Titans Down Vikings In Double Overtime

Becca Blue (Fr. • Kimberly) tallied the match-winning goal in the second overtime period to lift the UW-Oshkosh women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Lawrence University on Wednesday (Oct. 28) at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.

Blue supplied her first game-winner of the season when she knocked Kelsey Spaith's (So. • Madison) corner kick into the goal at the 103:50 mark of the contest. Blue's fifth goal of the season ended a scoring drought of nearly 392 minutes for the Titans.

The teams played a scoreless regulation despite a 9-3 advantage in shots for Lawrence University (10-6) in the first half and a 9-2 advantage in shots for UW-Oshkosh (9-7-2) in the second.

UW-Oshkosh failed to score in the first overtime after attempting all five shots and both corner kicks of the period. UW-Oshkosh attempted all three shots and the lone corner kick of the second overtime.

UW-Oshkosh finished the match with 20 shots and seven corner kicks. The Titans were led by the four shots of both Jessica Erny (So. • Wauwatosa) and Anna Guilfoil (So. • Madison) and the three of both Blue and Lindsey Collette (Fr. • Green Bay). Blue and Collette both had shots deflect off the crossbar in regulation.

Lawrence University, which dropped its ninth straight match to UW-Oshkosh, compiled 11 shots and four corner kicks. Elizabeth Seeley counted three shots and Sarah Ehlinger, Annie Kaiser and Mallory Koula two each for the Vikings.

Both goalkeepers were active in the match as Lawrence University's Lindsey Ahlen stopped seven shots and UW-Oshkosh's Brittany Walder (So. • Waukesha) six. The shutout was Walder's fifth of the season.

UW-Oshkosh opens play in the WIAC Tournament by hosting UW-Whitewater in a first round match on Tuesday (Nov. 3).