Women's Soccer | 10/28/2026 8:26:00 PM

CROOKSTON, Minn.- The Golden Eagles are set for their final game of the 2026 season at Minnesota State University Moorhead, to try and win back the rivalry rock of Highway 75. They are set to play the Dragons Thursday, October 29 at 1 p.m., at the Fargo Parks Sports Center. The Golden Eagles and Dragons will battle it out on the field to see who gets to either win back or keep the rivalry rock.

The University of Minnesota Crookston enters this week with a 0-12-5 (0-11-3 NSIC) mark. Minnesota Crookston battles it out on the field trying to outdo their record for second-most ties in program history; however, they fell short this weekend. MSUM comes into this match sitting at a tie for 12th in the NSIC with a 3-12-2 (2-11-1 NSIC) mark. They are tied with Winona State, which holds the same NSIC marks but an overall 2-13-1 mark.  Minnesota Crookston is 2-1 in their last three games against MSU Moorhead. The Golden Eagles are 6-7-2 against the Dragons in the series since they started playing for the Highway 75 Rivalry Rock in 2013.

Minnesota Crookston vs. MSU Moorhead

Thursday, October 29 - 1 p.m. - Highway 75 Rivalry Rock

Fargo Parks Sports Center, Fargo, ND.

Live Stats - https://www.msumdragons.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary 

Live Video - https://midcosportsplus.com/?school=minnesota-state-univ-moorhead 

Minnesota Crookston Projected Starters

So. GK 99 Phoenix DeBrusk (Thunder Bay, Ont.), 1.83 GAA, 55 saves, 71.4 saves per.

Sr. D 27 Kali Yates (Hedgesville, W.V.), 10 starts, 846 minutes

Sr. D 10 Emmah Burnes (Tulare, Calif.), 13 starts, 1018 minutes

Sr. D 9 Tessa VanOverbeke (Hartford, S.D.), 17 starts, 1304 minutes

Fr. D 15 Lilly Oelrich (Savage, Minn.), 15 starts, 1075 minutes

Sr. MF 17 Evelyn Dupont (Las Vegas, Nev.), 1 start, 125 minutes

Sr. MF 8 Ell Furlong (Liverpool, England), 4 starts, 466 minutes

Sr. MF 5 Callie Holthaus (Richmond, Minn.), 9 starts, 1 goal

Sr. MF 14 Marsia Green (Waconia, Minn.), 1 goal, 274 minutes

Sr. F 2 Autumn Rabe (Kewaskum, Wis.), 6 starts, 720 minutes 

Jr. F 7 Sydney Christopherson (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 4 starts, 1 goal

The Golden Eagles are still in search of their first win of the season and are hoping to take back the Rivalry Rock. They will enter this game averaging .24 goals per game, with four goals in the 2026 season. They continue to average 5.2 shots per game and continue with a solid 60.2 percent shots on goal. 

Minnesota Crookston looks for an opportunity to add some goals to their statistics following the four Golden Eagles who each have one goal: Marsia Green (Sr., MF/F, Waconia, Minn.), Marasia Warren (Fr., F, Vermillion, S.D.), Sydney Christopherson (Jr. MF/F, Sioux Falls, S.D.), and Callie Holthaus (Jr., F, Richmond, Minn.), who led the team off with the first goal of the season. 

In goal, Phoenix DeBrusk (So., GK, Thunder Bay, Ontario) and Payton King (So., GK, Fairfield, Calif.) share time as they defend the Golden Eagles goal. DeBrusk has started 12 games and has played 1080 minutes. King has brought in five starts with 494 minutes of game play. 

MSU Moorhead Projected Starters

So. GK 00 Emilia Bukholt Kristensen (Poulstrup, Denmark), 2.32 GAA, 96 saves, 72.7 saves per.

Sr. DEF 8 Lilly Allen (Missoula, Mont.), 16 starts, 1385 minutes

So. FWD 9 Kaci Malo (Delano, Minn.), 17 starts, 1194 minutes

Jr. MID 10 Sophie Thompson (Auckland, New Zealand), 2 goals, 16 starts

Jr. MID 14 Mary Cox (Evergreen, Colo.), 3 goals, 17 starts

5th Year DEF 18 Lizzy Jaraczeski (Great Falls, Mont.), 16 starts, 1374 minutes

Jr. MID 19 Abby Toso (Maple Grove, Minn.), 10 starts, 1086 minutes

Sr. DEF 20 Clara Paleen (St. Paul, Minn.), 17 starts, 1229 minutes

Jr. MID 21 Hanna Barthel (St. Michael, Minn.), 5 starts, 311 minutes

Fr. MID 23 Alivia Thompson (Bemidji, Minn.), 11 starts, 780 minutes

Fr. FWD 25 Clara Butler (Manchester, United Kingdom), 1 goal, 13 starts

The Dragons are looking to break the tie with Winona, who are both (2-11-1 NSIC). MSU Dragon will come into this game averaging 0.41 goals per game, with a 41.1 shots on goal percentage. The Dragons have seven goals for this season with 141 shots on this season and a 1-1 penalty kick goal attempts. 

Mary Cox guides the Dragons with three goals, and an assist with 32 shots in 2026. Sophie Thompson comes in with two goals, and two assists. Erika Bergh, and Clara Butler also have goals. Lilly Allen, Kaci Malo, and Abby Toso each have assists.

In goal, Emilia Bukholt Kristensen has 17 starts, with a 2.18 goals against average, 103 saves, and a 74.1 saves percentage. Alliston Mastrangelo has two games off the bench, with a 5.95 goals against mark. The Dragons allow 2.29 goals per game, with 19.2 shots per game, allowed to their foes.