DENVER – The University of Denver’s substitutes toed the sideline. The Pioneers held each other back, all eyes on the rapidly dwindling clock, faces a picture of glee.
On the other bench, something like a numb disbelief was settling on the distraught Washington Huskies.
Steven Wright’s 78th-minute goal set up a frantic finish, but UW’s surge came too late to save their season. Denver bounced the Huskies out of the NCAA men’s soccer tournament in the Sweet 16 with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night at CIBER Field.
“This is an awfully good team to take heart in (the late rally),” Washington coach Jamie Clark said.