Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's soccer team will close the regular season at MSU Moorhead on Friday afternoon and look to lock themselves into the NSIC Tournament. Friday's match is set for a 3 p.m. start time in Moorhead, Minnesota.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live stats, live video, game notes, and tickets are all available at the links above

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters the match with a record of 7-5-4 (6-4-4 NSIC), and is currently seventh place in the conference standings
• Last weekend the Wolves went 0-1-1, with a 2-0 loss at St. Cloud State and a 1-1 draw at home against Minnesota Duluth
• With a win in Friday's game the Wolves could clinch the seventh seed in the NSIC Tournament, potentially their first conference tournament berth since 2016
• Northern's offensive attack has come alive in the past few weeks, outshooting their opponents in five of their last six games with a 3-1-2 record in those contests
• In conference matches Megan Fastenau leads all NSIC freshmen in shots (38), shots-on-goal (21), goals (7), game-winning goals (4), and points (15)
• Alexus Townsend has also been one of the top freshmen goalkeepers in NSIC action, leading all freshmen in goals against average (0.898), saves (74), saves per game (5.29), and is tied for the lead in shutouts (5)
• Northern State statistical leaders
  • Goals: Megan Fastenau (8)
  • Assists: Kelsey Selden / Chloe Strom / Teya Trujillo / Mia Zagorski (2)
  • Points: Megan Fastenau (17)
  • Saves: Alexus Townsend (89)

 
MSU MOORHEAD STORYLINES

• MSU Moorhead enters Friday's match with a record of 1-15-1 (1-12-1 NSIC), and is currently 15^th in the conference standings
• Last weekend the Dragons went 0-1-1, with a 1-0 loss at Minnesota Duluth and a 1-1 draw at home against St. Cloud State
• In Sunday's draw with SCSU, goalkeeper Kayleigh Sedlacek tied a season high with 14 saves in the match
• MSUM's lone win of the season came two weeks ago against Winona State, when the Dragon's scored an early second half goal to secure the 1-0 victory at home
• Throughout the season, the MSU Moorhead offense has been shutout an NSIC high 13 times, scoring in only four games
• Christie Kopietz is in her sixth season as the head coach at MSU Moorhead where she holds a career record of 15-63-8
• MSU Moorhead statistical leaders
  • Goals: Ally Peters / Anna Steadland / Allison Tharp / Liana Ulness (1)
  • Assists: Ava Kieser / Mason Kimble (1)
  • Points: Ally Peters / Anna Steadland / Allison Tharp / Liana Ulness (2)
  • Saves: Kayleigh Sedlacek (107)

 
LOOKING BACK TO 2019

• The last meeting between Northern State and MSU Moorhead was on November 8, 2019, when the Wolves edged the Dragons in a 1-0 decision in Aberdeen
• Northern leads the all-time series 18-5-3
• NSU owns a four-game win streak in the series, and have not surrendered a goal to the Dragons since 2015