Huskies Score Early, Defeat Northern State, 2-0

Friday, October 29

St. Cloud, Minn.

5:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

5-7-2, 5-5-2

Northern State

7-5-3, 6-4-3

Northern St.

St. Cloud St.

10/29/2021 6:56:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Barjesteh and Shea score in the 14th minute to lead Huskies to victory

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (5-7-2, 5-5-2 NSIC) scored two early goals to secure a 2-0 victory over Northern State (7-3-3, 6-4-3 NSIC) on Friday evening at Husky Stadium in St. Cloud, Minn. Both of the Huskies' goals game in the game's 14^th minute, as junior Hannah Barjesteh (Woodbury, Minn.) and senior forward Claire Shea (Exclesior, Minn.) scored junior seconds apart to propel St. Cloud State to victory.

TURNING POINT

After a flurry of chances to score in the game's first 10 minutes for Northern State, the Huskies scored twice within a minute to take a 2-0 lead just 15 minutes in. Barjesteh scored first for the Huskies, burying a penalty kick after the Wolves were called for a handball. Shea doubled the Huskies' lead just seconds later, as she buried a shot in the bottom right of the net to put St. Cloud State up 2-0.

TOP HUSKIES

Shea found the back of the net for a team-leading sixth time this season and the 15^th time in her career.
Barjesteh scored for the first time in her career with her first-half goal.
Redshirt freshman Evie Kohn (West Lakeland, Minn.) made five saves in the game for the Huskies.

QUOTABLES

St. Cloud State Head Coach Gretta Arvesen

"I was proud of our championship mindset to come out and score early. The composure and focus we showed to take care of the details and put a 90-minute performance together was an important part of the process today."

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State will head to Moorhead to face Minnesota State Moorhead on Sunday, Oct. 31. Kick off from Moorhead is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT on the NSIC Network.

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