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First half explosion leads Warriors to win over Mount Senario

Winona State University scored eight goals in the first half and cruised to an 11-0 win over Mount Senario College September 9th at Maxwell Field. It was the home opener for the Warriors, who notched their first win of the season against two losses,while Mount Senario dropped to 0-4.

The Warriors, a veteran squad, were led by five freshman who combine for nine of the 11 goals WSU scored. Jessica Brancale paced that effort with a hattrick, as she did all of her scoring in the first half. Jenny Page and Magill each added a pair of goals, while Danielle Krieg, who started the scoring just five minutes and 23 seconds into the match, and Alison Fuller each came up with a pair.

The other goals were scored by sophomore Jill Menzies and junior Christine Nettenstrom, both coming in the final period of play.

The goals were the first of the year for the Warriors, who went scoreless in recent tournament play, while the Fighting Saints have yet to scored in 360 minutes of play.

The Warriors also had a variety of assists. WSU's all-time leading scorer, junior Besty Morgan, recorded three assisted, while freshman Emily Kurfist added a pair of assists. Erin Morgan, Jenny Winders and Kim Huerter rounded out the scoring for the Warriors with an assist apiece.

Freshman Crystal Pearson was in goal for the Warriors and she had to worry about only two shots by the Fighting Saints.
WSU, on the other hand, blasted MSC goal keeper Dara Demarest with 45 shots. Demarest came up with 12 saves.

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