Walk-On Leads Wisconsin To First Ncaa Soccer Title

Mon., Dec. 11, 1995

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Former walk-on Lars Hansen scored off a rebound in the ninth minute, and Wisconsin rode its fifth straight shutout in the NCAA tournament to its first championship by beating Duke 2-0 Sunday.

The Badgers (20-4-1) completed the season with seven straight shutouts and 17 overall. They allowed only 11 goals all season, and never more than two.

Hansen, who made Wisconsin as a walk-on in 1992, beat goalkeeper John Morton after a shot by Travis Roy caromed off a crowd in front of the net. The play started on a corner kick from the right side.

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