Replaying Saturday’s Scrimmage Through Skylar Lin’s Lens

Fifteen spring soccer practices got here to an in depth on Saturday afternoon, on an ideal day at Husky Stadium, as new College of Washington soccer coach Kalen DeBoer provided a public displaying.

Form of like an artwork gallery, solely with helmets and pads.

There have been one-handed catches, a landing right here and there, lots of smiling faces, celebrations galore and lots of Husky and fan interplay afterward.

Photographer Skylar Lin, an lively Seattle school pupil, turned up in every single place all through the stadium along with his digital camera to doc the soccer festivities. 

Skylar Lin Picture Gallery

Now everybody has to attend three months earlier than the Huskies begin up once more with one other month of observe earlier than they open the season on Sept. 3 in opposition to Kent State, within the first of 4 consecutive Husky Stadium video games. 

Following their scrimmage performances, quarterback Sam Huard, although only a redshirt freshman, could possibly be within the thick of issues for a beginning job, as might his highschool and now UW teammate Lonyatta Alexander Jr., who confirmed he actually could make the sensational one-handed catch. 

But Michael Penix Jr., the Indiana switch at all times so cool and calm whereas navigating the pocket, will probably be in the course of the QB competitors, as properly. 

Defensive backs Alex Prepare dinner, Mishael Powell, Jordan Perryman and others appear to be bonding shortly following the departures of cornerbacks Trent McDuffie and Kyler Gordon to this previous week’s NFL draft, which went properly for them. 

Meantime, take an extended take a look at Skylar Lin’s assortment of 18 pictures whereas we look forward to soccer to start out up once more. 

Additionally, the total DeBoer post-scrimmage information convention that runs 13 minutes might be discovered within the high video.

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