As the initial shock wore off from the icy bath she had been treated to and the pie slowly fell from her face, UW women’s soccer coach Lesle Gallimore was finally able to relax, knowing that her milestone 200th career victory was secure.

By defeating Oregon (8-9-1, 0-7-0 Pac-10) with a score of 3-1 on Friday night in Eugene, the Huskies helped their head coach join an exclusive club. Only 36 other coaches in Division-I history have achieved 200 or more career victories. Unfortunately, Washington (11-3-3, 3-2-2 Pac-10) was unable to keep that good feeling going, dropping its game on Sunday in Corvallis against Oregon State, 2-1.

The game against Oregon was much tougher than the final score indicates. Although Washington came away with a 3-1 victory, Oregon had a 1-0 advantage until the 75th minute, when Alex Webber punched in a tying goal. In the 78th minute, Alex Kirk scored the game winner off an assist from McKenna Waitley. Waitley added the insurance goal in the 85th minute off an assist from Veronica Perez.

Although the game was exciting in its own right, the story of the game was Gallimore’s 200th career victory. Gallimore is in her 16th season of coaching the Huskies, the longest tenure of any coach in the Pac-10. The players were understandably proud of their coach, but also weren’t above a little fun at her expense.

“We poured ice water on her, then [assistant coach Amy Griffin] smashed a whipped-cream pie in her face,” Waitley said. “It was really sticky and all through her hair.”

Against Oregon State, the Huskies ran into a physical team that wouldn’t back down at home. Oregon State played tough, charged with 13 fouls to Washington’s six. Their strategy worked, however. The Huskies had trouble establishing a rhythm and did not score a goal until Waitley’s, in the 64th minute.

“I think we were kind of tired,” Perez said. “I don’t think we came out with enough energy. It was a really tight game. We’re really upset about it.”

But the Huskies aren’t about to start making excuses.

“You have to be ready to battle in any Pac-10 match,” Gallimore said. “It had our typical Sunday-match feel. Both Oregon State and us had tough matches on Friday. I think the game early on was there for the taking, but nobody really took control. We knew it was going to be a physical game.”

Gallimore did hint that if the Huskies learn from a physical game like this, they could be the better for it.

“There is something to be said for finding the mental and physical fortitude to play in a game like this,” Gallimore said. “I thought we showed that we could at times, but the majority of the time we struggled to compete physically. We need to put a two-game series together where we play well physically and mentally. Our team learned a good lesson. Oregon State’s a good team, but when you have an opportunity, you need to take advantage of it.”

Reach reporter Jacob Thorpe at sports@dailyuw.com.