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Varsity - October 24, 2013

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INSIDE WOMEN'S SOCCER BY JEREMY WODAJO @BADGERWSOCCER SCHEDULE (9-3-2, 3-2-1) LAST WEEK Oct. 18 #24 NebraskaL, 2-1 (OT) Oct. 20Iowa W, 2-1 COMING UP ThursdayMinnesota 7 p.m. Sunday at Indiana 12:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Northwestern 1 p.m. Nov. 6-10 Big Ten tournament TBD Finishing touch: UW looks to end 2013 on high note Freshman emerging as top defender in Big Ten t isn't about how you start, it's about how you finish. This phrase could not apply more to the Wisconsin women's soccer team as it enters the final stages of the 2013 regular season. After beginning the year with a four-match unbeaten streak, which included four consecutive road games, UW looked like the team head I 62 // VARSITY October 24, 2013 coach Paula Wilkins imagined would be the catalyst to help the program take the next step. Now as the Badgers prepare for their final two home games of the season, the focus shifts to finishing strong and staying confident. "Our mentality has been great, but the youth on this team has to be able to realize big moments and take advan- tage of them," Wilkins said. "If we can all be on the same page and not let one play or sequence take us out of our game then we will be fine." One of those moments came during UW's 2-1 win over Iowa on Sunday, when freshman standout Rose Lavelle redirected a ball from Kinley McNicoll that beat the Hawkeyes' keeper and secured a much-needed win for the Badgers. Now, Wisconsin will look to use that momentum to end the regular season with the same confidence and intensity that it started it with. "We're a little banged up but the good thing is I think we know what it takes to win," Wilkins added. "That confidence will make this team dangerous in the postseason." REIGN OF ROSE ● Along with being regarded as one of the Big Ten's most electrifying freshmen, Rose Lavelle has also caught the eye of the rest of the soccer community. Top Drawer Soccer recently released its list of the country's top 100 freshmen, with the Ohio native coming in at No. 6. MCNICOLL'S MAGIC ● Aside from leading the Badgers and the conference in assists (12), Kinley McNicoll also owns the Badgers' team lead in points (24).

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