Oct. 15, 2000
MILWAUKEE-The UWM men's soccer team displayed their traditional Panther soccer style on Friday afternoon, convincingly attacking MCC-rival Butler to a 4-1 win at Engelmann Field. The Panthers (8-7) took the conference win in a commanding fashion, as they outshot the Bulldogs 23-12 to go 3-2 in the MCC.
UWM started the frenzy in the 20th minute when freshman midfielder Kyle Lance ignited the field with a spectacular volley into the back of Butler's net. Defender Mark Pehowski sent a ball over Butler's defense, and Lance hit a great right-footed shot out of the air. With perfect top-spin, the ball dipped right below the cross bar to beat Butler goalkeeper Jason Richarz and give UWM the 1-0 lead.
Freshman substitute Bobby Lish entered the game at the restart, and quickly scored UWM's second goal in less than a minute from the previous goal. Pehowski crossed a ball into the center of the box off a free kick, and Lish headed in a goal over Richarz. Lish tallied his second goal in the half at the 31:53 mark, flicking in a Kyle Lance cross from six yards out on the far post.
After a 3-0 halftime score, the Panthers entered the second half with a continued fire. Senior captain Scott Dombrowski recorded his first goal of the season when he stole a ball from a Butler defender, and punished him by scoring from just inside the top of the box. Dombrowski's goal punctuated the Panther's brilliant attack, and sent UWM on with its first victory in the last four games.
UWM's only mistake seemed to come when they let down their guard and allowed Butler to score in the 74th minute. The Bulldogs' Mike Mariscalco received the ball from the left and dribbled right to the top of the box, slotting it back post past UWM goalkeeper Brad Swenby to end the score, 4-1.
"It's extremely satisfying to win at home, at Engelmann Field, and to beat Butler. Some coaches would concentrate on the 20 minutes that there was a lot of niggle and aggravation that detracted from our quality playing, but I'll focus on a team that is gradually learning what it means to play at Engelmann Field and play well. This was probably 60 minutes of our best soccer."
