St. Cloud State scored 90 seconds into the contest and recorded both goals in the opening 15 minutes to defeat Wayne State College 2-0 in Northern Sun Conference women's soccer played Sunday afternoon at the WSC Soccer Pitch.  The visiting Huskies are now 6-2 and 3-1 in the league while the Wildcats drop to 3-3-2 and 2-1-1 in NSIC play.
            The Huskies jumped out quickly on the Wildcats, scoring an early goal off a corner kick in front of the goal for a 1-0 lead 1:32 into the contest.
            Just before the 15-minute mark, Wayne State was called for a foul inside the box resulting in a penalty kick for St. Cloud State.  The Huskies converted and held a 2-0 lead.
            SCSU would finish the first half with a 6-5 edge on shots with both teams recording two corner kicks.
            Wayne State saw a golden opportunity to score 15 minutes into the second half as the Wildcats got a penalty kick chance, but St. Cloud State's goalkeeper dove to her right to decline the penalty kick attempt by Paige Pemberton keeping the score 2-0 in favor of St. Cloud State.
            Despite holding a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks during the second half, Wayne State could not score and the Huskies early two goals held up for the 2-0 win.
            St. Cloud State finished the game with a 13-9 edge in shots and 8-4 in shots on goal.  WSC held a 7-3 edge in corner kicks while both teams were called for seven fouls.
            Pemberton had a team-high three shots for WSC (one on goal) followed by Reagan Allen with two shots (one on goal).
            Senior goalkeeper Sidney Truman was credited with six saves in the contest.
            The Wildcats will be on the road next weekend playing at MSU Moorhead Friday at 3 p.m. and at Northern State Sunday for a 1 p.m. contest.