Box Score MINOT, N.D.  – Playing three games in seven days caught up to the Minot State University women's soccer team Saturday afternoon when they drop an NCAA Division II non-conference game against the University of Central Missouri 2-0.

While MISU went 1-0-1 in their first games of the week, Beaver head coach Jason Spain said the biggest factor in today's game could have been lack of rest.

"We were just tired and fatigued," he said. "It's the third game in seven days. We didn't play very well."

The Beavers dug themselves a hole early in the game when UCM's Baylie Edwards found a ball trickling around in the penalty area and slotted the ball just under the Beaver's Gemma Biasetto (Jr., GK, Albuquerque, N.M.). Minot State's Jamie MacFarlane (Sr., F, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) tried to get things going for the Beavers early on with a close shot from the left side of the goal, but the Jennies' strong play in the midfield proved to control the tempo in the first half and the game in its entirety.

"Our backline is good, but they can't defend for 90 minutes," Spain said. "I just felt like we got outworked a little bit. I felt defensively we worked pretty hard, but we didn't transition to the offensive end."

The second half was much of the same for the Jennies as they controlled the majority of possession. Erin Robinson gave the team some insurance when she finished a cross from the right side in the 76th minute.

The Beavers' backline did what they could this afternoon, but had to do so without 2013 All-Conference selection Kelli Creese (So., D, La Verne, Calif.). Creese is likely out for the season after sustaining a shoulder injury against Southern Nazarene Thursday night.

"We looked a little scared [today] with losing Kelli," Spain said. "You lose someone like that for the season, the first game without her was kind of tough."

The Beavers will once again play a game on short rest when they travel to Bismarck, N.D. to open Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play against rival University of Mary.

"The Mary game is always really physical," Spain said. "Both teams are up for it. It's just going to be a different game. It'll be a night game. Hopefully we've got some legs left for a fourth game."

Kick-off is set for 7 p.m.