Minot, N.D. – The Northern State women's soccer team fell in the quarterfinal round of the NSIC Tournament to Minot State 2-0 on Monday afternoon. The teams entered the halftime break with a scoreless tie before the Beavers scored three unanswered goals in the second half.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 0, MINOT 3
Records: NSU 9-5-5 (7-3-5 NSIC), MINOT 9-2-8 (8-1-6 NSIC)
Attendance: 274
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern State had a scoring look off their first corner kick attempt of the game in the 28^th minute as Paige Hutton's header went just high over the crossbar
• Lilja Davidsdottir made a key defensive play in the 34^th minute when she deflected a breakaway shot attempt by Hadlee Paxman, keeping the game scoreless in the closing minutes of the first half
• Northern's first shot-on-goal of the game came in the 53^rd minute when Megan Fastenau fired a shot towards the bottom right corner of the net; DeAnna Lemire recorded a shot-on-goal in the 61^st minute that was corralled by Maddie Kindred off a free kick
• Brooklyn Casey broke the scoreless tie for Minot State in the 65^th minute, she was able to catch up to the long pass from Maddy St. Yves and sneak the ball past Alexus Townsend who was attempting to fall on the loose ball
• One of NSU's best scoring opportunities in the second half came from Calista Kocmick in the 71^st minute as she fired a contested shot from ten yards in front of the goal that went just wide left of the net
• The Beavers extended the lead to 2-0 in the 74^th minute as Paxman was able to cut through the NSU defense and net a goal from ten yards out
• Paxman collected her second goal of the game for the Beavers in the 88^th minute when she headed in a cross pass from Emma Monsen
• Minot State held the advantage in shots (21-11), shots-on-goal (7-6), and corner kicks (9-2)

 NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Calista Kocmick: 3 shots, 1 shot-on-goal
Hannah Smith: 2 shots, 2 shots-on-goal
Megan Fastenau: 2 shots, 1 shot-on-goal