No. 20 Wisconsin takes 8-0 victory over Lakeland

Tuesday, October 6

Madison, WI

5 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

6-2-3, 0-2-3

Lakeland

10-3-1, 4-1-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Lakeland	0	0	0
Wisconsin	3	5	8

No. 20 Wisconsin takes 8-0 victory over Lakeland

October 06, 2026 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Badgers tie goal record at McClimon on Tuesday

By: Ella Stufft

MADISON, Wis. – The No. 20 Wisconsin men's soccer team (6-2-3, 0-2-3 B1G) earned an 8-0 win against Lakeland (10-2-1, 4-1-1 NACC) on Tuesday night. A Christopher Salazar hat trick helped the Badgers tie the record for goals scored in a game at McClimon.

How it Happened:

The Badgers scored early Tuesday night, with redshirt-junior Cristobal Porter opening the barrage in the 15th minute. Porter settled a ball from Robert Kaemmerer and sent it past defenders to notch his third goal of the season.

OKAY TITO 👌🤩 https://t.co/qOehMNOdX7
— Wisconsin Men's Soccer (@BadgerMSoccer) October 6, 2026

Porter doubled the lead three minutes later with his second goal of the evening. Caleb Capone and Emory Ortwein earned assists.

Tito makes it 2-0 🙌 https://t.co/BY5N8TP6rp
— Wisconsin Men's Soccer (@BadgerMSoccer) October 6, 2026

Wisconsin earned a penalty kick in the 22nd minute, which Roman Eisa successfully converted to make the score 3-0.

Money from the spot! 💵🎯 https://t.co/C4F7OMDw2X
— Wisconsin Men's Soccer (@BadgerMSoccer) October 6, 2026

Freshman Christopher Salazar opened the scoring in the second half with a goal in the 60th minute. Arien van Mol earned the assist after his shot ricocheted off Lakeland's keeper.

60' | Christopher Salazar scores his first collegiate goal!!! Badgers 4 | Muskies 0 https://t.co/CjvbGe9hlU
— Wisconsin Men's Soccer (@BadgerMSoccer) October 6, 2026

Six minutes later the Badgers increased their lead to 5-0 with a goal from Capone. The goal brought the sophomore's point total to five on the night.

Capone could not be denied 😤 https://t.co/hM0PoZW2qt
— Wisconsin Men's Soccer (@BadgerMSoccer) October 6, 2026

Salazar found the back of the net for a second time in the 70th minute, tapping in a pass from Julian Kuhr.

70' | Christopher finds his second goal of the night! Badgers 6 | Muskies 0 https://t.co/lp4HMFwNMd
— Wisconsin Men's Soccer (@BadgerMSoccer) October 6, 2026

Three minutes later Salazar earned the Badgers' first hat trick since 2024 off a corner kick from van Mol.

73' | HAT TRICK FOR SALAZAR‼️🎩 Badgers 7 | Muskies 0 https://t.co/Apnzh4YAWB
— Wisconsin Men's Soccer (@BadgerMSoccer) October 6, 2026

Wisconsin's record-tying eighth goal of the night came in the 82nd minute when Eisa knocked in a Porter corner kick.

Set-piece success!!! https://t.co/dQGtYDLKu3
— Wisconsin Men's Soccer (@BadgerMSoccer) October 7, 2026

Key Notes:

Freshman Christopher Salazar earned his first career goal en route to Wisconsin's first hat trick since Trip Fleming did so in 2024.
Kaemmerer notched his first point as a Badger.
Ortwein collected his first collegiate point.
Capone tallied six points on a goal and three assists, while Porter collected five points with two goals and an assist.

Up Next: Wisconsin returns to conference play on Saturday, Oct. 10 when it faces Rutgers. Kickoff at McClimon Soccer Complex is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT, with admission free to all. The match will stream on B1G+ with live updates available @BadgerMSoccer on X and Instagram.