Women's Soccer Beats Ohio State 3-1
October 23, 2005 | Women's Soccer
The Wisconsin women's soccer team beat Ohio State 3-1 Sunday at the McClimon Soccer Complex. Seniors Amy Vermeulen and Katy Lindenmuth along with redshirt freshman Taylor Walsh scored for the Badgers. Junior Allison Preiss also tallied two assists in the winning effort.
The win brings Wisconsin's record to .500 with an 8-8-2 overall mark and a 2-6-1 record in Big Ten play.
Goalkeeper Lynn Murray (Marietta, Ga.) had another strong showing in the net for the Badgers, recording four saves.
Wisconsin outshot Ohio State 16-9 in the game and also had an 8-1 advantage on corner kicks.
Vermeulen (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) netted her team-leading seventh goal of the year at 22:11 following a feed from Preiss (St. Louis, Mo.). The Badgers led 1-0 at halftime.
'We really showed the will to win today and put goals in, ' Dean Duerst, Wisconsin head coach, said. '(Amy Vermeulen) getting that goal to start us off is the kind of thing you need. You need to go in at halftime ahead and with some confidence. It was a complete game.'
Lindenmuth (Geneva, Ill.) scored 10 minutes into the second half to give Wisconsin a 2-0 lead. Preiss tallied her second assist of the game on the play.
Walsh (Madison, Wis.) tallied her fourth goal on the season at 61:05 following a pass from Lindenmuth. The Badgers maintained a three-goal lead until the 82nd minute when the Buckeyes ended the shutout with a score of their own.
Lindenmuth and Kara Kabellis (Lockport, Ill.) led the Badgers with four shots each in the contest.
Wisconsin will play at 3 p.m. Friday against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., before returning home for a noon game next Sunday. The team will honor its six seniors in the final regular-season game.
