MADISON, Wis. -- After an unfortunate loss to LSU last week, the Wisconsin women's soccer team was in need of a bounce back and they got one Thursday against Northern Illinois.
Three different Badgers found the net in a 3-0 win where the visiting Huskies never looked threatening.
Sophomore Jenna Bauman opened the scoring just 10 minutes into the match. She appeared to whip in a cross from the lefthand wing, but the ball took a beneficial turn and wound up in the back of the net.
Just 3 minutes later, Brooke Allen doubled Wisconsin's lead. She latched onto a pass played over the top, forced a breakaway, rounded the goalkeeper and fired the ball home.
The Badgers weren't done in the first half. With less than 5 minutes left in the frame, Maddie Poor executed the perfect set piece. She fo