University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, September 30
Fargo, N.D.
6:00 p.m. Central
6-2-3, 2-0-1
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at
2
North Dakota State
4-6-3, 0-3-0
1
2
F
St. Thomas (MN)
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2
3
North Dakota St.
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1
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Annika Eckroth (26)
Photo by: Wesley Dean
Women's Soccer rallies on the road, stays unbeaten in Summit
9/30/2022 10:09:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Fargo, N.D. -- Tommie Women's Soccer recorded its first road comeback win of the Division I era here Friday night as it overcame deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 to take a 3-2 victory over North Dakota State in Summit League action.
The Purple (6-2-3 overall, 2-0-1 Summit League) has its first three-game win streak of the D-I era, and they stayed unbeaten in the conference. They closed the month of September with a 4-1-3 record.
Sophomore Mariah Nguyen stayed hot as she connected for the tying goal in the 56th minute, assisted by sophomore Sofia Caballero. Sophomore Annika Eckroth followed later with her first game-winning goal, assisted by sophomore Abby Brantner, as she buried a shot in the 72nd minute to snap the 2-2 tie.
Senior Jasmine Gates added a first-half goal, assisted by Eckroth and Brantner.
Sophomore keeper Annie Bantner made four saves and helped shut down seven corner-kick tries by the Bison (4-6-3, 0-3).
Quote the Coach
"To come back twice from being down a goal shows a lot of character in the team and a lot of belief in each other," Coach Sheila McGill said. " And to come out with a game-winning goal and three more points in the Summit League, we couldn't be prouder!"
Did You Know?
Nguyen has scored goals in three consecutive games over the last six days in wins over Oral Roberts, UW-Green Bay and NDSU.
St. Thomas avenged a 1-0 loss in two overtimes last season at home against the Bison.
The Purple lost their last nine road games in their inaugural D-I season of 2021. This season the Toms are 2-0-1 away from campus with wins at Northern Iowa and NDSU and a tie at Wyoming.
Next Up
St. Thomas plays Sunday at North Dakota (1 p.m.).
The Purple (6-2-3 overall, 2-0-1 Summit League) has its first three-game win streak of the D-I era, and they stayed unbeaten in the conference. They closed the month of September with a 4-1-3 record.
Sophomore Mariah Nguyen stayed hot as she connected for the tying goal in the 56th minute, assisted by sophomore Sofia Caballero. Sophomore Annika Eckroth followed later with her first game-winning goal, assisted by sophomore Abby Brantner, as she buried a shot in the 72nd minute to snap the 2-2 tie.
Senior Jasmine Gates added a first-half goal, assisted by Eckroth and Brantner.
Sophomore keeper Annie Bantner made four saves and helped shut down seven corner-kick tries by the Bison (4-6-3, 0-3).
Quote the Coach
"To come back twice from being down a goal shows a lot of character in the team and a lot of belief in each other," Coach Sheila McGill said. " And to come out with a game-winning goal and three more points in the Summit League, we couldn't be prouder!"
Did You Know?
Nguyen has scored goals in three consecutive games over the last six days in wins over Oral Roberts, UW-Green Bay and NDSU.
St. Thomas avenged a 1-0 loss in two overtimes last season at home against the Bison.
The Purple lost their last nine road games in their inaugural D-I season of 2021. This season the Toms are 2-0-1 away from campus with wins at Northern Iowa and NDSU and a tie at Wyoming.
Next Up
St. Thomas plays Sunday at North Dakota (1 p.m.).
Team Stats
UST
NDSU
Goals
3
2
Shots
14
12
Shots on Goal
9
6
Saves
4
6
Corners
1
7
Fouls
3
6
Scoring Plays
Olivia Watson (3)
Assisted By: Lavin Douglass
GOAL by NDSU Watson, Olivia Assist by Douglass, Lavin.
09:21
Jasmine Gates (2)
Assisted By: Abby Brantner , Annika Eckroth
GOAL by UST Gates, Jasmine Assist by Brantner, Abby and Eckroth, Annika.
23:05
Paige Goaley (3)
Assisted By: Alicia Nead , Jess Hanley
GOAL by NDSU Goaley, Paige Assist by Nead, Alicia and Hanley, Jess.
52:32
Mariah Nguyen (4)
Assisted By: Sofia Caballero
GOAL by UST Nguyen, Mariah Assist by Caballero, Sofia.
55:49
Annika Eckroth (1)
Assisted By: Abby Brantner
GOAL by UST Eckroth, Annika Assist by Brantner, Abby.
71:29
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Players Mentioned
GK
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
D/M
/ Women's Soccer
M/D
/ Women's SoccerM/F
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