Thursday night’s Pac-12 match between the University of Washington and UCLA had an increased air of importance beyond the conference standings.
In front of a packed crowd at Husky Soccer Stadium, UCLA starlet and Sounders Academy product, Seyi Adekoya, returned to the Northwest to face off against his former Academy teammate, Henry Wingo.
Wingo wasn’t the only former Rave Green youth team product in the starting XI for the Huskies; freshman phenom Handwalla Bwana featured at left midfield. Adekoya lined up at left wing for the Bruins, while Wingo anchored the Huskies midfield in a deep-lying playmaker role.