MENOMONIE — The University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic women's soccer team fell 4-1 to UW-Eau Claire Wednesday night.
Stout finished even in shots at 9-9 and put four attempts on goal, including seven second-half shots.
Alli LaVick recorded UW-Stout's first chance with a shot wide left in the third minute, but Eau Claire built an early advantage with two goals in the opening 14 minutes. Emma Donovan scored in the 13th minute off assists from Jayda Swopes and Olivia Lukrafka Varassin, and Lukrafka Varassin added another in the 14th minute with an assist from Donovan.
Kristen Silenzi saved a Donovan shot in the 21st minute. The Blue Devils broke through in the 33rd minute when
Tia Rubow scored from
Sami Moseng's assist to pull within 2-1, but Megan Dwyer answered for Eau Claire in the 33rd minute. Eau Claire took a 3-1 lead into halftime.
Kayla White put Stout's first shot of the second half on goal in the 54th minute, but Bella Jones made the save. The Blue Devils generated a longer attacking stretch from the 69th through 77th minutes, recording five shots and a corner kick while down 3-1. The stretch included attempts by Rubow,
Tessa Pagel,
Mia Brunelli and White, with Pagel's shot saved in the 75th minute.
Johanna Thompson scored off Brooklyn Osby's assist in the 81st minute to make it 4-1. Brunelli had a late shot saved in the 88th minute before the Blue Devils earned a corner in the 89th minute, but Eau Claire closed out the result.
Rubow finished with two shots, including one on goal, and Moseng recorded the assist. White added two shots, including one on goal, while Pagel matched that total off the bench with two shots and one on goal.
The Blue Devils move to 4-7-4 and 0-3 in WIAC play and will travel to La Crosse, Wisconsin, to face No. 15 UW-La Crosse on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 5 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.
