Fayette, Iowa – One goal is all the Wolves needed for their seventh shutout win of the season as Northern State defeated Upper Iowa 1-0 on Friday afternoon. The game also marked the ninth shutout of the season by the Northern defense.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 1, UIU 0
Records: NSU 7-3-4 (5-2-4 NSIC), UIU 2-9-3 (1-6-3 NSIC)
Attendance: 32
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Northern State offensive attack had early scoring opportunities in the opening minutes of the game with a pair of corner kicks and a shot by Paige Johnson
- The lone goal of the game came in the 18th minute of play as Mia Zagorski corralled a deflected shot attempt, and fired her own shot towards the corner of the net that deflected off Isabelle Warner's hands and into the goal
- Paige Hutton helped the Northern defense keep Upper Iowa off the scoreboard in the 41st minute as she deflected a shot by Alex Garcia over the top of the goal
- The Wolves had an opportunity to add to the lead late in the game as a hand ball by the Peacocks in the 84th minute led to a Megan Fastenau penalty kick, Fastenau's shot to the bottom left corner was saved by Warner
- Northern State held an edge in shot attempts (12-7), shots-on-goal (5-4), and corner kicks (4-3)
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Mia Zagorski: 2 shots, 1 shot-on-goal, 1 goal
Hannah Smith: 2 shots, 1 shot-on-goal
Lyla Devereaux: 2 shots, 1 shot-on-goal
Alexus Townsend: 3 saves
UP NEXT
Northern State will close out the weekend road trip with a match at Winona State on Sunday afternoon. The Wolves and Warriors are set for a 1 p.m. kick-off at Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium in Winona.
