DULUTH, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston soccer team falls 5-1 to the University of Minnesota Duluth Sunday, October 11 at James Malosky Stadium in Duluth, Minn. The Golden Eagles scored a goal for their third-consecutive game.
Minnesota Crookston dropped to 0-8-5 (0-7-3 NSIC) with Sunday's loss in Duluth. Minnesota Duluth improved to 7-4-2 (6-3-1 NSIC) with the win. The Bulldogs are currently in fourth in the NSIC standings.
The Golden Eagles finished with four shots, three on frame. Minnesota Crookston was led by a goal from Marsia Green (Sr., F, Waconia, Minn.) off an assist from Ell Furlong (Sr., MF, Liverpool, England). Green scored her second career goal as she used her right-foot to get on the end of a Furlong free kick from about 20 yards out. Green has a goal and an assist in 2026, while Furlong notched her first assist for Minnesota Crookston.
Tessa VanOverbeke (Sr., D, Hartford, S.D.) also added two shots on goal Sunday.
The Bulldogs tallied 14 shots, with seven on frame. UMD was ignited by a goal and an assist from both Nora Helvig, and Kamryn Beavers. Keira Olabode, Cailtin Sheleski, and Abby Plahn, also scored goals.
Edy Halverson allowed just one goal for Minnesota Duluth, with two saves in 90 minutes. Phoenix DeBrusk (So., GK, Thunder Bay, Ontario) allowed five goals with two saves in 90 minutes in net.
UMD took a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute as Olabode scored on a Savannah Gieseke helper. In the 38th minute, Kamryn Beavers scored on assists from Helvig, and Gwendolyn Lilly.
Just over a minute later, Helvig struck again off a Tessa Hyland assist.
The Bulldogs extended their lead to 4–0 in the 70th minute, paced by a Caitlin Sheleski goal, off a Kamryn Beavers helper.
UMD pushed the lead to 5-0 in the second period guided by a Plahn goal off a Kennedy Christiansen assist.
Minnesota Crookston decreased the deficit to 5-1 on the Green goal, off a Furlong assist.
Minnesota Crookston hits the road to face the St. Cloud State Huskies Friday, October 16 at 5 p.m., in St. Cloud, Minn.Â
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