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| Aug. 17 |
#25 Notre Dame |
W, 1-0 |
| Aug. 19 |
South Dakota St. |
W, 5-0 |
| Aug. 26 |
Loyola-Chicago |
W, 4-0 |
| Aug. 31 |
at #2 UCLA |
L, 0-2 |
| Sept. 2 |
at Loyola Marymount |
W, 4-2 |
| Sept. 9 |
Illinois State |
W, 3-2 (2OT) |
| Sept. 12 |
at Milwaukee |
W, 2-1 (OT) |
| Sept. 16 |
at #3 Penn State* |
L, 1-2 |
| Sept. 21 |
Michigan State* |
W, 1-0 |
| Sept. 23 |
Michigan* |
L, 0-3 |
| Sept. 27 |
at Minnesota* |
L, 2-3 |
| Sept. 30 |
at #21 Ohio State* |
T, 0-0 (2OT) |
| Oct. 5 |
Nebraska* |
L, 2-3 (OT) |
| Oct. 8 |
at Green Bay |
W, 2-0 |
| Oct. 12 |
Northwestern* |
W, 2-1 |
| Oct. 14 |
Illinois* (BTN) |
W, 2-1 (OT) |
| Oct. 19 |
at Purdue* |
W, 4-2 |
| Oct. 21 |
at Indiana* |
W, 2-1 |
| Oct. 27 |
at Iowa* |
L, 1-2 |
| Oct. 31 |
vs. No. 3 Michigan |
L, 0-2 |
| Nov. 10 |
at UCLA (NCAA 1st Round) |
7:30 p.m. |
Printable Schedule  |
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| 1 |
Lauren Gunderson |
RS SR |
GK |
| 2 |
Lindsey Holmes |
FR |
MF |
| 3 |
Lindsey Hamann |
SR |
MF |
| 4 |
Carly Vogel |
SO |
D |
| 5 |
McKenna Meuer |
FR |
MF |
| 6 |
Brianna Stelzer |
FR |
D |
| 7 |
Erin Jacobsen |
RS SR |
MF |
| 8 |
Lexi Peterson |
FR |
MF |
| 10 |
Molly Laufenberg |
FR |
MF |
| 11 |
Marta Wangard |
FR |
MF |
| 13 |
Kinley McNicoll |
FR |
MF |
| 14 |
Monica Lam-Feist |
SR |
MF |
| 15 |
Cara Walls |
SO |
F |
| 16 |
Casey Mann |
FR |
D |
| 17 |
Lindsey Johnson |
SR |
D |
| 19 |
Courtney McHugh |
FR |
F |
| 20 |
Zoe Ziegler |
FR |
MF |
| 21 |
Paige Adams |
RS JR |
F |
| 22 |
Kodee Williams |
RS SO |
MF |
| 24 |
Genevieve Richard |
JR |
GK |
| 25 |
Joana Bielefeld |
SR |
MF |
| 27 |
Becky McGrath |
FR |
D |
| 28 |
Nicole La Petina |
JR |
MF |
| 29 |
Nikki Greenhalgh |
SO |
F |
| 30 |
Alexandra Heller |
RS SO |
D |
| 31 |
Olivia Hoff |
SR |
GK |
| Complete Roster |
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Week of Nov. 5-11
Badgers paired with UCLA in opening round of NCAA Tournament
After garnering a 12-7-1 mark in 2012, the University of Wisconsin women's soccer team earned an at-large bid in the 2012 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament.
Know the foe: The Bruins
UCLA closed out its season with a 15-2-2 mark. The Bruins took on USC in their last match, falling to the Trojans, 3-2, in double-overtime on Nov. 2. Despite an 8-1-2 home mark this season, UCLA dropped their most recent home match to Stanford, 2-1, on Oct. 28.
Led by PAC-12 Player of the Year, Zakiya Bywaters, the Bruins are led by their eight all-conference honorees. It was only the second time in over a decade the Bruins were able to accomplish that feat.
Last time out
Despite a closely played match, the No. 6-seeded University of Wisconsin women's soccer team fell to No. 3 Michigan Wolverines, 2-0, in the opening round of the 2012 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament at Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Ind., Wednesday evening.
The Badgers (12-7-1) outshot Michigan, 12-11, falling for just the second time all season when tallying more shots than their opponent.
Senior GK Lauren Gunderson played all 90 minutes, recording four saves but conceding the match's only scores.Wisconsin saw its aggressiveness go unrewarded as Michigan (14-4-2) dominated the Badgers in corner kicks, 8-3.
Big Ten B1G Board
The Badgers finished the season sixth in the Big Ten conference with a 5-5-1 record.
As a team, the Badgers are second in the conference in single-match points (16 vs. South Dakota St.) and are tied for second in single-match assists (6 vs. South Dakota St.) and goals (5 vs. South Dakota St.).
Sophomore Cara Walls is ninth in the Big Ten in goals (10) during conference matches and 10th in the Big Ten in points (21).
Breaking down Walls
After a mediocre start to the 2012 season, sophomore forward Cara Walls has broken out of her shell and is leading the Badgers in their historic run this season. Over the last five matches, Walls has tallied five goals and is leading the team in that category with 10, eclipsing her team-high nine-goal freshman campaign. The Wauwatosa, Wis., native has accumulated a team-high 21 points this season, including 16 in Big Ten contests.
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Sr. Paige Adams
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Ram(Paige) Adams
Making the most of her senior season, Paige Adams is second on the team in goals (6), points (17) and assists (5). Adams has tallied at least a point in 11 of UW's 20 matches this season, and had her four-game home point scoring streak snapped on Friday, Sept. 21, in UW's win, 1-0, win over Michigan State.
Goal-oriented
The Badgers are tallying goals at a rapid pace this season. After 20 matches, Wisconsin has eclipsed its entire goal total from 2011. Behind a trio of four-goal outings and a five-goal performance against South Dakota State, the Badgers have 38 goals to date, 12 more than their total output all of last season.
Wisconsin’s offensive improvement is largely due to its aggressiveness on the front line. UW is outshooting its opponents 259-221 and is outscoring foes 38-25.
Shooting stars
The Badgers hold a 8-1-0 record in 2012 when outshooting opponents, with three of those victories coming in shutout fashion. On the contrary, UW is 2-4-1 when being outshot in matches during 2012. Three of those losses have come to ranked foes, with a trio have come at the hands of Big Ten opponents.
Early bird gets the worm
The Badgers have conceded the contest’s first goal in five matches this season, recording a 3-5-0 record when doing so. Wisconsin’s offensive aggressiveness has been vital in all 12 victories this season, with nine coming in matches where the Badgers recorded the game’s opening score. UW holds a 60 percent chance of winning the match when scoring first and are 9-0-0 in game’s where they have accomplished just that this season. The Badgers are 8-0-0 when leading at the half and 2-2-1 when tied heading into the intermission.
Silence of the Lam-Feist
Senior Monica Lam-Feist has tallied a career-high 13 points in 2012, including a pair of scores in UW’s 4-2 win over Purdue on Friday, Oct. 19, posting her first multi-goal match of the season. Lam-Feist’s quiet demeanor is offset by her aggressive on-field approach to defending, as well as scoring points. This season, the senior is leading the Badgers in shots (54) and is second in goals (6).
10 is the magic number
For the fourth-consecutive season the Badgers have eclipsed the 10-win plateau. Following UW’s 2-1 double-overtime win over Illinois on Sunday, Oct. 14, the Badgers matched their win total from 2011 and are approaching their first 13-win season since 2005. Wisconsin has now tallied 10 or more wins in seven of the last 10 seasons, making an appearance in the NCAA Tournament during five of those 10 double-digit winning slates.
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So. Cara Walls
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McClimon the Walls
The Badgers have had one of the most successful home campaigns in recent memory. Much of the success has been a result of the solid play of sophomore Cara Walls. The Wauwatosa, Wis., native bypassed the potential slump that plague most sophomores who dominate their first collegiate season and is matching her strong numbers from 2011. In all six home matches that Walls has tallied a point in, UW is 6-0-0. Walls played the role of savior during the Badgers last two matches, notching game-winning goals against both Northwestern and Illinois.
The sophomore is currently tied for third in the Big Ten in game-winning goals (2) and now leads her team in points (17) and goals (8), after tallying 19 points and nine goals in 2011.
Moscato added to coaching staff
Paula Wilkins announced the addition of Canadian national team member and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, Carmelina Moscato, to the women's soccer coaching staff.
Most recently, Moscato served as Canada's starting center back during all six matches of the 2012 Summer Olympics, playing a vital role in her native country earning its first-ever medal in Olympic competition.
After placing eighth during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Moscato guided the Canadian women's national team to a third-place finish in London after defeating France, 1-0 and falling one-goal short of tying the U.S. for an eventual spot in the gold-medal game.
By the numbers
6 - The Badgers have recorded six shutouts in 2012, with five resulting in victories. In 2011, UW recorded six shutouts the entire season.
.742 - Paula Wilkins owns a 21-8 NCAA Tourament record, which includes a 74.2 win percentage.
3 - Wisconsin is set to make its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last four years under Paula Wilkins.
10 - Following their 2-1 double-overtime win over Illinois on Sunday, Oct. 14, the Badgers eclipsed the 10-win plateau, a feat they have accomplished for the fourth-straight season.
1993 - The Badgers ended the Aug. 19 weekend with a 5-0 thumping of visiting South Dakota State, and began their season with consecutive shutouts for the first time since 1993.
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Fr. Kinley McNicoll
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Consistent Kinley
Paula Wilkins freshmen class, led by starting midfielder Kinley McNicoll, has given the Badgers a much-needed boost this season. Wilkins is starting four freshmen and McNicoll, an Ontario native, is emerging as the leader of the talented bunch. Through18 matches, McNicoll is fourth among all Badgers in points (12) and has shown flashes of experience and grit only seen in someone who has redshirted or is nearing the end of their four-year career.
The freshman has shown aggressiveness, ranking third on UW in shots (35) but has also displayed her unselfishness, notching only 14 shots on goal and tallying a team-best six assists this season.
Home sweet home
Wisconsin's fast start was due in large part to its friendly nonconference schedule, which included three-straight home games to kick off the season for the first time since 2005. The Badgers are 5-2-0 at the McClimon Soccer Complex this season, a feat UW has not accomplished since 2009.
Badgers on the rise
After entering the 2012 season unranked and upsetting BIG EAST perennial-power Notre Dame, Wisconsin entered the second week of competition in the top 20 for the first time in two years. After now notching three-straight wins, the Badgers have ascended into the top 15, peaking at No. 14 in the latest NSCAA/Continental Tire Division I poll, released Tuesday.
UCLA moves to No. 2 in the latest rankings, setting up an intriguing top 15 match-up for the Badgers in their first road trip of the 2012 slate. Following its first loss of the 2012 season, Stanford dropped to fourth in the poll, replaced by undefeated Florida State, who earned 24 of the 33 first-place votes.
Oklahoma State and Pepperdine round out the top 5, while Penn State, the only other Big Ten women's program ranked in the top 25, drops to No. 8.
Party like its 1989
For the first time in over two decades, the Badgers defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, knocking off the 2010 NCAA National Champions, 1-0, to open the 2012 season. Wisconsin previously recorded its one and only victory over Notre Dame on Sept. 9, 1989, in South Bend, Ind.
UW got a late goal from senior Monica Lam-Feist in the 84th minute, securing the win for the Badgers, which was just their second all-time against Notre Dame. In her first start in net since the graduation of 2011 All-Big Ten GK Michele Dalton, senior Lauren Gunderson recorded seven saves, as Notre Dame outshot Wisconsin 12-8 and earned three more corner kick opportunities than the Badgers.
Prior to the Aug. 17, 2012 match, the closest the Badgers have come to defeating the Fighting Irish is in 2001, when the teams played to a 2-2 double-OT draw in South Bend.
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So. Kodee Williams
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Canadian connection
Among all 26 members of the 2012 Wisconsin women’s soccer team, five states are represented, with the state of Wisconsin garnering the most players. Five Badgers hail from Canada, including three starters. Senior Monica Lam-Feist (Surrey, British Columbia), juniors Paige Adams (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) and Genevieve Richard (Saint-Bruno, Quebec), as well as sophomore Kodee Williams (Toronto, Ontario) and freshman Kinley McNicoll (Oakville, Ontario), are all Canadians by birth.
The Canadians, excluding Richard who is a GK, have played instrumental roles in the Badgers’ offensive success this season. After 18 matches, the four have scored a combined 18 goals and recorded 16 assists, tallying 52 of the team’s 107 total points.
Home is where the heart is
UW began its regular season with three-straight home games for the first time since 2005. During that season, former head coach Dean Durst led the Badgers to a 3-0 start, shutting out two of those first three opponents. Wisconsin eventually finished the season 13-9-2 and went on to fall to Marquette in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Badgers picked fourth in Big Ten
The Wisconsin women's soccer team was picked fourth in the Big Ten preseason coaches' poll, marking the second season in a row that the Badgers have been selected third in the poll. Prior to that, the last time the team was chosen among the top three was in 2003.
The Badgers return 5 of 11 starters from a squad that reached the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2006. In addition, 15 letterwinners return as head coach Paula Wilkins enters her sixth season.
Seniors Monica Lam-Feist and Lindsey Johnson, as well as 2011 All-Big Ten Freshmen team honoree Cara Walls were also chosen as Wisconsin's Players to Watch for the upcoming season.
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