Boltz leads men's soccer past Marist in season opener

Thursday, August 22

Madison, WI

7 PM

Wisconsin Badgers

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Marist

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Marist

Wisconsin

Photo by: Nolan Kromke

Boltz leads men's soccer past Marist in season opener

August 22, 2024 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Dean Boltz scores hat trick, seven points in first collegiate game

By: Jake Ross

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin men's soccer started off its season with a win, taking down Marist in a 4-0 victory. Freshman Dean Boltz had a hand in all four goals for Wisconsin, scoring three and assisting on another. The Badgers dominated on offense, leading Marist 13-3 in corners, and outshooting the Red Foxes, 10-1.

How It Happened:

Wisconsin got the upper hand early, when Marist obtained a red card just five minutes into the game, allowing the Badgers to play 11-on-10 the majority of the match.

It was Dean Boltz who capitalized 15 minutes later, scoring in minute 20, scoring on a rebound from a shot from Thomas Raimbault to give the Badgers a lead that they wouldn't let up.

Despite the Badgers getting 10 corner kicks in the first half, 1-0 remained the score for the next 40 minutes of game time.

The gates opened for Wisconsin in minute 63, when Boltz collected a loose ball in midfield and broke away to score his second goal of the game.

Just 15 minutes later with the Badgers working in Marist's box, Matthew Zachemski sent a ball to Boltz, who one-timed it back to Zachemski, allowing the freshman to score his first collegiate goal and putting the Badgers up 3-0.

Boltz finished the scoring barrage with just seven minutes remaining in the game. In a play similar to the second goal, Boltz collected the ball near midfield and beat the Marist defenders in a sprint to the goal, completing the hat trick and putting the Badgers up 4-0, the final score of the game.

Marist played one man down the whole game, and played a physical game, obtaining one red card and four yellow cards. The Red Foxes managed just one shot on goal.

Key Notes:

Wisconsin scored four goals in a game for the first time since 2022 in a 4-2 victory over Marquette.
Dean Boltz became the first Badger to score seven points in their debut, and just the sixth Badger ever to reach that mark in a single game.
Boltz's hat trick is the first for Wisconsin since Jacob Brindle against Eastern Illinois on 10/30/13.
Matthew Zachmeski scored his first collegiate goal in his very first game.

Up Next: The Badgers stay at home, taking on Drexel on Sunday Aug. 25. The match starts at 1 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed on B1G+, with live stats available on the men's soccer schedule at UWBadgers.com. Live updates will be given @badgermsoccer on X (formerly twitter).