Kylie Bridenhagen/Winonan

The Winona State University soccer team ended its 2013 season with a loss against University of Minnesota, Duluth on Sunday, Nov. 17, during the second round of the NCAA Regional Tournament.

The UMD Bulldogs recorded their 1-0 postseason victory of the Warriors. Dani Potter scored the lone goal, her 12th goal of the season, off a pass from teammate Jennifer Smith during the 29th minute of play.

Jennifer DeRoo finished her college career with five of the team’s 14 total shots.

Alaina Kne and Shauna Rodman each added two shots to the total. Morgan LeFebvre, Hadley Bales, Nikole Porter, Kati Baker and Mehan Bolton each contributed one shot.

UMD totaled ten shots during the game with four of the shots on goal.

Maureen Stormont had five of the team’s shots and Potter added one more shot to her goal.

Katie Schneider, Megan Helberg and Smith had one shot each.

Winona State’s goalkeeper Alexandra Vial made three saves and allowed one goal. Marissa Rosa, UMD’s goalkeeper, saved seven attempted goals.

Friday, Nov. 15, the Warriors won a hard-fought battle against Southwest Baptist in the opening round of the NCAA Regional Tournament.

Bearcat Ali Skogrand scored the first goal of the game during the 43rd minute of play.

During the 60th minute, Devon Richards scored the Warriors first goal and her first of the season. Tied 1-1, the teams played two overtimes and neither scored, which forced the teams into a shootout.

Rebecca McCoy, Kne, DeRoo and LeFebvre succeeded on their kicks, as did four of the Bearcats. Skorgrand missed her shot, and Bales was next up.

Her shot successfully went in, giving the Warriors a 5-4 edge to move on to their next postseason game.

During this game, Winona State recorded 18 total shots, seven of which were on goal. Kne, Baker and DeRoo led the team with three shots each. Kenzie Rose, Bales and Richards each had two. Meg Riebau, Madalyn Jansen and McCoy added one each.

The Bearcats recorded 21 total shots, with 12 on goal. Caroline Karlsson led the team with seven shots, and teammate Ashley Creason had four.

Vial had ten saves and allowed one goal during the regular game.

Southwest Baptist’s goalkeeper, Paige Hemphill, saved six shots and allowed one goal during the regular game.

The Warriors ended their season with a 15-4-3 overall record.

With 15 victories, this season marked the sixth time in the last seven years that a team has had at least 15 wins.

This also marked the 18th straight season Winona State posted a winning record. This was the team’s fifth trip to the NCAA tournament in school history.

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