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Happy Friday, Dawg fans.
If you want to keep up-to-date with news concerning Washington Huskies athletics all in one easy-to-digest format, follow the official UW Dawg Pound Twitter account and — although he’s no longer with the DawgPound staff — Ryan Priest still has the best damn lists of UW’s beat reporters, Washington athletes, and Washington coaches, To the Dots!
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UW Covid Update
Down from two active cases a week ago:
Weekly @UWAthletics COVID-19 testing update:
— Anthony Edwards (@edwardsanthonyb) May 7, 2021
"We have 602 student-athletes who have gone through testing and have one active positive case. This individual is going through our COVID-19 care and quarantine protocols."
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Football
- Mike Vorel from The Seattle Times looks at the Huskies’ wide receiver group. Lots of talented young players join the steady Terrell Bynum, and everyone is at least 6-1, 190.
- Dan Raley from Husky Maven profiles Kyler Gordon, who looks to make a big splash in the UW secondary this fall.
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Jimmy Lake on NFL Now
“We are proud of the way we do things here and we look forward to more Huskies getting their name called in the @NFL Draft.” - @CoachLakeUDUB
— Washington Football (@UW_Football) May 6, 2021
@nflnetwork #ProDawgs pic.twitter.com/pTHlYeSvDl
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UW at around five penalties per game:
Penalties over Last 4 Years (2017-2020)
— SportsPac12 (@SportsPac12) May 6, 2021
223—Washington
230—Cal
242—ASU
256—WSU
262—Stanford
265—Colorado
267—OSU
274—Arizona
279—Utah
307—Oregon
317—UCLA
333—USC
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Men’s Soccer advances
After being bounced in the Elite Eight in 2019, No. 7 Washington will have a chance to redeem itself this season. They advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year with a 2-0 win against Missouri State.
For the second straight season, @UW_MSoccer is back into the Elite Eight.
— The Daily Sports (@UWDailySports) May 6, 2021
Lukas Meek provided the fireworks Thursday with a header in the 65th minute to put the UW ahead for good over Missouri State | via @luka_kucan https://t.co/N1FKOIXiFI
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Goal #1:
65' | Kossa-Rienzi sends it in and Meek does the rest!
— Washington Men's Soccer (@UW_MSoccer) May 6, 2021
https://t.co/SWrbzlUuXA
MSU 0
UW 1#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/O07PcKPpq8
Goal #2:
79' | What a two-man game from Threadgold and Scardina!
— Washington Men's Soccer (@UW_MSoccer) May 6, 2021
https://t.co/SWrbzlUuXA
MSU 0
UW 2#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/12NAdWPjZO
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Pro Dawgs
HAPPY BIRTHDAY @GREGGAINES99! pic.twitter.com/Op2WzGuFie
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 6, 2021
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May is officially observed as the heritage month to celebrate the history, honor the sacrifices, and acknowledge contributions of all who identify as Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders:
“We’ve never had it easy, and it just shows the resilience and how tough and strong we are as a community.” - @trapp07@UW_Football alum Taylor Rapp with a passionate message about celebrating the #AAPI community and #APAHM
— Washington Athletics (@UWAthletics) May 6, 2021
» https://t.co/RBNEEAshrP#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/g2Y9nR8mNj
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Men’s Golf
2021 marks the first time since the 2016 season that the Huskies have had three student-athletes recognized by the conference in the same year:
Congrats to Henry Lee, Jan Schneider and Teddy Lin for earning All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention honors!! Lin was also an honorable mention selection for the Pac-12 All-Newcomer Team #GoHuskies
— Washington Men's Golf (@UW_MGolf) May 6, 2021
READ: https://t.co/tm7yhQPKzW pic.twitter.com/8jN2x3xNnv
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Retro Dot
At 5 minutes, fall in love with GFG all over again:
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