St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Beats No. 2 Minnesota State in Regular Season Finale

Thursday, November 6

Mankato, Minn.

1:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

13-1-4, 11-1-3

Minnesota State

15-1-2, 13-1-1

St. Cloud St.

Minnesota St.

Photo by: Sean Arbaut (Arbaut Photography)

St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Beats No. 2 Minnesota State in Regular Season Finale

11/6/2025 5:17:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Zugel’s deflection in 68th minute seals victory and snaps Mavericks 36-game home unbeaten streak against NSIC opponents

MANKATO, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (13-1-4, 11-1-3 NSIC) earned its statement win of the season to-date in the regular season finale, upending and handing No. 2 Minnesota State (15-1-2, 13-1-1 NSIC) its first loss of the season in a 1-0 victory on Thursday in Mankato. With the win, the Huskies clinched at least a tie for second in the NSIC standings to end the regular season.

In the win, SCSU set single season program records for most conference wins and most shutouts in a season with 11 and 10, respectively. The 13 wins for the season are the second-most in a single season, matching its 1995 total and one off its program record 14 wins in 2023.

TURNING POINT

SCSU thought it found the back of the net at the 20^th minute in the first half but after video review, it was determined the Huskies were offside. The first 45 minutes were dominated by SCSU, with the Huskies outshooting the Mavericks, 10-2 and a 3-2 edge in corner kicks, but both teams were held scoreless at the break.

However, the Huskies seized its opportunity in the 68^th minute on a free kick from just outside the box. Sophomore midfielder Darby Allen (Minnetonka, Minn.) took the set piece and fed a shot to the net that was deflected by redshirt sophomore Gabby Zugel (Plainwell, Mich.) and into the back of the net for the 1-0 lead. Redshirt sophomore Jaylee Strickland (Columbus, Ohio) then made two of her four saves in the game's final 12 minutes to preserve the shutout and victory of the Huskies.

TOP HUSKIES

Zugel scored her first goal of the season and first career game-winning score with the second half goal.
Allen recorded her first assist of the season with the helper on Zugel's score.
Strickland made four saves and recorded her ninth shutout and 13^th victory of the season.

NOTES

With the win, SCSU improves to 9-27-4 all-time against the Mavericks and snaps a five-game winless streak against Minnesota State.
SCSU set single season program records for most conference wins and most shutouts in a season with 11 and 10, respectively.
The 13 wins for the season are the second-most in a single season, matching its 1995 total and one off its program record 14 wins in 2023.
The win snapped a 36-game unbeaten streak in home conference games for the Mavericks, with its last loss coming on Nov. 8, 2019, a 1-0 setback to Concordia-St. Paul.
Strickland made four saves to record her ninth shutout of the season, matching the individual school record for most shutouts in a season with Kenzie Hanzlik (2011) and Zoe Welsh).
Strickland's win in net was her 13^th of the season to also match the program record for most wins in a season with Alyssa Halverson (1995) and herself (2023). It was also her 26^th career win, which ranks second all-time in program history and only trails Kenzie Hanzlik's 27 wins (27-26-5, 2010-14).
Zugel recorded her first goal of the season and second career goal in the second half. The goal was also her first career game-winning goal.
Allen notched her first career assist and her ninth point of the season in the game.

UP NEXT

SCSU will host the NSIC Quarterfinals on Monday, Nov. 10 at 1:00 p.m. CT with its opponent to be determined.

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