La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse soccer team improved to 5-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) with a 3-0 win over UW-Oshkosh Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex on Senior Day.
UWL is now 16-1 overall while UW-Oshkosh drops to 6-6-4 overall and 1-3-2 in the WIAC.
Sera Speltz
SENIORS
UWL honored its eight seniors,
Aubree Caya,
Megan McNeely,
Claire Rankin,
Jillian Sawadski,
Sera Speltz,
Allison Steeno,
Jessica Stewart and
Grace Williams, prior to the start of the game.
WIAC REGULAR SEASON:
* With the win, UWL maintains its lead in the WIAC regular season standings with 15 points. UW-Platteville is second with 11 points with UW-Whitewater and UW-Eau Claire tied for third with 10.
* UWL can clinch the conference title with losses by UW-Platteville (at UW-Stevens Point) and UW-Whitewater (at UW-Stout Polytechnic) on Saturday night.
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 leads the all-time series, 25-12-3, with UW-Oshkosh. The Eagles have won the last five meetings with the Titans.
SHUTOUTS
* UWL recorded its 12th shutout of the season Saturday. The 12 shutouts are fifth in single-season school history. UWL set a school record with 16 shutouts in 2023.
Aubree Caya
HOME SUCCESS
* UWL is now 9-0 at home this season and improved to 100-16-12 at home under head coach
Jason Murphy, including 57-2-5 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 27-0-2 at home in their last 29 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 scored a pair of goals, including Speltz at 2:34 with an assist from Sawadski to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
* Caya extended the advantage to 2-0 at 19:06, assisted by Speltz.
* UWL recorded 12 shots in the first half, including eight on goal, while having all six of the game's corner kicks.
* UW-Oshkosh totaled five shots with two on goal.
HOW IT HAPPENED – SECOND HALF
* UWL made it 3-0 at 75:09 on an own goal by UW-Oshkosh.
* The Eagles had eight shots and three corner kicks in the second half.
* The Titans finished with seven shots and one corner kick.
UWL LEADERS
* UWL finished with 20 shots, including 14 on goal. The Eagles nine corner kicks in the game.
* Speltz, Caya, Opie and
Amaya Thesing each finished with three shots. Speltz, Caya, Opie, Thesing and
Catherine Arnold had two shots on goal.
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Summer Nicolai earned the shutout in goal, recording five saves.
Summer Nicolai
UW-OSHKOSH LEADERS
* UW-Oshkosh recorded 12 shots with five on goal. The Titans had one corner kick.
* Maddie Daigle led UW-Oshkosh with four shots, including two on goal. Addyson Knoebel also had two shots on goal.
* Larissa Likes suffered the loss, registering four saves while playing the first half. Jamaya Mariner recorded five saves in the second half.
UP NEXT
* UWL returns to action hosting Concordia University Wisconsin on Monday, October 26 at 6 p.m.
