STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point men's soccer team (5-4-0) earned a 1-0 win over visiting Ripon (4-3-1) on a soggy night at the UWSP Turf Facility.
The Pointers had three early shot attempts that were all off target.
In the eighth minute,
Noah Johnson (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji) sent a cross into the box and it deflected in off a Ripon defender for a 1-0 UWSP lead.
UWSP's defense took over from there. Ripon had a shot on goal in the 17th and the 75th minute. UWSP goalkeeper
Jacob Havlik (Onalaska, WIs./Onalaska) made both saves for the shutout win.
Ripon goalkeeper Drew Seyfer made five saves in the match.
The Pointers open conference play on Saturday (Oct. 3) with a 7:00 p.m. match at UW-Platteville.
