BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Senior forward Frank Miedema scored on a header goal off a free kick with 13 seconds remaining in the game to send the Western Washington University men's soccer team to a 1-1 tie in its home opener Thursday against Regis University at Harrington Field.
The late-game dramatics were ignited by Thomas Devonport of Regis drawing his second yellow card resulting in a red car at the 89:45 mark in the match. WWU sophomore midfielder Reiley Buri-Brown curled his left-footed free kick from just outside the 18-yard-box into the box where Miedema headed it home from close quarters to the back post.
WWU trailed 1-0 leading up to the last minute with the Rangers scoring their goal in the 63rd minute by Ben Wittenbernds. The game was tied 0-0 at the half.
The Vikings recorded their second draw of the season after coming off a tough four-game West Coast road trip and are 0-3-2 heading into Saturday's match vs. Westminster.
WWU and Regis matched each other with 10 shots each and the Vikings held a slim 5-4 advantage in shots on goal. Western junior goalkeeper Charlie Dyer logged three saves in net.
"It was a good game for us tonight against a tough Regis team that created a lot of problems for us to solve," said WWU head coach Greg Brisbon. "Our team did a great job figuring out those answers throughout the game. I thought we showed great resiliency throughout the game and felt we were always in the game. Frank (Miedema) came up big for us at the end of the game with great service from Reiley (Buri-Brown) and a great header finish to tie it up. We are looking forward to the guys competing again Saturday."
The Vikings (0-3-2) continues their five-game homestand hosting Westminster on Saturday with kickoff at 2 pm at Harrington Field. The complete 2025 schedule can be viewed online via wwuvikings.com/25_MSOC.
Western Washington 1, Regis 1
Date: September 18, 2025
Field: Harrington Field Site: Bellingham, WA
Attendance: 125
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Regis......................... 0 1 - 1
Western Washington............ 0 1 - 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 62:23 REG Wittenbernds (Fally)
2. 89:47 WWU Miedema (Buri-Brown)
Shots: WWU 10, Regis 10
Shots on Goal: WWU 5, Regis 4
Saves: WWU 3 (Dyer - 3), Regis 4 (Jennings – 2)
Corners: WWU 7, Regis 3
Fouls: WWU 14, Regis 6
Offsides: Regis 2, WWU 1
Kits: WWU (Black), Regis (White)
Updated Records: WWU (0-3-2), Regis (2-1-1)
Here is a look at Western's record breakdown for the 2025 season:
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2025 RECORD BREAKDOWN
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Overall Record
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0-3-2
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Streak
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T1
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Home
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0-0-1
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Away
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0-3-1
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Neutral
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0-0-0
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GNAC Record
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0-0-0
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Non-Conference
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0-3-2
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Ranked Opponents
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0-1-0
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Scoring First
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0-1-0
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Opponent Scores First
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0-2-2
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Lead at the Half
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0-0-0
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Tied at the Half
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0-2-1
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Trail at the Half
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0-1-1
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Record by Kit
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White
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0-1-1
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Navy Blue
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0-2-0
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Light Blue
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0-0-0
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Black
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0-0-1
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The Western Washington University men's soccer program is led by head coach Greg Brisbon, who has spent over 20 seasons affiliated with WWU Soccer. The Vikings won the 2019 Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship, the third league trophy in program history, and advanced to the NCAA II Championships for the second time. The program completed its 45th varsity season in 2024 and has recorded a season record at or above the .500 mark in 12 of the last 13 seasons. In 2016 the Vikings advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships for the first time in program history, using a late-season surge that saw the Vikings 5-0-1 over the last six matches to advance to the postseason. Overall, the program has produced 63 GNAC Players of the Week selections, 30 First Team All-GNAC players and four GNAC Players of the Year since joining the conference in 2001. Off the field, WWU has built a strong academic reputation with 82 GNAC All-Academic selections over the last seven years.
