Two First Half Goals Propels Huskies in 2-0 Shutout Against RV Purdue Northwest

Sunday, September 29

St. Cloud, Minn.

Noon CT

St. Cloud State

5-2-0, 3-0-0

(RV) Purdue Northwest

3-3-1, 0-2-1

Purdue Northwest

St. Cloud St.

Two First Half Goals Propels Huskies in 2-0 Shutout Against RV Purdue Northwest

9/29/2024 4:36:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

St. Cloud State wins fifth consecutive game

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (5-2-0, 3-0-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) extended their winning streak to five consecutive games after defeating receiving votes Purdue Northwest 2-0 Sunday afternoon. Mika Folstad got the party started for the Huskies in the 6th minute as he knocked in a ball deep in the box with his head. Folstad was set up by Nolan Pratumwon who delivered a deep ball to the left side of the field to Owen Worsdell who then skipped it across the field to Folstad in the box who banged it in the net. St. Cloud State held that 1-0 lead for most of the half until Noah Eklund dished the ball to Matt Greenland on a throw in who then found William Gonzalez in the box. Gonzalez took a few dribbles to his left before smashing a shot off his left foot that found its way into the bottom right corner for a goal in the 44th minute. Those two goals would be all the scoring necessary to get the win as St. Cloud State defeated the Pride 2-0.

Top Huskies

Mika Folstad scored his third goal of the season and is up to 10 points on the year.
William Gonzalez recorded his first points in a Huskies uniform with a goal.
Ramy Atia started in goal for the Huskies and recorded his first shutout of the year to go along with three saves.

Notables

St. Cloud State moves to 4-3-0 against Purdue Northwest all-time
The Huskies led the game in shots on goal (4-3). The Pride led the game in shots (13-8).
With the win, St. Cloud State now has the most wins in a single season in program history while extending their current program long winning streak to five.
Noah Eklund, Matt Greenland, Nolan Pratumwon, and Owen Worsdell all recorded an assist. This was Worsdell's third assist of the year, Pratumwon's third, Greenland's second, and Eklund's first.
Freshman Finn Mankowski made his first career start while playing all 90 minutes.
Austin Plumhoff, Noah Eklund, Nolan Pratumwon, Yannick Langerhuizen, Finn Mankowski, and Ramy Atia all played 90 minutes.
Philip Caputo recorded two shots on goal and by not scoring a point or goal, his historic streaks of five consecutive games with a goal and five consecutive games with a point have come to an end. The goals streak was the longest in program history and the points streak was the second longest.

Up Next
The Huskies will hit the road on Wednesday, October 2 as they travel to Northern Michigan to play the Wildcats at 1:00 P.M. For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Soccer, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.