Marshfield boys soccer ties Stevens Point in WVC opener

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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield boys soccer team pulled out a 2-2 tie with Stevens Point in the Wisconsin Valley Conference opener for both teams Thursday at Griese Park.

After Stevens Point scored at the 4:03 mark, Marshfield rallied with goals from Bennett Koehn and KyleTremelling to take a 2-1 lead.

Stevens Point’s Ricky Perez scored on a penalty kick with just less than 9 minutes to go before halftime to even the score.

Neither team scored in the second half.

Marshfield goalkeeper Tommy Olson had two saves in goal for the Tigers, who held Stevens Point (1-1-1 overall) to just four shots on goal.

Marshfield (1-1-1 overall) returns to action Tuesday at Wisconsin Rapids. The game will begin at 7 p.m. at Washington Elementary School.

Tigers 2, Panthers 2
Stevens Point 2 0 – 2
Marshfield 2 0 – 2
First half:
1. SP, Isaac Williams (Blake Milkowski), 4:03; 2. M, Bennett Koehn, 23:28; 3. M, Kyle Tremelling, 32:46; 4. SP, Ricky Perez (penalty kick), 36:02.
Second half: No scoring.
Total shots: Stevens Point 11; Marshfield 12.
Shots on goal: SP 4; M 7.
Corner kicks: SP 8; M 4.
Saves: M, Tommy Olson 2. SP, Spencer Banks 5.
Records: Stevens Point 1-1-1 overall, 0-0-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 1-1-1 overall, 0-0-1 WVC.

Paul Lecker is publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.

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