Wisconsin-Superior ruled both sides of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference soccer field on Saturday, Nov. 5, dominating both the men's and women's championship games of the league tournament at NBC Spartan Sports Complex.
Mya Holmquist and Niya Wilson had twin hat tricks as the Yellowjackets routed Northwestern 6-0 in the women's championship game.
Holmquist had the first two legs of her feat in the first 21 minutes. She opened the scoring in the 12th minute, then pounced on a dropped cross to head home from close range in the 21st minute.
Wilson struck twice in quick succession after the halftime break, scoring 2:15 apart to make it 4-0 before the 50th minute. Holmquist capped off her hat trick in the 56th minute and Wilson claimed hers about three minutes from the final whistle.
Jenna Lang made eight saves for her seventh clean sheet of the season.
UWS (15-3-4) had a 13-8 edge in shots on goal and 26-11 in attempts.
In the men's game, the Yellowjackets won the UMAC tournament title for the sixth consecutive time, 3-0 over Bethany Lutheran.
All three UWS goals came in the first half, with Phillip Eriksen putting the hosts in the lead after less than six minutes of play as Blake Perry pounced on a goalkeeping miscue and fed his teammate for the opening goal. Perry scored in his own right in the 22nd minute on a run through the center. Jake Kidd made it 3-0 in the 36th minute, getting his head to a long throw that had bounced in the penalty area.
Seeing out the victory got a little more complicated when Isaac Becket was sent off just after halftime, but the Vikings received a red card of their own in the 76th minute as the match finished 10 vs. 10.
Alex Paredes made three saves for his seventh shutout of the season.
The Yellowjackets (16-3-2) had a 17-10 edge in shot attempts and 7-3 in shots on target.
Both UWS soccer teams will learn their opponents for the NCAA Division III tournament on Monday.
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