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Varsity - September 12, 2013

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INSIDE MEN'S SOCCER BY JEREMY WODAJO Hot Tomo-le: Return of Zadro a spark for Badgers Senior recognized for outstanding weekend n sports, and in soccer especially, every second matters. Just ask those in attendance at Sunday's men's soccer match. After trailing for most of the second half, the Badgers tallied a pair of goals in a span of less than three minutes, including the overtime period, to put away the Blue Demons. Much of the credit goes to savvy passing and a headsup play from freshman Nick Jones, who slithered an assist through a couple of DePaul defenders to Tomislav Zadro for the equalizer. But ask head coach John I 52 // VARSITY September 12, 2013 Trask and he will tell you the sequence would not have unfolded without the fearless leadership of the Toronto, Ontario, native, who returned to UW's lineup this season after tearing his ACL in 2011. "Like I've been saying, Zadro is the quarterback of this team and with him plays like that are always possible," Trask explained. "He is a heady player, who has a knack for finding a way to score. "He is our go-to-guy and he made that clear this weekend." Zadro, who earned Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors, as well as na- @BADGERMSOCCER SCHEDULE (2-0-1) COMING UP Aug. 31 at UMKC T, 1-1 Sept. 6 W. Michigan W, 3-2 Sept. 8 DePaul W, 3-2 (OT) COMING UP Sept. 12 at South Florida Sept. 14 at FGCU Sept. 20 vs. IPFW 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. tional recognition from both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News following this weekend's performance, not only tallied the equalizer and assisted on the game-winning score in overtime against DePaul, but matched that outing with a three-point performance in UW's home opener against Western Michigan on Sept. 6. Zadro is by far the most vocal leader of this year's team, which boasts 13 upperclassmen, and if the senior continues to show that his bark is as fierce as his bite, the Badgers are in very good hands in 2013.

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