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MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's soccer team will open Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play on the road this weekend when they travel to Aberdeen, S.D. to face the Northern State University Wolves. The contest will start at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
"We have been working towards this moment since our season concluded last fall," MSUM head coach
Christie Kopietz said. "It feels a lot like the day before a vacation you have been planning for a long time and when it finally arrives you can hardly wait to get on the plane. When we step off the bus we will channel that excitement into a focused 90 minute performance, or longer. Right now and always we are focused on the next game in front of us but in regards to the whole conference season we strive to progress as a program and team."
Last time out
The Dragons were last in action at the Nebraska-Kearney tournament, where they went 0-1-1, opening with a loss to Drury University before tying with University of Nebraska-Kearney to end the tournament.
Against Drury, the Dragons were led by junior forward
Annika Greaney, who recorded two shots, with one of them being on goal. Sophomore midfielder
Maren Soupir had one shot on goal, while sophomore forward
Rachel Jenson recorded a shot. Senior goalkeeper
Corina Edgington made five saves in net for the Dragons.
Against Nebraska-Kearney, the Dragons played two goalkeepers, with senior
Reagan VonBerge playing 65 minutes, recording five saves, while sophomore
Kennedy Rodgers recorded six saves in 45 minutes. Greaney again led the way, recording the Dragons lone shot on goal of the match.
About Northern State
The Wolves come into the weekend with a 1-0 record after opening the season with a 4-0 win over Black Hills State. Prior to playing MSUM, they will host Missouri Western State on Friday afternoon.
The Wolves had four different scorers against Black Hills State. Alison Byrd recorded a goal on 10 shots to lead the way. Shianne Rosselli and Elise Benner both had three shots and one goal, while Megan Norton scored on her only shot of the game.
Steve Kehm is in his 20th season as head coach of Northern State.
Up Next
After the match at Northern State, the Dragons will play two more NSIC matches on the road. Next weekend they will face Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State before returning home to take on Minnesota Duluth in their regular season home opener on Sept. 22. They will then travel to St. Cloud to face the Huskies before returning for a three-match home stand.
