UWP Soccer
Tyler Holle goes head-to-head with UD

Posted October 28, 2009

Sophomore Anthony Heller scored his first career goal with 11 seconds remaining, giving UW-Platteville a thrilling 2-1 victory over visiting University of Dubuque Wednesday.

B.J. Gottschlich threw the ball in from the right side, and the 6-1 Heller soared above the crowd to head the ball in.

The goal capped a furious comeback by the Pioneers, who tied the contest with 4:30 remaining on Kyle Hoerter's third goal of the season. He dribbled around the defenders and blasted in a shot to the left corner.

The fiercely-contested win raised the Pioneers' record to 9-8-2 heading into the season finale with the WIAC championship on the line. The Pioneers are tied with UW-Whitewater at 2-0-1 in the new league, and UW-Oshkosh is 2-0. UWP and UWO meet Sunday at 2 p.m. in Pioneer Stadium, with Oshkosh facing UWW the following week. A Pioneer win would ensure them no worse than a tie for the first league title.

The Spartans, who fell to 13-3-2, got a goal from Matt Mechnig two seconds before the end of the first half.

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