Box Score Wayne, Neb. --- Fourth-rated Minnesota State scored three first half goals and four more in the second half as sophomore Korey Kronforst registered her first career hat trick to help rout Wayne State 7-0 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference competition Saturday afternoon at the Wayne Soccer Complex.
 
With the win, MSU now has seventh straight victories and moves to 10-1-0 overall and 8-0-0 in NSIC play, while Wayne State drops to 1-9-1 on the year and 1-6-1 in league action. The Mavericks extend their NSIC unbeaten streak to 28 matches which is the 14th longest streak in NCAA Division II history.
 
Sophomore Korey Kronforst (Cary, Ill.) stretches her point-scoring streak to seven matches in which she has totaled 11 goals and an assist. Kronforst is also riding a five-game goal scoring streak and has found the back of the net 10 times during that span. Additionally, junior Rebecca Pederson (Waconia, Minn.) collected a new single-match record four assists for MSU in the win.
 
Senior Tori Meinhardt (Maple Grove, Minn.) opened the scoring for MSU in the 19th minutes when she beat freshman goalkeeper Kylie Comba on the left side after a pass from sophomore Emily Erickson (Woodbury, Minn.). Less than two minutes later, Kronforst also took a pass from Erickson and buried it into the upper right corner to give the Mavericks a two-goal cushion. Again less than two minutes later, freshman Maddy Smith (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) connected from the middle of the box to put MSU up 3-0 as Pederson was credited with an assist on the play.
 
The Purple and Gold picked up right where it left off in the second half as Kronforst scored in the 56th and 65th minutes - both off assists from Pederson - to complete her first career hat trick. In the 71st minute, freshman Kiana Nickel (Wayzata, Minn.) netted her third goal of the year with Pederson picking up her fourth helper of the afternoon to set the program's single-match record; before senior goalkeeper Brittany Cygan (Woodbury, Minn.) took the field for the Mavericks and scored in the 81st minute off an assist from freshman Karissa Prpich (Rapid City, S.D.), her first career point, to solidify the 7-0 final.
 
Kronforst's trio of goals in the contest ties for third-best all-time at MSU in a single-match.
 
Junior Molly McGough (Centennial, Colo.) recorded two saves in a winning effort, while sophomore Lauren Hoeppner (Lakeville, Minn.) picked up one in relief for MSU who outshot the Wildcats 29-7 on the day. The Mavericks also owned a 6-2 edge in corner kicks and 18-3 margin in shots on goal. Comba added a match-high 11 saves for WSC.
 
Minnesota State wraps up the weekend road trip tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. against Augustana in Sioux Falls, S.D.