SUPERIOR, Wis. – Saturday marked the final home contest for the Yellowjacket women's soccer team, as they hosted Bethany Lutheran in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) championship match. UWS entered the postseason tournament as the No. 1 seed, boasting an 11-1 record in conference play.
Their only UMAC loss? The No. 2 seeded Vikings.
UW-Superior suffered a 3-2 loss at Scheels Field in Mankato in the early stages of the season. After the loss to the Vikings, the Yellowjackets surged through the rest of the conference, allowing just two goals to UMAC competitors and scoring 29 in the process.
After scoring four against Crown College in the semifinal match, the Yellowjackets would score another four Saturday, shutting out the Vikings to claim their fourth-consecutive UMAC tournament championship.
Match Notes
- Kamryn Hill (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld) got the Yellowjackets on the board in the 11th minute of play, firing one past Vikings' goalkeeper Arayah Baker for an early 1-0 lead. Picking up helpers on the goals were Erika Schneider (Wausau, Wis./Wausau West) and Niya Wilson (Superior, Wis./Superior).
- The Yellowjackets continued to apply pressure to the Vikings, and once again Hill found the back of the net. This time, she garnered an assist from Halle Carlson (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown) to bury her sixth of the campaign.
- Bethany Lutheran, eager to get on the board, applied pressure to Yellowjacket goalie Quinn Clark (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East), but she held her ground and thwarted any attempt of a Viking goal.
- The 77th minute of play saw Tori Vosburg (Cloquet, Minn./Esko) take feeds from both Carlson and Wilson, as she placed a perfect ball to the top left of the net to secure her first goal of the season.
- Niya Wilson (Superior, Wis./Superior) took five shots throughout the first 83 minutes of the contest, but either missed the mark or went into the hands of Baker. At the 84th minute she took a perfect feed from Mya Holmquist (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo) to log her 16th of the 2024 season.
- UW-Superior's backline came through once again, allowing only 10 shots with five reaching the mark, limiting opponents to just a .120 shooting percentage to date.
- Clark played a full 90 minutes in net, logging five saves.
Monday the Yellowjackets will tune into the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Selection Show, where they will learn their next opponent. The show is set to go live at 12:30 p.m. CT.
