WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Despite a number of chances, the William & Mary women's soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision to Big Ten foe Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field. Junior Mackenzie Kober scored the Tribe's lone goal on the afternoon. W&M dropped to 4-2 on the year, while Wisconsin improved to 5-1.
 
Wisconsin struck first in the 10th minute. Dani Rhodes sent a low cross from the left flank, and Lauren Rice got a foot to it to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. The Badgers doubled the lead in the 23rd minute, and it was again Rhodes factoring into the goal. Maia Cella's cross from the left flank found the head of Rhodes, who nodded it in from six yards out.
 
W&M pulled one back before the half in the 40th minute. Sophomore Sully Boulden made a nice individual play up the sidelines beating Wisconsin defender Payton Wesley. Boulden balled the Badger off the ball and then beat her along the right endline to gain space. Her perfected placed pass found the foot of Kober, who finished with a hard shot into the right side of the goal under the UW goalkeeper.
 
Wisconsin extended its lead back to two goals, scoring off a free kick in the 55th minute. Rice took the attempt and placed it on frame, but sophomore Katelyn Briguglio couldn't had the hot shot and it ended up in the back of the net. It was Rice's second goal of the match.
 
The Tribe had a number of chances, especially in the second half. W&M had a 13th minute Kober goal negated by offsides. In the 67th minute, senior Elysse Branton made a nice run through the midfield and earned a penalty kick, but senior Rachel Moore sent the chance just wide.
 
W&M Starters: 1 Briguglio (GK), 4 Grasso, 6 Dailey, 7 Branton, 8 Moore, 10 Kober, 12 Kelly, 13 Kent, 15 Robbins, 16 Hyland, 22 Keith
 
Wisconsin Starters: 0 Clem (GK), 3 Kleedtke, 5 Wesley, 6 Douglas, 9 Rice, 11 Pickett, 15 Rhodes, 16 Tye, 21 Harrison, 25, Murtha, 30 Biegalski
 
Goals
10' – Wisconsin – Lauren Rice (Dani Rhodes)
23' – Wisconsin – Dani Rhodes (Maia Cella)
40' – W&M – Mackenzie Kober (Sully Boulden)
55' – Wisconsin – Lauren Rice (unassisted)
 
Inside the Numbers
- The Tribe outshot the Badgers, 13-11. Wisconsin held a 10-6 advantage in the first half, but the Tribe took the final four of the opening 45 minutes and then outshot the Badgers, 7-1, in the second half.
- Kober led W&M with four shots, including three on goal. Both numbers were career highs for the junior.
 
Notes
Boulden's first half assist was the first point of her Tribe career … Kober collected her first goal of the season and seventh career marker … Freshman Colleen Norton collected her first career shot in the 44th minute, sending a break chance wide of the frame, and she finished with two on the day … The Tribe defense came up with a pair of big saves in the 19th and 20th minutes off shots from Wisconsin's Victoria Pickett …  Sophomore Katelyn Briguglio stopped the first attempt from Pickett, who was open from 12 yards out, with a diving save, while senior Haley Kent headed a Pickett header off the line … The team save was the second of the season for W&M.
 
Up Next
The Tribe faces its second-straight Big Ten opponent, traveling to Maryland on Thursday, Sept. 7. The match carries a 7 p.m. start from College Park. The Green and Gold head to Chicago to face DePaul on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m.