Men's Soccer Falls Against No. 20 Wisconsin-Platteville

PLATTEVILLE, Wis.—The Fontbonne University men's soccer team took on No. 20-ranked Wisconsin-Platteville on Sunday afternoon and it was the Pioneers coming away with the 4-0 win.

Final: No. 20 Wisconsin-Platteville 4, Fontbonne 0

Location: Platteville, Wis.

Records: No. 20 Wisconsin-Platteville 1-0-1, Fontbonne 0-2

How It Happened

The Pioneers outshot the Griffins 5-1 in the first 10 minutes of action. Then, at the 11:44 mark, Cayden Carlson netted his first goal on the season to give them the 1-0 lead.

In the 29^th minute, the Griffins had a chance to tie the game as they were awarded a penalty-kick after a foul in the box. However, Nate Miller stopped Brandon Baumgartner's attempt to keep the Pioneers on top at the break.

In the 61^st minute, the Pioneers struck again with Brendan Carr finding Jack Gentilli and he went on to score his first on the year to make it 2-0. From there, the Pioneers were able to tack on two more goals for the shutout win.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Fontbonne was limited to two shots offensively.
• In net, Ethan Cowell got his first start in net with Fontbonne and made a season-high 11 saves.

Wisconsin-Platteville Leaders

• The Pioneers concluded with 24 shots, including 16 coming in the second half.
• Carlson, Gentilli, Nate Staral, and Boston Riley each netted a goal.
• Nate Miller got the win after making two saves.

Up Next

The Griffins return to action the road against Harris-Stowe on September 5^th. Kick-off at 3:30 p.m.

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