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Minnesota Drops to Wisconsin 3-1
9/28/2023 8:41:00 PM | Soccer
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota soccer team fell to the Wisconsin Badgers, 3-1, on Thursday evening at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium.
The loss dropped Minnesota's record to 4-4-3 overall and 0-3-1 in Big Ten action.
Despite the loss, Minnesota trailed Wisconsin in shots by a slim 12-11 margin. Goalkeeper Megan Plaschko finished the match with three saves.
How it Happened
Wisconsin's Emma Jaskaniec scored in the sixth minute off a penalty kick.
The Badgers extended their lead to 2-0 on a goal from Taylor Gordon in the 44th minute.
Wisconsin added another to the score, 3-0, on Maia Richters' 60th-minute goal, assisted by Kenzie Jacobson.
The Gophers made it a 3-1 match with a 69th-minute goal from Izzy Brown, her third goal of the season. Sophia Boman assisted the goal. The score capped the 3-1 game.
Game Notes
- Minnesota's Megan Nemec was given a red card.
- 991 people attended the game.
- Megan Plaschko recorded three saves for the Golden Gophers out of 12 total Badgers shots.
- Izzy Brown scored her third goal of the season.
Quotes
"I'm proud of our fight in the second half and getting a goal back," said head coach Erin Chastain. "We created some other chances that we need to be more clinical on, a gritty show out from our group in the second half... It was great to see players play different rolls and do what we're asking them, we lost a player (Nemec received a red card in the sixth minute) that plays a key roll for us. We had a lot of players step up for us."
Up Next
The Golden Gophers hit the road to face the 16th-ranked Hoosiers in Bloomington on Sunday at 12 p.m. CT. The match can be streamed live on B1G+.
