STEVENS POINT - Of some small consolation, the Stevens Point Area Senior High girls soccer team played the role of spoiler Tuesday night.

Defending Wisconsin Valley Conference champion D.C. Everest was in search of an unblemished run through the conference this season.

Instead, DCE will have have a tie on its conference ledger thanks to SPASH, which was unable to protect a one-goal lead in a 1-1 tie at Scaffidi Field.

“It was a typical Everest/SPASH game, plenty of action, a few yellow cards and a questionable call by the center official that led to the tying goal by DC Everest,” Panthers coach Don Peel said.

Anna Zajakowski staked the Panthers to a 1-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the match when she slipped the ball past Evergreens keeper Ashley Hodell.

The score remained that way until DCE’s McKenna Gilmore found an opening in the SPASH defense and beat keeper Maddie Rogan for the tying goal.

Both keepers held the opposition off the scoreboard the rest of the night. Hodell stopped nine shots, while Rogan was credited with 10 saves.

First half: 1. SPASH, Anna Zajakowski, 9:40.

Second half: 2. DCE, McKenna Gilmore, 61:08.

Saves: D.C. Everest (Ashley Hodell) 9; SPASH (Maddie Rogan) 10.

Records: SPASH 12-3-2, 7-2-2 WVC; D.C. Everest 13-6-2, 10-0-1 WVC.