Women's Soccer Falls to Michigan State, 3-2
October 07, 2005 | Women's Soccer
The Wisconsin women's soccer team fell to Michigan State 3-2 Friday in conference action at Old College Field in East Lansing, Mich. Freshman Elise Weber and senior Katy Lindenmuth each scored for the Badgers in the losing effort.
Despite trailing 2-1 at the end of the first half, Wisconsin came out strong in the second half and outshot Michigan State 14-2 in the second period.
'We really showed a lot of energy in the second half, ' Dean Duerst, Wisconsin head coach, said. 'We had renewed energy and just dominated in shots. Their keeper had some big saves and that was the difference in the game.'
Michigan State goalkeeper Nicole Galas tallied six of her eight saves in the second half.
The Spartans would take a 3-1 lead at 68:19 when Emma Harris tallied her second score of the day off assists from Dana Voorheis and Nina Mastracci. Wisconsin would cut the lead to one at 71:38 when senior Amy Vermeulen (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) connected with Lindenmuth on a corner kick. The Badgers would fail to tie the game and suffered their fourth consecutive loss.
Weber (Elk Grove, Ill.) put Wisconsin on the board first with her third goal of the season at 34:33. The goal was the result of a Badger corner kick and both Lindenmuth and Kara Kabellis (Lockport, Ill.) were credited with assists.
The Badgers, however, would lead the game for only a minute. The Spartans answered at 35:46 with a score from Harris, her seventh goal of the season. Nina Mastracci assisted on the play. Nearly another minute later, at 36:57, Michigan State took the lead when Mo Pawlak tallied another Spartan score to go up 2-1.
Lindenmuth and fellow senior Marisa Brown (Evanston, Ill.) led Wisconsin with four shots each.
Junior goalkeeper Stefani Sczcechowski (Plymouth, Mich.), who started her third consecutive game, tallied one save in the first half for the Badgers. Sophomore Lynn Murray (Marietta, Ga.), who played the entire second half, also recorded a save.
'It was another really tough loss,' Duerst said. 'I sound like broken record, but the bounces just didn't go our way. We have to leave this state with a win. Our players have to dig deep and find a way to get the ball in the back of the net.'
Wisconsin (5-6-2, 0-4-1 Big Ten) will battle Michigan at 11 a.m. Sunday in Ann Arbor, Mich., site of the 2005 Big Ten Tournament in November.
