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UIU starters huddle before the match
3
Winner St. Cloud St. SCS (2-3-1, 2-1-1)
0
Upper Iowa UIU (5-1-0, 3-1-0)
Winner
St. Cloud St. SCS
(2-3-1, 2-1-1)
3
Final
0
Upper Iowa UIU
(5-1-0, 3-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Cloud St. SCS 2 1 3
Upper Iowa UIU 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Evan Brinnon, Sports Communication GA

Huskies Hound Peacocks to Hand UIU First Loss

The Upper Iowa University women's soccer team was unable to continue their winning ways as they were hounded by the Huskies and handed a 3-0 loss. The Peacocks fall to 5-1-0 (3-1-0 NSIC) on the season while St. Cloud State improves to 2-3-1 (2-1-1 NSIC) on the year.

The Upper Iowa University women's soccer team was unable to continue their winning ways as they were hounded by the Huskies and handed a 3-0 loss. The Peacocks fall to 5-1-0 (3-1-0 NSIC) on the season while St. Cloud State improves to 2-3-1 (2-1-1 NSIC) on the year.

St. Cloud State set the tone early as they earned a pair of corner kicks in the fourth minute before scoring in the fifth minute to take a 1-0 lead. The next action in the match came when the Huskies earned another corner kick at the 7:20 mark that led to a shot in the box that Natalie Rudrud was able to save. UIU took their first shot of the match at the 11:07 mark, but it was off target. Rudrud saved the next SCSU shot in the 19th minute, but the save led to a corner kick that allowed the Huskies to score on a set piece and push their lead to 2-0 at the 19:01 mark.

Upper Iowa put a shot on goal at the 34:05 mark and earned a pair of corner kicks in the 39th and 40th minutes, but the first half finished with a 2-0 lead for the visitors. The Peacocks recorded the first shot of the second half in the 50th minute, but their final shot of the match would come at the 61:27 mark as St. Cloud controlled the second period. The Huskies scored again in the 73rd minute to secure a 3-0 lead that they would not relinquish.

PEACOCKS OF THE GAME... 
  • Aimee Sies played full time and led UIU with three shots attempted and one shot on goal.
  • Natalie Rudrud made eight saves for the Peacocks.

STATS OF THE GAME... 
  • St. Cloud finished with a 17-6 shot advantage over Upper Iowa that included a 10-2 advantage in the second half.
  • The Peacocks only put one shot on goal that came from well outside the box, while the Huskies recorded 11 shots on goal.
  • SCSU finished with a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks.

UP NEXT... UIU hits the road to start a four-game stretch playing away from Fayette. The Peacocks head north to face the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. on Friday, Oct. 1 at 4 p.m. before a matchup with Minot State University in Minot, N.D. on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 12 p.m.
 
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