INSIDE WOMEN'S SOCCER BY JEREMY WODAJO
@BadgerWSoccer SCHEDULE (7-4-1, 1-3-1)
Last Five Sept. 16 at No. 8 Penn State
Sept. 21 Michigan State W, 1-0 Sept. 23 No. 22 Michigan Sept. 27 at Minnesota
L, 1-2 L, 0-3
L, 2-3 Sept. 30 at Ohio State T, 0-0 (2OT)
This Week Friday
Next Five Oct. 8
at Nebraska at Green Bay
Oct. 12 Northwestern Oct. 14 Illinois (BTN) Oct. 19 Oct. 21
at Purdue at Indiana
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Late arrival: Richard G
enevieve Richard began the season out of the
running for the starting goal- keeper position at UW. She was selected to join the Ca- nadian national team at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in late August, missing most of preseason camp. Richard returned to Madi- son to find the Badgers sit-
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impressive in goal Junior posts six saves, shutout in first start
ting in the top 25 and riding a five-game home win streak. Following a 1-2-0 stretch,
the junior was inserted into the starting goalkeeper role, making her first appearance on the road against Ohio State. The Quebec native did not disappoint, tallying six saves and posting UW's first road shutout of 2012.
Early bird gets the worm » UW holds a 60 percent chance of winning the match when scoring first, and the Badgers are 6-0-0 in games in which they have accom- plished just that this season. The Badgers are 5-0-0 when leading at the half and 2-1-1 when tied head- ing into the intermission.
Goal-oriented » After just 12 matches, Wisconsin has recorded nearly 90 percent of its entire goal total from 2011. Behind a pair of four-goal out- ings and a five-goal performance against South Dakota State, the Badgers have 23 goals to date, just three shy of their 2011 total of 26 goals. Wisconsin's offensive im- provement is largely due to its ag- gressiveness on the front line. UW is outshooting its opponents 159- 150 and is outscoring foes 23-15.
