Wayne State 2 St. Cloud State 0
The Wayne State College women's soccer team won their first game of the year Saturday afternoon, 2-0 at St. Cloud State. The Wildcats improve to 1-12-2 overall while St. Cloud State is 4-10-1 on the season after the non-conference match.
After a scoreless first half, the Wildcats produced a pair of second half goals for the victory. Senior Gena Romano scored her season-leading fifth goal of the season at the 76:25 mark off an assist from Megan Kenealy. WSC added an insurance goal at the 88:25 mark as Katie Kelley scored off a corner kick by Kenealy to give the Wildcats the victory.
St. Cloud State outshot the Wildcats 12-9 with the Huskies having one more shot on goal than WSC, 6-5. Sophomore goalkeeper Rachel Fuchs recorded the shutout for the Wildcats with six saves.
Wayne State returns to Northern Sun Conference action on Sunday with a 2:00 p.m. contest at Southwest Minnesota State.