MANKATO, Minn. --- No. 1 Minnesota State women's soccer team used two unassisted goals to defeat the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs 2-0 Friday night in Duluth.

With the win the Mavericks move to 15-0-0 overall and 12-0-0 in the NSIC continuing their best start in program history. The Bulldogs drop to 6-9-0 and 6-6-0 in league play.

In the first half MSU outshot UMD 9-3, but were unable to get one past Bulldog goalkeeper Marissa Rosa as both teams played to a 0-0 tie.

The Mavericks came out with much more pressure in the second half and it paid off. In the 55th minute junior Korey Kronforst looked to shoot but lost control and the ball found its way over to sophomore Dana Savino who kicked it in from 15 yards for her ninth score of the season to give MSU a 1-0 lead.

In the 74th minute senior Rebecca Pederson anticipated a poor pass by the UMD defenders and stole the ball to score her second goal of the season, giving MSU a little more breathing room.

In the final minutes the Bulldogs had a few scoring chances, but the Maverick defense was up to the challenge, producing their 11th shutout of the season defeating UMD 2-0.

Senior goalkeeper Molly McGough made two saves on the evening and moves to 13-0-0 on the season. With the shutout she now has 28 in league play and is one shy of tying the all-time record for career shutouts in the NSIC.

MSU will continue league play on Sunday as they travel to St. Cloud to take on the Huskies. The opening kick is set for 1 p.m.