The UW Oshkosh women’s soccer team extended its season-high win streak to three games after defeating UW-Stevens Point 4-1 on Oct. 18, taking down UW-River Falls 2-1 on Oct. 21 and besting Concordia University (Wisconsin) 2-1 on the road Oct. 24.
UWO (5-9-3, 3-3-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) entered its home game against the Pointers (6-7-1, 3-1-0 WIAC) Oct. 18 with only one win in the Titans’ previous nine matches.
After a fairly quiet first 35 minutes of action at Titan Stadium, the matchup between the Titans and Pointers heated up when in the 37th minute, freshman Gabriella Mattio scored her second goal of the season. Mattio’s goal put the Titans up 1-0 and UWO went into halftime with a one goal advantage.
It would not take long for the Titans to pick things back up after the break, scoring goals in the 51st and 57th minutes by Alayna Clark and Brynn Higgins, respectively, putting the Titans up 3-0 with 33 minutes remaining.
The Pointers responded with a goal in the 61st minute. However, the Titans would put the game away with another goal in the 79th minute.
The two teams combined for 39 shots taken in the game, with the Titans accounting for 23 of them.
For Senior Day, the Titans hosted the Falcons (6-6-3, 1-2-1 WIAC) on Oct. 21 in the final home game of the season.
The match did not start ideally for the Titans, as it only took until the 14th minute for the Falcons to find the back of the net. However, UWO was able to close the first half by answering with a goal of their own in the 35th minute, scored by Molly Jackson, deadlocking the match at 1-1.
The second half would see 11 Titan shots, and luckily for the Titans one of those shots on goal ended up in the net courtesy of a shot from Ariana Gonzalez in the 73rd minute, pushing UWO to a 2-1 victory.
The Titans took the lead early and went on to claim their third straight win over Concordia 2-1 on the road Oct. 24.
UWO took the lead in the 24th minute when Gabby Born scored on an assist from Alayna Clark.
The Falcons responded with a goal in the 41st minute, but the Titans were able to take the lead once again after a goal from Brianna Kehl in the 62nd minute to help the Titans to their fifth win of the season.
The Titans will finish off the season on the road at UW-Platteville Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. If UWO defeats the Pioneers, the Titans are guaranteed a spot in the WIAC Tournament.