INSIDE WOMEN'S SOCCER BY JEREMY WODAJO
@BadgerWSoccer SCHEDULE (10-5-1, 3-4-1 B1G)
Last Five Sept. 30 at Ohio State T, 0-0 (2OT) Oct. 5 Oct. 8
Nebraska at Green Bay
Oct. 12 Northwestern Oct. 14 Illinois
This Week Friday
On Deck Oct. 17
at Purdue Sunday at Indiana at Iowa
L, 2-3 (OT) W, 2-0 W, 2-1
W, 2-1 (2OT)
6 p.m. 1 p.m.
1 p.m. B1G Race: UW back in F
ollowing the Badgers' 3-0 week, UW has now posi-
tioned itself to make a move for a top-four seed in the 2012 Big Ten Tournament scheduled to begin later this month in Bloomington, Ind. The Badgers have three regular-season matches left -- all on the road -- against squads who are also in the
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Clutch Cara » Sophomore Cara Walls played the role of savior during the Badgers last two matches, notching game- winning goals against both North- western and Illinois. The sopho- more is currently tied for third in the Big Ten in game-winning goals (2) and now leads her team in points (17) and goals (8), after tallying 19 points and nine goals in 2011.
Big Ten tourney hunt Badgers currently in sixth place in Big Ten
hunt for the top-eight spots in the tournament field. "To get nine more points
is the focus for us moving forward," UW head coach Paula Wilkins said. "There have been momentum build- ing moments in all of the seasons and we've got to use last week as a momentum builder."
10 is the magic number » For the fourth-consecutive season the Badgers have eclipsed the 10- win plateau. Following UW's 2-1 double-overtime win over Illinois on Sunday, the Badgers matched their win total from 2011, with three matches left in the regular season. UW has now tallied 10 or more wins in seven of the last 10 years, making an appearance in the NCAA Tournament during five of those 10 double-digit winning seasons.
