OSHKOSH, Wis.- In the 2024 season opening match on Friday (Aug. 30) at J. J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium, UW-Oshkosh women's soccer and Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) played to a 2-2 tie.
 
The Titans and Gusties previously met once before, playing a neutral-site contest in Stevens Point on August 31, 2012. UW-Oshkosh was victorious with a 1-0 score.
 
Nadia Epshteyn (Fr. • Cedarburg) and Maris Heun (Jr. • Watertown, Minn.) both scored goals and shot twice on goal for the Titans while Laney Wiebel (Fr. • Oshkosh) added another shot on goal. Goalkeeper Emma Sauriol (Sr. • New Lenox, Ill.) saved six shots in the match.
 
UW-Oshkosh (0-0-1) shot eleven total times in the match to Gustavus Adolphus' 14.
 
The Gusties scored first on a Haillee Wilson goal in the 37th minute, assisted by Gabriela Rodriguez.
 
After halftime, UW-Oshkosh added two goals in four minutes when Epshteyn notched her first collegiate goal in the 54th minute and Maddie Anderson (Sr. • Crystal Lake, Ill.) assisted Heun on the fourth goal of her career.
 
Gustavus Adolphus retied the game late when Payton Mahady scored from Ellen Becken in the 86th minute.
 
The Titans will face Marian University on the road on Tuesday (Sept. 3), then head to Minnesota to face the College of St. Benedict (Minn.) on Saturday (Sept. 7) and St. Catherine University (Minn.) on Sunday (Sept. 8).