Washington Opens Pac-12 Action At Stanford

Thursday, September 14

Stanford, CA

7:00 PM

University of Washington

Stanford

September 13, 2023 | Men's Soccer

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SEATTLE – No. 14 Washington hits the road for the Pac-12 opener at No. 1 Stanford on Thursday night. Kickoff from Laird Q. Cagan Stadium is set for 7 p.m. and airing on Pac-12 Network.

LAST TIME OUT
Washington extended its unbeaten streak to three matches after a 1-1 draw against Cal State Fullerton on Sunday. Down a goal with seven minutes remaining, the Huskies were able to get a corner kick that was sent into the box for Nate Jones to head in the equalizer.

TOP OF THE PAC
For the second year in a row, the Huskies were picked to finish first in the conference in the preseason poll, voted on by the league's six coaches. In addition, four Huskies - Sam Fowler, Nate Jones, Christian Soto and Kalani Kossa-Rienzi - were named to the Pac-12 preseason team.

PAC-12 RECORD WATCH
Sam Fowler has a chance to become the Pac-12's all-time leader in both career shutouts and GAA (Goals Against Average). He enters his senior campaign third on the Conference's clean sheets list (27, three behind Spencer Richey's Pac-12 record 30) and fourth in GAA (0.73, within range of Andrew Thomas' record 0.67).

THE RETURNERS
Plenty of experience returns for Washington with 27 returners from the 2022 team, including All-Pac-12 selections Nate Jones, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Chris Meyers, Imanol Rosales and Christian Soto.

THE NEWCOMERS
The Huskies also brought in some new talent with six freshman and four transfers – Peter Kingston (Seattle U), Mani Diop (Akron), Bryan Iliohan (Cal Baptist) and Conner Leber (Cal Poly). Freshman Charlie Kosakoff joined the program back in January as an early enrollee and played the entire spring season with the team.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Since 1997, the Huskies have posted a 178-63-20 overall record at Husky Soccer Stadium, winning at least eight matches in 13 seasons including a 10-1-2 mark in 2013. Last season, the Huskies set a new program record for single-match attendance when 3,876 people came to see Washington take on Seattle U in the WAC/101 Club Cup.

USL2 CHAMPS
Peter Kingston, Khai Brisco and Joe Dale competed with Ballard FC this summer as the squad went on to win the USL2 National Championship with the 2-1 win over Lionsbridge FC on Aug. 5. Kingston scored the match-winning goal in stoppage time on his way to being named MVP. The title is the first for Ballard in its history.

HONOR ROLL
Sam Fowler – United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper To Watch, Pac-12 Preseason Team, Top Drawer Soccer Player To Watch (No. 33), MAC Hermann Watch List, Pac-12 Player of the Week (Sept. 4)
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi – United Soccer Coaches Midfielder To Watch, Pac-12 Preseason Team, Top Drawer Soccer Player To Watch (No. 23), MAC Hermann Watch List
Christian Soto – United Soccer Coaches Midfielder To Watch, Pac-12 Preseason Team, Top Drawer Soccer Player To Watch (No. 1)
Nate Jones – Pac-12 Preseason Team
Peter Kingston – Top Drawer Soccer Player To Watch (No. 77)

SCOUTING THE CARDINAL
Stanford enters its second consecutive week as the No. 1 team in the nation across all three major polls with a record of 4-0-0. The Cardinal are leading the nation in assists per game (4.25) with Zach Bohane leading in points per game (2.75).

UW-STANFORD HISTORY
Washington holds the all-time series lead over the Cardinal 39-22-8 and 17-11-5 in Palo Alto. The Huskies are on a four-match unbeaten streak with a record of 2-0-2 over that time with the Huskies outscoring the Cardinal 9-4 with a pair of shutouts.

UP NEXT
Washington stays in The Bay to take on Cal on Sunday. Kickoff from Berkeley is set for 2 p.m. and airing on Pac-12 Washington and Pac-12 Bay Area.

2023 TICKET OPTIONS
Season tickets providing seats to all nine UW men's soccer home matches this fall and priority access to postseason tickets are now available starting at just $50 for general admission and $90 for premium midfield seating. New this season is a $160 Fan 4-Pack season ticket package designed to give fans even more affordability and value. To learn more about all ticket options, click here.

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