DAYTON, Ohio - Sydney Senn scored the game-winner in the 82
nd minute to help the Milwaukee women's soccer team claim a 2-1 victory over Wright State Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field.
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The Panthers (11-0-2, 3-0-1 Horizon League) remained unbeaten after coming back from its first deficit of the season against the Raiders (7-6-0, 2-2 Horizon League) to claim the win.
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"The team did an excellent job today overcoming a lot of adversity from injuries, playing a talented team on the road, and battling back after giving up the first goal," UWM head coach
Troy Fabiano said "The second half was a character check for our team and the team responded very well – answering with a quick goal and then they kept working and found a way to get the win."
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Scoreless at the half, Wright State tallied at the 51:08 mark to take the 1-0 advantage and put Milwaukee behind on the scoreboard for the first time in 13 games this season.
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The situation lasted all of 50 seconds, with
Aubrey Krahn netting her seventh of the season on an assist from
Lourdes Onwuemeka – her league-leading seventh of the season – to make it a new game less than a minute later at the 51:58 mark.
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A defensive battle throughout, the game remained 1-1 headed into the final 20 minutes. A team save by the Panthers cleared a potential WSU goal in the 78th minute. That was followed up by the real momentum-turner, as Senn picked a great time for her first goal of the campaign, burying the eventual winner at the 81:41 mark off an assist by
Anna Smalley.
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For the game, Wright State actually finished with a slight 9-to-8 shot advantage, which included a 5-to-4 edge in shots on target. The hosts also nearly doubled-up the corner kicks at 11-6, while UWM had 15 of the 26 fouls.
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Senn was the only player on the team to record more than one shot (she had a pair). In goal,
Mallory Geurts made three saves to secure the victory.
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Up next, the Panthers have the week off to focus on a big game Saturday, welcoming Northern Kentucky to Engelmann Stadium. Game time against the first-place (4-0) Norse is set for 7 p.m.
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