| | 1st | 2nd | 1OT | 2OT | Final | Iowa
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wisconsin
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Goalkeepers | Min | GA | Sv | | IOWA | Clark (9-4-1) | 110:00 | 0 | 6 | | WIS | Richard (11-2-1) | 110:00 | 0 | 3 | | | Stats at a Glance | IOWA | WIS | | Shots | 10 | 18 | | Shots on Goal | 3 | 6 | | Saves | 6 | 3 | | Offsides | 4 | 3 | | Corner Kicks | 2 | 9 | | Yellow Cards | 0 | 0 | | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | | |
Oct. 8, 2014
MADISON, Wis. -- In its third game in six days, the No. 12 Wisconsin women's soccer team dug deep and grinded out a scoreless tie through double overtime against Iowa at the McClimon Complex on Wednesday night.
Closing out a three-game homestand against formidable Big Ten foes Nebraska, Ohio State and the Hawkeyes (9-4-1, 3-4-1 Big Ten), Wisconsin had its chances over the course of the game, but was unable to break through.
The Badgers (11-2-1, 5-2-1 Big Ten) tallied their second-highest shot total of the season and outshot Iowa 18-10, including six shots on goal, but came away with their first tie of the season.
"We knew going in that this was going to be a hard stretch for us and I give huge credit to Iowa," UW head coach Paula Wilkins said. "I thought we needed to be a little more consistent with what we were trying to do. We needed to hold up more possession, and I think we gave away too many balls that weren't necessary.”
| Fast Facts | | • Both Wisconsin and Iowa earn first tie of season | | • UW held scoreless for just the second time this year | | • Badgers tally second-high shot total (18) of year | |
Rose Lavelle and Kodee Williams recorded four shots each, including three shots on goal by Williams alone. Becca Harrison and Kinley McNicoll also added three shots apiece, but the Iowa defense and goalkeeper Hannah Clark (5-3-1) held firm and blanked the Badgers.
Clark finished with six saves in the game, while Genevieve Richard (11-2-1) made three saves on the night to help Wisconsin hold Iowa in check.
"I thought the players were creating, but I think we need to be a little more desperate," Wilkins said. "It's truly a learning thing for this group. I was telling them that it is going to come, but they have to have faith."
In addition to creating a number of shots, the Badgers also dominated the corner kick battle 9-2.
Wisconsin was held scoreless for just the second time this season, after also being shut out by then-No. 7 Penn State at home just three days prior.
"I think that this is something that will help us in the long run, especially after this stretch," Wilkins said of the challenging homestand, over which UW went 1-1-1. "It's going to make us better for the postseason. I look at it as a positive, because we are going to grow from every experience that we have."
Wisconsin will break, then return to the road and face Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois, on Sunday.
