St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Races Past Minnesota Duluth 2-1 in NSIC Opener

Friday, September 20

Duluth, Minn.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

4-1-0, 1-0-0

Minnesota Duluth

0-4-0, 0-1-0

St. Cloud St.

Minn. Duluth

St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Races Past Minnesota Duluth 2-1 in NSIC Opener

9/20/2024 9:50:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Primerano and Trapino score to lift Huskies to ninth consecutive victory over Bulldogs

DULUTH, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (4-1-0, 1-0-0 NSIC) found the back of the net twice to finish off a comeback and beat Minnesota Duluth (0-4-0, 0-1-0 NSIC), 2-1, to open conference play on Friday night in Duluth. The Huskies responded quickly after an early Bulldog goal, as junior Ellie Primerano (Saint Joseph, Mich.) and sophomore forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) scored in the scored in the 41^st and 67^th minutes, respectively, to lift the Huskies to victory.

The win was SCSU's ninth consecutive win over the Bulldogs dating back to the 2018 season.

TURNING POINT

Primerano swung the momentum back in the Huskies favor for good near the end of the first half, as she found the back of the net for the third time in five games in the 41^st minute. Primerano found herself all alone streaking down the right side of the field after a pass from freshman forward Gabby Hofeld (St. Paul, Minn.). She quickly moved past the Bulldog defense and only had the goalie to beat, which she did with a left-footed strike to the near side post for the score.

In the second half, the Huskies executed a free kick opportunity from near midfield to take the lead. Sophomore defender Grace Olson (West Des Moines, Iowa) launched a beauty of a pass into the box, where Trapino let the ball bounce once before heading it over the Bulldog goalkeeper and into the back of the net for the go-ahead and game-winning score.

TOP HUSKIES

Primerano scored her team-leading third goal of the season, while Trapino recorded her second of the season.
Olson and Hofeld each recorded assists in the victory.
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Meriel Orham (St. Michael, Minn.) made four saves in net to record her fourth victory, improving to 4-1-0.

NOTES

With the win, St. Cloud State improves to 15-19-8 all-time against Minnesota Duluth.
The win was the Huskies ninth consecutive against the Bulldogs, with the Huskies outscoring UMD 20-5 in the winning streak. It also marked the ninth consecutive game SCSU has held UMD to one or fewer goals.
Primerano's third goal of season moves her to second place in the NSIC this season, trailing only Bemidji State's Katrina Barthelt at four goals.
Primerano notched her 25^th career point with the goal (seven goals / 11 assists), becoming just the 22^nd player in program history to reach 25 career points.
Trapino recorded her second goal of the season, ninth of her career with her game-winning score, which was her second of the season and sixth of her career.
Trapino's six career game-winning goals rank seventh all-time in program history.
Hofeld recorded her first career assist on Primerano's goal.
Olson recorded her first assist of the season and third of her career on Trapino's goal.
Five Huskies – Orham, Primerano, sophomore defender Ana Spaine (West Des Moines, Iowa), Olson and freshman defender Izzy Halunen (Woodbury, Minn.) – all played a full 90 minutes.

UP NEXT

Next up, the Huskies return home to face Bemidji State (3-2-0, 1-0-0 NSIC) on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. CT at Husky Stadium.

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