Box Score Crookston, Minn.- After a well fought battle, the University of Minnesota Crookston soccer team fell, 1-0, to Minot State University on Saturday. Although the Beavers outshot the Golden Eagles 13-6, the game was about even in quality scoring chances as each team had four very good opportunities in the NSIC weekend match up.
 
Lexie Gauger (Green Bay, Wisc./Criminal Justice) got the start in net for UMC where she made five total saves. The only ball to get past the junior keeper was off a corner kick that was finished off, point blank, by Emilie Rebelo (Sr., Sacramento, Calif.) in the game's 55^th minute of play.
 
UMC pushed late with a trio of good opportunities, but Courtney Armborst's (Sr., West St. Paul, Minn./Biology) shot the hit the cross bar and fellow senior Delaney McIntyre's (Flin Flon, Manitoba/Sport and Recreation Management) blast was deflected and went for a corner kick. The Golden Eagles had one other late opportunity but MSU's second half keeper, Celene Johnson (Sr., Rocklin, Calif.) beat Golden Eagle frosh forward, Lorna McCall (Chicago, Ill./Health Science) on a close up chance.
 
UMC will return to the pitch tomorrow where they will host a University of Mary team who was knocked off, 2-0, by Bemidji State University earlier Saturday. The NSIC match features a UM team with a record of 0-3-1, (0-2 NSIC) and a Golden Eagle team that is looking for their first win as their record stands at 0-4-1, (0-2 NSIC).
 
Sunday's conference matches is scheduled to start at 1:00 pm at the Crookston campus.