Huskies Look To Lengthen Win Streak To Six Straight Against Ohio State

SEATTLE – No. 17 Washington appears to increase its win streak to 6 straight video games on Friday towards Ohio State at Husky Soccer Stadium. The Huskies want to punch again towards the Buckeyes after dropping each video games towards the brand new convention foe final season.

The match shall be broadcast on Big Ten Plus with stay stats accessible at HuskyStats.com.

SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES

Washington appears to increase its win streak to 6 straight towards Ohio State at house on Friday. Ohio State is presently 5-8 on the marketing campaign with a 2-5 file in Big Ten play. The Buckeyes have misplaced 4 straight matches, most just lately falling to Maryland 0-4. Ohio State is led by Marko Borkovic offensively with 13 factors on 5 targets and three assists, regardless of enjoying in solely eight matches.

SERIES HISTORY

The Buckeyes maintain the sting within the all-time collection between the 2 groups. Washington owns a 1-2-1 file towards Ohio State with each losses coming final season. In the primary assembly in 1989, Washington claimed a 7-1 victory, additionally the one matchup that has occurred on Montlake.

LAST MEETING (11/10/2024)

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – No. 19 Washington was unable to return again from a three-goal deficit, falling within the Big Ten match semifinals to No. 1 Ohio State on Sunday at SeatGeek Stadium.

Conner Leber made his first begin within the Purple and Gold. He created a number of probabilities for the Huskies on throw ins, however the Dawgs weren’t in a position to capitalize within the first 45 minutes.

The Huskies outshot the Buckeyes 6-3 within the first half with Leber (2) and Caden Buckley (2) main the best way. No pictures for both group went on aim.

Ohio State drew a foul within the field within the 59th minute and transformed the penalty kick. The Buckeyes added one other a minute later and once more the 72nd minute for the 3-0 benefit.

Peter Kingston recorded his team-leading sixth aim of the season within the 77th minute to chop OSU’s result in two.

FIVE STRAIGHT WINS

Washington used its identical method, early and sometimes offense, to take down the Nittany Lions. The first 45 minutes have been utterly dominated by the Huskies with 12 pictures and two targets for the guests towards solely two makes an attempt for Penn State.

Washington received on the board within the twenty sixth minute when Joe Dale managed a cross on the high of the field and laid it off for Connor Lofy. The midfielder struck it cleanly and pinned the highest proper nook of the aim to ship the Huskies in entrance.It was Lofy’s second aim of the season and the second help of the yr for Dale.

Eight minutes later, the Huskies doubled the lead. Joe Dale was credited with an help within the buildup to Charlie Kosakoff, who despatched a cross within the air to Zach Ramsey within the field. Ramsey caught the ball on the volley and rocketed it into the web for the second aim of the sport. Ramsey now has six strikes on the yr to steer the group whereas Dale and Kosakoff every earned their third assists of the season.

BACK TO BACK RANKED WINS

Early offense has been key in the course of the current win streak, and Friday’s victory was no completely different. Joe Dale kicked off the scoring within the tenth minute, bagging his first aim of the season off the feed from Richie Aman. 

With the win over Rutgers, Washington is now 7-0 on the yr when scoring first and 6-0 when scoring within the first 45 minutes.

The second aim got here when Richie Aman started a transfer in transition, discovering Cameron Cruz on the left facet of the pitch. Cruz delivered a ball into the field and Nick O’Brien slotted it house to double the lead. 

It was the primary level of the season for Cruz and O’Brien’s first aim of the season. Aman, in the meantime, recorded his tenth and eleventh assists of the season towards Rutgers.

DOWN GOES INDIANA

Washington continued its scorching streak, incomes a 3rd consecutive victory by dismantling No. 12 Indiana 3-0 at Husky Soccer Stadium. It’s the Huskies’ first ranked win of the season.

The Huskies took the lead simply 20 minutes into the match when Richie Aman discovered Alex Hall on the left facet of the field for an emphatic aim. Hall now has three targets on the season and it was the primary of two assists on the evening for Aman. The breakthrough for the second aim got here within the 74th minute when an Alex Hall cross was struck completely on the volley by Charlie Kosakoff. Nick O’Brien was instrumental within the buildup, incomes an help on the play. Washington wasn’t completed but, nonetheless. The Dawgs discovered a 3rd aim within the 83rd minute as Richie Aman’s nook kick was hammered house off the pinnacle of Asher Hestad for his first profession aim.

The Huskies have been supported by 2,805 cheering followers on Friday evening, the Thirteenth-largest crowd UW males’s soccer has seen at Husky Soccer Stadium.

HERMANN TROPHY RECOGNITION

Richie Aman was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List due to his impactful play all season lengthy. Aman presently leads the nation in whole assists with 11 and is second in assists per sport at 0.79. 

The 2025 midseason watch listing was compiled by members of the Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List Committee. A complete of 15 gamers shall be named 2025 Hermann Trophy semifinalists on December 9 on the conclusion of NCAA Division I All-American voting. From that listing, head coaches will solid votes, and three gamers shall be named finalists. The 2025 recipient shall be introduced January 9, 2026, in a ceremony on the historic Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis, Mo.

CLASS OF THE BIG TEN

Four of the highest 9 gamers in whole factors within the Big Ten are Huskies. Richie Aman leads Washington and sits second within the convention with 17 factors. Zach Ramsey is correct behind with 14 in fourth. Charlie Kosakoff and Alex Hall are every tied for ninth with 12 factors. 

As a group, Washington leads the convention in pictures on aim proportion (45.4%), is third with 31 targets scored, is second in aim differential (20), second in assists (33), and fourth in pictures on aim (83).

The Huskies presently sit second within the Big Ten desk with 15 factors, behind Maryland with 17. Washington has performed one much less convention match than the Terrapins.

INTO THE RANKINGS

The Huskies entered each the United Soccer Coaches and Top Drawer Soccer rankings final week after the ranked win over Indiana. Following one other undefeated weekend in Big Ten play, Washington strikes as much as No. 17 within the United Soccer Coaches Poll and No. 20 in keeping with Top Drawer Soccer. In the RPI, the Huskies are sitting at twenty sixth.

OFFENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES

The Huskies have been making use of the stress in each sport this season, recording extra pictures than their opponents in 9 of 14 video games. The Huskies presently rank nineteenth within the NCAA in nook kicks per sport, averaging 6.29 per contest. The Huskies have scored 33 whole targets, led by Zach Ramsey with six.

As a group, the Huskies’ offense ranks among the many finest within the nation as properly. Washington is eighth in whole targets (33), ninth in whole factors (102), and eleventh in whole assists (36).

HALL ON THE SCENE

Hall has grow to be an important a part of the Huskies’ offense of late. He scored the game-winning aim towards Indiana earlier than helping one other strike later within the match.Against Northwestern, he offered an important help to the sport winner scored by Harrison Bertos. At Wisconsin, he assisted the game-winning aim towards Wisconsin. And earlier this season towards Gonzaga, Hall bagged his first profession brace whereas chipping in an help for a career-high 5 factors. He now has 12 factors on the season and has a minimum of one level in six of the final 9 video games.

Hall presently ranks twenty fourth within the NCAA and third within the Big Ten in whole assists (6) and forty second within the NCAA and sixth within the Big Ten in assists per sport (.43).

WASHINGTON STATS

In addition to its top-15 marks in whole targets, factors, and assists, Washington is likely one of the finest groups within the nation throughout the board.

The Dawgs rank eleventh in factors per sport (7.29), eleventh in aim differential (21), eleventh in assists per sport (2.57), twelfth in scoring offense (2.36), twenty second in pictures on aim per sport (6.64), twenty sixth in W-L-T proportion (.714), twenty eighth in pictures per sport (14.64), thirty second in targets towards common (.857), forty second in shutout proportion (.429), and forty eighth in shot accuracy (.454).

Since September 16, Washington has allowed solely two targets whereas scoring 16 of their very own and accumulating a 6-1 file.

TOP DISTRIBUTORS

Richie Aman and Alex Hall have distinguished themselves as two of the premier passers within the NCAA. Aman leads the nation in whole assists (11) whereas Hall is twenty fourth within the NCAA (6). They sit first and third within the Big Ten rankings as properly.

In the per sport stats, Aman is second within the nation and first within the Big Ten (0.79) whereas Hall is forty second within the NCAA and sixth within the convention (0.43).

Aman has had multi-assists video games on 5 events, together with towards each Rutgers and Indiana, and strikes right into a tie for fourth within the Husky file guide for assists in a single marketing campaign (11).

DAWG DEBUTS

12 Huskies have made their Washington debuts within the first two matches of the season. Levi Bieber, Brecken Bowers, Cameron Cruz, Clarens Dollin, Jaeger Felton, Carter Gay, Osato Enabulele, Sheehan Ganguly, Philip Kleeman, Zack Meier, and Kevin Hernandez, and Chad Sovde all featured in the course of the first 4 video games of the season.

BRICK WALL KEEPERS

While the Huskies offense has been scorching these days, the protection has been simply as spectacular. Washington has shutout their opponents within the final 4 video games, together with two top-15 opponents in then-No. 12 Indiana and No. 13 Rutgers.

Bowton earned each ranked shutouts, making a number of large saves within the wins. Against Rutgers, Bowton prevented an equalizer by saving a penalty kick along with 4 different stops for a season-high 5 saves. Following the win over Penn State, Bowton has six victories and three shutouts on the season.

Bieber has made 5 begins this season and has led Washington to a few shutouts and a 3-1-1 file in these video games. Bowton has made seven begins, incomes a 4-2-1 file with two shutouts.

Bieber tied a career-high 4 saves final trip whereas dealing with a career-high 19 pictures in a 1-0 shutout victory at Northwestern. Earlier this season, in his second profession look, Levi Bieber recorded his first win and shutout. Bieber has two full sport shutouts and one mixed shutout on the yr.

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 file in Big Ten play, ending fourth within the league with 15 factors.

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).

CREAM OF THE CROP

In 14 season on Montlake, Jamie Clark has orchestrated the meteoric rise of Washington males’s soccer, distinguishing the group as one of many nation’s high school soccer packages. Prior to the beginning of the 2025 season, Clark has led the Huskies to a file of 175-68-40, 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 profitable 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.

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 group’s numerous 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 also comply with the Huskies by the lads’s soccer web page at GoHuskies.com.