RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The UW-River Falls women's soccer team fell 6-0 to UW-La Crosse in their WIAC opener Wednesday at Ramer Soccer Stadium. The Falcons drop to 8-3-0 overall (0-1-0 WIAC), while the Eagles improve to 10-1-0 (1-0-0 WIAC). The match celebrated a special milestone for head coach
Sean McKuras for his 200th career win earlier this season.
La Crosse scored three goals in each half, led by Aubree Caya's brace. Goals came from Caya (8
th & 47
th minute), Ella Opie (15
th minute), Jillian Sawadski (22
nd minute), Sera Speltz (66
th minute), and Alisa Erskine (78
th minute). La Crosse goalkeeper Summer Nicolai stopped all five shots she faced.
UWRF goalkeeper
Courtney Bain stayed busy, making nine saves for the Falcons. Offensively,
Ellie Ketcher led the Falcons with four shots, two on goal, while
Lauren Best added two shots, including one on target.
Emery Bigler and
Gretchen Hanson each contributed a shot on target.
UWRF will continue WIAC play as they travel to UW-Whitewater to face off against the Warhawks this Saturday.
