Bemidji State 3 Wayne State 0
Bemidji State scored just 2:22 into the contest and went on to score three first-half goals as the Beavers blanked Wayne State College 3-0 Friday evening in a Northern Sun Conference women's soccer contest at Chet Anderson Stadium in Bemidji, Minnesota. BSU is 9-4-1 and 8-2-1 in the NSIC following the win while WSC falls to 5-5-4 overall and 5-4-2 in NSIC contests.
The host Beavers struck early against the Wildcats, scoring the opening goal of the contest at the 2:22 mark from Erin Becker for a 1-0 BSU advantage.
Becker scored again at the 19:50 mark for a 2-0 Beaver lead and BSU finished the half with one more goal at the 43:04 mark to make the score 3-0.
BSU held a 9-1 edge in shots over the Wildcats in the first half and that continued in the second half with a 9-2 differential over WSC as both teams played reserve goalkeepers for parts of the second half in a contest that finished with a 3-0 score.
Bemidji State had a 6-1 advantage in shots on goal and held a 7-0 edge over WSC on corner kicks and was called for 10 fouls to nine on Wayne State.
Wayne State had just one shot on goal by
Abby Sutton while
Carleigh Wilson and
Payton Haliburton also recorded shots for the Wildcats.
Senior goalkeeper
Rachel Grisham played 59:25 and was charged with three goals. Freshman reserve
Regan Ott came in for the final 30:35 of the contest and was credited with three saves.
The Wildcats will play again Sunday afternoon in a 1 p.m. contest at Minnesota Crookston.