La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse soccer team improved to 4-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) with a 3-0 win over UW-Stout Polytechnic Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.
UWL is now 15-0 overall, the best start in WIAC history. UW-Stout drops to 4-8-4 overall and 0-4 in the WIAC.
Morgan Fitt
RANKINGS
* UWL is ranked 15th on the Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Organization for Coaches (IWSOC) Poll in partnership with the United Soccer Coaches.
SERIES RECORD
* UWL leads the all-time series, 26-7-3, with UW-Stout. The Eagles have won the last 12 meetings with the Blue Devils.
WINNING STREAK
* With the victory, UWL sets a school record for consecutive victories at 15. The Eagles won 14 straight games from September 12 through October 24, 2018 and from October 1 through November 12, 2012.
SHUTOUTS
* UWL recorded its 11th shutout of the season Saturday. The 11 shutouts are tied for fifth in single-season school history. UWL set a school record with 16 shutouts in 2023.
WIAC PLAY
* UWL extended its WIAC unbeaten streak to 32 (30-0-2) with Saturday's win. The Eagles tied UW-Platteville on October 9, 2024 ( 2-2) and October 22, 2025 (1-1). UWL's last conference loss came to UW-Oshkosh on October 23, 2021 (2-1).
Katelyn Studebaker
HOME SUCCESS
* The Eagles improved to 99-16-12 at home under head coach
Jason Murphy, including 56-2-5 in the last six seasons.
* UWL's last home loss (3-1) came to then fourth-ranked Christopher Newport University (Va.) on September 27, 2024.
* The Eagles are 26-0-2 at home in their last 28 games with ties coming against Carleton College (Minn.) on October 20, 2024 ( 2-2) and versus UW-Platteville on October 22, 2025 (1-1).
HOW IT HAPPENED – FIRST HALF
* UWL tallied three first half goals.
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Aubree Caya scored at 19:48 on
Kate Heiderscheit's assist to make it 1-0.
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Katelyn Studebaker gave UWL a 2-0 lead at 37:39 with
Grace Williams recording the assist.
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Morgan Fitt extended the lead to 3-0 at 41:59 on a
Gianna Zamborini assist.
* UWL totaled 19 shots in the first half while UW-Stout was held to three.
HOW IT HAPPENED – SECOND HALF
* UWL finished with 15 shots in the second half.
* UW-Stout totaled four shots in the final 45:00.
Summer Nicolai
UWL LEADERS
* UWL finished with 34 shots, including 14 on goal. The Eagles all 10 corner kicks in the game.
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Sera Speltz led UWL with five shots while Williams and
Ella Opie each had four. Fifteen players recorded a shot.
Speltz, Caya and
Allison Steeno each had two shots on goal.
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Summer Nicolai earned the win in goal, recording three saves.
UW-STOUT LEADERS
* UW-Stout had seven shots with three on goal.
* Alli LaVick and Kayla White each finished with two shots with LaVick recording two on goal and White one.
* Kristen Silenzi suffered the loss, registering 11 saves.
UP NEXT
* UWL returns to action at UW-Platteville on Wednesday, October 21 at 7 p.m.
