The Washington Huskies men’s soccer team has had a very successful first campaign, going 8-5-6 in their first campaign in the Big Ten, including victories over three ranked teams, highlighted by a non-conference upset over No. 4 Oregon State.
That was good enough to get head coach Jamie Clark’s team to its No. 30 appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history and No. 11 in his tenure, which began in 2011. Washington is set to take on the Seattle University Redhawks in a crosstown rivalry matchup that also decides the Fewing Cup, which the Huskies took home following a 2-1 victory in September.
The Huskies have won five of the last seven matchups against the Redhawks and have been led by fifth-year senior Peter Kingston, who has a team-high 6 goals on the season and was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten, along with sophomore forward Charlie Kosakoff, who has 5.
Washington has hosted a first-round matchup in 10 of 11 appearances in the tournament under Clark, with the only exception being the 2020 tournament, which was all held at a neutral site. The winner of Thursday’s game, which is set for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff, will travel to Dallas for a second-round matchup with the No. 12 seed, SMU.