Women’s Soccer stifles Cougars in 3-0 win

Sunday, October 3

St. Cloud, Minn.

NOON CT

St. Cloud State

3-3-2, 3-1-2

Sioux Falls

1-7-1, 1-4-1

Sioux Falls

St. Cloud St.

The Huskies celebrate Claire Shea's (8) second goal against Sioux Falls.

Photo by: Kylie Macziewski

10/3/2021 3:32:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Huskies tally 34 shots, 16 on goal, in win

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State University women's soccer team is on a roll. After a 0-0 draw against Southwest Minnesota State on Friday, the Huskies got back to their winning ways Sunday afternoon, peppering the University of Sioux Falls en route to a 3-0 victory. St. Cloud State is now 3-3-2 overall with a 3-1-2 mark in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play.

TURNING POINT
St. Cloud State put up a barrage of shots in Sunday's win over Sioux Falls, tallying 34 total with 16 on goal in 90 minutes of play. Still, the Cougars were able to hold the Huskies at bay through the first 17 minutes of the game, but their defense was no match for St. Cloud State's speed or offense. That was clearly demonstrated at 17:45 in the first half, as Claire Shea (Excelsior, Minn. / Chanhassen) put the Huskies up 1-0 on a beautiful cross by Karlie Valdez (West Haven, Utah / Fremont).

St. Cloud State added two insurance goals in the second half, as Shea scored her second of the game at 56:36, this time off a free kick by Kira Sosinske (Savage, Minn. / Burnsville). Valdez then scored a goal of her own, sealing the Huskies 3-0 victory at 76:30 in the second half.

TOP HUSKIES

Redshirt freshman Evie Kohn (West Lakeland, Minn. / Stillwater Area) faced three shots and made three saves in goal for the Huskies. As a team, St. Cloud State held Sioux Falls to six total shots, two in the first half and four in the second.
Senior forward Claire Shea (Excelsior, Minn. / Chanhassen) scored two of the Huskies three goals Sunday afternoon for her first multi-goal game of 2021
Three different St. Cloud State student-athletes recorded assists Sunday afternoon: Karlie Valdez (West Haven, Utah / Fremont), Kira Sosinski (Savage, Minn. / Burnsville) and Arianna Del Moral (Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Totino-Grace)

NOTES

The Huskies tallied their highest shot total of the season with 34 total shots against the Cougars. Of those 34 shots, 16 were on net, which is also a season high.

UP NEXT
St. Cloud State will return to action on Friday, October 8 when the team takes on Minnesota-Crookston. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. in Crookston, Minnesota.

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