MENOMONIE — The University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic women's soccer team (4-8-6, 0-4-2) played UW-Whitewater (12-3-3, 3-1-2) to a 0-0 tie Saturday at Nelson Field, with Kristen Silenzi making six saves for her eighth shutout of the year tying a school record for single-season shutouts.

The Blue Devils absorbed an early Whitewater corner in the 10th minute, then put the first shot on goal in the 17th minute when Tessa Pagel's attempt was saved by Lauren Ripley. Whitewater earned another corner in the 28th minute before the match settled into a five-foul stretch from the 28th through the 37th minutes, while Pagel and Julia Fitt added shots for Stout.

Whitewater had the final two shots of the half, including a Rachel Cvikel attempt that missed right in the 39th minute and a Rowan Severson shot that Silenzi saved in the 44th minute, and the match remained scoreless at halftime.

Whitewater opened the second half with sustained pressure, recording five shots and a corner from the 47th through the 57th minutes. Silenzi saved attempts by Genevieve Simkowski in the 49th minute and Jasmine Wilson in the 52nd minute, while Pagel recorded Stout's first shot of the half in the 53rd minute.

The Blue Devils pushed back after the hour mark, with Pagel forcing Ripley into a save in the 63rd minute and Mckenna Long putting a shot on goal during a stretch that also included attempts by Bella Mickey and Emma Balsley. The Blue Devils earned corner kicks in the 77th and 83rd minutes to keep pressure in the attacking third.

Whitewater pressed late with a corner and multiple shots from the 83rd through the 90th minutes, including Wilson's attempt off the top woodwork in the 88th minute. Silenzi made two more saves during the closing stretch, including one on Jenna Laidlaw in the 88th minute.

Pagel led the Blue Devils with four shots, putting two on goal.

Stout travels to Saint Peter, Minn., to face Gustavus Adolphus College on Wednesday, Oct. 28.