UW-Milwaukee eliminated from NCAA Tournament by No. 1 Notre Dame, 1-0
Nov. 12, 2006
Notre Dame 1, UW-Milwaukee 0South Bend, Ind. - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's soccer team surrendered a fifth-minute goal and could not recover in falling to No. 1 Notre Dame, 1-0, Sunday afternoon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Irish now advances to the Sweet 16, where they will host the winner of Colorado/Denver next weekend.
After surrendering an early goal, the Panthers came right at the top team in the country, but was one pass from scoring the equalizer a number of times. For the match, the Irish held a 9-7 advantage in shots and both teams forced five corner kicks.
Milwaukee's defense held Notre Dame to its season low for shots by five, while being almost 14 below its season average. UWM also dictated the run of play at times, forcing the Irish to nine more fouls (17-8) and all six of the game's offsides calls.
Notre Dame broke through for the game's first goal in just the fifth minute. Michele Weissenhofer took a through ball past the Milwaukee defense and converted from eight yards out past sophomore keeper Erin Kane. Kerri Hanks and Jen Buczkowski were credited with assists on the play.
Coming out of halftime, the Panthers went right at Notre Dame, generating an extended attack in the 47th minute, resulting in two shots, and a near miss seven minutes later. Junior Amanda Winn sent a line drive free kick through the box at the far post. A number of UWM players ran onto the ball, but senior Stacey Faude just missed the ball with a slide into the box.
In the game's final minute, Milwaukee drew a foul from 35 yards out and had the clock stopped for an injury. Winn sent the free kick right at the UND keeper, and the Irish were able to run out the clock.
Kane finished with two saves in the game and Lauren Karas made two for the Irish.
The Panthers end their second in the NCAA Tournament second round for the second-straight year, while posting a number of school records this season, including wins (16), winning percentage (.773), goals allowed (10) and goals against average (0.44).
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