UW-Whitewater defeated UW-Stout 2-1 behind a pair of Stephanie DesJardins (Park Ridge, IL/Main South) goals Saturday afternoon in Menomonie, Wisconsin.

Box Score

DesJardins got UW-W on the board first, with an assist from Becky Cera (Wauwatosa/Wauwatosa West), at 10:43. DesJardins added Whitewater's second goal assisted by Sara Brown (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) at 26:22. Stout pulled within one at 85:25. Andrea Greer was assisted by Courtney Tideman. Tideman also had a chance to tie the game with four seconds left, but Whitewater goalie Jacqueline Piasecki (Elk Grove Village, IL/Conant) saved the shot and the game.

Stout had just two shots in the first period to seven for the Warhawks, and UW-W kept the ball in Stout's end of the field with nine corner kicks to just one for the Blue Devils. Stout turned the shots around in the second half with five to just one for the Warhawks.

UW-Whitewater is 8-7-1 overall and 4-3-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conferance. Stout is 5-13-0, and 4-1 in league play.

Whitewater remained in the hunt for a WIAC Tournament first round home game. The Warhawks' final standing in the conference, fourth or fifth will depend on the outcome of the River Falls-Platteville game Saturday night. If UW-W hosts a first round game it would be Tuesday, November 3 at a time to be announced.  Although the Warhawks are assured of making the conference tournament, they could also play on the road Tuesday. If Whitewater wins Tuesday, they would play on the road Thursday, and another win Thursday would put them in the conference championship match on the road Saturday. 

For additional information: Greg Henschel, UW-W soccer coordinator