The 14th ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's soccer team saw a 33-game Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season winning streak come to an end Saturday with a 1-0 overtime loss to UW-La Crosse. The setback drops the Warhawks to 13-3 overall and 4-1 in the WIAC. The Eagles take over first place in the league with an overall record of 12-3 and a league record of 5-0.
 
The loss snaps the league's longest unbeaten streak dating back to 2002. The Warhawks had not lost a WIAC game since September 24, 2011. Head Coach Ryan Quamme had never lost a league game in his four seasons at the helm of the Warhawks.
 
After posting three consecutive shutouts, the Warhawks felt confident on defense and it showed. UW-W held the Eagles to three shots in the first half, just one of which was on goal.
 
On the offensive side, the Warhawks put some early pressure on the Eagles. Brianna Reid (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) fired a shot at 15:30 that sailed high, and another at 16:33 was blocked.
 
Erin Doody (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln Way Central) made her only save of the first half at 22:10 when the Eagles' leading scorer put a header from a corner on net.
 
After a scoreless first period, both teams came out of halftime with high energy. The teams combined for 10 shots in the first 17 minutes of the second half.
 
Again, the Warhawk defense was stout and Doody came up big in goal. Doody made four saves in the second half to keep the Eagles off the scoreboard.
 
Trying to end the game in regulation, UW-Whitewater earned a corner with less than three minutes remaining in the match. Carly Pottle (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) sent a ball into the box, but no one from the home team was able to capitalize and the game headed to overtime.
 
Perhaps the best opportunity of the match for the Warhawks came in the first minute of extra time. Adria Schueler (Wales, Wis./Mukwonago) ripped a shot on net but UW-L keeper Kennedy Brault made the save. The Warhawks kept the pressure on with three more shots in the next three minutes.
 
Eagle forward Maya Schmitt put an end to the match in the 94th minute, scoring on a pass from Natalie Herzog.
 
Since it was UW-Whitewater's last regular season home game, senior Jenna Woodson (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) was recognized after the game for her four years of service to the team. Woodson, one of UW-Whitewater's all-time most decorated athletes, will finish her career as the school's all-time assist leader. She is also a three-time All-WIAC pick, two-time NSCAA All-Region honoree, and 2013 WIAC Offensive Player of the Year. Woodson gets it done in the classroom as well, posting CoSIDA Academic All-Region twice, NSCAA Scholar All-Region once, and CoSIDA Academic All-American one time.
 
The Warhawks will return to action next Saturday when they travel to UW-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin for their second-to-last regular season game. UW-W will wrap up their schedule on the road at UW-Oshkosh on October 28.