Huskies Upend Dragons, Record Best Start since 2013

Sunday, September 10

St. Cloud, Minn.

1:30 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

3-1-0, 1-0-0

Minnesota State-Moorhead

1-3-0, 0-0-0

MSU Moorhead

St. Cloud St.

9/10/2023 5:39:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

SCSU beats MSUM 2-1 to improve to 3-1-0 on the season

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (3-1-0, 0-0-0 NSIC) earned a 2-1 win over Minnesota State Moorhead (1-3-0, 0-0-0 NSIC) following a goal in the 78^th minute on Sunday afternoon at Husky Stadium. After the Dragons' scored an equalizer in the 58^th minute, fifth-year forward Jenna Dominguez (Geneva, Ill.) scored her second goal in as many game to put the Huskies up for good.

With the win, SCSU improved to 3-1-0 on the season, marking its best four-game start to a season since 2013 when it reached the same mark.

TURNING POINT

Following MSUM's score to tie the game in the second half, the Huskies did not let the goal affect their play on the field. SCSU kept pushing and looking to regain the lead, which happened 20 minutes later when Dominguez was able to bury a score off a rebound on a corner kick. The score came in the 78^th minute with an assist credited to junior forward Ariel Hawkey (Graham, Wash.).

TOP HUSKIES

Dominguez scored her second goal and second game-winning goal of the season with her second half score.
Freshman forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) scored her first goal of the season in the 46^th minute.
Hawkey and redshirt junior Gracie Parsons (Omaha, Neb.) each recorded an assist in the game.

NOTES

With the win, St. Cloud State improves to 28-0-2 all-time against MSU Moorhead.
The Huskies 3-1-0 start to the season is its best four-game start since 2013 when they hit the same mark, 3-1-0.
Dominguez's goal was the 17^th of her career, moving her past Hannah Marion (16 goals, 2016-19) for ninth all-time in program history.
Dominguez also moved to eighth all-time on the career scoring list with 44 points (17 goals, 10 assists), surpassing Claire Shea (43 points, 2018-21), and second all-time in game-winning goals with 10.
Hawkey's assist gives her the team-lead in points on the season with five (two goals, one assist).
Trapino's goal was the first collegiate goal of her career.

QUOTES

Head Coach Gretta Macdonald

"Great to finish our non-conference games at Husky Stadium in front of our awesome fans. Our persistence to find a way together is a critical building block moving into regular season NSIC play. We look forward to the next opportunity to improve together."

UP NEXT

With nonconference play concluding, St. Cloud State now moves to conference play, beginning with Minnesota Duluth on Friday, Sept. 15. Kickoff from Husky Stadium is slated for 5:00 p.m. CT with live coverage on the NSIC Network.

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