MANKATO, Minn. — Minnesota State (13-1-1, 10-1-1) defeated Minnesota Crookston (0-10-5, 0-9-3) 7-0 on Sunday at The Pitch. The Mavericks scored five times in the first half and added two goals after halftime while holding Minn.-Crookston scoreless. Minnesota State recorded season highs with seven goals and nine assists in the game. MSU finished with a 22-5 advantage in shots, including 16-4 in shots on goal dominating the game to close out their regular season home schedule.
Addie Dobratz scored twice and finished with four points, four shots and three shots on goal. Those were Dobratz's first goals of the season, and her career.
Elan Litt tallied a goal and an assist, with her goal going down as the game-winner. It was Litt's first goal of the season.
Maddix Archer added a goal and an assist for three points.
Lauren McAlpine made four saves over 90 minutes and recorded her 13th shutout of the year.
Minnesota State scored five times in the first half and took a 5-0 lead into halftime. McAlpine handled Minn.-Crookston's early chances with saves at :44 and 17:11, while Litt opened the scoring at 12:07 off assists from Archer and
Ruthie Gyasi. Archer added a goal at 18:38 with help from
Meghan Sullivan and Litt. Archers goal was her eighth of the season to tie for the team lead.
Amara Smith would waste little time breaking that tie, her ninth goal of the season made it 3-0 at 26:07 on an
Alicia Hoffman assist. Smith and Archer have both reached the 20-point mark for the season, and Hoffman recorded her first assist of the season. Dobratz scored from
Megan Grater at 31:42, MSU followed with two corner kicks and shots from Dobratz and
Alivia Snow, and
Abby Hoiska converted a penalty kick for the second game in a row at 40:21 to close the first-half scoring.
The Mavericks pushed their lead from 5-0 to 7-0 in the second half. Minnesota State generated five shots and two corner kicks from 51:18 to 60:29, with Phoenix DeBrusk saving attempts by
Mila Rustin, Smith and
Reese Hilsenbeck. Hoffman scored from
Marin Johnson at 67:04. It was Hoffman's first goal of the season. Dobratz scored her second of the game on a header at 74:10 off assists from
Julia Fischer and
Anna Stromberg. After the goals McAlpine made back-to-back saves on Minn.-Crookston shots in the 84th and 85th minutes. MSU added late corner kicks at 85:18 and 85:46 and a Hoiska shot on goal at 86:06 before closing out the 7-0 win.
Up next, the Minnesota State soccer team travels to face Wayne State on Friday, Oct. 23, at 3 p.m. at WSC Soccer Field in Wayne, Neb.
