MARSHALL, Minn.--- Minnesota State (8-1-1, 6-0-1 NSIC) routes Southwest Minnesota State (3-7-0, 3-5-0 NSIC) in a 9-1 win.
 
The Mavericks came out and put together the best half of soccer they have played so far this season. The scoring started in the ninth minute when senior Julia Zach took matters into her own hands and scored her fifth goal of the season to put MSU up 1-0. Six minutes later, senior Morgan Cottew put away her fourth goal of the season to extend the lead to 2-0. Junior Dakota Wendell and Zach both picked up an assist on the goal. In the 20th minute, freshman Kelly Friedrich notched her first goal as a Maverick to put MSU up 3-0 with Cottew picking up the assist. Sophomore Molly Riley scored for the fourth time this season coming off of the bench in the 38th minute to lengthen the lead to 4-0. Freshmen Brynn Desens and Caitlin Brown both garnered an assist on the goal. Freshman Nadia Lowery also scored her first goal as a Maverick for the last goal of the half in the 42nd minute to bring the score to 5-0 at the half with senior Abby Hausken getting the assist. The Maverick defense was also stellar in the first half holding the Mustangs to two total shots, compared to the 14 (10 on goal) for MSU. Minnesota State had seven corner kicks to help with scoring opportunities and Southwest Minnesota State had zero.
 
Minnesota State picked up right where it left off three minutes into the second half as junior Alesha Duccini scored her second goal of the season off of a corner kick as Cottew tallied her second assist of the game. One minute later, the Maverick pressure forced the Mustangs to lose the ball quickly and Wendell scored her team leading sixth goal of the year with Zach getting the assist. On another corner kick, senior Maddy Burandt scored her second goal of the season in the 53rd minute with Cottew netting her third assist of the match. The final goal the Mavericks scored came in the 80th minute when freshman Cassidy Joyce scored her first goal as a Maverick. The Mustangs got on the board in the 80th minute as well as Alli Miskowiec made the final score 9-1.
 
Overall, the Mavericks outshot the Mustangs 23-10 (14-5 on goal) and added 11 corner kicks on the game with SMSU not getting one corner kick.
 
Junior Alexa Rabune saved four of the five shots on goal, while allowing the one goal.

The nine goals scored were the most in a game for the Mavericks since scoring 11 goals in a game against St. Cloud State during the 2002 season.
 
Minnesota State continues its road trip heading to Sioux Falls, S.D., to take on Sioux Falls on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.