Wellens, Weister score for Tigers

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WAUSAU — The Marshfield boys soccer team dropped its fourth-straight game, falling 5-2 at Wausau West on Tuesday.

The Tigers are now 3-7 overall and 1-5 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference. West improves 7-1-1 overall and 5-1 in the WVC.

Barni Shiferaw scored the first of his three goals in the seventh minute for West before Marshfield quickly tied it on a penalty kick from Isaac Wellens at the 11:45 mark.

West ripped off two more goals before halftime and went up 4-1 on Shiferaw’s third goal just 2:33 into the second half.

Evan Weister had Marshfield’s second score in the 72nd minute, but it was not nearly enough as the Tigers lost their third Valley game in a row.

Tommy Olson had six saves in goal for Marshfield.

The Tigers return to action Saturday at the Wausau East Invitational.

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

Warriors 5, Tigers 2

Marshfield 1 1 – 2

Wausau West 3 2 – 5

First half: 1. WW, Barni Shiferaw, 6:18; 2. M, Isaac Wellens (penalty kick), 11:45; 3. WW, Ethan Cattanach, 23:58; 4. WW, Shiferaw (Mark Raasch), 32:43.

Second half: 5. WW, Shiferaw, 47:33; 6. M, Evan Weister (Blaine Neinast), 71:39; 7. WW, Raasch (Cadin Stankowski), 78:50.

Total shots: Marshfield 10; Wausau West 19.

Shots on goal: Marshfield 9; Wausau West 10.

Corner kicks: Marshfield 2; Wausau West 3.

Saves: M, TommyOlson 6; WW, 7.

Records: Marshfield 3-7, 1-5 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Wausau West 7-1-1, 5-1 WVC.