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Coming off of two victories, the Winona State University women’s soccer team added an additional two wins against conference opponents on Friday and Sunday. The Warriors have raised their overall record to 9-1 on the season and 6-1 in NSIC play and improved their win streak to four.
In the first of two games, Winona State took on Minot State University when senior midfielder Shauna Rodman scored the lone goal of the matchup to give the Warriors another win on their season.
After being tied 0-0 for a majority of the match, Rodman scored the only goal of the game—and her second of the season—off of a free kick in the final minute of play.
Rodman also led the team with seven total shots with six of those being on goal.
Alaina Kne followed behind with four total shots with one on goal.
Kati Baker and Nicole Sames each contributed two shots, with both of Sames’ shots on goal and one of Baker’s, respectively.
Madalyn Jansen, Devon Richards, Hannah Burt, Meg Riebau, Holly Berling and Taylor Zehren each added one shot. Zehren’s shot was also on goal.
In the goal, Rachel Oleson recorded a career-high eight saves while allowing zero goals to be scored against the Warriors. With this win, Oleson marked her third consecutive shutout and sixth of the season.
In total, Winona State recorded 21 shots with 11 on goal to the Beavers’ combined 11 shots. Of those 11 Minot State shots, eight were shot on goal.
Chole Melton led the Beavers with three shots, all on goal, while teammates Maritssa Perez and Jamie MacFarlane each contributed two shots. Minot State goalkeeper Celene Johnson made ten saves and allowed one goal.
Two days later on Sunday morning, the Warriors took on the University of Mary.
The Marauders were the first to score when Elizabeth Patterson scored off of a corner kick to make the score 1-0 in the 18th minute of play.
The Warriors scored next to tie it up 1-1.
Kne scored her first goal of her senior season in the 22nd minute of the matchup. Cailyn McCauley and Baker each recorded an assist with this goal.
Two minutes before the half, Riebau scored her second goal in three games, her third of the season and the leading score going into halftime off of assists from Hayley Bach and Jansen.
Darian Molter added the third goal of the game—and her fourth on the season—for the Warriors in the 49th minute and Devon Richards earned an assist.
In the 71st minute, Minot State would score its second of the match by Sabra Bertsch to make the final score 3-2.
Winona State totaled 16 shots on the day, with seven of those shots being on goal.
Baker recorded five individual shots, with two on goal, to head the Warriors. Kne, Richards, Burt and Molter each added two shots to the team’s total. Zehren, Rodman and Riebau each recorded one shot.
Oleson made four saves and, for the first time this season, allowed more than one goal during the game.
The Marauders combined 11 shots with six on goal as a team.
Andrea Muller, Mykala Benjamin, Patterson and Bertsch led Minot State with two shots each, while Emily Christensen, Alexis Nahring and Zara O’Hagan had one shot apiece.
With their efforts from a pair of wins at home last weekend, junior midfielder Burt and junior defender Jansen both were awarded with NSIC honors.
Burt earned the NSIC’s Offensive Player of the Week after aiding in two assists and scoring her first goal as a Warrior during the game vs. St. Cloud State University.
Defensively, Jansen was awarded the NSIC’s Defensive Player of the Week with her help in the two shutouts against the Huskies and Bulldogs.
Winona State will return to action on the road against NSIC opponents Minnesota State University Moorhead (2-7, 1-6 in NSIC) and Northern State University (4-6, 3-4 in NSIC).
The Warriors will take on the Dragons at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 in Moorhead, Minn.
The following day, Winona State will travel to Aberdeen, S.D. to play against the Wolves. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
