St. Cloud, Minn. – The Northern State women's soccer team saw their three-game win streak come to an end on Friday night, as the Wolves dropped a 2-0 match at St. Cloud State. With two games remaining in the regular season the Wolves are in sixth place in the conference, and are only two points behind UMary for fifth place.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 0, SCSU 2
Records: NSU 7-5-3 (6-4-3 NSIC), SCSU 5-7-2 (5-5-2 NSIC)
Attendance: 345
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern State controlled the early minutes of the game, the offense was able to put up three early shots and the defense did not allow St. Cloud State to cross midfield until a shot in the tenth minute
• St. Cloud State took advantage of an early Northern miscue, as a handball resulted in a penalty kick and goal for Hannah Barjesteh in the 14^th minute of play
• Less than a minute later Claire Shea was able to cut through multiple defenders and net a goal into the bottom right corner of the net to put the Huskies up 2-0 only 15 minutes into the game
• Alexus Townsend made a great save in the 17^th minute to keep the score at 2-0, knocking the ball down to herself for the save after Shea sent another shot into the top left corner of the net
• Zoe Boughton would make another key defensive play for the Wolves in the 44^th minute, deflecting a pass that would have led to a shot opportunity for SCSU
• Attempting to spark a comeback in the second half, the Wolves saw their best scoring opportunities in the 70^th minute as Paige Hutton sent a high pass into the box that was deflected out of play for a corner kick
• Off the corner kick Hutton gained control of the ball after it was knocked out of the air; she sent a shot toward the bottom right corner of the net, but Evie Kohn was able to make the diving save
• The Wolves out-shot the Huskies 14-6, however SCSU held the slight advantage in shots-on-goal 6-5 and corner kicks 5-4
• The six shot attempts for St. Cloud State tied their season low, the Huskies came into the match averaging 19.64 shot attempts in conference matches

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Megan Fastenau: 4 shots, 1 shot-on-goal
• Teya Trujillo: 2 shots, 2 shots-on-goal
• Paige Hutton: 2 shots, 1 shot-on-goal
• Alexus Townsend: 4 saves

UP NEXT
Northern State will be back in action on Sunday afternoon as they welcome Minnesota Duluth to Aberdeen for Senior Day. A 1 p.m. start time is set for Sunday's contest between the Wolves and Bulldogs.