Platteville, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse soccer team suffered its first defeat of the season with a 1-0 loss at UW-Platteville Wednesday night at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.
The Eagles drop to 15-1 overall and 4-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Pioneers improve to 7-3-5 overall and 3-0-2 in the conference.
RANKINGS
* UWL is ranked 15th on the Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Organization for Coaches (IWSOC) Poll in partnership with the United Soccer Coaches.
* UWL is ninth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Power Index (NPI).
SERIES RECORD
* UWL now leads the all-time series, 32-4-3, with UW-Platteville. The Pioneers earned their first win over the Eagles since a 1-0 victory in 2013.
* UWL entered the game 12-0-2 in its last 14 meetings with UW-Platteville.
WIAC PLAY
* UWL had its WIAC unbeaten streak snapped at 32 (30-0-2) with Wednesday's loss. UWL tied UW-Platteville on October 9, 2024 (2-2) and October 22, 2025 (1-1).
* UWL's last conference loss had come to UW-Oshkosh on October 23, 2021 (2-1).
HOW IT HAPPENED – FIRST HALF
* The game was scoreless at halftime as UWL finished with 10 shots and UW-Platteville two.
* The Eagles had four corner kicks in the opening 45:00.
HOW IT HAPPENED – SECOND HALF
* Janelle Minor scored the game's only goal at 79:32, assisted by Jess Morawski and Emma Verdon.
* UWL had 12 shots and six corner kicks in the second half. The Eagles recorded six shots in the final 8:34 of the game.
* UW-Platteville totaled three shots and one corner kick.
UWL LEADERS
* UWL finished with 22 shots, including eight on goal. The Eagles had 10 corner kicks in the game.
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Ella Opie led UWL with four shots with
Amaya Thesing,
Aubree Caya and
Katelyn Studebaker each totaling three.
Catherine Arnold and
Sera Speltz had a pair of shots.
* Caya recorded a game-high three shots on goal.
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Summer Nicolai suffered the loss in goal, recording one save.
UW-PLATTEVILLE LEADERS
* UW-Platteville had five shots with two on goal and one corner kick.
* Minor finished with two shots, one on goal. Margaret Slove also recorded one shot on goal.
* Marguerite Mueller earned the win, registering eight saves.
UP NEXT
* UWL returns to action hosting UW-Oshkosh for Senior Day on Saturday, October 24 at 2 p.m.
