Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's soccer team defeated Concordia-St. Paul 3-2 in a back-and-forth battle during homecoming weekend.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 3, CSP 2
Records: NSU 4-2-1 (3-1-1 NSIC), CSP 3-4-1 (2-2-1 NSIC)
Attendance: 237
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Concordia-St. Paul struck first in the ninth minute of play with a goal by Katie Anderson, who collected a pass that was deflected by a Wolves defender
• Megan Fastenau tied the game at one in the 12^th minute, by beating a CSP defender to the ball and gaining control of a long pass from DeAnna LeMire
• Fastenau's second goal of the night came off a free kick as she fired her shot into the top-right corner of the net
• Katie Anderson notched her second goal of the night for CSP in the 57^th minute of play, with a deep shot from the left corner of the field
• Fastenau capped off her first career hat-trick with a game-winning goal on a penalty kick in the 63^rd minute
• The Golden Bears held the advantage in shots in the game 15-9 and shots-on-goal 8-7

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Megan Fastenau: 4 shots, 4 shots-on-goal, 3 goals
• DeAnna LeMire: 2 shots, 1 shot-on-goal, 1 assist
• Alexus Townsend: 6 saves

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Megan Fastenau's hat-trick was the 19^th in program history and the first since 2016

UP NEXT
Northern State closes the Gypsy Day's weekend with a home match against Minnesota State at 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.