The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's soccer team honored nine of its fourth- and fifth-year student-athletes as part of Senior Day presented by Educators Credit Union on Saturday following a 4-1 loss against Milwaukee School of Engineering at Fiskum Field.
The Warhawks (1-2 overall) held advantages in shots (17-13) and corner kicks (11-4), but the Raiders took a 1-0 lead near the end of the first half and tallied three times in a 20-minute span in the second.
After the match, UW-Whitewater recognized
Carley Albrecht (Milton, Wis./Milton),
Ally Bosetti (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner),
Anna Boyd (De Pere, Wis./De Pere),
Anna Brodjian (Barrington, Ill./Barrington),
Sarah Clancy (Palatine, Ill./Palatine),
Savannah Curtis (Lodi, Wis./Lodi),
Katy Kusswurm (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North),
Olivia May (Elkhorn, Wis./Elkhorn Area) and
Carli Nehls (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North). The group helped the Warhawks sweep the 2019 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships and reach the NCAA Tournament.
UW-Whitewater controlled play for the first 35-plus minutes of the match, registering eight shots during that stretch. MSOE (3-2) found the back of the net on a counter attack in the 38th minute to take the lead.
The Raiders struck again in the opening minute of the second half to double their advantage. The Warhawks got one back in the 55th minute thanks to a goal by May, her second of the year.
MSOE pushed its lead back to two goals just over a minute later, and added another in the 66th.
UW-Whitewater earned three corner kicks over the next four minutes and got off two shots during that span. The team added two more corners the rest of the way, but was unable to cut into its deficit.
The Warhawks head to Decorah, Iowa, on Wednesday to face Luther. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m.