Box Score Two goals in each half propelled the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's soccer team to a 4-1 victory over North Central College Sunday at Fiskum Field in Whitewater. The win is the third in a row for the Warhawks who played the first four games of their season in nine days. Head Coach
Ryan Quamme commented, "We played a lot of games in a nine day stretch and I'm happy to get the results we did."
UW-Whitewater wasted little time with their attack. The Warhawks notched six corner kicks and five shots in the first twelve minutes of play. The Warhawks dominated possession in the first half and finally tallied a goal in the 26th minute when
Carina Krausert (Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial) found
Carly Pottle (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) for an early lead. Less than four minutes later
Morgan Beaty (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb) put one past the keeper on a corner kick by
Ruth Lenzen (Madison, Wis./Madison Memorial) to give the Warhawks a 2-0 lead heading into the half.
Just 40 seconds into the second half the Warhawks were knocking on the door again as
Brianna Reid (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) sent one over the goal. Three and half minutes later Reid connected on a cross from
Carly Pottle (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) to give the Warhawks a 3-0 advantage.
North Central dialed up their offensive pressure a notch in the second half and managed to sneak one past goalkeeper
Jordan Myers (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) to inch closer at 3-1, but Reid answered the call again in the 74th minute.
Sarah Sedlar (Racine, Wis./Racine Case) corralled a loose ball and passed to
Morgan Beaty (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb) who crossed the ball to Reid for a slick goal and a 4-1 Warhawk lead.
Besides the one hiccup,
Jordan Myers (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) and the Warhawk defense were solid. Myers made five saves in 78 and a half minutes to earn the win and improve to 3-1 this season.
Emily Haeger (Rolling Meadows, Ill./Rolling Meadows) played the final eleven and a half minutes but never faced a shot on goal.
Kelsey Beld (Madison, Wis./Madison Memorial), a senior defender, was the only Warhawk to play the entire game. Coach Quamme commented on his senior's presence on the field, "She is a good leader and has been back there for four years as a starter. She provides us with structure back there and is doing very well."
The Warhawks racked up 16 corner kicks in the game and have now earned 45 corners this season to their opponents' nine.
Reid leads the team with three goals and six points this season.
Carly Pottle (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) and
Marie Lesperance (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South) are right behind her with two goals and an assist apiece.
The Warhawks (3-1) will travel to Milwaukee, Wis. on Wednesday, September 10th for their first road game. UW-Whitewater will face-off against the Milwaukee School of Engineering in a match beginning at 7 pm at Viets Field.