All-WIAC Team Features Four Titans

Four UW-Oshkosh players were among the 22 named to the All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Soccer Team. The Titans had forward Jessica Erny (Sr. • Wauwatosa), midfielder Chelsea Kierszh (So. • Oshkosh), defender Kelsey Spaith (Sr. • Madison) and goalkeeper Brittany Walder (Sr. • Waukesha) selected by the league's nine head coaches.

Erny appeared in all 23 games this year and started 22 times. She led UW-Oshkosh with six assists, in addition to her three goals. During wins over both Lawrence University and the Milwaukee School of Engineering, Erny tallied one goal and one assist. She finishes her four-year career with 11 goals and 16 assists in 79 matches.

One of just four sophomores to earn all-conference honors, Kierszh led the Titans with six goals and 13 points. She booked three game-winning scores against Lawrence University, Saint Mary's University (Minn.) and UW-Platteville.

Kierszh and Spaith were the only Titans to start all 23 contests. Spaith led UW-Oshkosh's defense that allowed a WIAC-best 0.78 goals per game. Spaith tallied three goals this year, increasing her career totals to five goals and four assists in 57 matches.

Walder capped her career with two outstanding performances in the NCAA Tournament. She held Ohio Wesleyan University scoreless for 110 minutes before marking a season-high 10 saves against Washington University (Mo.). Walder totaled a 0.91 goals against average and 97 saves in her 21 games this season. Overall, Walder has 13 shutouts, 300 saves and a 1.41 GAA in 63 matches.

UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse and UW-Whitewater also placed four members on the all-league squad. UW-Eau Claire was represented by Brittany Burant, Paige LeGate, Rachel Nerison and Alyssa Walker. UW-La Crosse had Sarah Joost, Sagan Pizzingrilli, Saskia Taylor and Jamie Wiepz, while conference champion UW-Whitewater owned Alyssa Chamberlain, Kelsey Finn, Emily Gerber and Christina Tooren. The remaining selections consisted of three from UW-Stout (Courtney Tideman, Grace Salwasser, Emily Stanke), two from UW-River Falls (Carlin Bunting, Eryn Lansverk) and Sammy Greer of UW-Stevens Point.

Gerber received the WIAC Offensive Player of the Year award, while Tideman gained the Defensive Player of the Year honor. The Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete of the Year was Nerison. UW-Whitewater's Greg Henschel was selected as Coach of the Year.

UW-Oshkosh finished its season with a 12-7-4 record, including a 5-3 mark for third place in the WIAC. The Titans won their first conference tournament and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship. It was the second postseason apperance in program history.