Thursday, November 6
St. Louis, Mo.
1:00 p.m. PT
University of Washington
13-2-5, 8-1-2
2
vs
1
Wisconsin
13-5-2, 6-3-2
1
2
F
Wisconsin
0
1
1
Washington
2
0
2
First Half Goals Propel Dawgs To Big Ten Tournament Championship Game
November 06, 2025 | Women's Soccer
ST. LOUIS โย The Washington women's soccer team will play for the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game as the No. 13 Huskies defeated No. 15 Wisconsin 2-1 Thursday at Energizer Park.
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Samiah Shell and Maylen Montoya netted first half goals for the Dawgs to propel them to victory, holding off a late push from the Badgers despite being down a player due to a second half red card.
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The Huskies outlasted Wisconsin in a physical match that featured nine total cards despite the Badgers owning a 12-9 shot advantage, due largely to Washington dropping into a defensive second half posture.
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Washington piled on the pressure early on after the opening kickoff, with Alex Buck nearly putting UW ahead less than seven minutes in after Shell forced a turnover in the attacking zone, firing her shot off the wrong side of the left post.
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Roughly a half hour later, Shell put the Huskies in front as a trio of Huskies connected with a series of quick-fire passes for the opening goal.
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Starting the move herself, Shell clipped in a ball to Buck, who took it down and laid a square ball off to Jadyn Holdenried in the center of the pitch. Holdenried hit it first time, laying the ball right at the feet of a streaking Shell, whose shot was deflected over Badger keeper Drew Stover, bulging the back of the net.
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Just over a minute later, the lead was two behind Montoya's first career goal in the 39th minute.
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Cutting inside onto her right from the flank, the Husky left back sent a bending ball into the box that evaded not only an outstretched Kelsey Branson but also Stover, hitting the side netting to give Washington a 2-0 halftime lead.
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Shortly after the restart, Wisconsin's Kiara Gilmore pulled down Buck on the breakaway, denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity for the Husky striker and garnering a red card, bringing the Badgers down to 10 players for the final 40 minutes.
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Throwing numbers forward with nothing to lose, Wisconsin pulled a goal back in the 84th minute on a right footed strike from Adee Boer. However, Washington thwarted the Badger attack the rest of the way, earning a fifth win over a ranked opponent and booking a spot in Sunday's Championship Match.
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Washington will play the winner of No. 2 seed Michigan State and No. 3 seed UCLA on Sunday at Energizer Park. Kickoff is set for 11:00 a.m. PT, airing on the Big Ten Network.
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For more information on Husky Women's Soccer, follow @UW_WSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
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Samiah Shell and Maylen Montoya netted first half goals for the Dawgs to propel them to victory, holding off a late push from the Badgers despite being down a player due to a second half red card.
ย
The Huskies outlasted Wisconsin in a physical match that featured nine total cards despite the Badgers owning a 12-9 shot advantage, due largely to Washington dropping into a defensive second half posture.
ย
Washington piled on the pressure early on after the opening kickoff, with Alex Buck nearly putting UW ahead less than seven minutes in after Shell forced a turnover in the attacking zone, firing her shot off the wrong side of the left post.
ย
Roughly a half hour later, Shell put the Huskies in front as a trio of Huskies connected with a series of quick-fire passes for the opening goal.
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Starting the move herself, Shell clipped in a ball to Buck, who took it down and laid a square ball off to Jadyn Holdenried in the center of the pitch. Holdenried hit it first time, laying the ball right at the feet of a streaking Shell, whose shot was deflected over Badger keeper Drew Stover, bulging the back of the net.
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Just over a minute later, the lead was two behind Montoya's first career goal in the 39th minute.
ย
Cutting inside onto her right from the flank, the Husky left back sent a bending ball into the box that evaded not only an outstretched Kelsey Branson but also Stover, hitting the side netting to give Washington a 2-0 halftime lead.
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Shortly after the restart, Wisconsin's Kiara Gilmore pulled down Buck on the breakaway, denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity for the Husky striker and garnering a red card, bringing the Badgers down to 10 players for the final 40 minutes.
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Throwing numbers forward with nothing to lose, Wisconsin pulled a goal back in the 84th minute on a right footed strike from Adee Boer. However, Washington thwarted the Badger attack the rest of the way, earning a fifth win over a ranked opponent and booking a spot in Sunday's Championship Match.
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Washington will play the winner of No. 2 seed Michigan State and No. 3 seed UCLA on Sunday at Energizer Park. Kickoff is set for 11:00 a.m. PT, airing on the Big Ten Network.
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For more information on Husky Women's Soccer, follow @UW_WSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
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Team Stats
WIS
WAS
Goals
1
2
Shots
12
9
Shots on Goal
2
4
Saves
2
1
Corners
7
5
Fouls
14
9
Scoring Plays
Samiah Shell (4)
Assisted By: Jadyn Holdenried , Alex Buck
GOAL by WAS Shell, Samiah Assist by Holdenried, Jadyn and Buck, Alex.
37:19
Maylen Montoya (1)
GOAL by WAS Montoya, Maylen.
38:54
Adee Boer (6)
GOAL by WIS Boer, Adee.
83:52
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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