Huskies Open Big Ten Tournament Against No. 3 Seed Michigan

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Huskies open the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday afternoon towards No. 3 seed Michigan. With a win, Washington would face the winner of Maryland and UCLA within the championship match on Sunday to resolve who wins the Big Ten convention’s auto bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Wednesday’s match can be broadcast on Big Ten Network with stay stats accessible at Huskystats.com.

SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES

Washington faces the Wolverines for the second time this season after dropping the primary assembly, 1-0. Michigan is 11-2-4 together with 6-2-2 in Big Ten play this season, ending third total within the convention standings.

The Wolverines have scored 34 targets whereas permitting simply 13 and are led by prime goalscorer Grayson Elmquist (6g) and prime point-getter Michael Ramirez (5g, 5a, 15 pts). Defensively, goalkeeper Isaiah Goldson has performed each minute of the season in objective, incomes eight shutouts and a 0.76 targets allowed common.

SERIES HISTORY

Washington has the sting within the all-time sequence, proudly owning a 2-1-1 file towards the Wolverines courting again to the primary matchup in 2003, a impartial web site 3-2 victory for the Huskies. Since then, Washington earned a street victory in 2019, a street tie in 2024, and dropped a 1-0 loss to Michigan at house earlier this season.

LAST MEETING (11/3/2024)

SEATTLE – The Huskies undefeated streak was snapped on Saturday night time as Michigan took a 1-0 victory at Husky Soccer Stadium.

Washington strikes to 4-3-2 on the season and 1-1-0 in Big Ten play.

It was a battle from the primary whistle with every groups enjoying bodily soccer. There had been 34 fouls between the 2 sides, 17 for every group within the recreation.

In the forty fourth minute, Michigan was awarded a penalty and used the PK to take the lead.

Washington was the extra offensive group, totaling 16 pictures, 4 of which had been on objective, however the Huskies could not discover the breakthrough. 11 of the Dawgs’ pictures got here within the second half as they seemed for the equalizer.

Joe Dale led all Huskies with three pictures, two of which had been on objective. Connor Lofy and Charlie Kosakoff each tallied a shot on objective as properly.

Harrison Bertos, Egor Akulov, Zach Ramsey, Alex Hall, Richie Aman, Cameron Cruz, and Jadon Bowton every performed the total 90 within the match. Asher Hestad and Nick O’Brien every made their second look of the season as reserves.

The recreation was bodily all the best way to the tip, with 5 yellow playing cards assessed to the Wolverines and three to the Huskies. Michigan additionally obtained a pink card after the ultimate whistle attributable to combating and violent habits.

BIG TEN TOURNEY TIME

Washington secured the No. 2 seed within the Big Ten Tournament which can be hosted by Maryland this week. The discipline consists of No. Maryland, No. Washington, No. 3 Michigan, and No. 4 UCLA.

The 2025 Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament is a four-team occasion that can kick off on the house web site of the match’s No. 1 seed on Wednesday, Nov. 12, with a pair of semifinal video games. The championship match can be performed Sunday, Nov. 16, with the champion incomes the Big Ten’s automated bid to the 2025 NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament. Both semifinals and the championship match can be televised stay on the Big Ten Network and might be streamed through the online, smartphones, tablets and related units by way of FOX Sports Go and the FOX Sports App.

REGULAR SEASON FINALE

The Huskies hosted UCLA for the ultimate recreation of the common season on Friday night time, in the end dropping a 4-2 resolution to the Bruins. Charlie Kosakoff scored the primary objective of the sport for Washington to tie issues up 1-1 heading into halftime. Osato Enabulele used his second profession objective to fireplace the Huskies in entrance, however two yellow playing cards for Kosakoff gave UCLA a person benefit over the ultimate 27 minutes of motion. The Bruins scored three targets within the last quarter-hour to earn the win.

Due to his pink card, Kosakoff won’t be eligible to go well with up towards the Wolverines on Wednesday within the Big Ten Tournament.

0-1 LOSS TO NO. 2 MARYLAND

Washington dropped its first recreation in over a month on Friday in a 1-0 defeat to then-No. 2 Maryland. In the 83rd minute, Maryland crossed a ball into the field the place Jadon Bowton was unable to punch it clear after he collided with a Terps ahead. Another Maryland participant discovered the ball after the collision and poked it in for the one rating of the sport.

Despite the loss, the Huskies are one in all solely three groups this season to carry Maryland to at least one or much less targets. Jadon Bowton made 4 key saves on 17 pictures, together with a point-blank one-on-one cease to stop a objective.

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 is third within the nation with 11 whole assists and third in assists per recreation at 0.65. His 17 whole factors are the eighth most within the Big Ten and 81st within the NCAA as properly.

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

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 e-book for assists in a single marketing campaign (11).

CLASS OF THE BIG TEN

Four of the highest 9 gamers in whole factors within the Big Ten are Huskies. Charlie Kosakoff leads the group with 20 factors (8g, 4a) and is fifth within the convention. Zach Ramsey is correct behind with 18 factors (6g, 6a) in sixth. Richie Aman is ninth with 17 factors (3g, 11a).

As a group, Washington leads the convention in pictures on objective proportion (44%) is second in targets scored (40), objective differential (23), pictures (257), pictures on objective (113), and third in targets allowed (17) and assists (44).

INTO THE RANKINGS

The Huskies entered each the United Soccer Coaches and Top Drawer Soccer rankings in week seven and have stayed in every ballot since. This week, Washington is 15 within the United Soccer Coaches Poll, 21 within the Top Drawer Soccer rankings, and thirty third within the RPI.

OFFENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES

The Huskies have been making use of the strain in each recreation this season, recording extra pictures than their opponents in 11 of 17 video games. Washington is 9-0-0 when scoring first and 8-1-0 when scoring within the first half.

As a group, the Huskies’ offense ranks among the many finest within the nation. Washington is eighth in whole targets (40), eighth in whole factors (124), and tenth in whole assists (44).

HALL ON THE SCENE

Hall has turn out to be an important a part of the Huskies’ offense of late. Most lately, he netted the sport winner towards Ohio State and dished an help as properly. He additionally scored the game-winning objective 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 objective 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 a career-high 15 factors on the season (4g, 7a).

Hall presently ranks thirtieth within the NCAA and fifth within the Big Ten in whole assists (7) and thirty ninth within the NCAA and sixth within the Big Ten in assists per recreation (.41).

WASHINGTON STATS

In addition to its top-10 marks in whole targets, factors, and assists, Washington is likely one of the finest groups within the nation throughout the board.

The Huskies are eighth in factors per recreation (7.29), eighth in assists per recreation (2.59), ninth in scoring offense (2.35), thirteenth in objective differential (23), twentieth in pictures on objective per recreation (6.65), twenty second in nook kicks per recreation (6.24), twenty third in pictures per recreation (15.12), forty seventh in won-lost-tied proportion (.647), and forty ninth in shutout proportion (.412).

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 throughout the first 4 video games of the season.

BRICK WALL KEEPERS

While the Huskies offense has been scorching currently, the protection has been simply as spectacular. Washington has shutout their opponents in 5 of the final eight video games, together with two top-15 opponents in then-No. 12 Indiana and then-No. 13 Rutgers.

Bowton has began every of the final six video games, amassing 4 wins over that span. Against Rutgers, Bowton prevented an equalizer by saving a penalty kick along with 4 different stops for a season-high 5 saves. He then set a brand new season-high with six saves within the shutout win over Ohio State. Bowton has a 7-2-1 file this season with 4 shutouts.

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 going through 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 recreation shutouts and one mixed shutout on the 12 months.

PICKED FIFTH IN CONFERENCE

Entering 12 months two within the Big Ten convention, Washington has been picked to put 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 15 seasons on Montlake, Jamie Clark has orchestrated the meteoric rise of Washington males’s soccer, distinguishing the group as one of many nation’s prime faculty soccer applications. 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.

ALMOST TOURNEY TIME

Following the completion of the common season and the Big Ten Tournament, Washington will shift its sights to the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies will study their path to the College Cup on November 17. the 2025 College Cup can be held at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from December 12 to fifteen.

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 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 also observe the Huskies by way of the lads’s soccer web page at GoHuskies.com.