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Men's Soccer

Yellowjackets Rout Rams in UMAC Debut

Ryan Wisdom scores on a header early in the first half Saturday.
Box Score

Yellowjackets 4, North Central 0

History was made Saturday at the Yellowjacket Soccer Complex. With the Yellowjacket men hosting North Central University, it marked the first-ever Upper Midwest Athletic Conference contest for a UW-Superior athletic team. And when all was said and done, the Yellowjackets entered conference play in fine style.

Three first half goals and stellar defensive play throughout gave the Yellowjackets their third consecutive shutout and third consecutive win, as they routed the Rams from North Central 4-0.

It didn't take long for the Yellowjackets to get the party started. Less than 10 minutes into the match they took a 1-0 lead when Ryan Linsmayer (Dresser, Wis./Osceola) scored his first goal of the season. Linsmayer took a feed from Ryan Wisdom (Hayward, Wis./Hayward) at the left side of the box, and while moving to his right sent a shot back across the grain and in to give the Yellowjackets a 1-0 lead at 9:09.

Just over a minute later it went to 2-0. This time Wisdom was on the receiving end of a set up from Jon Bucklew (Somerset, Wis./Somerset) and used his head on the play, literally, converting the pass and scoring his first goal of the season on the header into the left of the goal at 10:19.

Before the first half was over the Yellowjackets would stretch the lead to three. Off a feed from Nico Railef (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) Bucklew let a blast go from the left of the goal that eluded Rams' goalkeeper Andrew Eliason to make it a 3-0 game. For Bucklew, it was his second goal of the season and it came at 25:54.

The first half was dominated by the Yellowjackets, with the shot attempts favoring them by a 14-2 margin, while shots on goal favored them 6-1 in the frame.

In the second half the Yellowjackets continued their domination, rarely giving the Rams an opportunity in the offensive end of the field and having more than their share of chances to extend the lead. They were able to score the final goal of the match in the 61st minute of play when Trent Holmes (North Branch, Minn./North Branch) buried his first goal of the season, directing a header into the upper corner of the goal to give the Yellowjackets a 4-0 lead.

Ben Wilhelm (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area) made his fifth straight start in goal for the Yellowjackets and got the win to improve to 4-1-0 on the year. He made one save in the first half and gave way to freshman Ben Nelson (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) who played the second half and also finished with one save. Eliason made six saves in the losing effort for North Central.

The Yellowjackets (4-1-0, 1-0-0 UMAC) will be at home again Sunday when they host the Carthage College Red Men at the Yellowjacket Soccer Complex. Game time is set for 11:00 a.m.
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Players Mentioned

Jon Bucklew

#2 Jon Bucklew

F
5' 8"
Sophomore
Trent Holmes

#22 Trent Holmes

D
6' 3"
Senior
Ryan Linsmayer

#15 Ryan Linsmayer

M
6' 2"
Junior
Nico Railef

#26 Nico Railef

M
5' 5"
Senior
Ben Wilhelm

#00 Ben Wilhelm

GK
6' 2"
Junior
Ryan Wisdom

#3 Ryan Wisdom

F
5' 7"
Junior
Ben Nelson

#0 Ben Nelson

GK
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jon Bucklew

#2 Jon Bucklew

5' 8"
Sophomore
F
Trent Holmes

#22 Trent Holmes

6' 3"
Senior
D
Ryan Linsmayer

#15 Ryan Linsmayer

6' 2"
Junior
M
Nico Railef

#26 Nico Railef

5' 5"
Senior
M
Ben Wilhelm

#00 Ben Wilhelm

6' 2"
Junior
GK
Ryan Wisdom

#3 Ryan Wisdom

5' 7"
Junior
F
Ben Nelson

#0 Ben Nelson

6' 0"
Freshman
GK