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Soccer: SCSU 5, NSU 1
SOCCER: (VIDEO INCLUDED) Huskies Score Five Second Half Goals in Win Over Northern State
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Krysten Wallace scored two goals in the Huskies 5-1 win over Northern State. |
St. Cloud, Minn. - The St. Cloud State soccer team charged back from a 1-0 first half deficit to earn a 5-1 win over Northern State University Saturday at Husky Stadium (Video Interviews at end of story).
The Huskies remain in third place in the Northern State Intercollegiate Conference with a 7-2-2 conference record and are currently 8-4-4 overall this season, while the Wolves drop to 6-6-5 overall and 4-3-3 in the NSIC.
St. Cloud State had numerous scoring opportunities in the first half, but could not get on the scoreboard after posting nine shots, as Stephanie Connolly scored Northern State's only goal of the contest with seven minutes remaining in the first half.
After the goal, the Huskies out shot the Wolves 16-3 and poured on five goals. Junior Gabrielle Najera (Longmont, Colo.) scored the first Husky goal with a corner kick that was sent across the box, where the Wolves net minder deflected it into the net to tie the game.
Four minutes and one second later, the Huskies used the corner kick to their advantage as Najera sent the kick in front of net where sophomore Alexandra Pafko (Blaine) headed it to junior Lindsey Sather (Eden Prairie) for her fifth game-winner of the season.
The Huskies continued scoring at a head spinning pace, as freshman Margie Jancik (Inver Grove Heights) scored her first collegiate goal at the 72:39 mark. Sophomore Chelsey Permenter (Omaha, Neb.) added her third assist of the season on the play.
St. Cloud State struck again at the 75:17 mark, as sophomore Kyrsten Wallace (Bismarck, N.D.) scored her first goal of the season on a pass from senior Chelsey Scheller (Maple Grove) and then scored her second goal of the afternoon 10 minutes later to put an exclamation on a 5-1 game. Freshman Elyse De Stefano recorded her third assist of the season on the final goal.
Senior Elizabeth Kelly (Omaha, Neb.) made her 16th start for the Huskies making three saves in 78:41 of work. Fellow senior goaltender KaitlinKelly (West Allis, Wis.) made her fourth appearance in net finishing the final 11:19.
St. Cloud State will turn around and play its final regular season home game at 1 p.m. on Sunday against the University of Mary at Husky Stadium.
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