Women's Soccer Scoreboard (Sept. 12)
Cleveland State 4, Canisius 0
Valparaiso 1, IPFW 0
Colorado College 1, Oakland 0
Duquesne 3, Youngstown State 0
Northern Arizona 1, Wright State 0
Northern Iowa 3, UIC 0
Ohio 3, Detroit 1
Thursday, Sept. 11 Results
Milwaukee 5, Marquette 4
Green Bay 1, DePaul 1 (2ot)
Cleveland State 4, Canisius 0
Cleveland State had four different players score goals and won for the fourth time in the last five games with a 4-0 shutout at Canisius on Friday night.
The Vikings, who scored three second half goals over a five minute span, improved to 4-4 this season. Canisius fell to 1-6.
CSU took a 1-0 lead just 16 minutes into the contest on Vickie Havas' first goal of the season. Havas took a feed from Elise Sailors and beat the goalkeeper with a shot that hit the top of the crossbar and dropped in.
The Vikings maintained a 1-0 lead through halftime before erupting for three goals over a five minute span in the second half to pull away.
Sabrina Abram gave the Vikings at 2-0 lead in the 75th minute with her first career goal. Katie Bainbridge started the play, sending a corner kick into the box where Abram won a couple 50/50 balls in the box before finishing a shot in the back of the net.
Less than three minutes later, Allie Sieradzki was able to collect a loose ball, work her way up the middle of the field and drill a shot from 25-yards out to give the Vikings a 3-0 lead. Just 1:17 later, Kaila Sargema - who missed the first seven matches of the season with an injury - netted her third career goal off an assist from Sarah Kaiser.
The Vikings dominated play, holding a 20-6 advantage in shots and a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks.
Sarah Wood made two saves to earn the shutout win.
Valparaiso 1, IPFW 0
The Valparaiso women’s soccer team dominated the run of play at IPFW Friday night, and the Crusaders finally broke through in the 81st minute, as junior Rita Craven (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way North) found the back of the net to give Valpo a 1-0 victory over the Mastodons.
The Crusaders were credited with 30 shot attempts on the evening, fifth-most in a single match in program history. Meanwhile, IPFW registered just eight shots over the 90 minutes, four of which were on goal. Redshirt sophomore Sydney Galvez-Daley (Chicago, Ill./Fenwick [Creighton]) stopped all four shots on frame for her fourth shutout of the year.
“I was pleased with our attacking mentality tonight,” said Crusader head coach John Marovich. “It was very nice to see the level of our possession, with an intent to play combinations to penetrate. This is a direct result of the work this team has been doing on the training ground. The goal was a result of patience and outstanding execution.”
Despite all the shot attempts, the game went deep into the second half scoreless, but Craven stepped up in the 81st minute to make sure it would be the Crusaders going home with the victory. The junior found the bottom right corner of the net, inside the far post, from 10 yards out for the match-winning goal. For Craven, it was her fifth career goal, all of which have been match-winners.
“This was a consistent 90 minute performance tonight, and I’m very proud of the entire team for their effort to get a result on the road,” said Marovich. “These environments help prepare the group for the conference season.”
Milwaukee 5, Marquette 4
Sydney Senn scored her second career goal with just 1:32 left on the clock to give the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's soccer team a thrilling 5-4 win over Marquette Thursday night in front of 789 people at Valley Fields.
UWM (2-5) jumped out of the gates and scored the first four goals of the match, only to see MU (2-4-1) storm back and tie the game with just over four minutes remaining.
But Senn was hero of the night, scoring from close range on a great feed from Vienna Behnke at the 88:26 mark to give Milwaukee the dramatic win.
This marks the first win for Milwaukee at Valley Fields since a 1-0 win in 2008.
"The first half went a little bit like I thought it would," Milwaukee head coach Greg Henschel said. "I thought we would be a little stronger in the second half, but I'm proud of how the team responded."
For the second-straight game, Milwaukee jumped on the board early in the match. Kelly Lewers collected the ball in the Marquette area and played the perfect ball to Morgan LaPlant. The senior took two touches to burn past the defense inside the box and scored her third goal in the last two games for a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute.
Just two and a half minutes later, Milwaukee made it 2-0. Rachael Van Keulen launched a ball from the midfield into the box where Behnke was waiting. Behnke headed it to the center of the box and Krissy Dorre timed it perfectly and made it 2-0 at the 13:28 mark.
Milwaukee continued to pour it on as Lewers made it 3-0 in the 31st minute. Amy Kauffung sent a corner into the box where Maria Stephans got a slight flick off her head and it fell right the feet of a streaking Lewers who calmly placed it far post for the finish.
There was no let up out of the halftime locker room either, as Behnke scored her first of the year in the 63rd minute. LaPlant dribbled the ball from the right side of midfield through a defender's legs and toward the box, laying the ball off for Behnke, who took one touch before making it 4-0.
Marquette came storming back, though. A penalty kick by Mary Luba in the 69th minute started the scoring and made it 4-1 Milwaukee. Goals by Carolina Fink and Liz Bartels made things much more interesting before Heather Handwork tied the match up at 4-4 at the 85:37 mark.
That set the stage for Senn, scoring just the second goal and the first game-winner of her young career.
"I saw Vienna take her first touch toward the outside," Senn said. "I saw her look up, we made eye contact and then she passed it to me and I just played it in.
"It was amazing. It was the best experience of my life."
Added Henschel, "A reporter called me this week and asked me what I thought about my team. This team confirmed what I told that reporter and that was that we are a resilient group. I've seen our resiliency in every match. It might not show in every box score, but I've seen it in every match and tonight it was probably a little more overt."
Marquette outshot UWM on the night, 13-11. Milwaukee held a 4-2 edge in saves, while the Golden Eagles had a 4-3 advantage in corners.
Milwaukee is now 8-9-6 all time in its series with Marquette. This marks the most goals ever by the Panthers in its matchup with MU and the most goals ever by the two teams combined, shattering the previous record of five (twice).
Green Bay 1, #21 DePaul 1 (2ot)
For the first time in program history the Green Bay women’s soccer team has picked up a win or draw against a nationally-ranked opponent, following its 1-1 tie against DePaul on Thursday evening at Santaga Stadium.
A program that dates back to 1987 earned its first positive result against a ranked team. Green Bay (4-2-1) produced a convincing draw after falling behind 1-0 on a Blue Demons goal in the 18th minute, when freshman Alex Zeller (Dundee, Ill.) scored her third goal of the season in the 36th minute.
Zeller has seemingly been in the right place at the right time throughout her first seven games in Green Bay, this time scoring on a deflection after a Phoenix corner kick. Abby Juzwik (Madison, Wis.) played the corner kick into the box and to the head of Sydney Born (Edina, Minn.), who directed at the goal before it was blocked back to the foot of Zeller who buried it.
“I couldn’t be more proud of the professional game our team put together today. DePaul is extremely dangerous, well organized and an NCAA tournament caliber team that provided a huge challenge for us. They have been where we strive to be and a lot was learned tonight to prepare us moving forward,” head coach Kacey Burke said.
Both teams had quality scoring opportunities littered throughout the second half, including a few good looks by Heidi Hartmann (Plymouth, Minn.) and Chandra Eigenberger (Green Bay, Wis.) late in the half. Carrying over into both of the overtime periods, the drama was high as both teams threatened to end the game during the final 20 minutes.
Goalkeeper Nastacia Behle (St. Paul, Mo.) finished with seven saves in the game, including a pair of highlight saves in the second half. Behle and her backline stood strong after allowing the initial goal of the game.
“It took a full team effort and great character to battle through a less than ideal start and early deficit. As the game progressed we began to settle in and possess as well as create multiple scoring opportunities throughout the game. This is a testament to the grit and determination of our squad this year,” Burke said.
A total of 16 corner kicks were taken in the game, with DePaul holding a 9-7 advantage.
Colorado College 1, Oakland 0
Behind five saves from Stephanie Bukovec, the Oakland women's soccer team (1-6) fell short in a defensive battle at Colorado College (3-1-2) on Friday night at Stewart Field. Vlad Gurovski, Joan Sieja and Alice Palmer accounted for all of Oakland’s shots offensively while the Bukovec and the back line allowed only one goal despite being outshot 13-6.
“Another very good performance by the girls this evening against a strong Colorado college team,” said head coach Margaret Saurin. “We moved the ball really well in the first half in particular and created a number of chances to score with some great wing play. Our back line was stellar tonight and our midfield controlled a lot of the game. We were very unlucky not to come away with at least a point tonight. Our focus is now on our second game out here on Sunday against Air Force.”
Oakland’s best scoring chance came in the 22nd minute of the first half courtesy of Gurovski. She got inside the box and took a shot from eight yards in front of the left post. CC goalkeeper Rowa Frederiksen make the save and the defense consequently blocked Gurovski’s second attempt off the initial rebound.
In the 40th minute, Jessie Ayers scored her first career goal late in the first half on a shot from eight yards out giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead they would not relinquish keeping their 17-match home winning streak intact.
Duquesne 3, Youngstown State 0
The Youngstown State women's soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision to Duquesne on Friday evening at Rooney Field.
The Penguins fall to 3-3-1 overall while the Dukes improve to 2-1-2 on the year.
Duquesne's Maddie Layman score just 19:52 into the match to give the Dukes a 1-0 lead.
Layman pushed the lead to 2-0 after a penalty kick in the 58th minute.
Duquesne's Michaela DiCianna finished the scoring with a goal at the 68:36 mark of the match.
Northern Arizona 1, Wright State 0
A penalty kick goal midway through the first half proved to be the difference as the women's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to Northern Arizona Friday night as part of the Mountain Classic in Flagstaff, Arizona.
The goal came at the 28:25 mark as Haley Wingender scored her fourth goal of the season.
Northern Arizona led 10-5 in shots while the Raiders had a 2-1 edge in corner kicks. Junior goalkeeper Halle Pyle recorded four saves for WSU.
Northern Iowa 3, UIC 0
The UIC women’s soccer team (1-5-0) took a 3-0 loss to Northern Iowa (2-4-1) on Friday night at the Cedar Valley Soccer Complex. Junior tender Ana Hernandez got her first start between the posts and earned four saves while allowing three.
Sophomore Jasmin Carrera tabbed the only shot on goal for the Flames, who were outshot 12-4 by the Panthers. Freshman Mackenzie Fuller also had a shot for UIC, while freshman Samantha Messina also earned a shot, her first of the season.
Northern Iowa scored all three goals in the first half, with the first goal coming off a rebound shot from freshman Marianne Gagne at the 28:43 mark. Senior Charlotte Jones added to the lead with an unassisted goal at the 36:01 mark. Junior Maggie Riley capped off the win just three minutes later with goal off a pass from Jones who earned the assist.
Goalkeeper Kelly Fritz came on at the start of the second half to relieve Hernandez and held the Panthers to a scoreless half. Redshirt Sophomore Whitney Blunt started in goal for Northern Iowa and saved one.
Ohio 3, Detroit 1
Senior Alyssa Riley scored her first goal of the season Friday, but the University of Detroit Mercy women's soccer team dropped a 3-1 match at Ohio University at Chessa Field.
Detroit took a early 1-0 lead in the 26th minute of the match as Riley (Whitby, Ont. / Father Leo J. Austin) found the back of the net off a corner kick by fellow senior Alyssa Lotito (Macomb, Mich. / Eisenhower). The goal was Riley's 13th of her career. The assist for Lotito was her second of the season.
Ohio responded with a goal in the 38th minute and the game was tied at halftime, 1-1. The Bobcats added goals in the 71st and 85th minute to close the scoring for the match.
"We got off to a good start on a goal by Alyssa Riley off a corner kick and controlled the opening of the second half as well," UDM head coach Mike Lupenec said. "We just couldn't capitalize on some chances and made some mistakes in our own end and Ohio took advantage. I liked the way we fought and we'll look to turn it around for the next game."
Detroit had a season-high seven shots on goal during the contest and was credited with nine shots overall. Ohio finished with 14 shots, nine of which were on goal. The Bobcats (3-4) had six corner kicks in the first half and edged the Titans for corners in the game overall, 6-5.
Riley led Detroit with three shots on goal and four shots overall for the match. Freshman goalkeeper Marina Manzo (Washington Township, Mich. / Romeo) made five saves in goal for the Titans (1-4-1).
