St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Earns First Win of 2024

Saturday, September 7

St. Cloud, Minn.

Noon CT

St. Cloud State

1-1-0, 0-0-0

Northern Michigan

1-1-0, 0-0-0

Northern Mich.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Justyce Porter

9/7/2024 4:25:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Huskies take down Northern Michigan, 2-1, avenge 2023 loss

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (1-1-0, 0-0-0 NSIC) picked up its first win of the season, beating Northern Michigan (1-1-0, 0-0-0 GLIAC) 2-1 in its opening weekend finale on Saturday afternoon at Husky Stadium in St. Cloud. The Huskies took a 1-0 lead into the halftime break before extending its lead to two on the 67^th minute. NMU responded with a goal of its own with just under nine minutes left in the game to bring the game to its final score.

TURNING POINT

Junior forward Ellie Primerano (Saint Joseph, Mich.) buried a goal in the 26^th minute off an assist from senior forward Krysten Schuster (Beamsville, Ontario) to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead and sophomore forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) doubled SCSU's lead in the second half when she made a 25-yard free kick.

TOP HUSKIES

Primerano scored the Huskies first goal of the season and tallied two shots on goal in 55 minutes.
Trapino played 34 minutes off the bench, scoring a free kick goal gave SCSU a 2-0 lead.
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Meriel Orham (St. Michael, Minn.) got the start in goal for the second consecutive game and made eight saves, earning her first win of the season.

NOTES

With the win, St. Cloud State moves to 5-8-0 all-time against Northern Michigan and 3-3-0 against the Wildcats in St. Cloud.
Six Huskies – Orham, freshman midfielder Darby Allen (Minnetonka, Minn.), sophomore defender Ana Spaine (West Des Moines, Iowa), sophomore defender Grace Olson (West Des Moines, Iowa), junior defender Ella Clow (Minneapolis) and freshman defender Izzy Halunen (Woodbury, Minn.) – all played the full 90 minutes.
Allen got the start in her collegiate debut.
Senior defender Alleigh Stout (Mentor, Ohio) made her season debut off the bench, playing 41 minutes.

UP NEXT

Next up, the Huskies will make their first road trip of the season and travel to Chicago, Ill. on Friday, Sept. 13 and Kenosha, Wis. on Sunday, Sept. 15 to play Roosevelt and UW-Parkside respectively. Friday's game kicks off at 2 p.m. CT while Sunday's game will begin at Noon CT. Game coverage information can be found on the SCSU Women's Soccer Schedule page.

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