The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to seven matches Sunday with a 4-0 victory at Finlandia in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference affair in Hancock, Mich.
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The Warhawks (9-3-3 overall, 1-0-1 WIAC) tallied three goals in the second half to post their win in their last four matches and move to 5-0-2 over their last seven contests.
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Senior midfielder
John Gottwald (South Milwaukee, Wis./South Milwaukee) continued his solid play with two goals to lead UW-Whitewater. Freshman
Chris Lucatorto (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) and junior
Alex Buchman (Waterford, Wis./Waterford) combined for the shutout, recording two and three saves, respectively.
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The Warhawks outshot the Lions (6-7, 0-3) by a 41-8 margin, including a 24-5 advantage in shots on goal. UW-Whitewater held a 3-1 edge in corner kicks.
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Freshman forward
Robert Jones (Glasgow, Scotland/Uddingston Grammar) scored what held as the game-winning goal in the 10th minute. Jones found the back of the net for the first time in his career on a header, taking a pass from freshman defender
Alex Bull (London, England/William Ellis), who earned his first career assist.
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In the second half, senior midfielder
Michael Montanye (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) found Gottwald in the 52nd minute for the first of his two goals in the match. It was Montanye's second assist of the year.
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In the 67th, freshman midfielder
Kyle Clancy (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) deposited his first career goal in the back of the net to give the Warhawks a three-goal advantage. Junior forward
Michael Salm (Grafton, Wis. /Grafton) was credited with the assist.
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Gottwald closed scoring in the 83rd minute with his sixth goal of the season.
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UW-Whitewater, ranked eighth in the most recent National Soccer Coaches Association of America North Region poll, returns home Saturday at 3 p.m. against the University of Chicago. The match is part of Homecoming Weekend on campus.