Tigers finish in third place in WVC

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WAUSAU — The Marshfield boys soccer team finished its regular-season schedule with a 3-1 win over Wausau East on Thursday.

Collin Nikolai and Roman Tibbett scored less than two minutes apart near the end of the first half to put Marshfield on top 2-0.

Nikolai added another goal in the 73rd minute to make it 3-0 before East scored with 58 seconds to go to ruin the shutout. Luke McCann assisted on both of Nikolai’s goals.

Marshfield finishes the regular season with a 10-7-3 record overall and a 6-5-1 mark in the Wisconsin Valley Conference, which is good enough for third place. East drops to 3-9-4 and 1-8-3 in the conference.

Tigers’ goalkeepers Matt Pahl and Jared Klein combined to save two shots on goal by East.

Marshfield held a 22-7 advantage in total shots.

The Tigers will open WIAA postseason play with a Division 2 regional semifinal on Oct. 20. Playoff brackets will be announced Sunday.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Tigers 3, Lumberjacks 1

Marshfield 2 1 – 3

Wausau East 0 1 – 1

First half: 1. M, Collin Nikolai (Luke McCann), 42:18; 2. M, Roman Tibbett, 44:11.

Second half: 3. M, Nikolai (McCann), 72:42; 4. WE, Isaac Westberg (Jordan Thao), 89:02.

Total shots: Marshfield 22; Wausau East 7.

Shots on goal: Marshfield 9; Wausau East 3.

Corner kicks: Marshfield 4; Wausau East 1.

Records: Marshfield 10-7-3, 6-5-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Wausau East 3-9-4, 1-8-3 Wisconsin Valley Conference.