The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) Women’s Soccer team earned their first win of the season in their penultimate match of 2019 beating Minot State 3-2 in an NSIC match played at the UMC Soccer Field.
Minnesota Crookston opened the scoring 2:45 into the match when a pass from Maggie Peterson set up a Latafale Niumeitolu (Fr., Sandy, UT) goal giving the Golden Eagles a 1-0 lead. UMC doubled its advantage in the 14th minute after Maggie Peterson (Jr., Princeton) scored off an assist by Kiya Gere (Soph., Vancouver, WA) giving the Golden Eagles a 2-0 edge. Minot State cut their deficit in half before halftime when the Beavers Sofia Lewis (Jr., Minot, ND) scored trimming the visitor’s deficit down to 2-1 33:58 into the match.
Minnesota Crookston increased its lead back to two goals to start the second half. 5:44 after halftime, Vanessa Shelton (Jr., Tacoma, WA) scored from Maggie Peterson giving the Golden Eagles a 3-1 lead. Minot State pulled back within one goal with 34:26 remaining after Sofia Lewis netter her second finish of the afternoon. Minot State continued near-constant pressure the rest of the match peppering UMC goalkeeper Athena DiMario Done (Jr., Windsor, Ontario) with shots. DiMario Done stopped 16 shots for the Golden Eagles, including 9 in the second half, to preserve Minnesota Crookston’s 3-2 victory.
Minnesota Crookston improves to 1-14 overall and 1-13 in NSIC play. The Golden Eagles conclude their season Friday when UMC host Bemidji State at 2:00 P.M. Minot State falls to 3-14 overall and 3-11 in conference games.
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| Minot State | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| UMC | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Scoring
2:45 – UMC – Latafale Niumeitolu (Maggie Peterson)
13:21 – UMC – Maggie Peterson (Kiya Gere)
33:58 – MINOT – Sofia Lewis (Daniela Fonseca)
50:44 – UMC – Vanessa Shelton (Maggie Peterson)
55:34 – MINOT – Sofia Lewis
| Saves | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Erin Rafferty – MINOT | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athena DiMario Done – UMC | 7 | 9 | 16 |
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