St. Cloud State Women’s Score Drops Close Match to Minnesota State

Friday, October 7

St. Cloud, Minn.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

4-5-3, 3-3-3

Minnesota State Mankato

9-1-2, 7-0-2

Minnesota St.

St. Cloud St.

St. Cloud State Women’s Score Drops Close Match to Minnesota State

10/7/2022 11:46:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

State Huskies tied the game late, but Mavericks responded with go-ahead goal in 85th minute

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (4-5-3, 3-3-3 NSIC) fell to Minnesota State Mankato (9-1-2, 7-0-2 NSIC) on Friday night at Husky Stadium in St. Cloud, Minn. The 2-1 loss is the second one-score loss of the season for the Huskies.

TURNING POINT

The Mavericks scored in the ninth minute of the game thanks to the senior midfielder. The Huskies battled the rest of the half and entered the scoring column late in the 80^th minute of the game as sophomore forward Megan Kirby (Navarre, Fla.) notched up her fourth goal of the season and tied the game with a critical goal off an assist from freshman forward Emma Duerr (Buffalo, Minn.). The Mavericks, however, broke the short-lived tie in the 85^th minute as senior forward Jenny Vetter kicked in a goal off of a breakaway opportunity. The Huskies were unable to score in the final minutes of the game.

TOP HUSKIES

Kirby scored her fourth goal of the season which ties senior forward Jenna Dominguez (Geneva, Ill.) for most goals on the team.
Dominguez recorded six shots in the game, which led the team, and two of them were on goal.
Redshirt sophomore goalie Evie Kohn (West Lakeland, Minn.) made six saves in the game.

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State returns to Husky Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1:00 p.m. CT to take on the Concordia St. Paul (6-4-2, 6-2-1 NSIC) in a conference showdown.

For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Soccer, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.