Thursday, September 12
Northridge, CA
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Washington Continues Road Trip at CSUN Thursday
September 11, 2019 | Men's Soccer
No. 8 Washington (4-0-0) continues its longest road trip in seven years, traveling to Southern California for a non-conference match against Cal State Northridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The match is being streamed on Big West TV (bigwest.tv) with a link to live stats available on gohuskies.com.
Quick Strikes
The CSUN Matadors At A Glance
The Matadors are off to a hot start to the 2019 season, though they have yet to crack the top 25 in the United Soccer Coaches/NCAA poll this year. CSUN has posted a 3-0-1 overall record scoring an impressive 15 goals through four matches. Leading the way is a talented pair of forwards in senior Johnny Rodriguez and junior Daniel Trejo. The pair has combined for eight goals and two assists.
The Matadors opened the season with a come-from-behind, 4-3 win at Ohio State. CSUN trailed 2-0 at the half, but scored three times in the first 15 minutes of the second half. After Ohio State tied it up in the 81st minute, CSUN scored the match-winner one minute later to pull out the victory.
Series History vs. CSUN
Washington and CSUN have met just five times all-time, all since 1990 when CSUN moved from DII to DI. The Huskies are undefeated against the Matadors, holding a 2-0-3 all-time record. The only other meeting in Northridge came during that season, exactly 29 years to the day of Thursday's matchup: Sept. 10, 1983. The teams played to a 3-3 draw in that match-up.
The teams played last season in Seattle, with the Huskies winning 2-1. Washington scored a pair of first-half goals with Kyle Coffee scoring in the 19th minute and Joey Parish adding another in the 33rd. CSUN would get it back to within one with a goal in the 61st minute, but the Huskies would hang on for the victory.
Spread The Wealth
While the Huskies have scored just eight goals in four matches thus far, six different players have scored those goals. Blake Bodily and Gio Miglietti lead the team with two goals each. Meanwhile, 11 different players have recorded a point so far with Dylan Teves adding three assists and Imanol Rosales and James Smith contributing two each.
Gotta Get That First One
Washington continues to find success when scoring the first goal. Going back to last season, the Huskies are 14-1-0 when scoring the match's first goal with the lone loss coming in a double OT defeat vs Stanford. This season, UW is 3-0-0 when scoring first.
The bigger story, though, was that after allowing the opening goal against Denver, the Huskies pulled out the victory. That marked the first time Washington had won after allowing the first goal since Oct 1, 2017. The Huskies had lost their last nine matches when surrendering the first goal, going 0-6-0 in 2018 when allowing the first tally.
Difficult Road Ahead
Washington is in the midst of its first road trip of the year: a four-game trip which sees the team go to Michigan, California and back to Washington State. The four-game trip is the longest since 2012 when UW played five-straight away from home. The Huskies have posted a 15-13-1 record away from home the last three seasons and are 25-9-1 at home.
First Collegiate Goals From Who?
UW's two goals in Michigan were the first collegiate goals from a pair of unsuspecting players. At Michigan State, redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek had the match-winner. Meek, who had played just 14 minutes in two years coming into the match, started the play with a long run at midfield and finished into the open net off a great pass from freshman Imanol Rosales.
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 seasons, but scored his first goal in 31 collegiate matches.
Logan/French on National Teams of the Week
Washington saw a pair of players earn National Team of the Week honors for the week ending Sept. 8. Redshirt junior Bryce Logan made eight saves and posted a pair of cleansheets to lead the Huskies to wins at Michigan State and Michigan. For his effort, Logan was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week.
Fellow redshirt junior Kasey French earned Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honors after scoring his first collegiate goal–the match-winner–at Michigan on Sunday. The stalwart on defense for the Huskies tallied his first goal with a brilliant finish to lead UW to the key road win.
Blake and Gio Start Strong
Junior Blake Bodily and sophomore Gio Miglietti have been on fire offensively for the Huskies thus far, each scoring twice and adding an assist in the early going. The pair has combined to be a part of five of UW's eight goals on the year.
Miglietti appeared in just five matches at the end of last season, playing a total of 129 minutes. His goal in the sixth minute vs Denver was his first collegiate goal. Bodily, a preseason All-Pac-12 selection and MAC Hermann Trophy watchlist pick, scored just two goals in an injury-plagued 2018 season, but still managed to find a spot on the All-Pac-12 first-team. He missed the matches in Michigan due to a minor injury but should be ready to go at CSUN.
Bodily Bringing In The 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).
Bodily, a two-time first-team All-Pac-12 pick, scored two goals with four assists in an injury-plagued 2018 season after tallying three goals and a team-best eight assists en route to earning Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2017.
Fowler in Goal
Freshman netminder Sam Fowler earned his first collegiate start in Washington's 4-0 victory over San Francisco on Monday. In doing so, Fowler was just the second freshman to make a start in goal for the Huskies since 2002, following Spencer Richey (2010) and Chris Eylander (2002). Fowler, a Sounders Academy product, has seen time with the USL's Tacoma Defiance and also earned several call-ups with the US youth national teams.
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.
Soto Earns Freshman Honors
Freshman Christian Soto was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Best Freshman XI Team prior to the season. 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.
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, just six points behind Stanford and two points ahead of Oregon State.
Clark Wins #100 at UW
Jamie Clark picked up his 100th win at UW as the Huskies beat No. 18 Denver 2-1 in the season-opener on Aug. 30. With the victory he becomes the third coach in program history with at least 100 wins (Dean Wurzberger 220, Mike Ryan 105). As he enters his ninth season on Montlake, Clark is 103-42-20 (.685 winning percentage), with UW having won at least 12 matches in seven of his eight years at the helm.
In the Rankings ...
Washington once again moved up in the national rankings thanks to its 2-0-0 trip through Michigan last week. The Huskies checked in at No. 8 in the NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll. UW was also ranked in the Top 10 at No. 7 in the Soccer America poll and made a big jump up to No. 10 in the College Soccer News rankings. The Huskies also moved up two spots to No. 11 in the topdrawersoccer.com poll this week.
Quick Strikes
- Washington remained perfect with a pair of key road victories in the Great Lakes State, beating Big Ten teams Michigan State and Michigan by identical 1-0 scores this past week. UW's goals were the first collegiate goals for Kasey French (at Mich) and Lucas Meek (at MSU).
- The wins extend the Huskies' unbeaten streak to nine (8-0-1) dating back to last season. It's the team's longest since a 15-match unbeaten streak (11-0-4) to start the 2013 campaign.
- The Huskies are one of just seven DI teams with four wins and a perfect 4-0-0 record in 2019.
- Washington has allowed just one goal over its last 846 minutes (9 games) going back to 2018–a goal by Denver scored 27 seconds into the 2019 season.
- UW is one of six DI teams to play four or more matches and allow one or fewer goals this year.
- Head Coach Jamie Clark needs just three more victories to be Washington's second-winningest coach. Clark, who earned his 100th UW win in the Huskies' 2-1 win over Denver, is 103-42-20 (.685 winning percentage) as he begins his ninth season with the Huskies and is the third coach in program history to win 100+ games (Dean Wurzberger 220, Mike Ryan 105).
- Junior goalkeeper Bryce Logan has allowed just one goal in his last six starts going back to 2018 (a 0.17 GAA over that stretch) after recording back-to-back shutouts on the Michigan trip.
- Blake Bodily, a preseason All-Pac-12 selection who is on the Hermann Trophy watch list, missed Washington's matches in Michigan due to a minor injury. He is expected to return this week. Bodily is tied with Gio Miglietti for the team lead with five points (2g, 1a).
- Washington closed out the 2018 season with a 4-0-1 record in its final five matches while outscoring its opponents 8-0.
- Thursday marks UW's first trip to Northridge in 29 years. In fact, it was 29 years ago to the day the Huskies last played at Cal State Northridge, battling the Matadors to a 3-3 draw.
The CSUN Matadors At A Glance
The Matadors are off to a hot start to the 2019 season, though they have yet to crack the top 25 in the United Soccer Coaches/NCAA poll this year. CSUN has posted a 3-0-1 overall record scoring an impressive 15 goals through four matches. Leading the way is a talented pair of forwards in senior Johnny Rodriguez and junior Daniel Trejo. The pair has combined for eight goals and two assists.
The Matadors opened the season with a come-from-behind, 4-3 win at Ohio State. CSUN trailed 2-0 at the half, but scored three times in the first 15 minutes of the second half. After Ohio State tied it up in the 81st minute, CSUN scored the match-winner one minute later to pull out the victory.
Series History vs. CSUN
Washington and CSUN have met just five times all-time, all since 1990 when CSUN moved from DII to DI. The Huskies are undefeated against the Matadors, holding a 2-0-3 all-time record. The only other meeting in Northridge came during that season, exactly 29 years to the day of Thursday's matchup: Sept. 10, 1983. The teams played to a 3-3 draw in that match-up.
The teams played last season in Seattle, with the Huskies winning 2-1. Washington scored a pair of first-half goals with Kyle Coffee scoring in the 19th minute and Joey Parish adding another in the 33rd. CSUN would get it back to within one with a goal in the 61st minute, but the Huskies would hang on for the victory.
Spread The Wealth
While the Huskies have scored just eight goals in four matches thus far, six different players have scored those goals. Blake Bodily and Gio Miglietti lead the team with two goals each. Meanwhile, 11 different players have recorded a point so far with Dylan Teves adding three assists and Imanol Rosales and James Smith contributing two each.
Gotta Get That First One
Washington continues to find success when scoring the first goal. Going back to last season, the Huskies are 14-1-0 when scoring the match's first goal with the lone loss coming in a double OT defeat vs Stanford. This season, UW is 3-0-0 when scoring first.
The bigger story, though, was that after allowing the opening goal against Denver, the Huskies pulled out the victory. That marked the first time Washington had won after allowing the first goal since Oct 1, 2017. The Huskies had lost their last nine matches when surrendering the first goal, going 0-6-0 in 2018 when allowing the first tally.
Difficult Road Ahead
Washington is in the midst of its first road trip of the year: a four-game trip which sees the team go to Michigan, California and back to Washington State. The four-game trip is the longest since 2012 when UW played five-straight away from home. The Huskies have posted a 15-13-1 record away from home the last three seasons and are 25-9-1 at home.
First Collegiate Goals From Who?
UW's two goals in Michigan were the first collegiate goals from a pair of unsuspecting players. At Michigan State, redshirt sophomore Lucas Meek had the match-winner. Meek, who had played just 14 minutes in two years coming into the match, started the play with a long run at midfield and finished into the open net off a great pass from freshman Imanol Rosales.
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 seasons, but scored his first goal in 31 collegiate matches.
Logan/French on National Teams of the Week
Washington saw a pair of players earn National Team of the Week honors for the week ending Sept. 8. Redshirt junior Bryce Logan made eight saves and posted a pair of cleansheets to lead the Huskies to wins at Michigan State and Michigan. For his effort, Logan was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week.
Fellow redshirt junior Kasey French earned Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honors after scoring his first collegiate goal–the match-winner–at Michigan on Sunday. The stalwart on defense for the Huskies tallied his first goal with a brilliant finish to lead UW to the key road win.
Blake and Gio Start Strong
Junior Blake Bodily and sophomore Gio Miglietti have been on fire offensively for the Huskies thus far, each scoring twice and adding an assist in the early going. The pair has combined to be a part of five of UW's eight goals on the year.
Miglietti appeared in just five matches at the end of last season, playing a total of 129 minutes. His goal in the sixth minute vs Denver was his first collegiate goal. Bodily, a preseason All-Pac-12 selection and MAC Hermann Trophy watchlist pick, scored just two goals in an injury-plagued 2018 season, but still managed to find a spot on the All-Pac-12 first-team. He missed the matches in Michigan due to a minor injury but should be ready to go at CSUN.
Bodily Bringing In The 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).
Bodily, a two-time first-team All-Pac-12 pick, scored two goals with four assists in an injury-plagued 2018 season after tallying three goals and a team-best eight assists en route to earning Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2017.
Fowler in Goal
Freshman netminder Sam Fowler earned his first collegiate start in Washington's 4-0 victory over San Francisco on Monday. In doing so, Fowler was just the second freshman to make a start in goal for the Huskies since 2002, following Spencer Richey (2010) and Chris Eylander (2002). Fowler, a Sounders Academy product, has seen time with the USL's Tacoma Defiance and also earned several call-ups with the US youth national teams.
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.
Soto Earns Freshman Honors
Freshman Christian Soto was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Best Freshman XI Team prior to the season. 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.
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, just six points behind Stanford and two points ahead of Oregon State.
Clark Wins #100 at UW
Jamie Clark picked up his 100th win at UW as the Huskies beat No. 18 Denver 2-1 in the season-opener on Aug. 30. With the victory he becomes the third coach in program history with at least 100 wins (Dean Wurzberger 220, Mike Ryan 105). As he enters his ninth season on Montlake, Clark is 103-42-20 (.685 winning percentage), with UW having won at least 12 matches in seven of his eight years at the helm.
In the Rankings ...
Washington once again moved up in the national rankings thanks to its 2-0-0 trip through Michigan last week. The Huskies checked in at No. 8 in the NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll. UW was also ranked in the Top 10 at No. 7 in the Soccer America poll and made a big jump up to No. 10 in the College Soccer News rankings. The Huskies also moved up two spots to No. 11 in the topdrawersoccer.com poll this week.
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