Badgers knock off No. 18/9 Golden Eagles

Monday, September 13

Milwaukee, WI

7 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

2-2-2, 0-0-0

Marquette

3-3-0, 0-0-0

Wisconsin

Marquette

Finnegan heads in game winning golden goal in 108th minute

Photo by: Jose Montoya

Badgers knock off No. 18/9 Golden Eagles

September 13, 2021 | Men's Soccer

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Finnegan’s header gives UW second win in a row

By: Jose Montoya

MILWAUKEE – The Badgers are feeling golden after defeating No. 18/9 Marquette 1-0 in double overtime.

The game winning goal came from sophomore Jack Finnegan who headed the ball into the back of the net off a throw in set piece from Zach Klancnik and a touch from Moritz Kappelsberger.

Klancnik ➡️ Kappelsberger ➡️ Finnegan means...
👐 for the Badgers!#OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/ZhEcQtxKvb
— Wisconsin Soccer (@BadgerMSoccer) September 14, 2021

The victory marks two in a row for Wisconsin and it is the first time the Badgers have won back to back matches since 2018.

UW outshot Marquette 14-9 with a 5-1 advantage on goal. Finnegan led the Badgers with six shots and three on goal.

Sophomore keeper Carter Abbott picked up his second clean sheet of the season and added a save to put him in third in the Big Ten with a .400 shutout per game percentage.

UW begins conference play on Friday when they host Michigan State at McClimon Soccer Complex for Student Night at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and the game will be nationally televised on Big Ten Network.