RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The UW-River Falls women's soccer team is set to open its 2021 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schedule this week, hosting UW-La Crosse on Wednesday and traveling to UW-Whitewater on Saturday.
UW-RIVER FALLS (5-5-1, 0-0 WIAC) VS. UW-LA CROSSE (6-2-1, 0-0 WIAC)
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021
Time: 3 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Ramer Soccer Stadium
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UW-RIVER FALLS (4-5, 0-0 WIAC) AT UW-WHITEWATER (5-3, 0-0 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021
Time: 4 p.m.
Site: Whitewater, Wis. // Robert Fiskum Field
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THE SERIES
- Wednesday's matchup versus UWL will be the 32nd all-time meeting between the Falcons and Eagles, with UW-La Crosse holding a slight lead in the all-time series at 14-13-4.
- Most recently, the Eagles defeated UWRF 3-0 in La Crosse during the 2019 season.
- UWL is riding a five-game winning streak against UWRF. The Falcons last defeated the Eagles with a 1-0 overtime WIAC playoff victory in 2014.
- On Saturday, the meeting between the Falcons and Warhawks will be the 36th all-time matchup. UWW owns a 24-9-2 series advantage.
- UWRF and UWW last met during the 2019 WIAC semifinals, with the Warhawks prevailing 3-1 in Whitewater.
FALCON NOTES
- UWRF improved its record to .500 after an 8-0 victory over Finlandia University last Saturday, recording a season-high for goals scored. Kassidy Mackie (So., Woodbury, Minn.) recorded her first career-high trick during the win.
- For her performance, Mackie was awarded the RCU Female Falcon of the Week.
- Madyson Shew (Fr., River Falls, Wis.) scored two goals versus Finlandia to notch her fourth multi-goal effort on the season. Her eighth and ninth goals of the year leads the WIAC. She also leads the league with three game-winning goals.
- Alexis Peterson (So., Mankato, Minn.) leads the WIAC with 21 points off eight goals and five assists.
- The Falcons' eight goals scored versus Finlandia were the most by UWRF since a 9-0 victory over Martin Luther College in 2018.
- UWRF's 28 goals scored ranks second in the WIAC.
