St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Set for Road Contests at Northern State and MSU Moorhead

Friday, October 13

Aberdeen, S.D.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

Northern State

St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Set for Road Contests at Northern State and MSU Moorhead

10/12/2023 2:05:00 PM | Women's Soccer

SCSU sits atop the NSIC standings with six regular season games remaining

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – After reaching the top of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) standings last weekend, St. Cloud State Women's Soccer heads back out on the road for a pair of conference matches, including one with heavy postseason implications on Friday. The Huskies will begin the road trip at Northern State (6-2-3, 5-0-3 NSIC) on Friday, Oct. 13 with kick off at 6:00 p.m. CT, following by a trip to Moorhead for a match against MSU Moorhead (2-6-4, 1-3-4 NSIC) on Sunday, Oct. 15 at Noon CT.

The Huskies are currently ranked atop the NSIC standings with 19 points, while Northern State is close behind with 18 points.

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Both games will be streamed for free live on the NSIC Network. Live stats will be provided by both home teams through SideArm Stats, with links to both coverage options at the St. Cloud State Women's Soccer schedule page.

SERIES HISTORY

SCSU enters the weekend with an 11-4-3 mark all-time against Northern State with the Huskies going 6-1-1 against the Wolves in the last eight matchups. In their last matchup, Northern State won 1-0 in Aberdeen on Oct. 21, 2022. The Huskies are 28-0-2 all-time against MSU Moorhead, and last defeated the Dragons 2-1 on Sept. 10 in a nonconference game.

TRAPINO NAMED NSIC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Freshman forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week after she scored or assisted on each of SCSU's three goals in victories over Minot State (1-0, Oct. 6) and Mary (2-1, Oct. 8) and take over the top spot in the conference standings.

Trapino is the third Husky to be named conference player of the week this season, following fifth-year forward Jenna Dominguez (Geneva, Ill.) on Sept. 11 and sophomore forward Ellie Primerano (Saint Joseph, Mich.) on Sept. 25. Trapino scored both game-winning goals and added in assists in the Huskies victories. She is currently tied for the lead in the NSIC with three game-winning goals, and leads the Huskies in goals (four), game-winning goals (three) and points (nine).

HISTORIC SEASON IN PROGRESS

St. Cloud State is in the midst of an historic season as the Huskies have already surpassed their win total (seven) and matched their conference wins (six) from a season ago. Through 12 games, the Huskies currently sit at 9-2-1 and 6-1-1 in the NSIC and sit atop the conference standings with 19 points, one ahead of Minnesota State and Northern State, who each have 18 points. With six games below is a list of program records that could be set in 2023.

Win percentage: Current: .792 (9-2-1) / Record: .700 (13-5-2, 1995)
Most victories: Current: 9 / Record: 13 (1995)
Most conference victories (NSIC): Current: 6 / Record: 10 (2019)
Best GAA: Current: Current: 0.83 / Record: 0.78 (2009)
Unbeaten streak: Current: 6 / Record: 9 (set twice, most recently 2011)

With the Huskies 2-1 win over Concordia-St. Paul on Oct. 2, the Huskies improved to 7-2-1 on the season, setting a program record for the best 10-game start in program history, surpassing its mark of 7-3-0 in the 1995 season. SCSU also improved to 4-1-1 in NSIC play, its best start to a conference season since a 4-0-2 mark in 2016. With each win, SCSU continues to set new highs. The Huskies 3-1-0 start to conference play is its best start to a conference season since starting 3-1-0 in 2010. The win over Augustana on Sept. 24 was SCSU's first since 2013.

With a 2-1 win over Minnesota Duluth, St. Cloud State improved to 4-1-0 on the season, marking its best five-game start to a season since 2000 when it reached the same mark. SCSU's pair of wins over UMD extended its win streak to seven over the Bulldogs dating back to Sept. 9, 2018. During that seven-game win streak, SCSU has outscored UMD, 17-4.

The season-opening victory marked the 13^th time in program history SCSU has opened its season with a victory and the first since a 3-0 win over Northern Michigan on Sept. 1 to open the 2017 season.

STRICKLAND STIFLES IN GOAL

Freshman goalkeeper Jaylee Strickland (Columbus, Ohio) has made the most of her opportunity in the net for the Huskies, as she has played every minute of the Huskies first 10 games this season, registering a 9-2-1 record with five shutouts. Through 12 games, she has produced a 0.83 goals-against-average and an .811 save percentage. In the NSIC, she ranks third in shutouts (five) and fourth in goals against average (0.83). The freshman goalkeeper is not too far from joining the top-10 list for goalkeeper seasons in program history, as her 0.83 GAA would rank third if the season ended today, while her five shutouts rank seventh all-time.

DOMINGUEZ ON RECORD BOOK WATCH

Fifth-year senior Jenna Dominguez (Geneva, Ill.) will get her final chance to further etch her name in the SCSU record book in her final season donning the red and black for SCSU. The 2019 All-NSIC Honorable Mention honoree already ranks amongst the best offensive players in program history, as she ranks second in career game-winning goals (10), eighth in career points (44 points), ninth career goals (17 goals) and 10^th in career assists (10 assists). Her four game-winning goals in 2019 and three in 2022 also rank second and fifth, respectively, on the all-time single season list.

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