Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's soccer team defeated Winona State 1-0 on Sunday afternoon. The victory extends Northern's win streak to three and bumps the Wolves up to sixth in the NSIC standings with three games remaining.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 1, WSU 0
Records: NSU 7-4-3 (6-3-3 NSIC), WSU 4-9-1 (3-8-1 NSIC)
Attendance: 140
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first scoring opportunity of the game for Northern State came in the 19^th minute of play when Kelsey Selden fired a shot towards the right side of the goal, the shot was knocked out of play on a diving save attempt by Alyson Jumper leading to a corner kick
• The next opportunity for the Wolves came when Lilja Davidsdottir gained control of the ball off a corner kick in the 72^nd minute, however her shot was deflected by a host of Winona State defenders and their goalkeeper
• Northern attempted to take advantage of a Winona State foul just a few feet outside the box in the 82^nd minute, the shot by Teya Trujillo made it past the wall of Warrior defenders but was stopped on a diving save by Alyson Jumper
• Megan Fastenau scored the game winning goal in the 98^th minute off an assist from Kelsey Selden
• The Wolves controlled the offensive attack throughout the match with a 12-10 advantage in shots, 6-5 in shots-on-goal, and 9-2 in corner kick attempts

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Alexus Townsend: 5 saves
• Megan Fastenau: 5 shots, 2 shots-on-goal, 1 goal
• Kelsey Selden: 1 shot, 1 shot-on-goal, 1 assist
• DeAnna LeMire: 2 shots

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Wolves extended their stretch of consecutive shutouts to five, becoming the second longest streak in program history behind the 2007 team with seven straight

UP NEXT
Northern State will travel to St. Cloud State for a 5 p.m. game on Friday, October 29. The Wolves will then return to Aberdeen for Senior Day against Minnesota Duluth, with a 1 p.m. start on Sunday, October 31.