Trapino Scores Twice in St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer’s Road Win over UMD

Friday, October 2

Duluth, Minn.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

4-3-3, 3-2-2

Minnesota Duluth

5-3-2, 4-2-1

Team	1	2	Final F
St. Cloud St.	1	1	2
Minn. Duluth	0	1	1

Trapino Scores Twice in St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer’s Road Win over UMD

10/3/2026 12:04:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Trapino scores twice, Strickland makes career-high 11 saves

DULUTH, Minn. – Senior forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) scored twice to lead St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (4-3-3, 3-2-2 NSIC) to a 2-1 win over Minnesota Duluth (5-3-2, 4-2-1 NSIC) on Friday night at Malosky Stadium in Duluth. The Huskies' defense stood strong in the victory, holding off a barrage of Bulldog scoring opportunities as senior goalkeeper Jaylee Strickland (Columbus, Ohio) made a career-high 11 saves.

TURNING POINT

Trapino opened the scoring in the 23^rd minute, netting a goal off an assist from junior defender Abby Kavanagh (Marine on Saint Croix, Minn.). Kavanagh caused a UMD turnover in the Huskies' attacking zone and feed Trapino, who worked her way to the middle of the field and ripped a left-footed shot from 25 yards for the score.

The game remained 1-0 until early in the second half when Trapino found the net once again in the 51^st minute, this time on a set piece. After a UMD foul, junior defender Izzy Halunen (Woodbury, Minn.) took a free kick from near midfield and sent the ball into the box, where Trapino was able to get her head on the ball and beat the UMD goalkeeper for a goal and 2-0 lead.

UMD was able to get on the scoreboard in the 77^th minute, but Strickland and the Huskies defense was able to shut down the rest of the Bulldogs scoring chances to clinch the victory. Strickland made seven of her career-high 11 saves in the game's second half.

TOP HUSKIES

Trapino scored twice for the second time this season and the fourth time in the last four games.
Strickland made 11 saves to improve to 3-2-3 on the season.
Kavangah and Halunen each had assists in the game.

NOTES

With the win, SCSU moves to a .500 mark against the Bulldogs at 17-19-9.
Trapino scored her fifth and sixth goals of the season and is now just two goals off of her career-best mark of eight goals in 2025.
The three-time all-conference honoree continues to move up the SCSU all-time leader board, as she now ranks third all-time in goals (26) and third in points (66).
Strickland recorded a career-high 11 saves in the victory, surpassing her previous best mark of nine saves at Minnesota State (Nov. 16, 2025).
Halunen and Kavanagh each recorded their first assists of the season.
Four Huskies, junior midfielder Darby Allen (Minnetonka, Minn.), junior defender Izzy Halunen (Woodbury, Minn.), freshman defender Kelly Sprague (Edina, Minn.) and senior goalkeeper Jaylee Strickland (Columbus, Ohio) played a full 90 minutes in the game.

UP NEXT

SCSU will finish its road trip with a trip to Bemidji State on Sunday, Oct. 4. First kick is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT in Bemidji.

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