MANKATO, Minn. --- The No. 1 ranked Mavericks finished off the regular season with a 2-0 win over Winona State on Sunday to keep their record perfect on the season.
Minnesota State completes its regular season schedule with a record of 18-0-0 overall and 15-0-0 in the NSIC. It is the first time in program history the Mavericks have finished with an undefeated regular season record.
MSU started the scoring in the 31st as senior
Emily Moris
tallied her sixth goal of the season. Sophomore
Kiana Nickel
slotted a pass back to Moris on top of the box and Moris found a crease to boot one into the left corner of the net to give the Mavericks a 1-0 lead at the half.
Minnesota State struck again in the 68th minute to increase its lead to 2-0. Sophomore
Dana Savino
headed a ball to Nickel who worked her way to the front of the net and snuck it past Warrior goalkeeper Rachel Oleson to give the Mavericks a cushion.
Senior goalkeeper
Molly McGough
made six saves and improves her record to 16-0-0 on the season. With the shutout McGough broke the record the most in NSIC regular season play totaling 30 in her career.
The Mavericks outshot the Warriors 18-13 and had eight shots on goal compared to six for WSU. MSU also had more corner kicks than WSU with a margin of 9-4.
Next up for Minnesota State is the first round of the NSIC/US Bank Women's Soccer Tournament. The Mavericks will be the #1 seed and will play #8 Bemidji State on Wednesday in Mankato at The Pitch. The opening kick is set for 1 p.m.
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