MENOMONIE — The University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic women's soccer team played Lawrence University to a 1-1 tie Wednesday at Nelson Field.

Lawrence applied early pressure, recording three shots and six corner kicks during a stretch from the 14th to 19th minutes, but the Blue Devils kept the Vikings off the scoreboard. Sami Moseng put Stout's first shot on goal in the 21st minute, but Lawrence goalkeeper Claire Brockhert made the save. Lawrence's Kylie Melonis hit the woodwork in the 25th minute.

Tessa Pagel recorded two shots within a minute of each other late in the first half, while Stout goalkeeper Kristen Silenzi saved Elena Hartung's shot in the 32nd minute. Kayla White added a shot on goal in the 41st minute that was saved by Brockhert, and the Blue Devils earned a corner kick shortly afterward. The teams went into halftime tied 0-0.

Lawrence generated early pressure again in the second half, with Silenzi saving Ava Elders' shot in the 47th minute. The Blue Devils responded with a corner kick before Mckenna Long put a shot on goal in the 53rd minute that Brockhert saved.

Lawrence took a 1-0 lead in the 54th minute when Elders scored off an assist from Kate Noonan. Stout answered less than 10 minutes later when Alli LaVick scored in the 63rd minute off an assist from Pagel to tie the match at 1-1.
Neither team could find the game-winning goal over the final 27 minutes. Pagel added a shot in the 81st minute as the match ended in a 1-1 tie.

The Blue Devils move to 4-4-3 and will travel to Platteville, Wis., to open WIAC play Saturday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m. against UW-Platteville.