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MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Oct. 5, 2007) - Junior Erin Kane made five saves to lead the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's soccer team to a 0-0 tie with Iowa Friday evening at Engelmann Field.

The Panthers (6-3-3) are now unbeaten in their last six games (3-0-3), while the Hawkeyes (6-1-4) are unbeaten in their last eight (6-0-2).

Milwaukee is now unbeaten in its last 21 overtime contests (9-0-12).

"We knew it would be a battle. They were coming off a weekend where they just beat Michigan and Michigan State," Milwaukee head coach Michael Moynihan said. "We had a battle in store for us. We had opportunities we could have finished off the game. It's disappointing to let them go. I thought it was at least an entertaining game. There was a lot of energy and a good crowd."

Kane and her counterpart, Wauwatosa native Lindsey Boldt, held their opponents off the scoreboard for 110 minutes. Boldt finished with four saves of her own. The shutout was the seventh of the season for Kane and the 33rd of her career, while Boldt tallied number six for the year.

The save of the match came in the 96th minute when serve from freshman Erin DeYoung serve found its way through the Iowa midfield off the arm of a Hawkeye player. The referee signaled for a UWM advantage and the ball found its way to Nicole Sperl. Sperl had a 1v1 with Boldt and rocketed a shot from the top of the penalty area. Boldt made a leaping save to knock the ball off the cross bar.

"I thought their keeper made a fantastic save off that shot Sperl hit off the bar. She just got a little touch and it was enough to keep the game going," Moynihan said. "We have to do a little better on our finishing, but overall I'd like to see more composure from our team. We had more time than we realized and we forced a lot things that weren't on. It's our home field and we expected to come away with a victory. Their leading the Big Ten, but it doesn't matter to us. We should've won and found a way."

UWM controlled possession throughout the first half, generating a number of forward opportunities. In the second half, it was Iowa that came out of halftime the aggressors, but was unable to convert that into dangerous shots.

Milwaukee fell into a pattern of long serves that the Hawkeye defense struggled with at times. It was one of those serves that led to the biggest opportunity of regulation. Freshman Claire Watkins sent a ball out of the Panther half, which senior Pam Shipway headed forward and Sperl flicked into the box. Sophomore Erin Kreuser came down with the ball. She trapped the ball, but Boldt darted off her line to snuff out the chance.

"I thought we were sloppy for most of the game, but in overtime we played very well and had some very good chances," Moynihan said. "There were a couple of stretches where I thought we were okay. I thought we lacked composure overall. They are a good opponent. We finish that early breakaway, it's a different game right off the bat."

For the game, the Panthers held a 13-12 shot advantage and took two more corner kicks (3-1). UWM's forwards were aggressive at the Iowa back line, being whistled for offsides five times. Sperl had a team-high three shots, including two on frame, while DeYoung also took three shots in the match.

The Panthers return to action and league play Sunday, hosting Youngstown State at noon.