The Washington Huskies’ season came to an end on Sunday afternoon when coach Jamie Clark’s team suffered a 2-1 loss to the No. 12-seeded SMU Mustangs in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Following a victory in penalty kicks over crosstown rival Seattle University on Thursday, the Huskies couldn’t keep the magic alive in Dallas, losing their shot at the College Cup. Washington opened the scoring at 29:05 thanks to Joe Dale’s second goal of the season, but from that point on, it was all Mustangs.
Forward Stephan Soghomonian netted the equalizer at 39:30, and even though the Huskies outshot the Mustangs 10-6 in the second half, the Huskies were fended off by goalie Martin Dominguez, who had 3 saves in the contest. Defender Owen Zarnick netted the game-winner at 88:52 off a corner kick, to give SMU the victory and a date with No. 5 in the Sweet Sixteen.
Washington tried to muster a late counterattack following Zarnick’s score, but came up empty, finishing their season with an 8-6-7 record and a 4-3-3 finish in Big Ten play, placing them at No. 4 in the new conference.
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