Huskies Host Oregon State

Monday, August 26

Seattle, Wash.

8:00 PM

University of Washington

Oregon State

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August 25, 2024 | Men's Soccer

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SEATTLE – In its home opener, Washington men's soccer hosts No. 4 Oregon State on Monday night. Kickoff from Husky Soccer Stadium is set for 8 p.m. PT and airing on Big Ten Network.

LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies (0-1-0) were on the road for the season opener for the first time since the 2016 season. In a battle with No. 22 Portland, the Pilots won 2-1 on Friday night. Sophomore Charlie Kosakoff scored the first goal of the season for the Dawgs in the 11th minute.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Since 1997, the Huskies have posted a 181-66-21 overall record at Husky Soccer Stadium, winning at least eight matches in 13 seasons including a 10-1-2 mark in 2013. In 2022, 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 Fewing Cup (formerly WAC/101 Club Cup).

ROAD DAWGS
Dating back to the 2019 season, the Huskies are 26-7-8 in road contests. UW went undefeated in road matches twice during that span in 2022 (5-0-2) and 2021 (8-0-1). The Huskies also won eight road matches in 2019.

RANKED MATCHUPS
Since the 2019 season, the Huskies are 12-3-4 against ranked opponents in the regular season. Last season, Washington went 3-1-2 against ranked teams. UW went undefeated against ranked opponents twice in that span in 2022 (2-0-1) and 2019 (3-0-0).

THE RETURNERS
Plenty of experience returns for Washington with 24 returners from the 2023 team, including all-conference honorees Chris Meyers and Richie Aman. The Huskies return 61% of their goal production led by with Peter Kingston, Nick O'Brien, Mani Diop and Sean Sent who all had two goals apiece. UW also has 50% of their assists returning led by Kingston (5), Aman (4) and Cooper Brunell (3). O'Brien, Harrison Bertos and Joe Dale all had one assist. Kingston, Aman and Sent were all named to the Big Ten preseason players to watch list, that was announced earlier this week.

NEW DAWGS ON THE BLOCK
The Huskies brought in some new talent with six freshman and two transfers - Caden Buckley (Santa Clara) and Rhys Gourdie (San Diego). The WCC transfer duo were named to the all-conference team a season ago and have earned a conference championship at least once in their career. Incoming freshman, Zach Ramsey was named the 2023-24 Washington Boy's Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year after a stellar season at Mount Si. Ramsey is the first UW commit from the state of Washington to be named Gatorade player of the year since Michael Rojas in 2019. He is the second state Gatorade player of the year on the current roster joining Nani Deperro who won it for Oregon in 2022.

DEBUT MOMENTS
Six Huskies made their debut in the Purple and Gold in the first game. Transfers Rhys Gourdie and Caden Buckley got starts, while Egor Akulov saw his first collegiate minutes in the start on Thursday. True freshman Gabe Fernandez came on as a sub in the second half. Conner Leber and Connor Lofy also saw minutes in the season opener.

HONOR ROLL
Peter Kingston – Big Ten Players to Watch
Richie Aman – Big Ten Players to Watch
Sean Sent – Big Ten Players to Watch

TOUGH SCHEDULE
The 2024 Washington men's soccer schedule features six teams that made the NCAA Tournament a season ago. The Huskies open up its schedule with three straight matches against teams ranked or receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll in No. 22 Portland, No. 4 Oregon State and RV Denver. In total, eight opponents are ranked or receiving votes in the USC preseason poll.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
Oregon State entered the 2024 season as the fourth-ranked team by United Soccer Coaches and ninth by TopDrawerSoccer. The Beavers were selected to finish first in the West Coast Conference in the preseason poll as voted on by the coaches. Oregon State is coming off a season where they made their ever appearance in the College Cup. OSU opened the season with a 2-1 win over UC Irvine on Thursday night in Corvallis. Ellis Spikner leads the team with three points after one match with a goal and an assist. Pere Belmonte has also notched a goal for the Beavers.

SERIES HISTORY
Washington leads the all-time series over Oregon State 44-19-7. However, the last UW win came on March 24, 2021 in Corvallis. The last five meetings have come with a record of 0-2-3 for the Dawgs.

UP NEXT
The Huskies host RV Denver on Thursday, Aug. 29. Kickoff from Husky Soccer Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. PT and streaming on B1G+.

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HOW TO WATCH THE DAWGS
Aside from the Oregon State, Michigan and Ohio State matchups that will be featured on Big Ten Network, all UW home matches and Big Ten road matches will be available to stream via B1G+. The live streams require a subscription priced at $89.99 for one year or $12.99 per month. The B1G+ subscription allows you access to all non-televised Big Ten events in addition to all non-televised Washington events throughout the year. For more information visit GoHuskies.com/BTN.

Washington's three road non-conference matches will stream on ESPN+.

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