Box Score The UW-Whitewater women's soccer team played to a 1-1 double-overtime draw with Augustana Wednesday evening on a windy Fiskum Field in Whitewater. The Warhawks remain unbeaten with a 13-0-4 record and the Vikings are now 12-3-4 nearing the end of the season.
Photo gallery (courtesy of Jenny DuPuis)
Despite going into the strong wind in the first half, UW-W's
Sarah Sedlar (Racine, Wis./Racine Case) was able to dribble through the box and beat the keeper to give the Warhawks the early lead with her fifth goal of the season 4:35 into the game.
Augustana scored an unassisted goal in the 53rd minute to tie it up and eventually force the game into overtime.
Both teams had four shots in the two overtime periods, but Augustana was able to get three on net to Whitewater's one in the first OT. Neither team was able to record a shot on goal in the second overtime period.
Jordan Myers (Aurora, IL/Waubonsie Valley) made a season high nine saves for the Warhawks who have now played in five overtime games this season; four double-overtime. In each double-overtime contest the game ended in a tie.
The Warhawks will finish the regular season when they travel to UW-Stevens Point to face the Pointers on Saturday, November 2 at 2:00 pm.
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