MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University women's soccer coach Jason Spain said Sunday's game against Concordia-St. Paul was a do-or-die game, and the Beavers came out ready to go delivering a 3-0 win.

"I thought we were deeper than [Concordia]," Spain said. "Our subbing helped that a lot. The start was kind of sluggish, but we were definitely more dangerous going forward. I don't think [Concordia] got anything in the box the whole game."

Kristin Long (Jr., M, Mesa, Ariz.) got the scoring frenzy started as she scored her second goal of the weekend in the 26th minute. Long beat a defender on the right side of the field and fired a shot from just inside the 18-yard box past Concordia's goalkeeper, Emma Gartner.

"I just knew I had time to turn," Long said. "I turned and saw I had time to shoot, so I shot."

Spain said Long deserved to get the game winning goal due to her work ethic.

"She's been outworking players, not just on our team, but the whole conference for a good 30 months now," he said. "It's really paying off. She's doing really well."

Heading into halftime the Beavers led 1-0, while the Golden Bears held a slight edge in shots, 7-6.

After receiving a free kick just outside the penalty area in the 81st minute, Emilie Rebelo (Jr., D, Sacramento, Calif.) put the free kick in the back of the net notching her second goal of the season to give Minot State a 2-0 cushion.

Less than five minutes later, Jamie Ayala (Jr., F, Temecula, Calif.) received a through ball on the right side of the field, took a shot that was saved by the goalkeeper, but followed up her missed and placed it in the back of the net. It was Ayala's first goal of the season, and ended up being the final goal of the match.

The Beavers earned three critical points in the match and improved their record to 5-5-2, 4-4-1 in the NSIC. The Golden Bears dropped to 3-5-1 in the conference with the loss.

Minot State will hit the road for a four-game road trip beginning this Friday at 6 p.m. against Minnesota-Duluth.