Badgers roar past LSU, Wilkins claims 300th win

Thursday, August 31

Madison, WI

7 PM

Wisconsin Badgers

2-1-2, 0-0-0

LSU

3-2-0, 0-0-0

LSU

Wisconsin

Photo by: Dave Gaustad

Badgers roar past LSU, Wilkins claims 300th win

August 31, 2023 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Badgers win 3-0 in first-ever contest against LSU

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin women's soccer team held its inaugural match against LSU. The Badgers shutout the Tigers 3-0 under the lights. This win secured head coach Paula Wilkins her 300th career win.

How it Happened

First Half

Aryssa Mahrt scored her first of the season in the 14' minute to give the Badgers the early lead. The ball bounced off Emma Jaskaniec and then the crossbar to give her an opening on the right side of the goal.

14' | Aryssa Mahrt puts the Badgers on the board with an assist from Emma Jaskaniec!

Badgers: 1
Tigers: 0 pic.twitter.com/BEEmuRwXfa
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Erin McKinney had one save in the half while the Badgers took four shots on net.

NOT TODAY ❌👏

Erin Mckinney with the impressive save!

Badgers: 1
Tigers: 0 pic.twitter.com/ayNq3FvmXP
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Second Half

The Badgers earned a penalty shot in the 52' minute. Jaskaniec lined up and put the ball in the top left of the net to bring the lead to 2-0.

52' | Emma Jaskaniec kicks it in for goal number 2⃣ for the Badgers!

Badgers: 2
Tigers: 0 pic.twitter.com/63DqH1kZVq
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Jaskaniec did it again in the 78' minute. She battled with the goalkeeper in the front of the net and found an opening on the left to place the ball in the back.

78' | Emma Jaskaniec kicks in her 2nd goal of the night!

Have a night, Emma 👏

Badgers: 3
Tigers: 0 pic.twitter.com/TLHJsj59Mh
— Wisconsin Soccer (@BadgerWSoccer) September 1, 2023

McKinney stayed strong in net, facing a collective nine shots and four saves. This is now her fourth shutout in five games.

Erin McKinney doing what she does best at the goal line🫡

Badgers: 2
Tigers: 0 pic.twitter.com/z9Xc9Ns75u
— Wisconsin Soccer (@BadgerWSoccer) September 1, 2023

With this win, head coach Paula Wilkins has earned 300 career wins. She joins 28 other Division I coaches in this exclusive club and is the winningest coach in program history.

Congratulations to Head Coach Paula Wilkins on reaching 300 career wins!

She is the winningest coach in program history and joins 28 fellow coaches in Division I to join the 300-win club!#OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/VJLXpouYEQ
— Wisconsin Soccer (@BadgerWSoccer) September 1, 2023

Next Up

The team will pack its bags and head to Western Michigan University to face the Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 3. Kickoff is for noon CT, with streaming available on ESPN+.