Posted: Oct 12, 2015
Men's soccer battles in loss to No. 11 Wis.-Whitewater
Simpson
(5-8-2)
1
Wis.-Whitewater
(13-2-0)
2
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Simpson (5-8-2) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Wis.-Whitewater (13-2-0) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
WHITEWATER, Wis. - The Simpson men's soccer team went shot-for-shot with one of the best teams in the nation but couldn't come away with an upset.
Justin Stanko scored two goals and No. 11 Wis.-Whitewater beat Simpson 2-1 on Monday.
Coming off a hard-fought, 1-1 draw against Iowa Conference rival Luther on Saturday, the Storm (5-8-2) were outshot by just one against Whitewater, 17-16.
Stanko scored on a header in the ninth minute and added another goal in the 54th minute for the Warhawks (13-2), who won their second game in a row.
Simpson only goal came with 24 seconds left when junior reserve Micah Watson scored his first career goal on an assist from Zach Halder.
UP NEXT
Simpson resumes IIAC play Wednesday at Central.
