SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Minot State University soccer team lost 2-1 in overtime to Fort Hays State on a neutral pitch Monday afternoon.

The Beavers, who were outshot 28-5, held a 1-0 lead for over 55 minutes before the Tigers tied the game with a goal off a corner kick in the 85th minute.

Ninfa Ramirez scored the lone goal for MSU off of a penalty kick which gave her team a 1-0 lead. The goal was Ramirez's third of the year.

The game winning goal came from Kelsey Steffens, who shot eight times throughout the 99-minute game.

Fort Hays State was able to play physically against the Beavers due to the team's height and size advantage. The Tigers fouled the Beavers 11 times and earned 13 corner kicks, capitalizing on one to force overtime.

"They had good size," assistant coach Nate Gutierrez said. "Then they went four versus three against our midfield and we struggled a little bit to fight back. We possessed the ball well in the first half after we adjusted to the initial shock of playing against those four, but it just wasn't enough."

Minot State will return home to play Central Missouri in a rematch from last season's 1-0 loss. Kickoff for the game is scheduled for Saturday, September 10 at 1 p.m.