Winona State 5 Wayne State 2

#19 Winona State University defeated Wayne State College 5-2 in Northern Sun Conference women's soccer played at the WSC Soccer Complex in Wayne Saturday afternoon.  The visiting Warriors improved to 11-3 overall and 3-1 in the NSIC while Wayne State remains winless at 0-11-2 overall and 0-5 in the NSIC.

Winona State controlled the contest scoring three goals in the first half and two more early in the second half to grab a 5-0 lead before Wayne State scored twice in the final 25 minutes to make the score 5-2.  Winona State's Holly Sutton opened the scoring early with her sixth goal of the year at the 3:18 mark giving the Warriors a 1-0 lead.  Kallie Tellefsen added the next goal for the Warriors in the 22nd minute to give the Warriors a 2-0 advantage.  Leslie Schumacher scored the first of her two goals at the 38:52 mark to close out the first half scoring giving Winona State a 3-0 lead at intermission.

In the second half, Winona State's Rachel Mathews scored in the 47th minute putting WSU ahead 4-0.  Schumacher's second goal at the 54:39 mark gave the Warriors a commanding 5-0 lead.  Wayne State scored their first goal in the 65th minute on Katie Kelley's penalty kick making the score 5-1.  Wildcat senior Marci Douglas completed the scoring at the 81:31 mark with a goal off a free kick from Valerie Robinson.

Winona State outshot Wayne State 20-7 and had a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks over the Wildcats.  Wayne State freshman goalkeeper Emily Walker allowed five goals while making three saves in nearly 61 minutes of playing time.  Sophomore Rachel Fuchs played the final 29 minutes and was credited with three saves.

Wayne State will be at home again Sunday hosting Upper Iowa at 11:00 a.m. in a Northern Sun Conference contest.