MADISON Wis. – Competing in their last regular season game, the No. 7 Wisconsin women's soccer team (14-2-2, 10-0-1) downed the Ohio State Buckeyes (4-10-4, 2-6-3) 2-1 at McClimon Soccer Complex this Wednesday afternoon.
Wisconsin completed the Big Ten season with an undefeated season, marking the first time since 2012 that a Big Ten team has gone undefeated in league play
Cameron Murtha scored the first goal of the game in the ninth minute off of a header from a perfect corner kick sent by
Lauren Rice. This marks Rice's fifth assist this season. Within the same minute, Ohio State struck back and evened the game.
Wisconsin built a 2-1 lead seven minutes later on a goal from
Dani Rhodes, her 11th of the season. Rhode's unassisted goal was off a ball she fired into the top left corner of the net.
UW outshot Ohio State 12-7 and had five corners while the Buckeyes had one.
Straight from the pitch:
Senior
Dani Rhodes
Notes to Know
- This marks the first win against Ohio State for the Badgers since 2014.
- Dani Rhodes's goal today moved her up to ranking No. 4 in school history in goals. She is now tied with Amy Vermeulen (2001-05) with 36 goals.
- Cameron Murtha has now scored consecutive goals in the past three home games at McClimon.
- Jordyn Bloomer has only allowed five goals in Big Ten play. She recorded two saves today.
Up Next: Earning the No.1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Badgers will host the No. 8 Purdue on Sunday in a noon matchup at McClimon Soccer Complex. The contest will be streamed live on BTN and live updates can be found on Twitter (@BadgerWSoccer).
