Upper Iowa ended their 2015 season with a 4-0 loss at Minnesota State on Sunday afternoon. The Mavericks scored three first half goals on the way to the win. MSU (16-1-1, 14-0-1 NSIC) clinched their fourth straight Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference regular season championship with the victory.
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Minnesota State got on the board quickly in the first half, scoring within the first five minutes. MSU added goals at the 18:40 and 37:31 marks to take a 3-0 lead into the halftime break. MSU added the final goal of the game with a little more than 15 minutes remaining.
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The Peacocks were shut out but applied pressure throughout the game as they took 14 shots and placed 8 on frame.
Madie Edwards and
Jordyn Ostrowski led UIU with 4 shots each, while
Kaitlyn Emanuel made 13 saves on the day – one shy of her season-high 14.
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UIU concludes the season with a 7-9-2 record and 6-8-1 mark in the NSIC. The Peacocks finished 10th in the conference standings, missing the Northern Sun Conference Tournament for the first time since 2009.Â
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