Warhawks Fall to #17 Wartburg

Box Score

The UW-Whitewater men's soccer team was edged by seventeenth ranked Wartburg College 2-1 in overtime in a match played in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sunday night.

Wartburg's Casey Johnson put the first point on the board at 39:00 on shot from twenty yards out on the only score in the first half.  UW-W tied the game at the 83:00 mark on the first collegiate goal by Dan Montanye (Mukwonago/Mukwonago) (freshman, Mukwonago) with an assist by David Braden (Milton/Milton) (senior, Milton).  Regulation ended 1-1.

Less than a minute into overtime a Wartburg player was tripped in the box, setting up a penalty kick.  Wartburg's Luke McClyman netted the winning goal, officially at 91:00.

Whitewater had 15 shots on goal, Wartburg 14, while WC had an edge in corner kicks, 8-6.

#E.J. Sesselmann# (senior, Green Bay/Notre Dame) made six saves in goal for UW-W, while Trent Mitchell blocked four shots for Wartburg.

UW-W, 1-1, will play at home Saturday and Sunday.  The Warhawks will host Finlandia College September 8 at 2:00 and Edgewood College at 2:00 September 9 for the annual Family Day game.

For additional information:
Greg Henschel, UW-W coach, 262-472-1153
UW-W men's soccer site:  www.uww.edu/athletics/msoccer

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