Women's Soccer Wins Home Opener in 2OT
September 17, 2001 | Women's Soccer
The No. 23 Wisconsin women's soccer team escaped with a 1-0 double overtime victory over Evansville Monday afternoon at the McClimon Soccer Complex. The Badgers improve to 3-1-1 handing the Purple Aces (4-1) their first loss of the season.
'They are going to win a lot of games,' said coach Dean Duerst of Evansville. 'There's something to be said about confidence.'
Evansville, riding their best start in school history, looked very confident throughout the game and outplayed Wisconsin in certain aspects of the game. The Purple Aces allowed few chances and shut down Wisconsin's main threats. UE also outshot UW 14-4 in the second half.
After three close periods, the game moved into the fourth and final session. The second overtime was as tight as the entire game, but the Badgers got a corner kick with the clock winding down. The ball landed amongst the mob of players in front of the net and was lobbed from Kristen Betz (Brookfield, Wis.) to Kelly Kundert (Madison, Wis.), who got the ball to freshman Sarah Capel (New Berlin, Wis.).
Capel, appearing in her second game as a Badger, won the game at 116:23 on the fourth shot of her collegiate career.
'It shows that players need to be ready at any moment, ' Duerst said.
Wisconsin got another excellent performance in the net from junior Kelly Conway (Littleton, Colo.) who made nine saves to register her second shutout of the season. Conway, who made a couple game-saving dives against Evansville, currently owns a 1.07 GAA.
The Badgers continue their homestand next weekend by opening the Big Ten Conference season against Purdue and Indiana at the McClimon Soccer Complex. UW faces the Boilermakers on Friday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. and the Hoosiers on Sunday, Sept. 23 at noon.
