Huskies Open 2025 Season at No. 4 Denver

DENVER, Colo. – The Huskies are set to kick off the 2025 marketing campaign on the highway towards No. 4 Denver on Thursday, August 21 at 6 p.m. PT.

The recreation can be broadcast on the Summit League Network with dwell stats obtainable at Huskystats.com.

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS

Washington faces a top-five Denver to start the 2025 marketing campaign on Thursday, August 21. The Pioneers are a well-recognized non-conference opponent, as the 2 groups will face off for the third time since 2019. In the newest matchup in 2024, the Huskies battled to a 2-2 draw with No. 9 Denver at Husky Soccer Stadium.

This Thursday’s matchup is the Huskies’ highest-ranked opponent through the opening weekend of the season since taking over No. 1 Connecticut in 2001.

Last season, Denver superior to the NCAA nationwide semifinal recreation, falling in penalties to the eventual nationwide champion, Vermont. A season in the past, the Pioneers amassed a 15-3-5 document, together with a 7-1 run in convention play and a stout 9-1-1 whereas enjoying on the University of Denver Soccer Stadium.

SERIES HISTORY

The Huskies and Pioneers have met on 9 events, leading to a 3-3-3 document relationship again to the primary assembly between the groups in 1999.

LAST MEETING (8/29/24)

SEATTLE – In a back-and-forth battle, Washington and No. 9 Denver resulted in a 2-2 draw on Thursday evening at Husky Soccer Stadium.

Since the 2019 season, the Huskies are 13-3-5 towards ranked opponents within the common season. UW strikes to 1-1-1 total on the season.

Denver (2-0-1) obtained the scoring began within the twenty third minute on objective by Sam Bassett.

Harrison Bertos recorded his second profession objective within the 63rd minute to tie the match up at one off the nook by Peter Kingston. True freshman Zach Ramsey, approaching as a sub to start out the second half for his first collegiate minutes, picked up his first profession level with the primary contact help, heading the ball to Bertos.

The Pioneers retook the lead within the 81st on a ball that simply obtained over the again line.

The Huskies responded 4 minutes later with Egor Akulov’s first profession objective to re-tie the match, the second set piece objective of the match.

Kingston assisted on each objectives, his second profession match with a pair of assists.

MIDFIELDER TO WATCH

Senior Richie Aman has been named a midfielder to observe by the United Soccer Coaches. Aman is certainly one of 31 gamers acknowledged within the group’s listing.

United Soccer Coaches has introduced the Midfielders on its NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Players to Watch lists for the 2025 intercollegiate season. The lists are compiled and launched by the Division I All-America Committees to advertise faculty soccer main as much as the official begin date for the common season later this month. The lists embrace United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and All-Region gamers from 2024 who’re scheduled to return for the 2025 season.

Aman was named a Big Ten Player to Watch a season in the past, and was a constant drive for the Huskies on the pitch. He led Washington to a second spherical look within the NCAA Tournament after enjoying in all 21 matches, making 18 begins.

The Hanover, New Hampshire native registered 33 pictures in 2024, the second-most of any Husky. He returns to Montlake for his senior season after being invited to the MLS Showcase final yr. He has 17 profession factors, probably the most of any returning participant.

BIG TEN PLAYERS TO WATCH

Egor Akulov, Richie Aman, and Charlie Kosakoff every have been acknowledged as Big Ten Players to Watch.

Akulov, a redshirt junior defender, began all 21 video games a season in the past and amassed 1921, the second most minutes on the crew, trailing solely beginning goalkeeper Jadon Bowton. The Redmond, Washington native tallied two objectives on the season, and went the gap, enjoying each minute of 20 video games, together with 110 minutes towards Michigan State within the Big Ten Tournament and Seattle U within the NCAA Tournament. Akulov was instrumental in serving to the Huskies advance to the second spherical of the nationwide match, scoring the successful penalty of the penalty shootout to ship the Huskies to the following spherical.

Aman, a senior midfielder, figures to be a focus of the Huskies’ assault. Last week, he was additionally named a Midfielder to Watch by United Soccer Coaches. Aman leads all returning gamers with 17 profession factors, together with a career-high seven factors a season in the past. He has 4 objectives and 9 assists to his title and he set career-high marks in 2024 in video games performed (21), video games began (18), objectives (2), factors (7), pictures (33), pictures on objective (12), and minutes (1455).

Kosakoff, a junior ahead, can be a frontrunner on offense for Washington in 2025. With 5 objectives and 4 assists final season, the San Diego native will once more look to guide from the entrance. Kosakoff performed in 20 matches in 2024, making 16 begins. Twice final season he tied his career-best factors complete when he scored a objective and chipped in an help towards Air Force and at Indiana.

PICKED FIFTH IN CONFERENCE

Entering yr two within the Big Ten convention, Washington has been picked to position fifth within the 11-team league, the convention introduced on Tuesday.

Washington completed 8-6-7 final season, advancing to the second spherical of the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies ended the season with a 4-3-3 document in Big Ten play, ending fourth within the league with 15 factors.

2025 Big Ten Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll

Indiana

Maryland

Ohio State

UCLA

Washington

Michigan

Michigan State

Wisconsin

Rutgers

Penn State

Northwestern

ACADEMIC PROWESS

Thanks to a dominant yr within the classroom, Washington Men’s Soccer was named a United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award Winner on Friday.

The educational honor is introduced to groups that earn an annual GPA of three.0 or increased. The University of Washington was certainly one of 151 colleges to obtain the dignity for each males’s and girls’s applications.

The Huskies earned a 3.53 GPA throughout the 2024-25 faculty yr and most lately had 14 athletes named to the Dean’s List within the spring quarter.

CLARK INKS EXTENSION

Following UW’s first season within the Big 10 and their eleventh NCAA Tournament look within the final 14 years, head coach Jamie Clark signed an extension on the University of Washington, tying him to the Huskies via 2029.

Washington has grow to be a postseason common underneath Clark and has constantly earned ends in the nationwide match. The Huskies secured their ninth second spherical look within the NCAA Tournament in 2024 after advancing out of a penalty shootout towards Seattle U.

In 2021, Clark guided the Dawgs to a nationwide runner up end, the very best end in program historical past, whereas additionally tying this system document for wins in a season with 18. The Huskies have completed with not less than eight wins in 13 of Clark’s 14 on the helm and have claimed not less than 12 wins 11 occasions since his appointment as head coach.

NATIONAL TV

Three Husky males’s soccer video games can be broadcast on nationwide tv, the Big Ten Conference introduced on Thursday. Washington will function on the Big Ten Network in two highway video games and one residence recreation through the 2025 common season.

The first televised motion for the Dawgs comes on Monday, September 29 as Washington travels to Illinois to tackle Northwestern. Kickoff is slated for five p.m. PT between the Huskies and the Wildcats. 

The second televised recreation comes with the attractive backdrop of Lake Washington at Husky Soccer Stadium when Indiana visits Montlake on Friday, October 3 at 7 p.m. PT.

The Huskies will function on TV once more on the highway later within the month towards Penn State. This closing common season televised recreation will happen on Monday, October 20 at 3 p.m. PT.

Washington Matches broadcast dwell on Big Ten Network

Sept. 9 – at Northwestern – 5 p.m. PT 

Oct. 3 – vs. Indiana – 7 p.m. PT

Oct. 20 – at Penn State – 3 p.m. PT

HOMEGROWN TALENT

Washington’s roster options 19 of 29 gamers who hail from the state of Washington. Four gamers declare Seattle as their hometown (Asher Hestad, Joe Dale, Cameron Cruz, and Jaeger Felton), whereas two every are from Spokane (Kenny Pierpoint and Jadon Bowton), and from Bellevue (Sheehan Ganguly and Chad Sovde).

BETWEEN THE STICKS

Washington returns goalkeeper Jadon Bowton for the 2025 season who figures to be instrumental for the Husky protection. He was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week twice in 2024 and led Washington to the second spherical of the NCAA Tournament after making three penalty saves in a row towards Seattle U within the first spherical.

His eight shutouts in 2024 have been the ninth-most within the NCAA and the sixth-most in a single season in Husky historical past He additionally has participated in psychological well being activations for UW. Following his fifth yr of soccer this fall, he plans to start working a tech job in Seattle.

DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE

Junior defender Harrison Bertos made 20 begins in 2024 and helped UW to top-50 marks within the NCAA in objectives towards common and shutout proportion.

Bertos was chosen within the second spherical of the MLS SuperDraft, however determined to return to Washington for his junior season in 2025.

CREAM OF THE CROP

In 14 season on Montlake, Jamie Clark has orchestrated the meteoric rise of Washington males’s soccer, distinguishing the crew as one of many nation’s high faculty soccer applications. During his time at Washington, Clark has led the Huskies to a document of 174-66-39, three Pac-12 titles, and 11 journeys to the NCAA Tournament. Of these postseason appearances, Clark’s Huskies have made 4 journeys to the NCAA Quarterfinals, together with three straight NCAA Quarterfinals appearances from 2019-21.

Clark presently ranks seventh in successful proportion amongst lively head coaches with a .696 proportion in 17 profession seasons.

FRESH FACES 

The Huskies welcomed six freshmen to the squad this fall. Kenny Pierpoint (GK), Clarens Dollin (MF/F), Carter Gay (D), Kevin Hernandez (MF), Zack Meier (D), and Osato Enabulele (MF) all enter their first season on Montlake.

In addition to the primary years, the Huskies additionally welcomed Cameron Cruz (MF), a switch from Grand Canyon to the squad.

USL 2 SUCCESS

For the third consecutive yr, not less than one Husky lifted the USL 2 Championship trophy. This season, Alex Hall and Gabe Fernandez have been victorious with the Vermont Green FC, defeating Ballard FC within the championship recreation.

The Huskies have been nicely represented on the other facet of the ball as nicely. Eight present and former Huskies represented the Bridges within the championship recreation, together with present gamers Richie Aman, Harrison Bertos, Cameron Cruz, Joe Dale, Charlie Kosakoff, and Zach Ramsey.

ECNL CHAMPIONS 

Four incoming Huskies gained the ECNL National Championship with Crossfire Premier over the summer season. Zack Meier, Kenny Pierpoint, Kevin Hernandez, and Clarens Dollin have been victorious. Meier additionally was named the match MVP. 

FOLLOW THE DAWGS

Fans can sustain with all of the goings on across the Washington males’s soccer program by following the Huskies on the crew’s varied social media platforms. You can discover the Dawgs on X at @UW_MSoccer, on Instagram at @uw_msoccer or on Facebook by looking “Washington Men’s Soccer”. Fans may comply with the Huskies via the boys’s soccer web page at GoHuskies.com.