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Sperstad, Olson Named to All-WIAC Team Nov. 7, 2007 Sperstad played in all 19 games for the Falcons this season and started 18 times. She had two goals and five points. She had 25 shots. Sperstad, who was named to the All-WIAC team after the 2006 season, played in 75 career games and scored eight goals and 26 career points. She was named the team's Player of the Week once in 2007. After the 2004 season Sperstad was named the team's Rookie of the Year. "Julie is a physical presence in our central midfield," said Falcon Coach Sean McKuras. "She can dominate in the air as well as make passes on the ground. Her ability to communicate keeps our defense linked with our offense." Olson played in and started all 19 games this year. She had three assists and was named the team's Player of the Week four times. She recorded 11 shots. She played in 75 career games and had three goals and 11 career points. After the 2006 season she was named the team's Most Valuable Defensive player. "Tracy is a leader on and off the field," said McKuras. "She is a very aggressive player with great knowledge of the game. We have had her matched up with other teams' strongest players and she always rises to the challenge." "Our team will miss both Jullie and Tracy on the field. Our program will miss them because of their commitment to excellence," said McKuras. Both players were captains of this year's team. |
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Falcons Lose WIAC Playoff Match at UWSP The Falcons fell behind 2-0 in the first half, and UW-Stevens Point added four more goals in the second half, to take a 6-1 win in a first round WIAC playoff match on Tuesday afternoon. UWSP's Amanda Prawat scored four her team's goal. She scored the first three - at 12:25, 33:33 and 53:31. Emily Walsh gave the home team a 4-0 lead with a goal at 69:43. Anna Gutknecht then got the Falcons on the board with her second goal of the season at 72:45. It came off a shot from 20 yards out that went over the keeper's head. Prawat scored her fourh of the game at 80:12 and Vicki Dieschke added the final goal at 82:54. UWRF goalie Emily Stieler made seven saves. UWSP goalies Meredith DeCaluwe (2) and Jess Nagel (0) combined for two stops. Kelly Piersak, Jen Terry and Julie Sperstad all had shots for the Falcons. UWRF was out shot 16-0 in the first half and 23-4 in the game. UWSP held a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks. The Falcons end their season with a 2-14-3 overall record. UWSP, now 14-3-1, advances to the WIAC semifinals on Friday. |
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Falcons End Regular Season With Loss at UWEC The Falcons lost a 6-0 WIAC match at UW-Eau Claire in a match that ended their regular season on Saturday morning. Eau Claire, scoring four goals in the first half, brought out its best offense with Liz Kooistra making the first goal in the 21st minute unassisted. UWEC's Jamie Schiesel scored again for the Blugolds at 35:50 in the game off of a corner kick. Schiesel stayed on the offense to score EC's third goal of the game at 40:49, her fourth of the season. Sam Kruger followed Schiesel's lead by scoring the fourth and final goal of the first half in the 44th minute leaving the Falcons without a goal and down 4-0. EC outshot the Falcons 10-0 in the first half. EC came back to the second half strong with Amy Smith making her 13th goal of the season at 49:01. Previous scorer for EC, Kruger made the final goal of the game, her fourth in the season, at 75:17. EC outshot the Falcons 9-4 in the second half, and 19-4 overall. Falcon goalie Emily Stieler made three saves in the game. EC goalie Liz Weirick had no saves in the first half and goalie Allie Rivard had two saves in the second half. Falcon players Jaclyn Rehmke and Amy Piersak both had one shot on goal and teammate Tracy Olson also contributed with two shots in the game. The Falcons are now 2-13-3 overall and 1-5-2 in the WIAC. Tuesday the Falcons start play in the WIAC tournament at a site to be determined. |
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Falcons Lose WIAC Match to UWSP UW-Stevens Point jumped out to a 5-0 first half lead and went on to a 5-1 win over the Falcons on Saturday afternoon at Ramer Field. UWSP's Amanda Prawat scored twice, her 15th and 16th goals of the season, to lead the Pointers. Prawat scored just 20 seconds into the contest and the Pointers had a 2-0 lead just 1:59 into the match when Liz Kidd scored. Prawat scored her second of the game at 15:35. Emily Walsh scored at 19:04 and Mary Jean Cornelius scored at 40:26 to round out the UWSP scoring. Dianna Hermes scored at 58:40 to help the Falcons avoid the shutout. It was her team leading fourth goal of the season. She was assisted by Julie Sperstad. UWSP outshot the Falcons, 26-4 in the first half, and 32-13 for the game. Falcon goalie Emily Stieler made a season-high 15 saves. UWSP goalies Meredith DeCaluwe (4) and Jess Nagel (4) combined to make eight stops. The UWSP win snapped a three game UWRF winning streak over the Pointers. The Falcons, now 2-12-3 overall and 1-4-2 in the WIAC, will ends their regular season on Saturday with a WIAC match at UW-Eau Claire. |
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Falcons Fall to Stout, 3-1 The Falcons lost its WIAC match up against UW-Stout Wednesday afternoon at Ramer Field, 3-1. Stout's Rachel Herzog scored in the 9th minute of the first period for Stout to take an early lead in the game. Fellow teammate Michelle Lizotte scored Stout's second goal of the game in the 60th minute off an assist from teammate Jessica Price. The Falcons came back in the 77th minute as Kelly Piersak made a shot off the long cross with help from Amy Piersak to bring the Falcons back to 1-2 in the game. Stout beat the clock as Michelle Hahn scored with help from Jessica Price, her second assist of the game. Falcon goalie Emily Stieler had nine saves in the game, with eight in the second period alone. Stout's Jessica Halvorson had seven saves in the game. Falcon forward Kelly Piersak scored the only goal for UWRF and had two shots on goal. Amy Piersak had two shots with one being on goal and had one assist in the game. Fellow teammate Dianna Hermes also had two shots on goal. Stout overshot the Falcons 17-9 overall, with them shooting 13-6 in the second period. The Falcons, now 2-10-3 overall and 1-3-2 in the WIAC, will host its second WIAC match of the week on Saturday against UW-Stevens Point with action starting at 2 p.m., at Ramer Field. Falcons Lose Overtime Match to Concordia-Moorhead CM’s Betsy Olesen scored the only goal in the game at the 99th minute. Her sho bounced high over and past Falcon goalie Emily Stieler.. Concordia-Moorhead out shot the Falcons 19-10. They also out shot the Falcons 5-0 in the overtime period. Stieler had 11 saves in the game while Concordia-Moorhead goalie Britt Reiersgord came away with four saves. Jen Terry had three shots in the game with two being on goal. Kelly Piersak also had three shots in the game. Other players to contribute were Tracey Boyle and Jaclyn Rehmke with each getting one shot on goal. The Falcons, now 2-10-3 overall and 1-2-2 in the WIAC, will host a WIAC match against UW-Stout on Wednesday with action starting at 4 p.m., at Ramer Field |
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Falcons Battle to 0-0 Tie at Platteville The closest either team came to scoring was in the 77th minute when UWP's Sarah Miller banged a shot off the crossbar. The Falcons had an 18-13 advantage in shots. Tracy Boyle led the Falcons with five. Amy Piersak, Julie Sperstad, Jen Terry, Dianna Hermes and Jaclyn Rehmke each had two. Goalie Emily Stieler made four saves. UWP was led by Kim Schneckloth who had four shots and Caitlin Freeman who had three. UWP goalie Laurie Trifone stopped nine shots.. The Falcons had a 6-2 advantage in shots in the first period and. They outshot the Pioneers 8-7 in the second half and 3-2 in the first 10-minute overtime. UWP had a 2-1 advantage in the second overtime. The Falcons, now 2-9-3 overall and 1-2-2 in the WIAC, will next host Concordia-Moorhead at Ramer Field at 2 p.m., on Sunday. |
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Falcons Drops 1-0 Decision to Bethel Tschetter scored on a chip in from in front of the Falcon goal at 59:41. She was assisted by Kristin Kishaba. It was Tschetter's 11 goal of the season. With the win the Royals improved to 6-6-2. Dianna Hermes led the Falcon attack with five shots and Amy Piersak had two. UWRF goalie Emily Stieler made 11 saves. BU goalie Charli Sorensen stopped eight Falcon shots. Bethel held an 11-9 advantage in shots in the first half and a 20-12 advantage in the gamee It was Bethel's second straight win over the Falcons in the series. The Royals won at home, 2-1, last year. UWRF holds a 7-4 lead in the all-time series. The Falcons, now 2-9-2 overall and 1-2-1 in the WIAC, will next play a WIAC match at Platteville on Saturday. Action starts at 5 p.m. On Sunday the Falcons host Concordia-Moorhead at Ramer Field at 2 p.m. |
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Falcons Lose WIAC Match to Titans UWO's Dana Gudel scored her fourth goal of the season at 13:52 to give the Titans the lead. She scored from 40 yards out. The Titans went ahead, 2-0, at 29:15 when Caitlin Casey scored her second goal of the season off a rebound. UWO pushed its lead to 3-0 at 71:18 when Lindsay Hanson scored from 10 feet in front after a scramble. Maggie Hoffman got the assist. UWRF avoided the shutout at 77:21 when Dianna Hermes scored her team-high third goal of the season off a long run. UWO out shot the Falcons, 17-7 in the first half, but the Falcons had an 11-7 shot advantage in the second half. A 20-25 mile per hour win from the south helped each team when it had the win at its back. Hermes led the Falcons with nine shots while Kelly Piersak and Jaclyn Rehmke each had two. UWRF goalies Emily Stieler and Andrea Dudley each played a half with Stieler getting the start. She allowed two goals and made nine saves. Dudley allowed one goal and had three saves. Stieler took the loss and is now 2-8-2 this year. Titan goalie Laura Neve made 11 saves and she is now 4-5. The win for the Titans was their third in a row in the series. UWRF holds a 9-7-1 lead in the all-time series. UWO was won the last two games played at Ramer Field - the Titans won in 2005, 3-2. The Falcons, now 2-8-2 overall and 1-2-1 in the WIAC, will next host Bethel in a non-conference game at Ramer Field on Thursday with action starting at 4 p.m. |
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Piersak's Overtime Goal Lifts Falcons to Win at UWS Piersak scored on a header of a corner kick by Tracy Olson in the 99th minute. The win snapped a nine game Falcon non-winning streak. UWRF won its first game of the season, but were 0-7-2 since then. The Falcons had to battle back from a 1-0 deficit to get the win. UWS's Teresa O'Keefe gave the Yellowjackets a 1-0 lead with a goal in the 60th minute. Kayla Scott, who also got her first goal of the season, tied the game in the 79th minute hammering home a loose ball in the box. Anna Gutknecht picked up the assist on the goal. UWRF outshot the Jackets in all three periods - 7-2 in the first half, 14-1 in the second half and 2-0 in the overtime. Jen Terry led the Falcons with five shots. Piersak and Julie Sperstad each had three. Falcon goalie Emily Stieler made two saves to get the win. UWS's Emily Cochran made seven saves. The Falcons, now 2-7-2 overall and 1-1-1 in the WIAC, will next host UW-Oshkosh at 2 p.m., on Saturday at Ramer Field in another WIAC match. |
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Falcons Tie Augsburg After Double Overtime Falcons players Tracey Boyle and Megan Church both had shots on goal within the first five minutes of the first half but were unsuccessful in their attempts. River Falls and Augsburg each had six shots in the first half. Falcon defender Tracey Olson’s shot on goal sixty seconds from the end of the second half was saved by Augsburg goalie Maggie DeGroot leading the game into its first overtime. Augsburg overshot the Falcons 8-7 in the second half. Midfielder Jen Terry had a shot on goal within the first two minutes of overtime but was blocked by DeGroot. Betsy Straub was wide on her shot on goal within seconds to the end of the overtime period, taking the game into its second overtime. Augsburg again overshot the Falcons 5-2. Falcon goalie Emily Stieler had two saves. Augsburg goalie Maggie DeGroot made one save in the period. Terry and Straub were again unsuccessful in their shots to gain a lead on Augsburg. Stieler made a save against Augsburg’s final attempt at a goal at 109:49. The game ended in a tie between the two teams. River Falls and Augsburg both had two shots in the second overtime period. Falcon goalie Emily Stieler came away with ten saves in the game. Augsburg’s Maggie DeGroot had eleven saves. Betsy Straub and Jen Terry each had three shots in the game, two of which were on goal. Augsburg outshot the Falcons 21-17. The Falcons, now 1-7-2 overall and 0-1-1 in the WIAC, will next play in a WIAC match at UW-Superior on Wednesday with action starting at 4 p.m. St. Thomas Tops Falcons, 3-0 Falcon goalie Emily Stieler made seven saves in the contest - three came in the first half.Tracey Boyle led the Falcons wtih two shots. Dianna Hermes, Julie Sperstad and Tracy Olson also had shots for the Falcons. Stephanie Paasch scored her first goal of the season just two minutes into the game to give UST the lead. She scored from about 18 feet in front. Lexie Fisher scored late in the first half to make it a 2-0 game. It was her first goal of the year. In the 70th minute Erin Spranger scored her third goal of the year. The goal came on a header off a corner kick. UST goalie Amanda Domeier made one save - it came in the first half. Alison True had two assists for the Tommies, who are now 7-2 overall. The Falcons, now 1-7-1 overall and 0-1-1 in the WIAC, will next play at Augsburg on Monday with action starting at 7:30 p.m. |
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Falcons Lose, 2-0, at St. Benedict Tina List scored what proved to be the game winner in the 33rd minute on a penalty kick. She added the second half goal in the 56th minute. Falcon goalie Emily Stieler made four saves and CSB's Maija Schmeizer stopped three shots. St. Benedict out shot the Falcons, 5-2, in the first half and 9-4 for the game. Jen Terry, Tracey Boyle and Betsy Straub had shots on goal for the Falcons. The Falcons, now 1-6-1 overall and 0-1-1 in the WIAC, will next play at St. Thomas on Wednesday. Action starts at 4 p.m. |
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Soccer Match at St. Thomas Rescheduled for Sept. 26 Rain in the area made the fields unplayable on Sept. 18. The Falcons, now 1-5 overall and 0-1 in the WIAC, will host UW-Whitewater on Saturday in a WIAC match at Ramer Field. Action starts at 1 p.m. On Sunday the Falcons play a non-conference match at St. Benedict starting at 1 p.m. |
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Soccer Match at St. Thomas Postponed The field was too wet to play on with the rain that has fallen in the last 24 hours. A makeup date has not yet been scheduled, according to Falcon Coach Sean McKuras. The Falcons, now 1-5 overall and 0-1 in the WIAC, will host UW-Whitewater on Saturday in a WIAC match at Ramer Field. Action starts at 1 p.m. |
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Falcons Lose at La Crosse in Overtime, 2-1 La Crosse scored in the 31st minute of the game for the lead in the first half. La Crosse outshot the Falcons in the first half 15-9. Sperstad, with her game tying shot, tied the contest in the 77th minute with an assist to Jen Terry, her first of the season. Sperstad led the team with five shots in the game, two of which were on goal. La Crosse scored its second goal of the game in the 92nd minute in overtime to take the win. Falcon goalie Emily Stieler proved herself again with eight saves in the game. La Crosse goalie Amanda Clark made seven saves. The Falcons, now 1-5 overall and 0-1 in the WIAC, will next play at St. Thomas on Tuesday with action starting at 4 p.m. |
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Falcons Lose at Loras, 3-1 Hermes scored in the 46th minute from about 20 yards out. Tracy Olson picked up her second assist of the season on the goal. Hermes led the Falcons with four shots and three were on goal. Lisa Waltz scored in the 43rd minute to give Loras a 1-0 lead. She scored on a breakaway. Maria Prendergast scored what proved to be the game winning goal in the 60th minute on a header off a cross. Waltz gave her team an insurance goal in the 82nd minute off a scramble in front of the Falcon goal. Falcon goalie Emily Stieler made a season-high nine saves in the game. She made eight first half saves. UWRF was outshot 22-7, including 13-1 in the first half. Loras goalie, Torey Murray, made four saves. The Falcons, now 1-4 overall, will open WIAC play on Saturday at La Crosse. Action starts at 2 p.m. |
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Carleton Tops Falcons, 1-0 Clare O'Connor scored her first goal of the season, with an assist to Mia Zutz, in the 53rd minute. That proved to be the only goal of the game. UWRF was outshot, 24-1. Jaclyn Remke got the only Falcon shot. Carleton goalie Yusi He did not make a save in picking up the shutout win. UWRF keeper, Emily Stieler stopped eight shots. Carleton had four shots in each half. Carleton had a 6-0 advantage in corners. The Falcons, now 1-3 overall, will next play at Loras on Wednesday with action starting at 7 p.m. |
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Macalester Tops Falcons, 3-1 Grace King scored in the 16th minute to give the Scots the only goal they would need. Rose Betzler put the game away with two goals in about two minutes in the second half. The Falcons avoided the shutout when Megan Church scored her first collegiate goal in the last minunte of play. Jen Terry picked up the assist. Terry fed a perfect through pass to a breaking Church who scored on the breakaway. Kelly Piersak led the Falcons with four shots and Church had two. The Scots had a 15-8 advantage in shots, including an 8-4 advantage in the first half. UWRF goalie Emily Stieler made four saves and MC's Annie Virnig had two. The Falcons, now 1-2 overall, will play their first home game of the season on Saturday against Carleton. Action starts at 1 p.m. |
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Late CSS Goal Lifts Saints Over Falcons The Saints took a 1-0 lead in the game’s sixth minute when Angie Groh scored off a header from a corner kick. The lead stood up until the 85th minute when Terry scored to tie the game. Tracy Olson took a free kick that bounded around in front of the Saints goal before Terry was able to gain control and score. Just about two minutes later CSS’s Sarah Bartlette scored what proved to be the game winner from the left side. The Falcons had a slight 13-11 advantage in shots, including an 8-2 advantage in the second half. UWRF goalie Emily Stieler made four saves and CSS’s Kelly Momsen stopped three shots. Kelly Piersak led the Falcons with four shots and Olson had two. UWRF’s Julie Sperstad and Dianna Hermes were both named to the All-Tournament team. The Falcons, now 1-1 overall, will next play at Macalester on Wednesday. Action starts at 7:30 p.m. |
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Falcons Open Season With 2-0 Win UWRF scored twice in about six minutes midway through the first half. Julie Sperstad scored the first goal at 29:20 with Hermes getting the assist. Hermes took a shot that went off the cross bar and Sperstad was there to put the ball home. At 35:30 Hermes scored with an assist to Megan Church. It was Church's first collegiate point. Hermes scored from the left side on a shot that went just inside the right post. Hermes led the Falcons with eight shots and Sperstad had four. Falcon goalies Emily Stieler and Andrea Dudley each played in the game. Stieler played 73:49 and made four saves while Dudley played 16:11 and stopped one shot. UWRF had 12 shots in the first half and finished with a 22-7 advantage. UWRF will next play St. Scholastica at 4 p.m. on Saturday. |
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Falcons Open Season Against The team's top three point scorers all graduated - Ashley Peterson (17-9-43), Kim Saufl (20-8-28) and Amy Jensen (5-8-18). But McKuras is confident that the Falcons will find a way to win in 2007. And that has been the case in McKuras' five seasons as head coach. The Falcons are 64-24-8 and won the WIAC title in 2003 under McKuras. "Our defense will have to lead us this year," said McKuras. "We are probably not going to score three or four goals a game so we are going to have to work at keeping the ball out of our net." McKuras has several players who has shown the skills to do that. Three defenders and a goalie, who started every game last year, all return and they will be the nucleus of the team's defensive powers. Goalie Emily Stieler is back after playing all 19 games last year as a freshman. She had a 1.23 goals against average and recorded seven shutouts. A nice situation has arisen for the Falcons in that two goalies are battling for the top spot so far in the pre-season. Senior Andrea Dudley has also played well so far, according to McKuras. "It's a tight battle," said McKuras. "No decision has been made and they keep fighting it out every day." The return of three skilled defenders brings a smile to McKuras' face. Senior Traci Olson, junior Amy Piersak and sophomore Jessi Larson will be the players the team looks at for its defensive strength and stability. Olson has started for the previous three seasons and she is a, "leader both on and off the field. She anchors our defense with great communication and leadership," said McKuras. Larson started last year as a freshman and is a player who has steadily improved. She scored one goal last year. Piersak started the team's first two games last year before a leg injury kept her out the rest of the season. She has scored five career goals. Both players are tenacious defenders and have the skills to contribute at both ends of the field. "Olson, Piersak and Larson will be our top defensive players and there are a couple of first year players who will probably be able to help us there too," said McKuras. Even tough most the team's goal scoring is gone, all is not lost on the offensive side of the field. Senior midfielder Julie Sperstad returns as a midfielder who will help picked up the scoring. She has scored six goals and 21 points in her career and was named to the first All-WIAC team last fall. "Julie will be involved more in the attack this year," predicted McKuras. "She has done a great job of welcoming in the first year players; she's a great leader." Junior midfielder Kelly Piersak is a talented player who McKuras mentioned as being a force both on offense and defense. "In a tight defensive game Kelly can help put us over the top. She definitely help us on the offensive side," said McKuras. She has scored six goals and 18 career points. Sophomore Kayla Scott, junior Diana Hermes, senior Jen Pengra and freshman Megan Church will also add to the attack, according to McKuras. The Falcons took a week long trip to Sweden in mid-August where they played and practiced with some outstanding international team player and coaches. "We didn't have our first year players, but it was such a great experience for the returnees," said McKuras. "We practiced with World Cup players, worked with professional coaches and played two games in a stadium. Day in and day out we focused on soccer. We had growth on the field, but better growth by getting to know each other off the field." The Falcon schedule is, "the hardest in the history of our program," said McKuras. The Falcons play several games against teams that finished in the top half of the MIAC and the conference champion from the Iowa small college conference. "There will be no down games for us; we'll have to learn quickly how to play at a high level." The WIAC will again prove to be a strong conference in 2007. McKuras predicts that Eau Claire will be the team to beat with Oshkosh close at their heels. "There's not a game in the WIAC when we can let our guard down." |
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