STEVENS POINT, WI — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's soccer defeated UW-Stevens Point 2-0 on Saturday to pick up their first win in conference play. UWW finished with a 14-5 shot advantage, including 8-2 in shots on goal, on their way to their 10th shutout of the season.
Genevieve Simkowski (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) put UWW in front with a 15th-minute goal, finishing a
Lilli Rick (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Craig) through-ball for a 1-0 advantage. UWW generated fast pressure with two early shots on goal from Simkowski and
Karina Osborn (Arena, Wis./River Valley) while playing through four fouls before the opening goal.
Lauren Ripley (Brookfield, Wis./East) protected the lead with back-to-back saves on UWSP chances in the 20th minute. UWW kept creating after the break in pressure, with
Rachel Cvikel (Franklin, Wis./Saint Thomas More) shooting high after a corner and
Brinley Dunsirn (Appleton, Wis./North) putting two late attempts on frame.
The Warhawks only allowed the two shots on goal in the first half, taking teh 1-0 lead into the break.
UWW opened the half with repeated chances, earning corners at 46:18 and 48:34 while Simkowski took two shots and Osborn put an attempt on frame that Jocelyn Blahnik saved.
After the Pointers answered with a corner and a shot wide in the 51st minute, UWW continued to create opportunities, including a Rick shot saved in the 57th minute, a
Tessa Czajkowski Higgins (Prairie du Chien, Wis./Prairie du Chien) shot off the top woodwork and Wilson's attempt off the left woodwork at 60:47.
UWW turned the sustained second-half pressure into insurance at 70:17, when
Jasmine Wilson (Sussex, Wis./Sussex-Hamilton) converted a penalty kick to push the advantage to 2-0.
The Warhawks closed out the last 20-minutes of play without allowing a Pointer attempt on goal to take home the 2-0 victory.
Lauren Ripley (Brookfield, Wis./East) made two saves over 90 minutes to record her 6th solo clean sheet of the season, and the team's 10th of the season.
The Warhawks return to action on Tuesday, October 13th to take on Lawrence University at 7 PM.
