Seattle University

I mean, we've seen some of the predictions pick them as high as fourth, and that might be a little bit too rich for my blood on how much better than their prediction they end up being.

I could have gone with Seattle U here, but I feel like they're where they actually end up versus where they were picked.

They were picked fourth.

I think they're more likely to end up third.

So we're going with two peas in a pod with the Pepperdine Waves and the Portland Pilots.

But, Zach, as we turn the page and kind of look at some bigger fish to fry, if you will, You see the prompt on screen if you're watching, but if you're listening, who will be the sleeper to win the WCC, whether that is the regular season or it is the conference tournament? And I'm going to go first.

Give me those Redhawks from the Pacific Northwest in Seattle U. I think their team is just, again, I go back to the if.

If Will Heimbrot puts together his offensive bag, you mix some of the transfers that they already have together and some of the continuity with guys like Junio, Malik Arrington, and then some of the diligent scores they brought in, and Will Heimbrot finds a way to bridge that gap offensively, man, you're telling me you got player of the year potential and a team that can go on a run, especially in the conference tournament.

I was going to continue building the brand.

And he simultaneously, because he's an overachiever, had gotten a arts management degree at Seattle University while he was dancing professionally and was ideally going to be working in marketing or development for American Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet.

Obviously, arts organizations were hit the hardest during the pandemic and really didn't open back up until 2022 and certainly weren't really hiring anybody until 2023.

And so Ben needed a job.

Friday, Saturday, four days away.

Yeah, we are that much closer to college basketball against Seattle University on Monday.

There was some breaking news in the NFL.

Another trade, not quite of the magnitude of DeForest Buckner, but pretty close.

Well, they didn't have lights there.

And they had to continue the game on Saturday afternoon.

because of darkness there was an injury that delayed the game a little bit and hopefully that player is okay but big weekend for local sport and if you want to have a remember the term they use for when they have a like a baseball series a wraparound when you have a series that normally would go friday saturday sunday but it extends to monday not quite like that but we've got basketball college basketball with our team starting on monday The men at home against Seattle University at 7, Josh Pacheco on the call.

And then the Rainbow Wahine on the road against Oregon to start their season.

They're like, their style is pretty well known, but when we talk about kind of from a big picture lens, styles make fights.

And I joked about Pacific earlier, but yeah, Put that all back to when they face Seattle U. I mean, how is that going to shake out against them? St.

Mary's, you know how physical they are when they go up against bigger teams like the Gales and Santa Clara.

It's one thing for it to work and see how you can work against the Portlands, the LMUs.

Back to Denver, take on St. Mary's for the WCC home opener.

I mean, welcome to the show, Pioneers.

And then host Seattle U right after.

So not easy whatsoever.

With three games remaining, eight teams above them in the standings, the Sounders will get a good sense of whether they have what it takes this year to make a deep run towards MLS Cup.

I'm Danny Jackson, alongside three-time national champion and national coach of the year at Seattle University, Pete Fewing.

Before we get to Pete with his initial thoughts, let's get the starting 11 for your sounders before the teams get kicked off.

Andrew Thomas in goal, the back four of Kalani, Alex Jackson-Nuhu, Hassani alongside Christian Roldan in the middle of the park.

listening to the home of Sounders FC, Seattle Sports Radio 950, KJR.

Welcome back, Sounders fans, to EQC Pitch here at Lumen Field.

I'm Danny Jackson alongside former Seattle University head coach Pete Fewing.

Players are out on the field.

I don't know what to expect.

I am told that their first opponent, Seattle University, is pretty good.

Well, it was good last year.

I haven't really looked at it.

He's a tough kid.

You know, he broke his hand in the first like couple minutes of that Seattle U game.

Uh, and he was playing well up until that point.

And, he broke and had a plate put in his shooting hand.