Box Score Utah Tech men's soccer opened its 2022 regular season with a tough 5-0 loss at Wisconsin.

HOW IT HAPPENED: The match opened with both sides trading shots, but Wisconsin got on the board quickly after just 15 minutes of play. The goal came off a freekick from atop the 18-yard box. Though the initial shot ricocheted off the far post, the Badgers were able to recover the ball and send it home past Trailblazer keeper Cuba Grant.

The Badgers found two more goals before the half, one off a ball that split two Trailblazer defenders and another with a powerful, well-placed shot from 20 yards out that slid past the Trailblazer defense and into the back of the net. The Badgers held the 3-0 lead headed into the halftime break.

In the second half, the Trailblazers were able to get some looks at goal including two shots from Jimi Villasenor and one from Larsen Rogers, but they were unable to find the back of the net on any of these chances. Despite their best efforts, the Trailblazers were shutout on the night.

In the dying moments of the match, the Trailblazers gave up two back-to-back penalty kicks, just three minutes apart from one another. Wisconsin's Inaki Iribarren was able to put both away, adding two more to the Badgers tally, ending the game 5-0 in favor of Wisconsin.

STAT BREAKDOWN:  The Trailblazers had seven shots with three on goal. Shots came from Larsen Rogers, Abi Gomez and Taylor Rogers with Jimi Villasenor and Dunes Nielsen notching two apiece.

Cuba Grant tarted in the net for Utah Tech and played the full 90 minutes. He recorded one save. 

Wisconsin ended the game with 10 shots, six on frame, five goals and four assists. The Rams ended the game with just four saves. Badger goalkeeper Carter Abbott recorded three saves.

NOTES TO KNOW: Utah Tech now has a 0-1-0 record overall on the season. 

UP NEXT: Utah Tech will have one more road match this week against Marquette on Sunday at 1 p.m. (MT). The Trailblazers will have two more road matches at UC San Diego and CSU Bakersfield before returning home for its 2022 season home opener on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. (MT) against Santa Clara.