1a) and Miglietti with 12 (5g, 2a).
That Offense!
Washington's offense has been clicking throughout the season, scoring 40 goals in 19 matches to lead the Pac-12 and rank 18th in the NCAA in scoring offense (2.11 goals per match). The Huskies also rank 11th nationally in assists per game (2.06) and 14th in points per game (6.32).
Home Bodies
Washington is 8-2-0 this season, outscoring opponents 24-6. Dating back to last season, the Huskies are 12-2-1 in their last 15 home matches, posting 11 shutouts while allowing just six goals over their last 1,280 minutes at home, a remarkable 0.42 goals against average.
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 154-60-23, with this year being the 12th season with 12+ victories. Clark's .696 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 112-43-20 record in nine seasons on Montlake.
Fowler in Goal
Freshman goalie Sam Fowler suffered his first collegiate loss against California, but not before posting an impressive 8-0-0 record to start his UW career. Despite the setback, Fowler still holds a 0.458 goals against average this season, which is the secvend-best mark in the NCAA. Fowler earned his first college start in UW's 4-0 victory over San Francisco, becoming just the second freshman to 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).
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).
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 all 18 matches, making 13 starts and has four assists on the year.
Huskies Place Three on CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team
Senior John Magnus, redshirt junior Kasey French and redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 honors as the Huskies placed three players on the 12-man team which recognizes student-athletes for their work on and off the field.
For French, it was his third-straight year earning the prestigious honor after posting a 3.88 cumulative GPA while pursuing an incredible double-major in mathematics and physics at Washington. Magnus is close to wrapping up his UW career with an equally impressive 3.73 GPA while working toward a computer science degree with a minor in Mathematics. Meek also earned the honor for the first time, recording a 3.59 GPA through his first two years in pursuit of a business degree at Washington.
Road Trip Success
Overall, the Huskies are 7-1-0 on the road this season, outscoring opponents 13-4 in those matches. Washington is a perfect 4-0-0 in Pac-12 road games this year and have outscored opponents 7-1. The Huskies haven't finished above .500 on the road since 2016 with their one loss being the fewest road losses since 2013.
Washington wrapped up its first road trip of the year with a 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.
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