Aberdeen, S.D. – After snapping a six game losing streak in an overtime victory against Minnesota Crookston this past weekend, the Northern State University women's soccer team will look to continue the momentum into this Saturday and Sundays matches. The Wolves will face NSIC opponents Concordia- St. Paul and Minnesota State. NSU is currently 5-6-0 overall and 3-6-0 in conference play during the 2016 season.
The Wolves were 1-1 in the previous week, falling to Bemidji State 2-0 and bouncing back to defeat Minnesota Crookston 1-0 after nine minutes of overtime.
Darian Leschewski recorded the one goal for the Wolves on the weekend. The redshirt sophomore led the NSU offense with nine shots and four shots on goal against the Beavers.
Northern State continues to have an edge over opponents as they have compiled 26 goals as a team, compared to 15 total allowed. The Wolves also lead their opponents in shot on goal percentage with .475, shots per game with 20.0 and overall assists with 16. Senior
Anna Bondy leads the Wolves statistically with 28 points, 12 goals and four assists.
NSU will face Concordia- St. Paul on Saturday and Minnesota State on Sunday. Both games will kick off at 1 p.m. from Jerde Field.
About Concordia- St. Paul
• The Golden Bears are currently 2-5-4 overall and 2-2-4 in the NSIC midway through the 2016 season.
• As a unit, Concordia- St. Paul averages 13.5 shots and 0.82 goals per match.
• Jade Weller leads the team with six points, recording two goals and two assists in 11 games played.
• Making eight starts for CU, Emily Nelson has tallied 35 saves with six goals allowed.
• In his sixth season with the program, the Golden Bears are led by head coach Steve Bellis.
About Minnesota State
• The Mavericks currently hold an overall record of 7-3-1, with an NSIC record of 6-2-0.
• As a unit, MSU has averaged 20.64 shots and 2.72 goals per game.
• Morgan Cottew leads the Maverick offense with 23 points, recording nine goals and five assists.
• In the net, Alexa Rabune has allowed nine goals in eight starts, with a save percentage of .763.
• As head coach, Brian Bahl is in his third season with the program.
