Box Score

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Returning All-NSIC performer Kaylee McDonald scored twice while junior Maggie Fedor added a goal of her own as the Northern State University Wolves claimed a convincing 3-1 victory over the visiting University of Nebraska-Kearney Lopers Sunday afternoon at Jerde Field.  The non-conference victory was NSU’s first in-region victory and lifted the Wolves to 2-3 on the year.

The Lopers, competing in their fourth ever game, fell to 1-3 on the young season.

NSU wasted little time in taking control of the game, scoring just a minute and 35 seconds in to the contest.  McDonald picked up her own rebound shot off UNK goalkeeper Marissa Niday and found the back of the net with her second shot for her first goal of the year.

Both teams then played to a draw for the remainder of the half, but McDonald needed even less time in the second half to put the Wolves up by a 2-0 tally.  The sophomore forward scored at the 45:24 mark on a nearly identical play, picking up her own rebound shot off Niday’s hands and sticking the ball back in the goal.

The Wolves tacked on their third and final goal of the day almost immediately.  Fedor, a 2-time All-Region performer, blasted home an unassisted goal less than a minute later for her second goal of the year.

Leading by the 3-0 cushion, the Wolves briefly let their guard down just minutes later, scoring an own goal to trim their lead to 3-1.  That, however, would be as close as the Lopers would get, as the clock wound down on any comeback attempts.

The Wolves, led by nine shots from Fedor and another eight from McDonald, notched a 31-7 edge in shots.  McDonald and Fedor also combined for nine of the team’s 13 shots on goal, while the NSU defense held the Lopers to just two shots on goal, both of which were intercepted by junior goaltender Dee Wood.

The win gives the Wolves a 2-0 record on the weekend.  NSU will go for a perfect homestand on Wednesday as they play host to Dakota Wesleyan University in a 5 p.m. match at Jerde Field.