WHITEWATER, WI — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's soccer team fell to UW-Oshkosh in the first round of the WIAC Tournament, 2-1 on Tuesday. The Titans scored two second half goals to take the win.
The Warhawks opened the game with a strong attacking stretch right after the starting whistle. Two corners & a shot on goal in the first 10 minutes kept the Titans on their heels. The Warhawks broke through in the 15th minute, with
Genevieve Simkowski (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) scoring her 11th goal of the season.
Jenna Laidlaw (Aberdeen, Scotland/Aberdeen Grammar) earned the assist ont he game opening goal for UW-Whitewater.
UWO answered the goal with pressure of its own, but
Lauren Ripley (Brookfield, Wis./East) saved four shots between the 18th and 32nd minutes to keep the visitors off the board. UWW added chances from
Rowan Severson (Mount Horeb, Wis./Mount Horeb) and
Leah Dehne (Waterford, Wis./Waterford), plus a 32:29 corner, but didn't find any insurance in the closing minutes of the half.
UWW protected a 1-0 lead through an extended Titans push early in the second half, with Ripley making three saves before the Titans tied the match in the 60th minute off a corner kick.
After UWO added another save-forcing chance in the 74th minute, UWW answered with a 75th-minute corner and four shots in just over four minutes from
Aria Patel (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley), Laidlaw,
Rachel Cvikel (Franklin, Wis./Saint Thomas More) and
Jasmine Wilson (Sussex, Wis./Sussex-Hamilton) while the score remained 1-1.
The half also included a physical stretch, but UWW continued to hold the visitors off until UW-Oshkosh found the go-ahead goal in the 85th minute.
Anna Gunderson's (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) last attempt just went wide as the Warhawks fell 2-1 against the Titans.
UW-Whitewater wrap up the 2026 season with a 13-5-3 record, the most wins under Head Coach
Dan Montanye. Visit uwwsports.com/sports/womens-soccer/ for more season news & awards releasing in the next week.
