Huskies Travel To Air Force

Sunday, September 1

Air Force Academy, Colo.

5:00 PM

University of Washington

Air Force

Egor Akulov, Cooper Brunell and Zach Ramsey vs. Denver

August 31, 2024 | Men's Soccer

Washington Match Notes Air Force Match Notes Live Stats ESPN+

SEATTLE – Washington men's soccer hits the road to Colorado for a matchup with Air Force on Sunday night. Kickoff from Cadet Soccer Stadium is set for 5 p.m. PT and streaming on ESPN+.

LAST TIME OUT
Washington and No. 9 battled to a 2-2 draw on Thursday night at Husky Soccer Stadium to move to 1-1-1 on the season. Harrison Bertos and Egor Akulov notched goals for the Huskies while Peter Kingston (2), Zach Ramsey and Chris Meyers had assists.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Since 1997, the Huskies have posted a 183-66-21 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 13-3-5 against ranked opponents in the regular season. Last season, Washington went 3-1-2 against ranked teams. UW went undefeated against ranked opponents in 2022 (2-0-1). In the last seven home matches against Top-5 opponents, the Huskies hold a record of 6-1-0.

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.

HOMEGROWN TALENT
The 2024 rosters see 17 of its 32 players (53%) from the state of Washington, with 13 from King County.

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
Eight Huskies have made their debut in the Purple and Gold in the first three matches of the season. In the season opener at Portland, 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. True freshman Alex Hall made his debut in the home opener against Oregon State on Monday night. Zach Ramsey played the final 45 minutes against Denver, recording an assist on Harrison Bertos' goal in the 63rd minute.

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 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. It is the first time in program history that the Huskies are opening the season with three consecutive matches against ranked teams.

SCOUTING THE FALCONS
Air Force enters the meeting with a record of 0-2-0. Nick Bisagno has the lone goal for the Falcons, coming in Thursday's match against Army. Air Force held No. 10 SMU to one goal in the season opener while facing 12 shots (seven on goal).

SERIES HISTORY
Washington leads the all-time series with Air Force 8-1-1. The last meeting between the two teams came on Sept. 11, 2022 with the match ending in a 1-1 draw and Air Force scoring the equalizer in the 88th minute.

UP NEXT
The road trip continues as the Huskies travel to San Diego on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The match will be streamed on ESPN+. Washington returns home on Sept. 9 for a meeting with crosstown rival Seattle U. Kickoff from Husky Soccer Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. and airing 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.

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