WAYNE, Neb. – The Winona State University women's soccer team trekked to Wayne State College to take on the Wildcats on Friday, Oct. 29, battling up to the final minute of the match, but falling 2-1.
The Warriors (4-10-1, 3-9-1 NSIC) outshot Wayne State (5-7-4, 5-5-3 NSIC) 18-4 in the contest but were unable to solve Wildcat goalkeeper Katherine Hageman until the waning moments of the contest on a goal by
Camryn Cadiz, her first of the year.
WSU put together a strong first half, creating seven shots and earning a pair of corner kicks. Warriors goalkeeper
Alyson Jumper faced just one Wildcat shot and WSU earned one corner over the first half of play, as the teams headed into the locker room at 0-0 after the opening 45 minutes of play.
After the break, the settled into a midfield battle early on until WSC took advantage of a Warrior foul in the 50th minute. Wayne State got on the scoreboard with the restart , capitalizing on a loose ball in the penalty area after playing a left-footed free-kick into the box. Skylar Stueckrath was credited with the Wildcat goal.
Winona State came close to answering the immediately when a close-range Warrior shot beat WSC goalkeeper Hageman, but was saved off the line by a Wildcat defender two minutes following the contest first goal. The tough luck play for WSU was a description of the day that saw the Warriors hit the post three times in addition to the last-second save off the goal line.
The Wildcats then doubled their lead when they scored another goal off a chaotic bounce in the penalty area. WSC's Annika Syvrud gained the box on the dribble and forced a tough save on a tight angle from Jumper on the near post; the ball then traveled through the six yard box off a pair of players before Syvrud gathered her own rebound and knocked it into the net.
Down 2-0, Winona State amplified its pressure on the WSC defense, with center mid
Missy Greco coming close to scoring with a pair of long-range efforts, including a shot off the crossbar in the 60th minute. The final fifteen minutes was played almost exclusively in the Wildcat half with several WSU chances glancing of the post or going just wide. One of the best scoring opportunities was foiled off a point-blank save by Hageman in the 72nd minute on Warrior's
Ella Roberts.
With time winding down, the Warrior effort was rewarded when Cadiz scored from 16 yards out, beating a diving Hageman to her left side. With 1:58 left in the contest, WSU created a pair of late chances but were unable to convert, falling 2-1.
For game, Winona State had seven corner kicks, while WSC had one. Eight of the Warriors' 18 shots were on target, while Wayne State had four shots, three on frame, in the contest.
The Warriors will return home for a senior day match on Sunday, Oct. 31 against Augustana University. Winona State will kickoff against the Vikings at 1pm on Maxwell Field in Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
