EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - Five UW-Eau Claire Athletics teams were in action today, three at home and two on the road.
Women's Cross Country
UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational - 20th of 42
Running without top athlete Lucy Ramquist, the women's cross country team stumbled to a 20th-place finish Saturday at the UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne. The Blugolds were without a frontrunner, and a strong pack in the middle wasn't quite enough to sneak up in placement. Kelsey Jaeger finished 78th in a time of 22:41 over the course of 6,000 meters to lead the team.
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Men's Cross Country
UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational - 3rd of 45
With an opportunity to make a huge statement against No. 1 North Central (Ill.), the third-ranked men's cross country team saw firsthand it still has work to do to take down the Cardinals. The Blugolds finished third with 140 points Saturday at the UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne. North Central won the meet with 36 points. Eau Claire finished ahead of NCAA Division II Augustana College (S.D.), a team ranked eighth in the latest Division II national poll. As he's done all year, Josh Thorson got out in the front of the race and held on for a top-5 finish. Saturday, he came in fifth place in a time of 24:44 over the course of 8,000 meters.
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Women's Soccer
UW-Oshkosh 1, UW-Eau Claire 0
The women's soccer team outshot UW-Oshkosh 8-4 in the first half but was unable to score a goal as the Blugolds fell to the Titans 1-0 here today at Bollinger Field. For the game Oshkosh outshot Eau Claire 12-10. Eau Claire held a 6-0 corner kick advantage but was whistled for 12 penalties compared to eight by Oshkosh.
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Football
UW-Whitewater 52, UW-Eau Claire 3
While the football team turned the ball over on its first three possessions and No. 1-ranked UW-Whitewater came away with only 10 points, the Blugolds were never able to recover and ended up falling 52-3 at Carson Park today. Whitewater finished the game with 403 yards of total offense while the Blugolds had 195. Both teams struggled with penalties, each recording seven.
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Women's Volleyball
Millikin Univ. (Ill.) 3, UW-Eau
Claire 1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 25-15)
UW-Eau Claire 3, St. Scholastica (Minn.) 0 (25-18, 25-22,
25-17)
The women's volleyball team started the day with the loss, then bounced back to finish with a victory, ending its own Fall Classic with a 3-1 record in the McPhee Physical Education Center. In the opener against No. 21-ranked Millikin University (Ill.), the Blugolds fell 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 25-15) but then took down the College of St. Scholastica (Minn.) 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-17) to end the day. Katrina Raskie was named to the All-Tournament Team.
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