Undefeated Redhawks Face Washington in NCAA Tournament Rematch: Nationally ranked for the first time since returning to DI competition (No. 22) after going 2-0-0 on opening weekend in Charleston, S.C., Seattle U men’s soccer returns to their home city to face crosstown rival Washington on Thursday, Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m. This will be the first matchup between the two teams since the NCAA DI Tournament Second Round match in Nov. 2013. The match will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network in Washington and Oregon, with links to view and channel listings on the men’s soccer schedule page at GoSeattleU.com.
Scouting Washington: Washington finished 2013 with a 16-2-4 record and No. 5 national ranking, the most successful season in school history. They also won the Pac-12 title and advanced to the Elite Eight. This season, the Dawgs split a pair of midwest exhibition games to start the season, defeating Michigan State, 1-0, and falling to Indiana by the same score. In regular season play, UW opened the season with a 4-0 victory at Gonzaga on Aug. 29. Spencer Richey and Cristian Roldan are two of 32 NCAA DI players on the MAC Herman Trophy Watch List to begin the season. The Redhawks and Huskies faced two times last season, including in the NCAA Tournament Second Round. UW won both matches, but SU recorded a 12-game unbeaten streak between the two.
All in the Family: Alex Roldan’s brother, Cristian, is a sophomore midfielder for UW.
Seattle U Chosen as Preseason WAC Title Winners: In a vote by the league’s 10 head coaches, the Redhawks were picked to repeat their 2014 WAC men’s socer championship from just a season ago. They received seven of nine first place votes cast, leading with a total 76 points. Kyle Bjornethun represented the Redhawks on the Preseason All-WAC Team. The entire poll can be found on the bottom left side of page three.
UConn Match to Be Broadcast on NSCAATV: Seattle U’s home men’s soccer match vs. UConn on Sunday, Sept. 14 will be broadcast on NSCAATV. A big weekend for the program, two jerseys will be retired (Tom Hardy and Bobby McAlister) and the 1997 NAIA and 2004 Division II National Championship teams will be recognized that weekend.
College Sports Madness Names Preseason All-WAC Teams: CSM named Ian Hines-Ike and Kyle Bjornethun to the Preseason First Team and Hamza Haddadi and Shane Mahvi to the Preseason Second Team. Head coach Pete Fewing was also named Preseason WAC Coach of the Year.
Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic: Jeff Rose, Ian Hines-Ike, Shane Haworth, and Brady Ballew were named to the All-Tournament Team of College of Charleston’s Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic (Aug. 29, 31). Ballew was named Tournament MVP.