WHITEWATER, WI — Playing through the rain, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's soccer team picked up their 10th win of the season, defeating Lawrence University 3-0 on Tuesday at Whitewater High School.
The Warhawks picked up their 10th win of the season, the most by the program since 2022, & most under Head Coach
Dan Montanye.
Genevieve Simkowski (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) also reached 10 goals on the season with her third brace of the year.
To begin the game,
Leah Dehne (Waterford, Wis./Waterford) put two shots wide in the opening three minutes.
Karina Osborn (Arena, Wis./River Valley) kept up the pressure, forcing a save, and
Lilli Rick (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Craig) added another attempt before
Lauren Ripley (Brookfield, Wis./East) handled the Vikings' early pressure with saves in the seventh and 16th minutes.
Simkowski opened the scoring at 16:20 off an assist from Osborn, then scored again at 24:17 with Dehne tallying her 5th assist of the season to put UWW ahead 2-0.
After over an hour delay due to weather, the Warhawks resumed play by putting more pressure on the Viking defense.
Brinley Dunsirn (Appleton, Wis./North) sent a shot of the woodwork, with
Abby LaMere (Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame) nearly getting a goal off the rebound. Dunsirn kept on the attack, scoring the third goal of the game in the 42nd minute off an assist from
Rowan Severson (Mount Horeb, Wis./Mount Horeb).
UWW kept the Vikings off the board in the second half and finished the match with a 3-0 win.
Lauren Ripley (Brookfield, Wis./East) needed just one save in the second 45 to close out her 7th shutout of the season. Ripley totaled 5 saves over the course of the game as the Warhawk defense held firm, only allowing two corners.
The Warhawks return to Fiskum Field for their next match, taking on UW-Eau Claire on Friday, October 17th at 2 PM. The game is Youth Day, Alumni Appreciation, as well as a Play For a Cause, where the women's team will be supporting the Shamyus Guinn Foundation.
