LA CROSSE, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point women's soccer team (5-3-3, 0-1-0) fell by a 31- final at UW-La Crosse (11-0-0, 1-0-0) in the conference opener on Saturday.
The host Eagles got on the board in the seventh minute of play.
Just over three minutes later,
Piper Gunderson (Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) tied the game at 1-1 with her third goal of the week.
Piper Hanley (Farmington, Minn./Farmington) and
Christa Borchardt (New Berlin, Wis./West) had assists on the equalizer.
UWSP goalkeeper
Jocelyn Blahnik (De Pere, Wis./De Pere) made six saves in the first half as the Match went to break, tied at 1-1.
UWL broke the tie in the 54th minute with the eventual game-winner. In the 77th minute, the Eagles were awarded a penalty kick and converted for the 3-1 score.
Blahnik made six more saves in the second half for a season-high 12 saves on the day. Gunderson's goal was the only shot on goal for UWSP.
The Pointers will host UW-Oshkosh on Wednesday (Oct. 7) at the UWSP Turf Facility. Kick off is slated for 7:30 p.m.
