MINOT, N.D. – The Minot State women's soccer team plays their final weekend of the regular season with a road contest at Northern State on Friday at 3 p.m. before hosting Minnesota State University Moorhead on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Quick Kicks
Minot State will recognize seniors
Kelli Creese,
Maritssa Perez and
Kellie Piazza on Senior Day before Sunday's match.
The Beavers defeated their first Top 25 team in school history in last Sunday's double overtime win over No. 13 Minnesota State.
Freshman
Sofia Lewis leads Minot State with 27 points, including NSIC-leading 11 goals on the season.
Haley Berryman and
Jordyn Cook have added seven and five goals, respectively, while four other Beavers have scored three goals apiece.
Lewis and Berryman have dished out a team-high five assists, followed by
Ashley Franco with four assists.
Minot State leads the NSIC with 39 goals scored and second with +30 goal differential this season.
Goalkeeper
Erin Rafferty has totaled 63 saves and is 11-4-1 on the season with a .547 goals-against average and a .875 save percentage.
Lewis earned NSIC Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 2 while Rafferty was selected as NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week on Oct. 23.
Scouting the Northern State Wolves
Northern State comes into the weekend with a 5-9-1 overall record and 4-8-1 mark in the NSIC. Shianne Rosselli leads the Wolves with two goals while 10 other players have scored one goal. Rosselli and Stephany Estrada pace NSU with two assists.
Goalkeeper Justine Charles is 4-8-1 on the season with 1.37 goals-against average and .821 save percentage.
Head coach Steve Kehm is in his 20
th season at the helm of the Wolves program and holds a career record of 190-161-36.
Series History
Minot State leads the all-time series with Northern State, 5-0-1. The Beavers edged the Wolves 1-0 in Minot, N.D. on Oct. 30, 2016 in their last meeting.
Scouting the MSU Moorhead Dragons
MSU Moorhead enters the weekend with a 1-11-3 (1-10-2 NSIC) record this season. The Dragons host Mary on Friday before facing Minot State on Sunday. Jessica Dallman leads the Dragons with three goals and two assists on the season, followed by Jeanai DeNardo with one goal and two assists.
Goalkeeper Corina Edgington is 0-8-2 on the season with a 1.21 goals-against average and .862 save percentage.
Head coach Christie Kopietz is in her second season at MSU Moorhead and has registered a career record of 4-25-3.
Series History
The Beavers lead the all-time series with the Dragons, 6-0-1. Minot State defeated MSU Moorhead 2-0 in Moorhead, Minn. on Oct. 28, 2016 in their last meeting.
Up Next
Minot State returns to the pitch next week, as they host a first round match in the NSIC Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 1 with opponent and match time to be determined.
