Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's soccer team defeated Upper Iowa 1-0 on Friday evening. In the victory the Wolves recorded their fourth consecutive shutout, their longest streak of shutouts since 2008.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 1, UIU 0
Records: NSU 6-4-3 (5-3-3 NSIC), UIU 6-7 (4-7 NSIC)
Attendance: 159
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern State's first scoring opportunity came in the sixth minute of play off a corner kick, when a header by Kelsey Selden was knocked down by the UIU goalkeeper
• Upper Iowa's best scoring opportunity of the game came in the 55^th minute when Liv Wildeman's shot hit the top crossbar, the ball then deflected out-of-bounds off a NSU defender for a corner kick
• Megan Fastenau scored the lone goal of the game in the 58^th minute, when she gained control of a deflected pass and fired her shot into the back left corner of the net
• The Wolves defense held strong once again in the 83^rd minute, as Alexus Townsend made a diving deflection off a shot by Haley Ramberg and Zoe Boughton made the deflection on the second chance opportunity
• Northern State held the advantage offensively over the Peacocks 15-12 in shots, 7-6 in shots-on-goal, and 8-5 in corner kicks

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Alexus Townsend: 5 saves
• Megan Fastenau: 3 shots, 2 shots-on-goal, 1 goal
• Mia Zagorski: 3 shots, 1 shot-on-goal
• DeAnna LeMire: 3 shots

UP NEXT
Northern State closes the weekend with a home match against Winona State on Sunday afternoon. The start time is set for 1 p.m. for the Wolves and Warriors.