ABERDEEN, S.D. – Two late goals courtesy of junior forward
Jaylee Hofer were enough to take down goalless Minnesota Crookston in their first two Gypsy Week matches. Through 90 minutes, Northern State racked up two goals, 16 shots, six shots on goal, five corners and eight fouls.
QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 2, UMC 0
Records: NSU 4-1-2 (3-0-2 NSIC), UMC 0-5-3 (0-4-1 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Through almost 84 minutes of action, the scoreboard echoed zeros, but Northern State stayed on the offensive, crossing a ball to Chloe Wallhead before Kali Yates picked up a penalty on Wallhead inside the 18-yard box
- Jaylee Hofer lined up for the penalty shot and sent it flying through the net to give NSU their first point of the match
- But Hofer didn't stop there as she would pick up yet another goal less than three minutes later to put the nail in the coffin on UMC
- The junior tallied two goals, one by way of PK, on three shots (three shots on goal).
- But it was Kennedi Gack who led the team in shots, putting four up on the night, with Hofer (three), Lauren Youngquist (two) and Lauren Carpenter (two) following behind
- Northern State's defense held strong through the match, allowing just four shots all game
- Inside the net, NSU's defense made Audrey Burns' job easy, holding the Golden Eagles to zero shots on goal
- For Minnesota Crookston, midfielder Andrea Cuenca Medina recorded two of UMC's four shots, while Elsie Lefers and Ella Furlong earned one each
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Jaylee Hofer: 2 goals, 3 shots, 3 shots on goal
Kennedi Gack: 4 shots, 1 shot on goal
Lauren Youngquist: 2 shots
Lauren Carpenter: 2 shots
Audrey Burns: 0 goals allowed
UP NEXT
Northern State will host the Dragons of MSU Moorhead at 1 p.m. on Sunday to round out their weekend of competition.
