Olson Scores, St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Blanks Northern State 1-0

Sunday, September 28

St. Cloud, Minn.

2:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

5-0-2, 3-0-1

Northern State

0-6-1, 0-3-1

Northern St.

St. Cloud St.

Olson Scores, St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Blanks Northern State 1-0

9/28/2025 6:53:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Olson nets goal in 29th minute, Huskies record third consecutive shutout to extend unbeaten streak to seven

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (5-0-2, 3-0-1 NSIC) extended its win streak to three and its unbeaten streak to seven to start the season with a 1-0 win over Northern State (0-6-1, 0-3-1 NSIC) on Sunday at Husky Stadium. Junior defender Grace Olson (West Des Moines, Iowa) scored the lone goal of the game in the 29^th minute to lift the Huskies to victory.

The 1-0 win was the Huskies' third consecutive shutout victory, marking the first time since the final two games of the 2022 season (Oct. 22, 27) and the first game of the 2023 season (Aug. 31) that SCSU has record three consecutive wins via shutouts. The last time it happened in the same season was five consecutive victories from Nov. 1 – Nov. 13, 2019.

TURNING POINT

SCSU was able to find the back of the net in the 29^th minute when two of its key contributors connected for the score. Senior forward Ellie Primerano (Saint Joseph, Mich.) led the charge up the left side of the field and ran almost all the way to the goal line before she changed direction and looked back to the middle of the field. Near the top of the box was Olson, who gathered the pass and fired a shot, which was blocked by a defender but came right back to her. Now all alone, Olson was able to stay under control and rip a shot to the far right side to beat the goalkeeper for the score.

TOP HUSKIES

Olson scored her second goal of the season.
Primerano recorded her first assist of the season with the helper on Olson's goal.
Redshirt sophomore Jaylee Strickland (Columbus, Ohio) made three saves and recorded her fourth shutout of the season.

NOTES

With the win, SCSU improves to 14-3-3 all-time against Northern State. The Huskies have now won three consecutive games and seven of the last nine against the Wolves.
The Huskies had four corners kicks compared to none for NSU.
The win pushes SCSU's unbeaten streak to seven to start the 2025 campaign, extending its program-record best start to a season.
Olson scored her second goal of the season and the eighth of her career while registering her fourth career game-winning goal. She now is just one point away from joining the 25-point club at 24 points (8g/8a).
Primerano recorded a point in her third consecutive game with her first assist of the season.
Olson and Primerano are now even for the team-lead with seven points.
Strickland recorded her fourth shutout of the season and her 12^th career blank sheet. She moves into sixth-place all time in career shutouts, pulling even with Laura Kenady (1999-01) and Alyssa Halverson (1995-96).
Five Huskies – Strickland, sophomore midfielder Darby Allen (Minnetonka, Minn.) junior defender Ana Spaine (West Des Moines, Iowa), Olson and sophomore defender Izzy Halunen (Woodbury, Minn.) – played a full 90 minutes in the game.

UP NEXT

SCSU will hit the road for its next two games, traveling to Sioux Falls on Friday, Oct. 3 and to Southwest Minnesota State on Sunday, Oct. 5.

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