PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point men's soccer team (5-5-0, 0-1-0) fell by a 3-2 final at UW-Platteville (4-4-1, 1-0-0) in the league opener on Saturday night.
The Pioneers broke the scoreless deadlock with a goal at the 35:00 mark. In the 51st minute, UWP took a 2-0 lead.
Jaxon Buckley (Kingsford, Mich./Kingsford) got the Pointers on the board in the 61st minute. His sixth goal of the season was assisted by
Connor Urban (Waukesha, Wis./West).
Noah Johnson (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji) tied the match at 2-2 with an unassisted tally in the 74th minute.
The Pioneers regained the lead in the 89th minute to win the match.
UWSP goalkeeper
Jacob Havlik (Onalaska, WIs./Onalaska) had five saves. UWP goalkeeper Connor Waite also had five saves.
The Pointers take on Saint Mary's in Winona, Minn., on Monday (Oct. 12). Game time is 4:00 p.m.
