Box Score Mankato, Minn. --- The Minnesota State Mavericks defeated the Upper Iowa Peacocks in NSIC action, 2-0 in Mankato, Minn., Sunday afternoon.

The Mavericks came out dominating the field.  MSU posted 12 shots with four on goal in the first period.  Freshman forward Brittany Henry (Stillwater, Minn.) tallied two shots on goal, while senior midfielder Gina Paletta (Omaha, Neb.) and junior forward Laura Leber  (Council Bluffs, Iowa) posted one shot on goal. Upper Iowa only posted one shot in the first period.

In the second period the Mavericks tallied 17 shots with 13 on goal. At 67:18 Henry dribbled the ball on the left side of goal passing to Paletta, Paletta drilled it in the right side for the first goal of the match.  The assist is Henry's third of the season. The goal marks Paletta's fifth of the season. At 83:20 junior forward Ann Kincaid (Bettendorf, Iowa) tallied the second goal of the match assisted by freshman midfielder Brianne West (Omaha, Neb.). Kincaid now has five goals, West has three assists on the season. Senior defender Abby Maxson (Maple Grove, Minn.) tallied three shots on goal and West had two shots on goal. Upper Iowa had one shot on goal in the match.

Senior goalkeeper Sheila Reynolds (St. Charles, Ill.) tallied one save in the  match. Reynolds now has a save percentage of .868 percent.  Reynolds is now 11-3-1 on the season and 28-11-4 for her career.
Freshman goalkeeper Natalie D'Adamio (Littleton, Colo.) came in with 4:37 left to finish the match.  

The Mavericks now 11-3-1 overall and 7-3-1 in NSIC, travel to Moorhead Minnesota (Oct. 31) to take on MSU-Moorhead at 12:00 p.m.