A tough pair of Georges sent the Badgers home from the east coast this weekend without a win.
Going into the weekend, Wisconsin (1-3-0) knew it was going to be a challenge to play both the George Mason Patriots (3-0-0) and the No. 9 Georgetown Hoyas (2-0-2) on the road.
The road trip started on Friday when the Badgers went to Virginia to play George Mason.
Ending the first half tied 0-0, Wisconsin was in a good position to come out victorious.
However, the Patriots’ German freshman forward Henning Dirks scored just two minutes into the second half. Senior forward Timi Mulgrew scored later in the game to give the Patriots a 2-0 lead.
The contest came down to the wire, but George Mason won despite a late goal from UW freshman forward Mark Segbers.
Coming in the 88th minute, the goal might have been a little late to spark a comeback. Segbers now leads the team in goals with a tally of three in the last two games.
After the close loss to George Mason, the Badgers headed to the nation’s capital to face off against a top ten Georgetown team that had yet to lose.
The Hoyas dominated Wisconsin in the first half and scored just thirty seconds into the second half, taking a 4-0 lead.
The Badgers lacked strength defensively against the high powered Georgetown offense.
Wisconsin was outshot 21 to 7 in the contest, which explains four unanswered goals in the first 46 minutes of play.
Georgetown also out-cornered the Badgers with a total of nine corners to the Badgers’ zero.
Junior midfielder Drew Connor netted his first goal of the season midway through the second half on a penalty kick.
Playing with 12 freshman on the roster, Wisconsin seems to be a young team that needs improvement.
Wisconsin heads home to host Big Ten opponent Rutgers on Friday and hopefully show off what they learned on the road this weekend.
In addition to the first conference game of the season, it is also UW Student Night and Alumni Night at the McClimon Complex.
There, the Badgers will look to end the two game losing streak and win their first conference game of the season.
