STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Women's soccer's late push was held off 2-1 on the road against the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Sunday, Sept. 21. The Knights are now 3-6 overall and the Pointers move to 4-3-3.
Match Summary
- First Half
- UW-Stevens Point forced early corner kicks in the first 10 minutes, but Wartburg's defense didn't allow any shots on goal
- Athena Sheets had two shot opportunities for the Knights that just missed the target and the match remained scoreless through 20 minutes
- The Pointers broke the scoreless tie in the 25th minute when a high shot found the back of the net to make it 1-0
- Each team was unable to put any shots on goal in the final minutes of the first half to keep the score 1-0, Pointers in front
- Second Half
- Wartburg had early shot opportunities in the second half when Claire Lienhard had a shot saved, a Paige Lienhard shot hit the crossbar and a shot from Greta Rothe was saved all in the first 12 minutes
- UW-Stevens Point added another goal in the 60th minute to push the lead to 2-0
- The Knights cut the deficit in half in the 82nd minute when Sami Webster created space and fired a shot past the keeper to make it 2-1
- Claudia Sewell was able to record a shot that missed high in the final minutes, but the Pointers held off Wartburg for a 2-1 win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- The all-time series is now 5-3, still in favor of Wartburg
- First win for UW-Stevens point over Wartburg since 2019
- Fourth goal of the season for Webster (tied for team lead)
- Eighth career goal
- 17 career points
- UW-Stevens Point had a 15-3 advantage in corner kicks
- Each team recorded four shots on goal and Wartburg had a 14-13 edge in total shots
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next Saturday, Sept. 27 against Buena Vista University at 3:30 p.m. for their American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) opener and senior day honors.
