The annual meeting of the city's two Division I programs has become something of a Seattle soccer holiday, an occasion to celebrate what makes the sport in this region so unique.
The men’s soccer rivalry between the University of Washington Huskies and Seattle U Redhawks is less about enmity than mutual respect.
For 90-some minutes on Sunday evening at Husky Soccer Stadium, sure, UW and SU will go at it, studs up. Neither side has gotten off to an ideal start, and both teams could use a momentum-boosting win heading into conference play.
But for the rest of this season and even beyond it, both programs realize what’s good for one is beneficial to the other.