Women's Soccer | 11/4/2026 1:38:00 PM

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La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse soccer team (18-1)is set to host UW-Oshkosh (9-6-4) on Thursday, November 5 in the semifinals of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championship (Presented by Culver's). Game time is 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. 
 
WIAC TOURNAMENT
* UWL enters the tournament as the one-seed and earned a first round bye.
* UW-Oshkosh is the sixth-seed and advanced to the semifinals a 2-1 victory at UW-Whitewater in the first round on Tuesday, November 3.
* The winner of Thursday's game advances to the WIAC Championship on Saturday, November 7.  
* In the other semifinal Thursday, second-seeded UW-Platteville hosts fourth-seeded UW-Eau Claire.
* The highest remaining seed will host the championship game. The winner of the league tournament earns the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championships.
 

EARLIER THIS SEASON
* UWL earned a 3-0 home win over UW-Oshkosh on October 24, scoring a pair of first half goals while holding the Titans to five shots on goal. The Eagles have won the last five meetings with the Titans and lead the all-time series, 25-12-3.

WIAC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
* UWL is 24-23-3 all-time in the WIAC Championships while UW-Oshkosh is 15-28-3.  The Eagles and Titans are both making their 32nd all-time appearance in the WIAC Championships.  
* UWL has won seven tournament titles, including four straight (1996, 2017-18, 2022-25), while UW-Oshkosh has captured three (2011, 2014, 2021) championships. UWL is seeking its 12th trip to the tournament championship game.              
* UWL's four consecutive conference championships are tied for second in league history. UW-Stevens Point won eight straight (1997-2004) WIAC Tournament titles. The Pointers also won four consecutive from 1992-95.
* UWL leads UW-Oshkosh, 5-2, in the WIAC Tournament. The Titans won the last meeting, a 2-1 victory in Oshkosh in the 2021 championship game.

UWL SEASON
* UWL won its ninth (1996, 2015, 2017-18, 2022-26) regular season league title in school history this year, including fifth straight, under head coach Jason Murphy.
* The Eagles finished 18-1 overall and 6-1 in the WIAC, going 10-0 overall at home.
* Twenty-two players have recorded a point for UWL with eight scoring at least five goals.
* Aubree Caya leads the Eagles in goals (15), points (35), shots (65), shots on goal (38) and game-winning goals (5). Jillian Sawadski is second in goals (7), points (20) and game-winning goals (3) while being tied for second in assists (6). She is also fifth in shots (40) and fourth in shots on goal (25).
* Amaya Thesing, Sera Speltz and Katelyn Studebaker are tied for third in goals (6) with Grace Williams, Macy Evans and Gianna Zamborni tied for sixth (5). Kate Heiderscheit leads UWL in assists (8).  
* Summer Nicolai is 18-1 in goal with a 0.41 goals against average. UWL has 14 shutouts this year.

RANKINGS
* UWL is ranked 20th in this week's National Power Index (NPI) for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III and 24th in the Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Organization for Coaches (IWSOC) Poll in partnership with the United Soccer Coaches.

UW-OSHKOSH SEASON
* The Titans, 6-2-1, on the road this season, finished 2-3-2 in the WIAC this season.
* UW-Oshkosh advanced to this year's tournament semifinals with a 2-1 victory at UW-Whitewater in Tuesday's first round. The Warhawks took a 1-0 lead at 14:59, but the Titans scored a pair of second half goals. Addie Wreath's goal at 59:19 on Ryley Meenk's assist at 59:19 tied the game. Courtney Pampuch scored the eventual game-winning goal at 84:31 on a Wreath assist. Jamaya Mariner earned the win, playing the second half in goal. Larissa Likes played the first half, recording three saves.
* Jaden LeRoy leads the team in goals (8) and points (18) with Addie first in assists (7), second in points (15) and third in goals (4). Nadia Epshteyn is second in goals (6) and third in points (12). Marina has compiled a 1.18 goals against average with a 2-2-2 record while Likes is 7-4-2 with a 1.05 goals against average.