INSIDE WOMEN'S SOCCER BY JEREMY WODAJO
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Looking Back Aug. 17 Notre Dame
This Week Friday
Next Five Sept. 9
W, 1-0
Aug. 19 South Dakota St. W, 5-0 Aug. 26 Loyola-Chicago W, 4-0
at No. 2 UCLA Illinois State 9 p.m. Sunday at Loyola-Marymount 2 p.m.
Sept. 12 at UW-Milwaukee 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at Penn St. Sept. 21 Michigan St. Sept. 23 Michigan
2:30 p.m. 12 p.m.
5 p.m. 1 p.m.
Going streaking » Wisconsin
recorded its third- Gunderson making L
auren Gunderson has been patient in her as-
cent into the starting goal- keeper position at Wis- consin. After four years of perfecting her craft under 2011 Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Michele Dalton, Gunderson is being awarded with an opportunity and is making the most of it.
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most of final year Senior has recorded three straight shutouts
UW is 3-0-0 for the first time since 2005 and have held all three opponents scoreless.
"I always remind Lauren
to go for it during her se- nior year," head coach Paula Wilkins said. "I think she's doing a great job keeping the team focused and doing all of the small things for us."
straight win on Sunday, marking Paula Wilkins' first 3-0-0 start as head coach. UW won all in shut- out fashion, marking the first time since 1991 that the Badgers have started the season by hold- ing three-consecutive opponents to scoreless outings. Sunday's win marked just the fifth time since 1988 the Badgers recorded three- straight victories to open a season.
Canadian connection » Five Badgers hail from Canada, including three starters. Senior Monica Lam-Feist, juniors Paige Adams and Genevieve Richard, as well as sophomore Kodee Williams and freshman Kinley McNicoll, are all Canadians by birth.The four, ex- cluding Richard, who is a GK, have played vital roles in the Badgers' offensive success in 2012. After 3 games, they've scored a combined seven goals and tallied four assists for a total of 18 points.
