VERONA, Wis. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College brought its 2026 season to a close on Wednesday, falling 5-0 to Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference regular season champion Edgewood at Reddan Park.

The host Eagles (10-5-3, 10-1-1 NACC), who secured the conference regular season title, broke through late in a tightly contested opening half by scoring three goals in a span of just 4:18. Connor Gage initiated the surge at the 39:39 mark, converting a penalty kick for his ninth goal of the season. Less than two minutes later, Noah Shook made it 2-0 at 40:55 off feeds from Arjun Kaushik and Gage. Austin Mullen capped the first-half flurry at 43:57, finishing a pass from Stephen Kaster to send EU into halftime with a 3-0 advantage.

Edgewood kept up the offensive pressure in the second half, adding two more tallies before the hour mark. Gavin Lewis netted his first goal of the year in the 54th minute on an assist from Cristian Torres-Gale, and Riley Kann closed the scoring at 58:29 with his fifth goal of the season, assisted by Isaiah Stiebel.

The Eagles finished with a 28-9 advantage in total shots, including a 14-3 edge in shots on goal, and earned five corner kicks to the Warriors' three.
Senior Drew Guess (Valparaiso, Ind.) and freshman Hayden McLarty (Franklin, Tenn.) paced WLC with three shots apiece, with Guess putting two on target.

Freshman Max Pollnow (Valparaiso, Ind.) added a shot on goal, while junior Rafael Galindo (Delavan, Wis.) and sophomore Dominic Myers (Wrightstown, Wis.) registered one shot each. Junior goalkeeper Owen Gault (Moline, Ill.) went the distance in goal, turning away a game-high nine saves.

Torres-Gale led the Eagles with a match-high five shots (two on goal), while Kann, Stiebel, and James Gorriceta fired three shots each. Goalkeeper Ezra Wallace earned the win with two saves in 45 scoreless first-half minutes. Griffin Meisterheim added 31:25 of shutout relief, and Greg Oberbroeckling stopped one shot over the final 13:35 to complete the combined clean sheet.

Wisconsin Lutheran finishes its 2026 campaign with an overall record of 3-12-2 and a 2-8-2 mark in NACC play.