No. 2 Seed Washington Hosts Creighton In NCAA Second Round

Sunday, November 20

Seattle, WA

5:00 PM

University of Washington

Creighton

No. 2 Seed Washington Hosts Creighton In NCAA Second Round

November 19, 2022 | Men's Soccer

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SEATTLE – The No. 2 seed Washington Huskies will begin postseason play when they host Creighton on Sunday at Husky Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. and airing on ESPN+.

Gates will open one hour prior to kickoff at 4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here.

2022 PAC-12 CHAMPS!
The Huskies clinched their fourth-ever Pac-12 title following a 3-2 victory over UCLA at Husky Soccer Stadium to earn the conference automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Washington also won the title in 2000, 2013 and 2019. The championship was the first time that Washington clinched it on their home pitch.

ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
Ten Huskies received all-conference honors when the Pac-12 Conference announced them earlier this week.

Sophomore Ilijah Paul was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year after leading the conference with 11 goals during the regular season. He also ranks 12^th nationally in total goals.

Head coach Jamie Clark was tabbed Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his Washington tenure after leading the program to its fourth Pac-12 Championship and a 15-3 overall record. Clark also earned the honor in 2013, 2019 and 2020.

Five Huskies saw First Team All-Conference nods in Paul, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Lucas Meek, Nick Scardina and Christian Soto. Nate Jones and Gio Miglietti earned Second Team honors while Chris Meyers and Imanol Rosales were tabbed Honorable Mention.

HUSKIES IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Chris Meyers and Imanol Rosales are eighth national with 10 assists on the season, which also leads the Pac-12. Lucas Meek also ranks in the Top 25 with eight.

Ilijah Paul is 12^th in the nation with 11 goals on the year, while sixth-year senior Lucas Meek is 21^st with 10. Meek is 10^th nationally with 28 points and Paul is 19^th with 25 points.

Sam Fowler is 10^th in the nation with a 0.624 goals against average.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Since 1997, the Huskies have posted a 178-61-19 overall record at Husky Soccer Stadium, winning at least eight matches in 13 seasons including a 10-1-2 mark in 2013. Earlier this season the Huskies set a new program record for single-game attendance when 3,876 people came to see Washington take on Seattle U.

SCOUTING THE BLUEJAYS
Creighton finished the regular season as the BIG EAST Tournament Champions as the six-seed in that tournament. They defeated the top-ranked Georgetown for the title. The Bluejays are led by the nation's top goal scorer in Duncan McGuire who has tallied 19 goal and leads the nation with 40 total points.

Giorgio Probo is fourth nationally with 12 assists on the year while ranks sixth with 0.60 assists per game.

Goalkeeper Paul Kruse holds a 1.357 goals against average with 59 total saves. Kruse posts a 69.4% save percentage and averages 2.95 saves per game.

UW-CREIGHTON HISTORY
The Bluejays lead the all-time series over Washington 6-2. The last meeting between the two teams came in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in 2012 where Creighton came away with the 4-2 win over the Huskies in Omaha. The two teams have also met during the postseason in 2006. That meeting came in Seattle where the Dawgs had a 3-0 victory.

UP NEXT
The winner of the match will go on to face the winner of Tulsa and Georgetown in the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament.

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