Box Score WINONA, Minn. — No. 7 Minnesota State defeated Winona St. 4-0 on Sunday at Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium. Minnesota State scored once in the first half and added three goals in the second while finishing with a 15-9 shot advantage. Minnesota State put 12 shots on goal and made six saves to record the shutout, improving to 11-1-1 overall and 8-1-1 in league play.

Maddix Archer scored twice, including the game-winning goal, and put all three of her shots on goal. The two goals were a season high for Archer. Amara Smith added a goal and an assist while finishing with three shots, two on frame. Smith and Archer have scored in two consecutive games and are tied for the team lead with seven goals this season. Anna Stromberg scored on two shots, both on goal, she also scored in both games this weekend. Lauren McAlpine played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded six saves in the shutout.

Archer put Minnesota State in front in the 12th minute, converting a penalty kick at 11:22 to open the scoring. Earlier, Mila Rustin tested Winona St. goalkeeper Abigail Rounds in the fourth minute, and McAlpine answered with a save in the seventh minute to keep the match scoreless. Minnesota State protected the lead through a Winona St. push during the middle portions of the half that included four shots and a corner kick, with McAlpine making saves on three of those attempts. The Mavericks also generated saved shots from Addie Dobratz, Stromberg and Marin Johnson, and they carried a 1-0 lead into halftime.

Minnesota State scored three times in the second half, with Archer finishing a Smith assist in the 51st minute, Smith converting a penalty kick in the 55th and Stromberg adding a goal in the 83rd to complete a 4-0 win. Earlier in the half, Minnesota State pressed immediately with a Rustin shot, a corner kick and a Smith shot in the opening minutes before Archer's goal made it 2-0. McAlpine answered Winona St.'s first shot on goal of the half with a save in the 54th minute, and Minnesota State quickly followed with Smith's penalty kick goal. Minnesota State continued to create chances from the 59th through 68th minutes, recording five shots and two corners in that stretch, including saved attempts by Archer, Smith, Elan Litt and Alicia Hoffman. Winona St. put two late shots toward goal after Stromberg's goal, but McAlpine made a sensational diving save and Minnesota State finished off the shutout.

Up next, Minnesota State soccer team hosts MSU Moorhead on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at 3 p.m. at The Pitch in Mankato, Minn.