The UW Oshkosh women’s soccer team earned its first win of the season after defeating St. Norbert College 1-0 Sept. 16 at Titan Stadium, but the Titans fell to the Milwaukee School of Engineering 2-0 at home Sept. 14.
The Titans (1-5-1) were able to secure their first win of the season after UWO’s Shannon Walsh scored her first career goal when she sent the ball into the top corner of the net off a corner kick from Laney Wiebel in the 70th minute.
Oshkosh goalkeeper Emma Sauriol picked up her first win of the season after tallying six saves. Wiebel and Lauren Janssens led UWO with two shots apiece, but the Titans were outshot by the Green Knights (1-2-0) 18-9 and committed more fouls (7-5).
St. Norbert’s Aleah Reesman had a game-high four shots and had two shots on target to lead the Green Knights. Goalkeeper Taylor Wilson earned the loss after allowing a goal and making three saves.
MSOE (4-2-0) took down the Titans earlier in the week at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium after Hadleigh Ostrenga scored a penalty kick in the 32nd minute and Claire Bradford added a goal in the 59th minute.
The Raiders outshot the Titans 16-9 and were led by Grace Quinn, who had a game-high five shots and put two shots on target. MSOE goalkeeper Page Sanchez picked up the win after saving two shots and not allowing a goal. Ayla Zuzek played eight minutes in relief of Sanchez, saving one shot.
UWO’s Mallory Kerhin earned the loss after giving up two goals and saving five shots. Offensively, the Titans were led by Wiebel, Maddie Daigle and Brynn Higgins, who each recorded two shots in the contest. Oshkosh’s Maddie Anderson received the only yellow card handed out in the match in the 64th minute.
The Titans will be back in action Sept. 21 when they take on the University of Dubuque (Iowa) (3-1-1) for the 151Derby/Clash’s Kids Day, with kickoff scheduled for 5 p.m. at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.