St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Earns Huge Road Win

Friday, October 13

Aberdeen, S.D.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

10-2-1, 7-1-1

Northern State

6-3-3, 5-1-3

St. Cloud State

Northern State

10/13/2023 10:38:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Goals from Parsons and Trapino help the Huskies earn fourth consecutive win, tenth overall

ABERDEEN, S.D. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (10-2-1, 7-1-1 NSIC) defeated Northern State 2-1 on Friday night in Aberdeen, S.D. Redshirt junior Gracie Parsons (Omaha, Neb.) scored the first goal putting the Huskies up 1-0. Northern State (6-3-3, 5-1-3 NSIC) would respond with a goal of its own 15 minutes later tying the game 1-1. The game was only tied for ten minutes before freshman forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) found the back of the net, giving St. Cloud State a 2-1 lead.

TURNING POINT

With 5 minutes left in the first half, Trapino took a pass from fifth-year forward Jenna Dominguez (Geneva, Ill.) and rocketed a left-footed shot across the net into the upper corner of the left side of the goal, over the outstretched arms of the Northern State goalkeeper giving the Huskies a 2-1 edge.

TOP HUSKIES

Trapino scored the game-winning goal.
Parsons scored the game's first goal.
Junior forward Krysten Schuster (Beamsville, Ontario) and Dominguez each recorded an assist.

NOTES

With the win, St. Cloud State improves to 12-4-3 all-time against Northern State.
The Huskies paced the game in saves (3-2) and corner kicks (6-4). Northern State led the match in shots (15-7). The teams each recorded four shots on goal.
Trapino scored her fifth goal of the season. She has recorded the game-winning goal in three straight matches and four total times this season. She leads the team in goals (five), points (11), shots (26), shots on goal (14) and game-winning goals (four).
Parsons recorded her third goal of the season and became the third Husky this season to score three or more goals.
Shuster's assist was her second of the season.
Dominguez recorded her first assist of the season.
Freshman goalkeeper Jaylee Strickland (Columbus, Ohio) made three saves in the game and recorded her tenth win of the season. She faced 15 shots in the match, the third most she's seen in a game this season.

QUOTES

Head Coach Gretta Macdonald

"Big thanks to all our traveling fans! Tonight, we pushed the tempo of our transitions and combinations. It was a great team performance. We look forward for the next opportunity to improve together."

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State will continue its road trip on Sunday afternoon as the Huskies travel to Moorhead to play Minnesota State-Moorhead. The game is set to kick off at noon CT and will be streamed on the NSIC Network.

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