DULUTH, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Duluth used two goals in each half to defeat the University of Minnesota Crookston women's soccer team 4-0. Friday's game was the NSIC opener for the Golden Eagles.

Minnesota Crookston falls to 0-2 with Friday's result. Minnesota Crookston improves to 3-1-0 (1-0-0). The game Friday was played in extremely foggy conditions at James S. Malosky Stadium in Duluth, Minn., making it difficult to see throughout Friday's tilt.

""I thought we improved from our first game, which was ultimately our goal," said Head Coach Kyle Halfpop. "We created more chances and took more shots. The weather was really poor with the amount of fog making it difficult to see everything, but some of the goals we conceded are preventable so we'll look to improve those areas. This is all part of the process of rebuilding so we'll build on this performance as we prepare for St. Cloud on Sunday."

The Golden Eagles were credited with any official shots but did have at least six dangerous opportunities on the offensive end, in which they generated some opportunity.

Minnesota Duluth notched 14 shots overall with eight shots on goal. The Bulldogs were able to generate chances with five corner kicks, while Minnesota Crookston was unable to win a corner on the game.

The Bulldogs were led by a goal and an assist by Emily Hinz.

Minnesota Duluth got on the scoreboard first in the 11^th minute as Hinz found Mikayla Iaquinto for the goal.

The Bulldogs added to their lead less than a minute later as Hinz put one in the back of the net to extend the lead to 2-0.

Minnesota Crookston was strong defensively in the final 34 minutes of the first half as they limited the Bulldogs to three shots on goal. Minnesota Duluth went into the half with a 2-0 advantage.

The game remained 2-0 for the early going of the second half as the defense held off the Bulldogs. Minnesota Duluth pushed the lead to 3-0 when Haley Ford scored off a Mandy Conkel assist.

UMD didn't add another tally until the final three minutes of the game when Tiana Degrande scored.

Athena DiMario Done (Jr., GK, Windsor, Ontario) had four saves on the game.

Sophia Grenz of Minnesota Duluth had the clean slate and no saves for the Bulldogs.

Minnesota Duluth was led by two shots on goal apiece by Holly Kaboord and Nan Glinsek.

The Golden Eagles will return to the pitch Sun., Sept. 22 at 1 p.m., at St. Cloud State University at Husky Stadium in St. Cloud, Minn.