Bemidji State 1 Wayne State 0
The Wayne State College soccer team lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Bemidji State Sunday afternoon in Bemidji, Minnesota. The win makes the Beavers 11-6-1 overall and 7-5-1 in the NSIC and the loss makes the Wildcats 4-15-1 overall and 1-11-1 in the NSIC.
Ashlee Elefsen scored the only goal of the game at the 89:01 mark of the second half to give the Beavers a 1-0 win and insuring Bemidji State a top eight finish in the NSIC.
The Wildcats were led offensively by senior captain Valerie Robinson who had four shots on the afternoon. Sophomore Kara Naumann and junior Stephanie Bright each added two shots for Wayne State. Goalkeeper Emily Walker had six saves for the Wildcats.
The Beavers were led offensively by Elefsen and Brianna Duff who each had five shots. Goalkeeper Samantha Ross had two saves and Abby Kjonaas had three saves in goal for the Beavers.
BSU outshot WSC 16-9 and had 12 shots in the second half of the game. The Wildcats and Beavers each had three corner kicks on the afternoon.
Today's game marked the final game for four Wildcat seniors, Valerie Robinson, Rachel Fuchs, Megan Kenealy and Michaela Lucas. Wayne State ends the season with a 4-15-1 overall record and 1-11-1 in the Northern Sun Conference.