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There were no sightings of any Huskies dire wolves on last night’s Game of Thrones. We’ll have to settle for some Monday Dots to get our Dawgs fix.
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- The big news of the weekend came from the softball diamond where the Huskies women beat Stanford 3-0 to earn a share of the Pac-12 Softball Championship, the school’s first since 2010. Up next, the Huskies will host Fordham in the Regionals on Friday at 7:00 PM as the nation’s #3 seed.
#GoHuskies // #MightyAreTheWomen pic.twitter.com/gZuAkHOdgb
— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) May 11, 2019
- While we’re on the subject of softball, check out this profile of catcher Morganne Flores from Scott Hanson at the Seattle times.
- In baseball, the Huskies kept their postseason hopes alive with a sweep of Utah.
Braiden Ward threw out the potential tying run, scored a run, doubled home another and stole two bases as UW swept aside the Utes.
— Washington Baseball (@UW_Baseball) May 12, 2019
>> https://t.co/HMOe4s87i4#DaWgStrong pic.twitter.com/UCkH7rAMfg
- A banner season for the women’s tennis team came to an end with a loss to UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen.
Recap: @UW_WTennis falls to UCLA to end its postseason in the Sweet Sixteen.
— The Daily Sports (@UWDailySports) May 11, 2019
(via @cadenmconder)https://t.co/UDhMeDmiZm
- Both the men and women finished in the top 5 at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships. Among the individual winners were Elijah Mason in the discus and Izzi Batt-Doyle in the 10,000 meters.
Here's the winning toss from Elijah!!
— Washington Track & Field (@UWTrack) May 13, 2019
>> Pac-12 Network#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/k5aYE6L329
⏰ WAKE BACK UP!!!
— Washington Track & Field (@UWTrack) May 12, 2019
Izzi Batt-Doyle is the Pac-12 Champion at 10,000-meters!!
She ran 1 lap, 2 laps, 3 laps ... ... HUH?! Oops. 25 laps after midnight in 33:31.30 for her first Pac-12
more for the Dawgs to close it out!#GoHuskies // #Pac12TF pic.twitter.com/D3dLAgTrf1
- The football team got some good news on the recruiting trail when one of the nation’s top receivers, California’s Jalen McMillan, listed UW in his top 4.
#LEG4CY pic.twitter.com/tRrl5bjN5I
— Jalen McMillan (@jalenmcmillan20) May 11, 2019
- Not too far up the road from McMillan, Husky QB commit Ethan Garbers took home MVP honors at the Elite 11 camp in Oakland. Garbers has been shooting up recruiting rankings and has solidified himself as a four-star prospect.
Oakland Regional MVP
— Elite11 (@Elite11) May 12, 2019
Ethan Garbers (@ethan_garbers3) pic.twitter.com/rm2kCw5E9g
- How does a coach unwind after a long week of recruiting? If he’s one of the nation’s best paid assistants, he puts that salary to good use.
On my way to work after a great week recruiting the West Coast! Found some Real #Dawgs ! #PurpleReign pic.twitter.com/usswM0p4rt
— Jimmy Lake (@CoachLakeUDUB) May 10, 2019
- Finally, many of the Husky teams sent out great Mother’s Day wishes. Here are some of the best.
Happy #MothersDay to all our Dawg moms! #PurpleReign pic.twitter.com/0PUSo8NKMJ
— Washington Football (@UW_Football) May 12, 2019
Happy #MothersDay from our #HuskyFamily to yours. #TougherTogether pic.twitter.com/zkzZtRHm2f
— Washington Men's Basketball (@UW_MBB) May 12, 2019
UW moms show off their arms in a Mother's Day tradition at Husky Ballpark.
— Washington Baseball (@UW_Baseball) May 13, 2019
: https://t.co/4bHpwPE3H2#DaWgStrong // #MoMStrong pic.twitter.com/8dNEd67iWk