A rainy season opener at the Clink saw the Sounders concede a bad goal, lose captain Brad Evans to a shoulder injury and Oniel Fisher ejected for a foolish tackle.
Author: Andrew Harvey
Andrew Harvey
A lifelong student of soccer whose passion for it outstrips his ability, Harvey is happy to return to the Cascadian mecca of The Beautiful Game. A Seattle native, Harvey was lured into the field of sports media by the high salaries and fast cars that are all too commonplace for sportswriters. As a student at Carleton (MN.) College, he worked as a writer, broadcaster and producer for the sports information department. Harvey graduated from Carleton magna cum laude in history and theatre in 2015. Harvey also worked for the North American Soccer League’s Minnesota United FC, contributing to televised broadcasts from the control room. After completing an internship with Sportspress Northwest, he covers the Sounders and UW men’s basketball as well as contributing coverage on the Seahawks and Mariners.
As his teammates mostly watched, Andrew Andrews scored a career-high 47 points, two short of the school record, but the rest of Washington’s performance agakinst lowly WSU was unconvincing.
Another disappointing regular season closes Wednesday when the Huskies host the Cougars in the final home game for fifth-year senior Andrew Andrews, the loyalist.
The Sounders talk steadily about becoming a world-class club. Wednesday’s Champions League against Club América in Mexico City is a chance to put some walk behind the talk.
First it was the absence of defense. Now the Huskies can’t shoot the ball. If they can’t get it together in two road games in Oregon, they can work on their problems in the relative quiet of the NIT.
Clint Dempsey picked up a brace of goals, but Club América battled back twice in a 2-2 draw Tuesday at the Clink in the first leg of the Champions League knockout round.
On the back of a big night from Dejounte Murray and improved defense, the Huskies were convincing enough to surpass Stanford, 64-53, to end a four-game losing streak.
Despite the departure of Obafemi Martins, Seattle will press on in its new 4-3-3 formation, with rookie star Jordan Morris stepping in up top.
The Huskies went down 10 late in the game, but a late chance to tie went awry in the final seconds. Cal sent UW to its fourth loss in a row, 78-75.
With five conference games remaining, starting Thursday night at home against Cal, the Washington Huskies’ freshmen can’t seem to sustain 40 minutes of defense.