STEVENS POINT, WI — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (10-2-5, 2-0-2) men's soccer team played UW-Stevens Point (9-7-1, 1-2-1) to a 1-1 tie Saturday. UW-Whitewater generated a 15-9 shot advantage and put 10 attempts on goal while limiting UW-Stevens Point to four.
Scoring started right away with,
Hayden Saul (Iowa City, Iowa/Liberty) putting UW-Whitewater in front early at 5:26 heading in a
Cade Mansfield (Greenville, Wis./Hortonville) throw-in. UW-Stevens Point answered less than a minute later through Connor Urban to tie the match at 1-1, but UW-Whitewater continued to generate chances, with
Liam Treacy (Frankfurt, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) and
Aidian Martin (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) putting shots on frame in the next 10 minutes.
Waite added another save in the 25th minute, and UW-Whitewater followed with a sustained spell that included corner kicks at 27:58 and 31:16 around saved shots by
Nil Calvo Alsina (Barcelona, Spain/Parkview) and
Tyler Chrisman (Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township).
The half turned more physical over the final 13 minutes, with multiple fouls and a Pointer yellow card, before Treacy sent one more shot high in the closing seconds as UW-Whitewater went into halftime tied 1-1.
UW-Whitewater generated repeated second-half chances, taking eight shots and earning four corner kicks in a scoreless half before the match ended in a 1-1 tie.
In the opening stretch of the half, the Pointers earned two corners and a shot.
Mason Diercks (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) began a 10-minute UW-Whitewater push with a shot wide and a saved attempt, and Chrisman and Martin added shots around another corner.
Waite recorded a save on a UW-Stevens Point shot in the 74th minute before UW-Whitewater resumed its attack, with Konrad having a shot saved at 75:55 and
Hayden Saul (Iowa City, Iowa/Liberty) shooting high ahead of two more corners. The closing stretch included six combined fouls and another Pointer yellow card from, but UW-Whitewater pushed through, with shots created by Diercks and Mansfield. Mansfield attempt rang almost to the post with 30-seconds remaining in the closing minutes.
The Warhawks head into the final game of the regular season against UW-Platteville on Friday, October 30th over in Platteville. Kick-off is set for 7 PM on the 30th.
