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Soccer team shutout in trip to North Dakota
By Drew Sandholm
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Monday, October 20, 2003
Although it is hard to complain about a tie, losses are much different.
The SCSU soccer team found the best of both worlds this weekend. The Huskies ran into a scoreless tie against the University of North Dakota Saturday, and went to NDSU only to be shutout 4-0 Sunday.
When SCSU tied UND, it was the third time this year the Huskies ended with a scoreless double-overtime tie. Ironically, it was also the second time in that instance for the Fighting Sioux.
Battling up and down the pitch, each team showed equal ball-time. However, the Fighting Sioux managed to outshoot the Huskies 15-5. Pressuring the Husky defense, UND took 12 corner kicks, with nine occurring in the second half. Yet, that didn't deter the defensive Husky mentality.
"It didn't matter if they had zero or 20 (cornerkicks)," said senior defenseman Dana Parus. "The score was still 0-0 at the end, that didn't even matter to us."
UND's offensive strength was greatly made possible by senior midfielder Jen Cilz and her six shots on goal. With nine goals and six assists, Cilz has earned a combined 24 total points this season. Her driving energy could have given the Sioux just what they needed to pass up SCSU.
Sophomore Husky goalkeeper Stephanie Brendel didn't let that happen. Coming out of a rough series last weekend, she showed her true colors with seven saves Friday. Junior goalie Eve Compton helped UND maintain its competitive game by saving five shots on goal.
The scoreless game found both teams battling through double-overtime. Though, after driving through 110 minutes of solid play, both teams took home a tie. Following the UND extravaganza, the Huskies continued their much anticipated North Dakota tour. Their next stop took them to Fargo, where they fought the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Bison yesterday. Though the game remained competitive, the Huskies lost 4-0.
Time almost repeated itself though, as the Huskies found themselves entering halftime with the game tied at zero.
The Bison came out of halftime with intensified play, outshooting SCSU 18-2 in the second half. Mid-way through the second half, first-year Bison forward Kari Colpitts put NDSU on the board at the 62nd minute. A corner kick by sophomore midfielder Becky Skrypek gave way for Colpitts' fifth goal of the season.
It was at that point, Parus says, things changed for the Huskies.
"It wasn't even like we weren't playing well," Parus said. "After the first goal was scored, it was frustrating. We mentally withdrew from the game and never really came back."
Six minutes later, another ominous corner kick was again taken by Skrypek. Sophomore Bison forward Jessica Rodgers was there off the kick, as she responded by motioning the ball to junior defenseman Jamie Graden. From the keeper's box, Graden made for the second Bison goal of the game and her fourth of the season.
In the 78th mark, Rodgers scored after two consecutive shots from senior forward Caitlin Schultz and Graden had failed. Graden and Schultz drove hard, but it hit the crossbar both times. But Rodgers didn't stop there. She dashed into the 83rd mark with an assist to sophomore mid-fielder Erin Tierney, who scored the fourth and final goal of the game.
Even though NDSU outshot the Huskies 24-7, Brendel grabbed seven saves for SCSU.
"She played very well," Westrum said. "Even though we lost that game, Steph had a great game anyway."
Yesterday's loss drops the Huskies� record to 6-7-3 overall and 1-3-2 in the NCC. With only two games remaining this season, the Huskies are drawing close to the NCC tournament. They are still arguably a contending underdog in the race for NCC glory and will return to action against the Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks next Saturday for a 1 p.m. homestand at Whitney Field.
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