EDMOND, Okla. --- Fourth-seeded Minnesota State's season comes to an end with top seed Central Oklahoma winning 3-1 in the second round of the 2018 NCAA DII Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Tom Thompson Field.
The Bronchos were the first to get on the board in the second minute of play. Kelsie Eason received the ball at the top of the box and took a shot from straight on that beat junior
Alexa Rabune to the low, right corner. Oklahoma Central got on the board again in the 22nd minute when Katie Killion won a ball and took it herself down the right side of the box and shot it to the opposite side of the net making the score 2-0. The Mavericks, who outshot the Bronchos 7-5 in the half, finally got one to go in the 33rd minute. Junior
Dakota Wendell received a pass from junior
Bri Ciaccio for the midfield and connected from 25 yards out. Her 17th goal of the season just went over the fingertips of the UCO netminder to make the halftime score 2-1.
In the 23rd minute of the match, Minnesota State senior
Abby Hausken moved into first all-time in career minutes played in MSU history. She passed Emily Moris who previously held the record of 6,438 minutes from 2011-2014.
The Mavericks continued to pressure the Bronchos in the second half creating many scoring opportunities. The shots were even at 11 in the second half with MSU hitting the post twice and the crossbar once not able to find the back of the net. Central Oklahoma scored an insurance goal in the 84th minute when the nation's leading scorer, Katie Killion, scored her 29th goal of the season making the final score 3-1.
Overall, the Mavericks outshot the Bronchos 18-15 throughout the match. Rabune made four saves, while her counterpart, Kelsi Gibson, made five saves.
This Mavericks team will go down in history as one of the best as they won the second most matches in team history with only the 2014 team winning more with 22 wins.
Wendell had a monster season by scoring 17 goals and having seven assists for 41 total points. The 17 goals are seventh most in a single season and the 41 points are eighth most in a single season in Minnesota State history. She also had five game-winning goals which is tied for seventh most in a single season and her 91 shots are sixth most in a single season.
Rabune also made her way into the record books with her 19 wins being the second most in a single season, her 12 shutouts being third most in a single season, her 81 saves being the seventh most in a single season and her 0.68 goals-against average is tied for tenth best in a single season in MSU history. Rabune is also in the top 10 in five career categories including fifth in wins (26), third in shutouts (18), seventh in saves (133), sixth in goals-against average (0.84) and seventh in save percentage (.811).
Senior
Morgan Cottew ended the season with 13 assists which is tied for second most in a single season in MSU history. For her career, Cottew is either fourth or tied for fourth in goals (41), assists (28), points (110) and game-winning goals (11) in Minnesota State history. She is also 10
th in career shots with 222.
Hausken ended with 6,551 career minutes played which is most all-time and senior
Maddy Burandt also joins her in the top 10 being sixth all-time with 6,160 career minutes played. Burandt and Cottew also finished tied for second all-time with 88 career games played.
In 2018, the Mavericks (19-3-1) won the NSIC Tournament for the third season in a row and the seventh time overall. Minnesota State made its eighth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and its 13
th overall.
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