MILWAUKEE – Hope Cerney (Fr.-Green Bay, Wis.) scored for the fourth time this season but the Lakeland University women's soccer team was defeated by Wisconsin Lutheran College 4-1 in its Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opener Wednesday night.

Cerney converted a penalty kick at 55 minutes, 50 seconds of the match to get the Muskies on the board and make the score 3-1, but they would get no closer and dropped to 3-4 overall this season.

Lakeland had its share of chances throughout the match, generating 15 shots, but it was Wisconsin Lutheran (2-6 overall, 1-0 NACC) which was more opportunistic in its 24 shot attempts.

The Warriors got on the board just 10:41 into the match on a goal by Kendra Schumacher, and WLC's Gabriella Metten put the Muskies in a 2-0 hole with an unassisted tally less than eight minutes later.

Wisconsin Lutheran pushed the lead to 3-0 late in the first half when Kali Boldebuck scored in the 38th minute. After Cerney's second-half penalty kick, the Warriors added a final goal in the 67th minute when Calli Tomko's free kick found the back of the net.

Grace Daehling (Fr.-Sun Prairie, Wis.) made five saves in goal for the Muskies. Cerney (six shots) and sophomore Breanna Johnson (Green Bay, Wis.) with five shots combined for 11 of Lakeland's 15 shot attempts, with defender Rachel Wilson (Fr.-Gilbert, Ariz.) also attempting two shots late, including a free kick on goal in the final minutes.

The Muskies are back home Saturday when they host Concordia University Chicago at 4:30 p.m. at Taylor Field.