MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin women's soccer team will host Ohio State on Friday for its first game in Big Ten conference play. The match is set to be streamed live online on BTN Plus at 7 p.m. CT.
The Badgers' home stand continues on Sunday as they host Penn State at 1 p.m. CT. The game will also be available for online streaming on BTN Plus.
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STARTING XI
1. Senior
Rose Lavelle was ranked the No. 1 Player in the Country by Top Drawer Soccer in their preseason top 100 poll.
2. Head coach
Paula Wilkins notched her 100th and 101st wins at Wisconsin over the weekend, defeating both South Dakota State (1-0) and Loyola (2-0).
3. Wilkins served as head coach for Penn State for six seasons where she led the Nittany Lions to six NCAA tournament berths and two College Cup appearances.
5. Borgmann, Powers, and junior
Sydney McGinnis have all recorded at least one goal and an assist this season.Â
6. Borgmann and Powers also lead the team in points with five each.
7. Freshman
Grace Bahr tallied her first-career goal against Loyola (9/12).
9. Junior goalkeeper
Caitlyn Clem earned a season-high six saves against now top-ranked Stanford.
10. This marks the 25th meeting between Wisconsin and Ohio State. The Badgers lead the series 10-9-15.
11. Penn State and UW have met 26 times with the Nittany Lions leading the series 19-3-4.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- OHIO STATE
- Ohio State (6-2-0) is coming off of a 0-3 defeat against No. 7 BYU
- After starting off the season being ranked No. 23, the Buckeyes began to climb up the rankings after earning wins against then-ranked No. 16 Virginia Tech and then-ranked No. 4 West Virginia
- Senior forward Nichelle Prince received a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, playing as a member of Team Canada
- Freshman defender Marike Mousset has also thrived in the Candian soccer scene earning a silver medal with Canada at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
- Senior forward Lindsay Agnew tied for second in the Big Ten in assists (7) last season and also chipped in four goals
- Head coach Lori Walker is in her 20th season at the helm of the women's soccer program
- Walker has twice been named Big Ten Coach of the Year, most recently in 2010
- She has led the team to the NCAA Championships ten times in the last 14 years
- Last season, she guided the Buckeyes to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the third time in six seasons
- PENN STATE
- The reigning NCAA College Cup champions are 4-2-1 thus far, dropping games to ranked foes BYU and UCLA. They drew a tie aginst ranked West Virginia
- The Nittany Lions were also picked as Big Ten preseason regular-season champion favoritesÂ
- Brittany Basinger, Nickolette Driesse, and Megan Schafer were all named to the Big Ten preseason honors list
- Schafer was also placed onto the M.A.C. Hermann trophy watch list this seasonÂ
- Head coach Erica Dambach is in her 10th season with Penn State. Dambach succeeded Paula Wilkins as head coach of the Nittany Lions when she left to coach Wisconsin
- Dambach led the team to their first NCAA title last season
- The Nittany Lions have reached NCAA postseason play every year under her guidance thus far
- In Big Ten play, Dambach has led Penn State to eight Big Ten regular season titles and one Big Ten tournament title
- The three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year has coached eight NSCAA First Team All-Americans, nine Big Ten Players of the Year, and one M.A.C. Herman trophy winner
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SERIES HISTORY
- This marks the 25th meeting between Wisconsin and Ohio State. The Badgers lead the series 10-9-15.
- Penn State and UW have met 26 times with the Nittany Lions leading the series 19-3-4.
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LAST TIME OUT
- Nothing was going to stand in the way of the Wisconsin women's soccer offense, and nothing did as the Badgers shut out Loyola-Chicago, 2-0, on the road on Monday night. Behind two early goals from freshman Grace Bahr and junior Sydney McGinnis, UW's offense exploded as Wisconsin outshot Loyola, 29-9.
- In addition to setting a new season high, the Badger offense capitalized on more opportunities by the net and struck a season-high 15 shots on goal. Senior Rose Lavelle led the way for the Wisconsin effort firing off four shots on goal in the contest, the most by any Badger this season. In addition, her seven shots are the second-highest behind her own eight shots against Drake.
- It was a staple night all around as both Bahr and McGinnis tallied their first career goals.
- Bahr put the Badgers on the board first off of an assist from senior Micaela Powers. Powers threw it in and Bahr headed the original toss but it bounced off the post. Bahr pounced on her rebound, heading the ball into the net for the first score of the game.
- The game plan worked as McGinnis took advantage of Lavelle's free kick that was saved from 20 yards at the near post and then fired it past Loyola's goalkeeper.
- Wisconsin held the advantage on shots (29-9), shots on goal (15-4) and corner kicks (9-6), while Loyola had the upperhand on saves (13-4).
- Junior goalkeeper Caitlyn Clem sealed her fourth shutout of the season.
