University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHERS SOCCER WINS BORDER BATTLE WITH WISCONSIN, 1-0
10/22/1999 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The teams battled evenly in the first half with Minnesota owning a slight 7-5 edge in shots during the period. The Gophers turned up the offensive pressure in the second half, outshooting the Badgers 12-4 to finish with a 19-9 shot advantage for the match.
Lee blasted the game winner just above the out- stretched arms of Wisconsin goalkeeper Kelly Conway and into the upper right corner of the net. The shot was set up by passes from Laurie Seidl and Liz Wagner.
Minutes later, Wisconsin (7-6-3, 3-5-1 Big Ten) mounted its best attack on the Minnesota goal. Midfielder Lauren Schmidt fired a shot that hit the right post and dribbled the length of the goal line before the ball was cleared by the Gopher defense.
Goalkeeper Dana Larson needed just three saves to preserve the shutout victory for the Gophers.
Minnesota's next match is Sunday, when the Gophers travel to face Evansville in Evansville, Ind.
Around the Big Ten, Penn State captured the Big Ten title with a 5-0 victory at Ohio State. The Nittany Lions are also awarded the top seed for the upcoming Big Ten Conference Tournament, held Nov. 5-7 in Bloomington, Ind.
Big Ten Standings
(As of Oct. 22) Conference Overall W L T Pct Points W L T Pct Penn State* 9 0 1 .950 28 13 2 1 .843 Michigan 8 1 1 .850 25 12 4 1 .719 Iowa 7 3 0 .700 21 11 5 0 .688 Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 18 9 6 0 .600 Ohio State 5 4 1 .550 16 10 5 2 .647 Illinois 3 5 2 .400 11 9 6 2 .588 Wisconsin 3 6 1 .350 10 7 6 3 .531 Michigan State 3 6 1 .350 10 6 8 3 .441 Indiana 2 4 4 .400 10 3 7 6 .375 Purdue 2 8 0 .200 6 7 9 0 .438 Northwestern 1 8 1 .150 4 3 12 1 .219 * Big Ten champion
