MANKATO, Minn. - It certainly didn't have to end, and Minot State definitely didn't want to see the streak end, but a penalty kick finally snapped the Beavers shutout streak.
After not allowing a goal in 10 straight games, a run stretching 1,100 minutes and 25 seconds, it was Bemidji State that scored for the first time since September against the Minot State soccer team, netting an overtime goal on a penalty kick that helped propel Bemidji State to a 2-0 victory in the NSIC Tournament Championship game.
With the win, Bemidji State (14-2-5) secured an automatic berth to the NCAA National Tournament.
As for Minot State (9-3-9 overall), the Beavers will have to wait and see about their nationals' fate as the NCAA selection show will be Monday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. (CT) online at NCAA.com.
Minot State's Maddie Kindred, Daisy de Boer, Chloe Allan, and Rebecca Storr all were named to the NSIC All-Tournament Team following Sunday's game Â
How it Happened
Minot State kept Bemidji State scoreless for all of regulation play before giving up the tie-breaking on a penalty kick in overtime. Maddie Kindred led Minot State with five saves. The Minot State totaled eight shots in the loss, four of them on goal. Minot State faced 16 Bemidji State shots, seven of them on goal.
Game Notes
- Kindred collected five saves for the Beavers out of 16 total Beavers shots.
- Minot State put four shots on goal.
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