How It Happened
Thaddaeus Dewing nearly gave Northwestern a dream start three minutes in when he headed a Tyler Glassberg cross off the crossbar. Rafael Ponce de León denied a golden opportunity for the hosts in the 10th minute, turning away Richie Aman to shutdown the Huskies on the break.
Kingston delivered the night’s opening tally with just under 20 minutes gone, sending a left-footed try from 25 yards out past a diving Ponce de León to give Washington a 1-0 lead it carried into halftime.
Nearing the hour mark, Akinjide Awujo looked to get the ‘Cats back on level terms when he found himself on the end of a through ball from Collin McCamy. Awujo took aim at the near post from a tight angle, but saw his shot collected by Washington goalkeeper Jadon Bowton. Ponce de León kept the margin at one in the 70th minute, parrying away Joe Dale’s blast.
After seeing Washington add a second through Nick O’Brien in the 86th minute, Northwestern was awarded a penalty kick in the 89th minute when, after video review, it was determined that the Huskies were guilty of a handball inside the 18-yard box. Bowton preserved the shutout, diving to deny Reese Mayer’s attempt from the spot as Washington went on to close out a 2-0 victory.
Looking At The Numbers
– Ponce de León piled up five saves in goal, matching a career high set back on September 15, 2023 against UC Riverside.
– Washington outshot the ‘Cats by an 11-8 margin that included a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal.
– McCamy and Awujo were both credited with two shots.
Up Next
Northwestern is back home on Friday, September 27 to host Maryland on Alumni Night in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium.
