Bears Dominate Bison to Conclude Home Stand

Sunday, September 4

Greeley, Colo.

Noon

University of Northern Colorado

4-0-2, 0-0-0

North Dakota State

2-2-2, 0-0-0

North Dakota St.

Northern Colo.

Photo by: Dean Popejoy

9/4/2022 3:40:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: By Brynn Abernathy, UNCBears.com

GREELEY, Colo.- There was no better way to close out a four-game home stint for UNC Soccer than with a dominating 5-0 shutout victory over North Dakota State at Jackson Stadium on Sunday. The Bears held nothing back as they maintained field wide control the majority of the match.

Northern Colorado got things started right off the bat, with Melina Faris netting one just over four minutes into regulation to give the Bears an early lead and momentum to feed off of the rest of the match.

Following the early goal, Kaya Lindberg kept her team perfect tabbing a save on the single shot on goal she faced in the half, much thanks to a great team defensive effort that stinted the Bison and overpowered them across the pitch.

The final minutes of the first half saw a lot of action for UNC as Lucy Hart widened the team's lead finding the back of the net to put the Bears up 2-0. A flood of shots on NDSU's goalie also resulted in a team goal for the Bears after it bounced off of a Bison player and into the net, putting UNC up 3-0 going into halftime.

Despite the heat and a solid lead, Northern Colorado remained steadfast and did not slow down. Britney Donais was the next Bear to score thanks to an assist from Hailey Collier at the 53-minute mark, making it a 4-0 match.

Less than a minute later, the Bears' relentless offensive attempts once again proved beneficial with Lauren Woodhull getting the ball past the NDSU goalkeeper off an assist from Kalen Niedling. Woodhull has now scored four goals in four consecutive games.

The Bison attempted to make a comeback but were only able to get one additional shot off with the Bears' stifling defense, ending the contest 5-0 in favor of Northern Colorado.

What They Said

UNC Athletics · Soccer vs North Dakota State Postgame 9/4/22

Game Notes

The Bears outshot the Bison 17-3 and 11-1 with shots on goal.
Kaya Lindberg recorded her fourth shutout of the season.
Kalen Niedling recorded a team leading three shots.
Nine different Bears earned shots on goal in Britney Donais, Lucy Hart, Melina Faris, Lauren Woodhull, Kalen Niedling, Morgan King, Lauren Fuller, Mya Johnson, and Riley Kaali-Nagy.
Lindberg and Hart led the team in minutes, each playing for 60.

What's Ahead
The Bears will now face a three-game road stint over the course of the next two weeks. They will kick off their road trip with a game against James Madison on Thursday at 5 p.m. MT. Northern Colorado will not return to Jackson Stadium until September 18 when they host Utah State.

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