Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's soccer team looks to pick up NSIC action with a pair of weekend matches, facing St. Cloud State and the University of Minnesota Duluth. The Wolves will first travel to take on the Huskies on Friday, and then return home on Sunday for a game against the Bulldogs. Through five matches in the 2016 season, the Wolves find themselves 4-1-0 overall and 2-1-0 in conference play.

Northern State went 1-1 last weekend, defeating the University of Sioux Falls 1-0 and falling to Southwest Minnesota State 3-2 in an overtime period. Defender Sydney Shintaffer led the NSU offense with the game winning goal against USF, while Stephany Estada gave the Wolves life late in the SMSU match with a game tying goal.

The Wolves continue to lead the NSIC in multiple categories, including; total goals (22), scoring average (4.40), scoring margin (3.40) and shots taken (151). Senior Anna Bondy has been a national leader in points and goals scored, with 22 points and 10 goals.

Northern will face St. Cloud State at 7 p.m. from Husky Stadium, and battle Minnesota Duluth back home from Jerde Field at 1 p.m. for the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer game. The first 75 Wolves fan will receive a pink NSU soccer scarf.

About St. Cloud State University

• The Huskies are currently 2-2-2 overall and sit 1-0-2 in the NSIC.
• In the 2015 season, SCSU finished with an overall record of 9-6-3, going 8-4-3 in league play.
• Maria Kass, Brooke Bares, and Hannah Marion each lead the team with two goals apiece.
• The SCSU goalkeeper, Julia Clifford, has completed six games in the net. The redshirt senior has two shutouts with a 0.579 save percentage.
• In her third season with the program, the Huskies are led by head coach, Gretta Arveson.

A Season Ago

• The Wolves and the Huskies tied 0-0 in a two overtime match in the 2015 season.
• Of NSU's three total shots, Anna Bondy tallied two and Darian Leschewski recorded one.

About the University of Minnesota Duluth

• Early in the 2016 season, the Bulldogs are 2-2-2 overall and 0-1-2 in the conference.
• Last season UMD finished with a 4-12-2 record overall and a 3-10-2 NSIC record.
• As a team, the Bulldogs have scored four goals coming from Lizzy Fontes, Skye Finley, Destiny Schmitz and Emily Fleissner.
• In the net, Jordan Melby leads the team with a 2-0 record. Melby has allowed two goals in three games with 11 saves.
• Greg Cane has been with Bulldogs since their inaugural season in 1994.

A Season Ago

• The Wolves defeated UMD 3-1 last season.
• Anna Bondy led the Northern State offense with a three-goal hat trick.