Northern State 4 Wayne State 0
Northern State scored six minutes into the contest and posted three first-half goals as the host Wolves downed Wayne State College 4-0 Friday evening in Northern Sun Conference women's soccer at Aberdeen, South Dakota. NSU is now 4-2 on the year and 2-1 in the NSIC while WSC drops to 0-5-1 and 0-3 in league play.
The host Wolves need just over six minutes to get on the scoreboard as Mia Zagorski scored on an assist from Megan Fastenau for a 1-0 lead.
Northern State struck again in the 30th minute on an unassisted goal from Hannah Smith and another goal from Alexis Phillips at the 38:15 mark to give Northern State a 3-0 lead at intermission.
The lone goal of the second half came at the 63:07 mark by Northern State's Paige Hutton for a 4-0 Wolves win.
Northern State held a 21-13 advantage in shots over Wayne State with both teams recording nine shots in the second half. The Wolves had a 12-6 edge in shots on goal and 11-2 in corner kicks on the Wildcats.
Freshman
Paige Pemberton had three shots (two on goal) to lead Wayne State. Junior midfielder
Annika Syvrud added two shots on goal while Payton Hailburton and
Maia Vacks were each credited with shots on goal.
Junior goalkeeper
Hayden Wallace started the game and allowed four goals in 69 minutes of playing time while recording eight saves. Senior reserve
Regan Ott worked the final 21 minutes in net for the Wildcats.
Wayne State is on the road again Sunday afternoon visiting MSU Moorhead for an NSIC match starting at 12 p.m.