RIVER FALLS — University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic men's soccer fell to UW-River Falls 1-0 Saturday at Ramer Field.
 
River Falls generated an early opportunity, but Lucas Biederman made a save in the opening minute. Stout responded with two shots on goal from Logan Bergien, but Greyson Shiek turned away both attempts. The Blue Devils continued to look for an opening, with attempts from Trey White and Sven Oberg, while Biederman made additional saves to keep the match scoreless.
 
Stout created opportunities through Asher Vogel, Ryker Rivard and Odyn Peterson late in the first half. River Falls earned a corner kick in the 43rd minute, and five seconds later, Sam Everakes scored off an assist from Ilya Lalich to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.
 
The Blue Devils looked for an equalizer early in the second half. Shiek made saves on attempts from White in the 56th minute and Patrick Zich in the 58th and 60th minutes. River Falls continued to pressure the Stout defense, with Biederman making saves on Ravel Martin in the 68th minute and Sorel Richardson in the 76th.
 
Stout pushed forward in the closing minutes, but Shiek stopped a Rivard attempt in the 79th minute. Kevin Lowery and Zich sent shots wide, while Landen Arnstad recorded the Blue Devils' final attempt in the 89th minute. Neither team scored in the second half as River Falls held on for the 1-0 victory.
 
Biederman finished with seven saves. Zich led Stout with three shots, including two on goal, while Bergien put both of his attempts on frame.
 
The Blue Devils will enter the WIAC Tournament as the No. 6 seed and will travel to UW-Eau Claire to take on the No. 3-seeded Blugolds on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. in the First Round.