Top-seeded Concordia-St. Paul scored two early goals to defeat Wayne State College 2-0 Wednesday in the opening round of the NSIC Women’s Soccer Tournament in St. Paul, Minn.
The first score of the contest came at the 15:21 mark when Concordia-St. Paul’s Leah Johnson found the back of the net with an assist from Hannah Pavek for a 1-0 Golden Bear lead.
Just over five minutes later, the Golden Bears scored again as Nikki Anderson scored with assists from Leah Johnson and Hannah Pedersen for a 2-0 CSP advantage.
The second half was a stalemate between the two clubs with the Golden Bears recording one more shot than Wayne State (4-3). The Wildcats had a 3-1 edge in corner kicks but could not score as their first trip to the NSIC tournament since 2006 came to an end.
Concordia-St. Paul finished with a 17-6 edge in shots and 10-3 in shots on goal. The Golden Bears had one more corner kick than Wayne State 5-4.
Forward Rylie Wehner recorded three of Wayne State’s six shots with two on goal. Madison Kemp had the remaining shot on goal while Abby Sutton was also credited with one shot. Senior goalkeeper Rachel Grisham recorded eight saves in the contest while allowing two goals.
Wayne State ends the season with a 6-9-4 record.
